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 CONTAINING 
 
 The surpi'Ling Adventures of 
 
 LITTLE WAKE WILFUL, 
 
 And his deliverance from the 
 
 GIANT GR UMBOL UMBO. 
 
 WRITTEN 
 
 By the Famous PRUSSIAN, 
 For the sole Amusement of the 
 Ch icka biddy Generation. 
 
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NURSE DANDLEM'S 
 
 LITTLE 
 
 REPOSITORY 
 
 OF 
 
 GEE A T INS TR UCTION, 
 
 TT was always the care of good 
 Nurse Dandlem to advise her 
 pupils to practise what they 
 learned, and enforce them her- 
 self. She was a good friend 
 to all little boys and girls who 
 minded their book, and would 
 never let any one go unrewarded. 
 She was a great friend to the 
 good: and we hear she intends 
 
6 Nurse Dandlewh 
 
 going round to every house in 
 town and country, and ordering 
 all she hears a bad account of to 
 be shut up, but will reward those 
 she finds to have been good. 
 
 A Description of Nurse Dandiem 
 - and her little School. 
 
 N 
 
 URSE Dandiem, as we have 
 before observed, was a great 
 friend to all good children. She 
 was a hundred years old; all her 
 little pupils therefore had a great 
 reverence for her: as they ought 
 to have for all who are more 
 experienced than themselves. 
 Nurse Dandiem knew a great deal 
 of the tempers and behaviour of 
 
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 children, whether good or bad: 
 we have a striking likeness of 
 her in the frontispiece, with all 
 her little learners about her, the 
 Misses on her right hand, and the 
 little Masters on her lefc. See 
 how quiet they sit! 
 
 Tommy Suple on her left hand, 
 sat next her, and Patty Pretty face 
 on her right; not that she was 
 esteemed for her beauty; no, for 
 she would often say, < that beauty 
 without goodness was only a skin- 
 deep perfection/ But Patty add- 
 ed to her person the comeliness of 
 an agreeable disposition, much 
 more valuable than the fading, 
 dying blossoms of the fairest fea- 
 tures; but beauty and goodness 
 being joined, made Patty one of 
 the nurse's greatest favourites; and 
 
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 it is hoped that all pretty girls 
 who read this book, will follow 
 her examole, Nurse Dandlem had 
 Patty s picture drawn, and hung 
 up in the front of the School, for 
 all who admired her to copy. 
 
 I have heard of little boys who 
 would not read about king Sblo- 
 mon, because he talks about whips 
 and rods, which is a sure sign 
 that they deserve them; and every 
 one who is naughty must recol- 
 lect what he says, 4 A whip for 
 the horse, a bridle for the ass, 
 and a rod for the fool's back/ 
 But Nurse Dandlem was very 
 sorry when she was obliged to 
 correct any of her pupils, though 
 they deserved it. I have often 
 heard her tell the fate of some 
 other naughty boy, when any one 
 
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 deserved to be severely corrected. 
 Giles Pr at tleAhe other d ay instead 
 of learning his book would be 
 making cat's cradles with a top- 
 string he took from Billy Easy. 
 She therefore addressed him in 
 the following story, showing that 
 obstinate boys and girls must 
 never expect to be rewarded or 
 beloved; but on the contrary* 
 must look for crosses and dis- 
 appointments if they continue in 
 their per verseness, and will not 
 take the advice of those who 
 know better than themselves. I 
 would have all naughty children 
 take warning from it, and become 
 better for the future; which is 
 the only way to avoid the evils 
 they will otherwise be liable to* 
 
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 The History of Wake W ilful* 
 
 Shewing thai obstinate People 
 never want Woe. 
 
 JIf AKE WILFUL, son to 
 Ralph Wilful^ a wealthy 
 miller in Yorkshire, was a very 
 naughty boy, and although he had 
 the best advice never improved by 
 it, but every day grew worse and 
 worse, insomuch that he never 
 heeded what any one said to him, 
 and instead of going to school was 
 sure to play truant; but Wake got 
 nothing by this but cuffs and huffs, 
 which very little affected him, till 
 one day as he was playing truant 
 as usual, a large press gang came 
 
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 and dragged him away to go and 
 light on board his Majesty's ship 
 the Dragon, which was then go- 
 ing to cruise in the Channel; and 
 a fine ship she is too. 
 
