GOODY TW0O-SHOES.

 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
   
    
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
  

Two-Shoes, Two-Shoes,

Eager Goody Two-Shoes!

When the magic art she knew,

She planned to help poor children too ;

And those who had no chance to learn

Their letters, she would teach in turn. ¢
AN Be

Now, in the days of good Queet¥ Bess, or

Few books were printed, very few — =~
None, scarcely, for the little folks ;
So Margery studied what to do.

She cut from proper blocks of wood
Sets of the letters: A, B,C; b
And in some cosy shady place
Would group the children round her knee od

And teach them —not alone to read, eas
But how to spell, and how to sing; i
And how to practice gentle ways,
And to be kind to everything.

    

 

All living things seemed drawn to her:
A helpless lamb, whose dam had died,

She reared and tended till he ran

Tame asa kittéff at her side : ae

 

Two-Shoes, Two-Shoes,

So grew Goody Two-Shoes!
First a maiden, comely, sweet;
Then a woman, wise, discreet ;
Called now, as a courtesy,
Little Mrs. Margery.

    
     
    
     

   
 

A sky-lark stolen from its nest
Sang on her finger, though he knew
His unclipped wings were free to soar he
At will into the heaven’s blue ;

 
 

An honored, faithful teacher she!
And every year an added grace,

More fair than youth’s fair roses are,
Blossomed upon her charming face.

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“A raven which had fought and torn

Its captor’s hand with savage beak,
And which at first could only croak,

She taught in gracious words to speak ;

  

  

Jumper, the dog, watched all her steps
With constant eyes and jealous love ;
A great cat purred and rubbed her dress ;
And on her shoulder perched a dove.

Two-Shoes, Two-Shoes,

Ah me, Margery Two-Shoes !
Maybe the days of good Queen Bess
Were times of wisdom ; nevertheless,
Witches (the people said) might be—
And a witch they thought our Margery !