_Lord have Mercy upon me, and grant that I may love my Neighbour as myself, and do unto all Men as I would have them do unto me, and tell no Lies; but be honest and just in all my Dealings._

The third composed the following Sentence.

_The Lord have Mercy upon me, and grant that I may honour my Father and Mother, and love my Brothers and Sisters, Relations and Friends, and all my Playmates, and every Body, and endeavour to make them happy._

The fourth composed the following.

_I pray_ G.o.d _to bless this whole Company, and all our Friends, and all our Enemies._

To this last _Polly Sullen_ objected, and said, truly, she did not know why she should pray for her Enemies? Not pray for your Enemies, says Little _Margery_; yes, you must, you are no Christian, if you don't forgive your Enemies, and do Good for Evil.

_Polly_ still pouted; upon which Little _Margery_ said, though she was poor, and obliged to lie in a Barn, she would not keep Company with such a naughty, proud, perverse Girl as _Polly_; and was going away; however the Difference was made up, and she set them to compose the following

LESSONS

For the CONDUCT of LIFE.

LESSON I.

He that will thrive, Must rise by Five.

He that hath thriv'n, May lie till Seven.

Truth may be blam'd, But cannot be sham'd.

Tell me with whom you go; And I'll tell what you do.

A Friend in your Need, Is a Friend indeed.

They ne'er can be wise, Who good Counsel despise.

LESSON II.

A wise Head makes a close Mouth.

Don't burn your Lips with another Man's Broth.

Wit is Folly, unless a wise Man hath the keeping of it.

Use soft Words and hard Arguments.

Honey catches more Flies than Vinegar.

To forget a Wrong is the best Revenge.

Patience is a Plaister for all Sores.

Where Pride goes, Shame will follow.

When Vice enters the Room, Vengeance is near the Door.

Industry is Fortune's right Hand, and Frugality her left.

Make much of Three-pence, or you ne'er will be worth a Groat.

LESSON III.

A Lie stands upon one Leg, but Truth upon two.

When a Man talks much, believe but half what he says.

Fair Words b.u.t.ter no Parsnips.

Bad Company poisons the Mind.

A covetous Man is never satisfied.

Abundance, like Want, ruins many.

Contentment is the best Fortune.

A contented Mind is a continual Feast.

A LESSON in Religion.

Love G.o.d, for he is good.

Fear G.o.d, for he is just.

Pray to G.o.d, for all good Things come from him.

Praise G.o.d, for great is his Mercy towards us, and wonderful are all his Works.

Those who strive to be good, have G.o.d on their Side.

Those who have G.o.d for their Friend, shall want nothing.

Confess your Sins to G.o.d, and if you repent he will forgive you.

Remember that all you do, is done in the Presence of G.o.d.

The Time will come, my Friends, when we must give Account to G.o.d, how we on Earth did live.

A Moral LESSON.

A good Boy will make a good Man.

Honour your Parents, and the World will honour you.

Love your Friends, and your Friends will love you.

He that swims in Sin, will sink in Sorrow.

Learn to live, as you would wish to die.

As you expect all Men should deal by you: So deal by them, and give each Man his Due.

As we were returning Home, we saw a Gentleman, who was very ill, sitting under a shady Tree at the Corner of his Rookery. Though ill, he began to joke with Little _Margery_, and said, laughingly, so, _Goody Two-Shoes_, they tell me you are a cunning little Baggage; pray, can you tell me what I shall do to get well? Yes, Sir, says she, go to Bed when your Rooks do. You see they are going to Rest already:

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Do you so likewise, and get up with them in the morning; earn, as they do, every Day what you eat, and eat and drink no more than you earn; and you'll get Health and keep it. What should induce the Rooks to frequent Gentlemens Houses only, but to tell them how to lead a prudent Life? They never build over Cottages or Farm-houses, because they see, that these People know how to live without their Admonition.

_Thus Health and Wit you may improve, Taught by the Tenants of the Grove._

The Gentleman laughing gave _Margery_ Sixpence; and told her she was a sensible Hussey.

CHAP. VI.

_How the whole Parish was frighted._

Who does not know Lady _Ducklington_, or who does not know that she was buried at this Parish Church?

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Well, I never saw so grand a Funeral in all my Life; but the Money they squandered away, would have been better laid out in little Books for Children, or in Meat, Drink, and Cloaths for the Poor.

This if a fine Hea.r.s.e indeed, and the nodding Plumes on the Horses look very grand; but what End does that answer, otherwise than to display the Pride of the Living, or the Vanity of the Dead. Fie upon such Folly, say I, and Heaven grant that those who want more Sense may have it.

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