[A Lesson in Manners.]
| THERE was once a dear little, queer little cat, The sweetest kit e’er seen, Who made up her mind to journey To town to see the queen. | |
| Mr. Puggy, a teacher of manners and dancing, Gave her a lesson or two. “Observe my instructions, Miss Tabby, And be sure to do as I do.” | |
| But Tabby espied her saucer of milk, And made a dart at that, While Pug distressfully murmured, “What a very ill-bred cat!” |
[The Prize Boat.]
“DON’T do it, Dick!” pleaded Dolly.
“Girls always spoil sport!” growled Mark, as he saw Dick ready to give in.
“We shan’t hurt the boat! Don’t be silly, Dolly. Even if the sails do get wet, Tom can get fresh ones. And it will be better for him to know whether it will sail or not.” And the twins departed for the seashore with the boat in their hands.
How they wished they had taken Dolly’s advice, when they saw the ship, which had sailed so gallantly at first in the little cove, break from its moorings and drift out to sea!
Tom had worked very hard for the prize of £2 offered in a weekly paper for the best-made boat, not only for the sake of the money, but because the toys were to go to the Home for Orphans. And now all his work was gone.