GOODY TWO-SHOES. 107

Farmer Wilson's. Here Margery stopped, and ran to the door,
tap, tap, tap: “ Who's there ?°—* Only little’ Goody Two-
Shoes,” answered Margery, “come to teach Billy.” —* Oh!
little Goody,” says Mrs. Wilson, with pleasure in her face, ‘I
am glad to see you; Billy wants you sadly, for he has learned
is lesson.” ‘Then out came the little boy, How do, Doody
Two-shoes?"” says he, not able to speak plain ; and she accord-
ingly: went in, and proceeded in her usual manner to give Billy
his lesson.

After leaving farmer Wilson's, the next place we came to
was farmer Simpson's. © Bow, wow, wow,” said the dog at the
door. * Sirrah !” said his mistress, “ why do you bark at little
Two-Shoes? Come in, Madge ; here, Sally wants you sadly ;
she has learned all the alphabet ;"" and, after giving little Sally
her I y she trotted to old Gaffer Couk’s cottage. Here
a number of poor children were met to learn, who all came
round little Margery ; and having pulled out her letters, she
asked the little boy next her what he had for dinner? Who
answered, © Bread.” —* Then set up the first letter,” she s
He put up the 2, to which the next added r, the next ¢, the
next a, the next d, and that was 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 4, the
two next a p each, and so on till the words Apple and Pie were
united, and stood thus—Apple-pie.  Asshe passed through the
village, she met with some wicked boys, who had got a young
raven, which they were going to throw at. She wanted toget
the poor creature out of their hands, and therefore gave them a
penny for him, and brought him home. She called him Ralph,
and a fine bird he was. And remember what Solomon sa:
“‘ The eye that despiseth his father, and regardeth not the dis-
tress of his mother, the ravens of the valley shall peck it out,