Nay, he trounced two backs in one,
Till he deemed the work was done.
"Now then," he spoke in a tranquil way,
"Belovèd children, what do you say?
Are you content and are we agreed?"
"Yes, yes, Herr Buckleman,—yes, indeed!"
Such was the method of Buckleman;
We see the good effects of his plan.
'Twas the talk of the people, one and all,—
"Charming children—Peter and Paul!"
And so they tried it on Plish and Plum:
They too, also, to school must come.
And the Buckleman plan's applied
Faithfully to each one's hide.
Masters of Arts, they're soon approved,
And universally beloved;
And, as one might well expect,
Art shows practical effect.