His good mamma was angry quite, And since has better grown. A naughty boy! unless he mends He will be told to strip, And learn how such amusement ends, By feeling his own whip. The Result of Cruelty ACK PARKER was a cruel boy, JACK For mischief was his sole employ ; And much it grieved his friends to find His thoughts so wickedly inclined. Elizabeth Turner. Elizabeth Turner. He thought it clever to deceive, He dearly loved to plague and fret. But all such boys, unless they mend, Elisabeth Turner. Falsehood "Corrected " WHEN Jacky drown'd our poor cat Tib, He told a very naughty fib, And said he had not drown'd her; But truth is always soon found out— No one but Jack had been about The place where Thomas found her. And Thomas saw him with the cat He saw him take a slender string, And round poor Pussy's neck then swing His parents, being very sad To find they had a boy so bad, To say what was not true, "I THINK I want some pies this morning," Said Dick, stretching himself and yawning; So down he threw his slate and books, And sauntered to the pastry-cook's. And there he cast his greedy eyes At last the point was thus decided: Now, Richard never could be pleased "No, not another now," said Dick; Then slowly rising from his seat, Just then a man with wooden leg Dick, wishing to relieve his pain, His pockets searched, but searched in vain ; And so at last he did declare, He had not left a farthing there. The beggar turned with face of grief, While Richard now his folly blamed, "I wish," said he (but wishing's vain), "Another time I'll take advice, And not buy things because they're nice; To give to those who want it more." Ann and Jane Taylor. The Plum-Cake H! I've got a plum-cake, and a fine feast I'll make, "OH! So nice to have all to myself! I can eat every day while the rest are at play, And then put it by on the shelf." Thus said little John, and how soon it was gone! While fingers and thumbs, for the sweetmeats and plums, But, woeful to tell, a misfortune befell, After eating his fill, he was taken so ill, That the cause could not now be conceal'd. |