. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . BECALS-K I DID XUT COME HERE TO TEACH YOU YOUR LETTEKS/ SAIH T T. PU THE SCHOOL. 7 The school-mistress shut up her Keeler rolled up his eyes, and made hismouth into a round O. Go to your seat \said the school-mistress. I turned to Stop ! said the school-mistress., giving mea slap on the side of the head; at the samemoment she opened the book, and again pre-sented the alphabet to my view. Look,. there ! said she, pointing with her tinger tothe top letter; do you see that? I answered, Yes. Well, that is A, saidshe. That i
. Wit bought; or, The life and adventures of Robert Merry . BECALS-K I DID XUT COME HERE TO TEACH YOU YOUR LETTEKS/ SAIH T T. PU THE SCHOOL. 7 The school-mistress shut up her Keeler rolled up his eyes, and made hismouth into a round O. Go to your seat \said the school-mistress. I turned to Stop ! said the school-mistress., giving mea slap on the side of the head; at the samemoment she opened the book, and again pre-sented the alphabet to my view. Look,. there ! said she, pointing with her tinger tothe top letter; do you see that? I answered, Yes. Well, that is A, saidshe. That is A? said I, doubtingly. Yes, said the mistress sharply. I donot believe it S said I. Why do you notbelieve it ? said she. Because I neverheard of it before, I replied. 6 Go to your n WIT BOUGHT. seat I said the school-mistress; and awajI went. Such was my first days schooling. Inthe evening. Mrs. St. John called upon myuncle, and told him I was the most stupidboy she ever saw, and very ill-manneredbeside, and she hoped that I should not comeagain to her school. My uncle was greatlyoffended, not with me, but with the school-mistress. He declared I should not go nearher again ; and, for more than a year, I waspermitted to amuse myself in my own way. I was greatly pleased with all this at thetime, but I have since often thought howseverely I was punished for my ill behaviourat school. I was left to run about in idle-ness, getting bad habits, and losing the pre-c
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