 They had scarcely got out of 
 sight before they were chased by 
 the noted Paul Jones, a pirate, 
 whose ship being a faster sailer, 
 soon came up with them, when a 
 bloody engagement ensued, w T hich 
 would not have ended that night 
 had not the Dragon accidentally 
 taken fire in her fore castle;though 
 It was the opinion of all the sailors 
 that Wake set her on fire in re- 
 venge for having been taken away 
 f r om his father and mother. How 
 fierce she burns! 
 
 The captain seeing the ship in 
 flames, without the means of sav~ 
 
Nurse Dandleras 
 
 ing her, instantly struck the flag, 
 and ordered the crew to do the 
 best to save themselves. Wake 
 knew not where to run, and as 
 he could not swim dared not jump 
 into the water. Death on all sides 
 surrounded him. The long boat 
 from Jo?ies' ship now came along- 
 side them, and I assure you they 
 were not long in filling it, for 
 they hastily jumped into it, and 
 were going off without 1 Fake , 
 who stood trying on the quarter- 
 deck. Wale called to the boat, 
 and begged them to stay till he 
 came down to them, which the 
 captain very unwillingly granted. 
 Thus we see that naughty chil- 
 dren are always hated and de- 
 spised, no one pitying them for 
 their troubles, but every one glad 
 
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 to see them fitly served for their 
 untowardness. They had no 
 sooner got on board the pirate^ 
 but thev saw the Dragon blow 
 up, and ill less than a minute 
 disappear. This was indeed ter- 
 rible to IVake, who began to con- 
 sider as he stood in the middle 
 of the boat, of the situation he 
 would have been in had it went 
 away without him. Ah! said 
 he to himself, suppose I had 
 been left! suppose I had been 
 blown up! what would have 
 become of me! One moment I 
 should have been blown in the 
 air, and the next plunged to the 
 bottom of the sea, the fishes and 
 mermaids would have eaten me 
 me up ere this. Oh! my parents, 
 were I at home, I never would 
 
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 behave amiss any more; never 
 more would I play truant, or be 
 a naughty boy. But it was now 
 too late to repent, and Wake must 
 go through all the troubles his 
 disobedience had brought on him. 
 The Dragon's crew were instant- 
 ly put in irons, and Wake being 
 the worst, was chained down in 
 a dark place among the rats and 
 mice. His crying signified no- 
 thing; he was allowed only a 
 biscuit and half a pint of fresh 
 water, which was brought him 
 every night by one of the sailors, 
 with a long black beard* a brace 
 of pistols in his belt, and a candle 
 in his hand. 
 
 The pirate now proceeded to 
 America, and being unwilling any 
 longer to keep such a bad boy, 
 
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 set him on shore on an unin- 
 habited island, which was en- 
 chanted by that terrible Giant 
 Gntmbolumbo, brother to the no 
 lessterrib\eRaw-head~and-bloodi/<* 
 bones* He was a wicked en- 
 chanter, and would entice the 
 ships to anchor, by the appear- 
 ance of a fine port or commodi- 
 ous harbour, or sometimes by an 
 appearance of a fertile country; 
 for enchanters can make the 
 most desolate places appear as the 
 finest garden. Such was the ap- 
 pearance when Wake first landed, 
 and he was highly pleased to 
 think how comfortably he might 
 live in so delicious a place. Of 
 these fruits, says he, which load 
 the bending branches, bending 
 for some kind hand to ease them, 
 
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 Nurse Dandlenis 
 
 I can with pleasure eat, and yon- 
 der fountain will afford me drink; 
 or, when the noontide sun with 
 his rays shall melt the traveller, 
 I will enjoy in yonder bower a 
 cool repo c e. Delicious garden! 
 1 will taste thy sweets! those 
 clustering grapes will bury all my 
 past misfortunes. 
 
 Wake began now to find him- 
 self uncommonly drowsy, and 
 walked directly to the bower, 
 where was a couch of the finest 
 down, adorned with violets, roses, 
 hyacinths, tulips, and all the de- 
 lights of nature. Wake no sooner 
 sat himself down, but the vases 
 of flowers on each side the couch 
 changed to six hobgoblins, and 
 the couch turned into a car with 
 fierv dragons to draw it. 
 
