14. He became regular at school, learned to attend to his
books, and, above all, to obey his parents perfectly.

LESSON VIII.



THE WHITE KITTEN.

1. My little white kitten's asleep on my knee;
As white as the snow or the lilies is she;
She wakes up with a pur
When I stroke her soft fur:
Was there ever another white kitten like her?

30 ECLECTIC SERIES.

2. My little white kitten now wants to go out
And frolic, with no one to watch her about;
"Little kitten," I say,
"Just an hour you may stay,
And be careful in choosing your places to play."



3. But night has come down, when I hear a loud "mew;"
I open the door, and my kitten comes through;
My white kitten! ah me!
Can it really be she--
This ill-looking, beggar-like cat that I see?