The Renowned History of Little Goody Two Shoes

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and

to oblige him to throw up the isjfe, oidcrcd both a brick-kiln stud a dog-ktnnci to be creded in (he farmer's orchard. This was

nd a fuit wai which Margerys father tee the better. The fame f fuit WAS again committed three different times and as many action* brought, trail of which the farmer h;i a vardid and cofts p&id

contrary to

commenced

Uw, in

i

him

but notwitbftanding thefc ; dvantag<s } the law was fo cxruined in the

GOODY TWO-SHOES,

7

she conteft, and obliged to give up all he had to his creditors; which ffFtdutlly infwfirtd the purpofe of SIR TIMOTHY, who

crcdcd thofc nuifances in the farmer's orchatcl with that iatentien

At foon as MR. MEANWUL bad called together his creditors, SIR

TIMOTHY feized

focaycai't

rent, and turned the farmer, his

wife, little MARGERY, and htc brother out of doors, without any of the eecfiTftriei of ttfe to fupport

(bra*

A

4

THE HISTORY OF

S

MARGERY'S

father flew info another parifh %'r fuccour, and' all thofe who were able ta more th*ir

left

dwellings and (ought

employment elfewherf,

as

they

found it wci^d be iaipoffiblc to the tyranny of two live under Tht fuch people. old, the very ]in> and the biiad wire obligcd to fhy behind, and whether they were ftarvd, or what became of them, hiftory does not fay,

my

CHAP. How

I.

and about Little Margery and her Brother.

A

R E and difcantent fhortned the

*here born

;

little

II.

and about Mr. Smith*

M SMITHwho K

SHOES. 13

CHAP.

*

MARGERY

a

very worthy in the paiiih

lived

and

TOMMY

and having a relation come

Mm, who

wa

* charitable

good

feat for thefe children to him.

man of to

oidercd Little

MARGERY

were

in to fee

mn,

h

The gentlea new pair

SMITH fome MONEY CLOATHS and ftid TOMMY and make him 4

SHOES, gave Mr. bur her Tome

he woald take

;

liufc

THE HITORY OF

i4

and accordingly had and m*tt for him ?n *hich he now appean. Pray look at title

SAILOR;

TROWSES

TAI.KET '

r.

p

i

A'

-he

'

g'nt'f man intended

ond tak 1U

iu .>.r

:

p^rr of

a

little

TOMMY

know more by

pioprr time ptefenl hti

hifte.'jr,

his tra-

re?.

-ra .

i;

Y

cjisd,

thefe

fwo JittJechnand cried,

TOMMY

and they kilTed each othtr

aa

GOODY TWO

SHOES.

15

n hundred tinus. At l.ir TOM.M wiped off her teari with ths end o? .i\i her no moie, t*t ani bid JACK FT, cry .

that he wcu'd

come

to

bzr a nn,

However

returned fron fea.

-

.

the gentleman would no rake leave ot each c;h TOMMY hs ihoald tide out vi erme back at n'ght. V fa land,

them

lit

\s

to

MARGERY

giew vry

btother, and atitr

SMITH fcd.

would

ict

;i

4.n>

iio^ u^

hcr

L-

j; ,'

i6

THE HISTORY OF

CHAP.

III.

Jittie MARGERY obtained name of GOOBY TWO-

Ho-# the

and what happened

SHOES,

in the Pififh.

AS

foon si

up

got

v

ui

*3

MARGERY

little

Che

in

the viiligf,

ether

rd

;

morning,

early, (be tan

vtry

tnd

**ttr

crying for ktn time

grtatly diftriisd. HowiDfhnt, the flioc-

at thii

very opportunely ca&e ia s

beep

(hoci, far

-BIS a Cured

by

which ihs had the

gtrule-

or-p'a order.

