FIFTEEN, Sixteen, (15, 16,) But while you are fixing,--- {69} SEVENTEEN, eighteen, (17, 18,) Remember I'm waiting, NINETEEN, twenty, (19, 20,) For butter a plenty. * * * * * To those who serve you, children, all, Be gentle and polite,-- For thus are gentle-women known, Or gentle-men, at sight. {70} _DOLLY DIMPLE_. DOLLY DIMPLE, just for fun, Stands to show us she is ONE. Dolly and her sister Sue Show that ONE and ONE make Two. {71} Dolly, Sue, and Nanny Lee, Show that ONE with TWO make THREE. Doll, Sue, Nan, and little Noah, Show that ONE with THREE make FOUR {72} Doll, Sue, Nan, Noah, and Ben Brive Show that ONE with FOUR make FIVE. Now all these with Jenny Hicks Show that ONE with FIVE make SIX. {73} One more, Ned, a baby, even, Shows that ONE with SIX make SEVEN. With these girls and boys, put Kate, And the ONE with SEVEN make EIGHT. {74} All these eight, with Adaline Show that ONE with EIGHT make NINE. Now with these put Dick, and then You'll see that ONE with NINE make TEN. {75} _IF YOU PLEASE_. I hope my children never will Say, "Give me" this or that,-- But, "If you please," I'd like a bun, Or, "Thank you" for a pat. {76} _THE POOR LITTLE CHICK-A-DEES_. TEN little chick-a-dees clinging to a vine,-- A speckled snake charmed _one_, then there were but NINE. NINE little chick-a-dees,--one without a mate,-- A Sparrow-hawk caught _one_, then there were but EIGHT. {77} EIGHT little chick-a dees, by a 'possum driven,-- He caught _one_ and slaughtered it, then there were but SEVEN. SEVEN little chick-a-dees hopping round the ricks,-- A Weasel came and captured _one_, then there were but six. SIX little chick-a-dees watching Rover dive,-- He sprang ashore and seized _one_, then there were but FIVE. {78} FIVE little chick-a-dees pecking at the door, Kitty-cat caught _one_, then there were but FOUR. FOUR little chick-a-dees full of birdy glee, _One_ was tangled in a net, then there were but THREE. THREE little chick-a-dees dabbling in the dew, A stone fell and crushed _one_, then there were but TWO. {79} TWO little chick-a-dees peeping just for fun, A hungry Kite caught _one_, then there was but ONE. ONE little chick-a-dee, mourning all alone, Flew away to find a mate, and then there was NONE, {80} _HEIGH-HO, DAISIES AND BUTTER-CUPS_. HEIGH-HO, daisies and butter-cups Grow in the meadows for children to gather; But cattle will shun them, And farmers will burn them, Because in their fields they are only a bother. Heigh-ho, red-top and clover-bloom, Filling the air with their sweetness and beauty, Will yield without measure, Their wealth of rich treasure, Rewarding the farmer for doing his duty. {81} _THE PONY_. Once 2 is 2, Here's a pony for you; Two 2s are 4, But be careful the more,-- THREE 2s are 6, For perhaps pony kicks;