How To Be Good

Como here, my pretty littlo girt, With hairhali' banged and half in curl, Kaise up to me those lustrous eyest 8o bl.uer.so lucid and so wise. And learn of me whafs understooii By beiug bad and being good. Attable, ask not greodily For every article you see. When toki that it is time for bod Don'tpout your lips and yourhoad, Aud, before alt the jruests have "one, Don'tairthe household skeleton. If sister chance to have a beau, lt's wrong to hide his hat, you know; 'Tis also wrong to place a pin On chairs he haply may sit in; And, in debate, you should not touch On corsets, crinolines and such. You should not speak to your mamma Of all the doingsof papa, Nor say you can not understand ¦viiy he should hold the nurse's hand; Such speculations, littlc rirl. Have set staid householdsin u whirl. In fact, there are so many things You must not do; such wondennes That, allalone, you mufet think out, That 'twill be best Without a doubt W'hile you remaiu eo very youug To sit quite still and hold your tongue.