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 They soon conveyed him to 
 the other end of the island, where 
 was a large dismal cave of solid 
 rock, cut out by the terrible giant 
 Grumbolumboj in which place he 
 confined all who had the misfor- 
 tune to set foot on the island: 
 and this was his manner; when 
 any one was decoyed to ir, he 
 soon found means to have them 
 brought to him and turned into 
 the cave; he would let them run 
 about as the poor lambs in a 
 slaughter-house for seven weeks, 
 then he would strike them with 
 his wand, which instantly set 
 them asleep, and locked them to 
 the sides of the cavern, where 
 they are to remain till Grumbo- 
 lumbo weds the Giantess Unavil- 
 da> who is the mistress of the next 
 island. We have her picture. 
 
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 She is no less terrible than 
 Grumbolumbo, and on the wed- 
 ding-day will have all the poor 
 creatures in the cave served up 
 at her table to feast on. In 
 this cave was Wake turned loose: 
 it was remarkable dark, having 
 no light but what shone from a 
 blue burning lamp at the further 
 end, which made it the more dis- 
 mal, as it discovered the poor 
 wretches on each side the cavern, 
 locked fast by the wicked en- 
 chanter's magic. You must all 
 imagine that Wake was terribly 
 frightened at this barbarous sight; 
 indeed he was, for he knew it 
 would be his fate when the seven 
 weeks expired, to be bound in 
 the same chains. How could he 
 escape? the Giant lay at the en- 
 
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 trance to guard it, which he did 
 very narrowly, I assure you: and 
 though Wake had often found 
 means, when his mother's back 
 was turned, to run to play* 
 yet he could not escape the vigi- 
 lance of GrumbolumbO) who had 
 three heads, and every head had 
 three eyes; seven toes besides his 
 great one on each foot, and he 
 measured twenty feet as you may 
 see. ^ 
 One of his heads slept while 
 the other two kept watch; in his 
 right hand he held a large club 
 of three hundred weight, which 
 to him was no more than a hocp- 
 stick to Tommy Suple, or a knit-* 
 ting pin to Patty Pretty face. Ah! 
 poor Wahe % did you ever dreaai 
 of this? surely not; if you had you 
 
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26 Nurse Dandlem's 
 
 would never have been so naughty 
 a boy. But things will be better 
 when they mend. And hark! this 
 Instant Wake heard the sound of 
 soft harmonious music. Whence 
 comes it! sure some Deity de- 
 scends to administer comfort to 
 the miserable boy! and see a 
 light breaks through the cave. 
 What a heavenly figure! it is 
 Fairy Starbright; do but look at 
 her! * 
 
 She is a great enemy to the 
 Giant Grtmbolumbo, who, while 
 she was young, usurped the go- 
 vernment of the island. But what 
 does she say to Wake? She tells 
 him what his friends had told 
 him an hundred times. To be a 
 good boy, and to forget his for- 
 mer wicked life: she promises 
 
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 IN THE HANDS 
 OF THE GREAT GIANT 
 
 CtBIIMB OI*TTMB OS- 
 
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 io set him free from Grnmho- 
 iiwibo, and convey him safe to his 
 parents, if he will resolve to al- 
 ter his course of life, and beg 
 pardon of all whom he had of- 
 fended. Wake promises to do 
 all that the Fairy Starbright com- 
 mands him. I make no doubt but 
 he will. Who would not be a 
 good boy to get free from so 
 terrible a monster? The good 
 Fairy was very kind to J¥ake 9 
 and constantly every morning 
 brought him some apples, nuts; 
 pears, and peaches, which the 
 island produces. 
 
 AH little boys and girls who 
 read about fairies, must know 
 that they have the power of 
 making themselves invisible; I 
 need not tell them therefore 
 
SO Nurse Dandlem's 
 
 that Starbright possessed this 
 wonderful qualification; she could 
 go in and out of the cave at 
 her pleasure, notwithstanding the 
 Giant's nine eyes. 
 
 It happened one day, that the 
 Giant being very thirsty went to 
 the river, which ran at a little dis- 
 tance from the cave, to drink, and 
 left his club standing against the 
 mouth of the cave. Fairy Star- 
 bright, ever watchful for an op- 
 portunity, seized the present to 
 restore the island and govern- 
 ment. In the club there was 
 secreted her little wand, by which 
 the Giant performed all his en- 
 chantments. She soon discover- 
 ed it, and while the Giant was 
 drinking turned the water into 
 poison, which instantly laid the 
 
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 Giant breathless on the ground; 
 his fall shook the whole cave* 
 See how ghastly he looks! 
 
 The good Fairy set all the pri- 
 soners at liberty, and by her 
 power changed the cave into a 
 magnificent palace. 
 
