Part 5

When 'tis time to go to church Do you ever have a chill? When 'tis time to go to school, Do you fancy you are ill? Oh, be very cautious, please, I can tell by signs like these You have got the Goop Disease!

PERSEVERANCE

Tony started bright and early, clearing up his room, Soon he found he had to stop and make a little broom;

So then he went into the yard to get a little stick, But the garden needed weeding, so he set about it, quick!

Then he found his wagon he intended to repair, So he went into the cellar for the hammer that was there;

He'd just begun to build a box, when it was time for dinner; And that's why Tony's father called his son a "good beginner."

DOLL-TIME

Spring's the time for marbles And Fall's the time for tops, But boys don't know, they only go By seeing them in shops!

They like a sled in Winter, In Summer 'tis a kite; But dolls are found the whole year round And every day and night!

COMBING & CURLING

When your mother combs your hair, Here's a rhyme for you to say: If you try it, I declare, It will take the snarls away!

In the ocean of my hair, Many little waves are there; Make the comb, a little boat, Over all the billows float; Sail the rough and tangled tide Till it's smooth on every side, Till, like other little girls, I've a sea of wavy curls!

CHEERFULNESS

Now the book, is finished (It's too long by half, Mere didactic chaff), One more rule won't hurt you: When you practise Virtue, Do it with a laugh!