Nothing could have fupportcd litcic

MARGIRY

under the

tffi-.c-

GOODY TWO-SHOES,

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io for the loft of her but the pletfure fhe She tan io her two (hoes.

ticn (bt

was

tbrathcr,

Uok

cmttoMre. SMITH

as

Uon

ss

they were put on, and ilcoking down br ragged *pron

cried out

(hacJ.

two (hoJ 3 Mzmr,

Ana

(o fh*

fee

behaved to

THE HISTORY OF

iS to

the people (he

e4l

tfcat

ra- 1,

and by

means obtained the name

GOODY TWO-SHOES,

of

though her

playmatci callcc her Old

GOCDY

TWO-SHOES. Little i.i

Margery was very hzppy

b-ing with

vb

were

Mr. and

very

ivhs.SfuUh,

and

charitable

o bcr, and bad agreed to bfced h^r up with their family ; r but at foon as th^-t tyrant the

feed

Pjfife, \hatGrafpali, heard of her c^r, be applied to L

and tbrcatned to induce Ms tyibes if be kept bcr ; tnd after thtt he fpoke to S r Timotuy, mi:;j,

Who

feat

Mr. Smith, by

b<s

diisft!/

a psrenipto-y

Urvanr, tat be YVUbou; fai!,icr.d

G OODY TWO-SHOES, MEANWELL'I

19

bt kt pt by ber tehtioni, and not harbour her in the parifli. Thii ?o dift retted Mr. SMITH, thit he (hd teirs, tnd cried, LORD have mercy on (ht ponr back

girl ta

I

The

praytr ot the righteous fly reach ur ^ ihe Upirardi, tnd 1

throne of hcaren, as will be in tbf Uquel.

MRJ.

THE HISTORY OF

*o

MRS. SMITH was

atto greatly

concerned it being thus obliged to difcard poor Ijttlt MARGERY. She kifled her and cried ; at a)fa

didMr. SMITH ; but they were obliged ft fend her away ; for the people who had ruined her father, could it any time have ruined them*

CHAP,

-

GOODY TWO

SHOES.

CHAP. MARGERY

Haw

little

21

IV. learned

te rtid, and by Degrees taught

other*

GERY

MAR-

LITTLEhow good and

SMITH (big

faw

bow Mr.

wife

was, and ctocludcd, that

wat owing to

ing, therefore (he

bis grcit isarn-

wantsd cf

all

22

THE HISTORY OF

thing* to tctrn to read. For thii puopafe foe ufed to meet the little Boyi and Girls ai they came from School, borrow tbeir books, and fit down and read till they returned: By thii mcEns (he foen 0t more learning than any of her play-mates, and hid the follow-

ing (chctnc for inftru$ing thefe who were tnor ignorant than herftif. She found that only the following letters were required the words in the rpcil all

to

world

;

but

as

feme of

thsfe let-

and fosse fma'i, fhc with ber knife cut out of fevtral pieces of wood ten (ets of each

ters are large

of (befe

:

abcdefghijklmnopqr f

s t

u v

wxy

2,

And

.

GOODY TWO-SHOES.

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And fix fsts of thife AHCDEFGHIJ KL NOP S T U V :

W

dR

M

X YZ.

And having

jot in old Sptl^cgBaok, (he made her companion* fet up -A\ the words they *anud to fpcil, &nd alter that (he ttught to coro.pofe fcfitcacci. know what a (cnttncc it, a:y

them

dar

'

;

i

good," u a

will b

'ftntcncc jiad iimad up, as ;cu fs*, of ftvcnl froidi. ^ Tfa* ufual inner ol fpcli;

m

on the gstnt , as th;/ wsi this Suppou

c; cairying he wai Co pay * tint or pUy no more. Tbis wn at and it ftod thus, B

.-

B

TTE HISTORY OF

,,

Cf H

Hew

P

A

VI.

th

WFQ

oot*

c-k!

n-'t

V-ow

indoor or wbo<Joi fhc **s buried at

"ovsr ihtt

'sr.fliChuriJi? Well, lnvcr funxia in aU my a 1

ht

iit

*od

her to

phf

tnd ftach thftn go to bed ; for it wa a

cfei.'drc!?,

the wrft rnrn of that

Kifi

crith

the Lark, and

ucrwa wi;b tbe LAIRD.

This

GOODY TWO

SHOES. 4?

This L*nib ht namtd WILL, ind a pmty cmture be is do ; look at him.

No

fooner

wai Tippy

th

WilJ the bs-L*mb the fchool, but Ihit

rofu

Ralph,

tbeR4v