" THE UNTIDY BOY."
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
Sia,—You like curiosities of literature. Does the following appeal to you ? A small boy of eleven here showed a rooted aversion to brushing his hair. I reproved him several times, and at last, rather than set an ordinary imposition, told him to write me twelve lines of " poetry " on the subject of untidiness. The following was the result—the spelling as handed to me :- "THE UNTIDY BOY.
There was a boy of Heddon Court Who never gave a single thought To little things and little cares Such as the brushing of his hairs.
The master told him twice for weeks But still untidyness he seeks At last the master could not bear
To see him never brush his hair.
He ordered him to write a song
Showing untidyness is wrong. The boy went off as he was told
And e'er since then he's good as gold.
MCYTTOE.
This shows _what punishments can do If they are good and just, and true."
Heddon Court, Cockfosters, Herts.
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