adly for he has
learned his lesson." Then out came the little boy. "How do, Doody
Two-Shoes," says he, not able to speak plain. Yet this little boy had
learned all his letters; for she threw down this alphabet mixed
together thus:

b d f h k m o q s u w y x f a c e g i l n p r t v z j,

and he picked them up, called them by their right names, and put them
all in order thus:

a b c d e f g h i j k i m n o p q r s t u v w x y z.

The next place we came to was Farmer Simpson's.

"Bow, wow, wow," says the dog at the door. "Sirrah," says his
mistress, "what do you bark at Little Two-Shoes? come in, Madge; here,
Sally wants you sadly, she has learned all her lesson." "Yes, that's
what I have," replied the little one, in the country manner: and
immediately taking the letters she set up these syllables:

ba be bi bo bu, ca ce ci co cu,

da de di do du, fa fe fi fo fu,

and gave them their exact sounds as she composed them.

After this, Little Two-Shoes taught her to spell words of one
syllable, and she soon set up pear, plumb, top, ball, pin, puss, dog,
hog, fawn, buck, doe, lamb, sheep, ram, cow, bull, cock, hen, and many
more.

The next place we came to was Gaffer Cook's cottage. Here a number of
poor children were met to learn, who all came round Little Margery at
once, who having pulled out her letters, asked the little boy next her
what he had for dinner? Who answered, "Bread" (the poor children in
many places live very hard). "Well then," says she, "set up the first
letter." He put up the B, to which the next added r, and the next e,
the next a, the next d, and it stood thus, Bread.

And what had you, Polly Comb, for your dinner? "Apple Pie," answered
the little girl; upon which the next in turn set up a great A, the two
next a p each, and so on, till the two words Apple and Pie were united
and stood thus, Apple Pie.

The next had potatoes, the next beef and turnips; which were spelled,
with many others, till the game of spelling was finished. She then set
them another task, and we proceeded.

The next place we came to was Farmer Thomson's, where there was a
great many little ones waiting for her.

"So, Little Mrs. Goody Two-Shoes," says one of them, "where have you
been so long?" "I have been teaching," says she, "longer than I
intended, and am, I am afraid, come too soon for you now." "No, but
indeed you are not," replied the other; "for I have got my lesson, and
so has S