XIV. The Good Girl.

Lydia Banks though very young,

Will never do what's rude or wrong,

When spoken to, she always tries

To give the most polite replies.

Observing what at school she's taught,

She turns her toes as children ought;

And when return'd at night from school,

She never lolls on chair or stool.

Some children, when they write, we know

Their ink about them, heedless, throw;

But she, though young, has learn'd to think

That clothes look spoil'd with spots of ink.

Perhaps some little girl may ask,

If Lydia always learns her task;

With pleasure I can answer this,

Because with truth I answer "Yes."