THE GOOD SCHOLAR
Reading edition
Joseph West had been told, That if, when he grew old, He had not learned rightly to spell, Though his writing were good, 'Twould not be understood: And Joe said, "I will learn my task well." And he made it a rule To be silent at school, And what do you think came to pass? Why, he learnt it so fast, That from being the last, He soon was the first in the class.