was the best scholar, and had the best heart of

any one she had ever examined. All the country

had a great opinion of Mrs. Williams, and this

report made them think highly of Miss Marcery, as
we must now call her.

So Margery Meanwell was now a schoolmistress, and a
capital one she made. The children all loved her, for she
was never weary of making plans for their happiness.

The room in which she taught was large and lofty, and there
was plenty of fresh air in it ; and as she knew that children liked

to move about, she placed her sets of
letters all round the school, so that
every one was obliged to get up to find
a letter, or spell a word, when it came
his turn. :

This exercise not only kept the chil-
dren in good health, but fixed the
letters firmly in their minds.

‘The neighbors were very good to her,

»and one of them made her a present
of a little skylark, whose early morning
song told the lazy boys and girls that
it was time they were out of bed.

; Some time after this a poor lamb lost its dam, and, the farmer

being about to kill it, she bought it of him, and brought it home
to play with the children.

Soon after this a present of a dog was made to Miss Margery,
and as he was always in good humor, and always jumping about,
the children gave him the name of Jumper. It was his duty to
guard the door, and no one could go out or come in without leave

-from his mistress. og

Margery was so wise and good that some foolish people

accused her of being a witch, and she was taken to court, and

 

 

JUMPER PLAYING WITH THE BOY.