ally Dawson, and so has Harry Wilson, and so have we all;" and
they capered about as if they were overjoyed to see her. "Why, then,"
says she, "you are all very good, and God Almighty will love you; so
let us begin our lessons." They all huddled round her, and though at
the other place they were employed about words and syllables, here we
had people of much greater understanding who dealt only in sentences.

The letters being brought upon the table, one of the little ones set
up the following sentence:

"The Lord have mercy upon me, and grant that I may be always good, and
say my prayers, and love the Lord my God with all my heart, with all
my soul, and with all my strength; and honor the King and all good men
in authority under him."

Then the next took the letters, and composed this sentence:

"Lord, have mercy upon me, and grant that I may love my neighbor as
myself, and do unto all men as I would have them do unto me, and tell
no lies; but be honest and just in all my dealings."

LESSON FOR THE CONDUCT OF LIFE

He that would thrive,
Must rise by five.
He that hath thriven,
May lay till seven.
Truth may be blamed
But can't be shamed.
Tell me with whom you go,
And I'll tell what you do.
A friend in your need,
Is a friend indeed.
They never can be wise,
Who good counsel despise.

As we were returning home, we saw a gentleman, who was very ill,
sitting under a shady tree at the corner of the rookery. Though ill,
he began to joke with Little Margery, and said, laughing, "So, Goody
Two-Shoes, they tell me you are a cunning little baggage; pray can you
tell me what I shall do to get well?" "Yes, sir," says she, "go to bed
when your rooks do and get up with them in the morning; earn, as they
do, every day what you eat, and eat and drink no more than you earn:
and you'll get health and keep it. What should induce the rooks to
frequent gentlemen's houses, only but to tell them how to lead a
prudent life? they never build under cottages or farmhouses, because
they see that these people know how to live without their admonition.

"Thus wealth and wit you may improve.
Taught by tenants of the grove."

The gentleman, laughing, gave Margery sixpence, and told her she was a
sensible hussy.

VI

HOW THE WHOLE PARISH WAS FRIGHTENED

Who does not know Lady Ducklington, or who does not know that she was
buried at this parish church? Well, I never saw a grander fune