a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o
p q r (s) s t u v w x y z.
[Post-processor's note: (s) is an old-English style non-terminating letter "s".]
And six Setts of these:
A B C D E F G H I K L M N O
P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.
And having got an old Spelling-Book, she made her Companions set up all the Words they wanted to spell, and after that she taught them to compose Sentences. You know what a Sentence is, my Dear, I will be good, is a Sentence; and is made up, as you see, of several Words.
The usual Manner of Spelling, or carrying on the Game, as they called [27]it, was this: Suppose the Word to be spelt was Plumb Pudding (and who can suppose a better) the Children were placed in a Circle, and the first brought the Letter P, the next l, the next u, the next m, and so on till the Whole was spelt; and if any one brought a wrong Letter, he was to pay a Fine, or play no more. This was at their Play; and every Morning she used to go round to teach the Children with these Rattle-traps in a Basket, as you see in the Print.
I once went her Rounds with her, and was highly diverted, as you may be, if you please to look into the next Chapter.
C H A P. V.
How Little Two-Shoes became a trotting Tutoress
and how she taught her young Pupils.