Here Margery stopped, and ran up to the Door, Tap, tap, tap.  Who’s there?  Only little goody Two-Shoes, answered Margery, come to teach Billy.  Oh Little Goody, says Mrs. Wilson, with Pleasure in her Face, I am glad to see you, Billy wants you sadly, for he has learned all his Lesson.  Then out came the little Boy. How do doody Two-Shoes, says he, not able to speak plain.  Yet this little Boy had learned all his Letters; for she threw down this Alphabet mixed together thus: 

                    b d f h k m o q s u w y z [f]
                    a c e g i l n p r t v x j

and he picked them up, called them by their right Names, and put them all in order thus: 

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".]

She then threw down the Alphabet of Capital Letters in the Manner you here see them.

B D F H K M O Q S U W Y Z
A C E G I L N P R T V X J.

and he picked them all up, and having told their Names, placed them thus: 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.

Now, pray little Reader, take this Bodkin, and see if you can point out the Letters from these mixed Alphabets, and tell how they should be placed as well as little Boy Billy.

The next Place we came to was Farmer Simpson’s, and here it is.

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Bow wow, wow, says the Dog at the Door.  Sirrah, says his Mistress, what do you bark at Little Two-Shoes.  Come in Madge; here, Sally wants you sadly, she has learned all her Lesson.  Then out came the little one:  So Madge! say she; so Sally! answered the other, have you learned your Lesson?  Yes, that’s what I have, replied the little one in the Country Manner; and immediately taking the Letters she set up these Syllables: 

                    ba be bi bo bu, ca ce ci co cu
                    da de di do du, fa fe fi so fu.

and gave them their exact Sounds as she composed them; after which she set up the following;

                    ac ec ic oc uc, ad ed id od ud
                    af ef if of uf, ag eg ig og ug.

And pronounced them likewise.  She then sung the Cuzz’s Chorus (which may be found in the Little Pretty Play Thing, published by Mr. NEWBERY) and to the same Tune to which it is there set.

After this, Little Two-Shoes taught her to spell Words of one Syllable, and she soon set up Pear, Plumb.  Top, Ball, Pin, Puss, Dog, Hog, Fawn, Buck, Doe, Lamb, Sheep, Ram, Cow, Bull, Cock, Hen, and many more.

The next Place we came to was Gaffer Cook’s Cottage; there you see it before you.

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Here a number of poor Children were met to learn; who all came round Little Margery at once; and, having pulled out her Letters, she asked the little Boy next her, what he had for Dinner?  Who answered, Bread. (the poor Children in many Places live very hard) Well then, says she, set the first Letter.  He put up the Letter B, to which the next added r, and the next e, the next a, the next d, and it stood thus, Bread.