 Wake was conveyed home in a 
 ship, which happened to pass by 
 the island, a little after the Giant's 
 overthrow, and arrived in York- 
 shire ^ a much better boy than 
 when he set out, which gave his 
 parents great comfort: they ea- 
 gerly embraced him; and Wake 
 on his knees begged pardon for 
 his past offences, promising at 
 the same time to do so no 
 more. 
 
 Giles Prattle, who till now had 
 listened very attentively, burst 
 
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 into tears, and gave Billy TLasg 
 his top-string, his tears showing 
 how sincerely he was sorry for 
 his fault. 
 
 Nurse Dandlem now called 
 them to say their lessons; and 
 indeed they all acquitted them- 
 selves with great credit, which 
 so pleased the Nurse, that she 
 promised to tell them another 
 story of a good boy, whose 
 picture she pulled out of her 
 pocket: he was drawn with a 
 line horse, which a gentleman 
 gave him for his good behaviour 
 pnd bis learning: he held the 
 bridle in one hand, and his whip 
 in the other. But somebody 
 knocks, "Who is there? It is 
 Patty's brother just come from 
 abroad* where* by being a good 
 
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 boy, he has acquired a great deal 
 of wealth. 
 
 Patty Pretty face to be sure 
 must go home with him, for he 
 has not yet seen his papa and 
 mamma, who will he ovenoyed at 
 his return no doubt. 
 
 Nurse Dandlem could not pro- 
 ceed with the storv now as Fat- 
 ty was gone, but promised to 
 finish it next day. The clock 
 strikes twelve, school is done, 
 and all the little boys and girls- 
 run home. 
 
 And now having finished my 
 story, I must beg your attention, 
 a little while to consider what \ 
 improvement may be made by 
 it. First then, I will tell you 
 what it was that brought Wake 
 Wilful into so many troubles, 
 
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 It was minding play more than his 
 book, and playing truant when he 
 should have been at school; and 
 pa ticularly, not minding his fa- 
 ther and mother. The way there- 
 fore to avoid his troubles, is to be 
 obedient to your teachers, and res- 
 pectful to every one; to take care 
 to learn your lessor and not fight 
 and quarrel with your school-fel- 
 lows .-bout tops, marbles, hoops, 
 apples, and such like foolish 
 things; but strive only who shall 
 learn his book best. 
 
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 THE HISTORY OF 
 
 A GOOD BOl. 
 
 In a certain village, there lived 
 a respectable tradesman, who had 
 an only son, about nine years of 
 age, whose name was Harry. 
 He was the delight of all. who 
 had the pleasure of knowing him, 
 he was so fond of his book, and 
 obliging to every one. Indeed, 
 his conduct soon drew on him 
 the attention of some people of 
 consequence, whose sons took a 
 pleasure in having him at all 
 their parties of amusement. To 
 show you the benevolence of his 
 heart, I shall just mention the 
 
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 following instance: At a small 
 distance from the "village, lived a 
 poor woman of whom Harry 
 was very fond, as he had former- 
 ly received many small offices of 
 kindness from her, when she was 
 in better circumstances. 
 
 It was one of Harry's maxims, 
 that " one good turn deserves an-< 
 other-," so Harry, fay his parents* 
 permission, would frequently car- 
 ry her the spare victuals (as you 
 see in the picture,) and well for 
 the poor woman he did so, for she 
 was sometimes sadly put to it, as 
 she had two children to provide 
 for as well as herself. Harry, 
 however did not stop here, for 
 upon representing her extreme 
 poverty to his father, he per- 
 suaded him to "ive her a small 
 
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 The Good Boy. 41 
 
 Itttn of money to purchase fowls, 
 the produce of which in a short 
 time enabled her tb purchase 
 a cow, so that before long, Harry 
 had the satisfaction of seeing her 
 in a comfortable snug cottage, 
 with all the fowls cackling before 
 the door. 
 
 Harry continued to be her be- 
 nefactor ever after, and when he 
 grew up to man's estate, he took 
 charge of the education of her 
 children. — Now, this to any boy 
 of Harry's disposition, must give 
 more true pleasure than all the 
 gew-gaws in the world. We 
 have only to add, that he lives 
 respected and esteemed, and 
 shines forth a bright ornament in 
 society. 
 
THE HISTORY OF 
 
 A BAD BOY. 
 
 In the same village with Har- 
 ry, there lived a boy as remark- 
 able for bad qualities as the 
 other was for doing good: His 
 name was Lucius: he was happy 
 in having the best of parents, 
 who spared no expence to give 
 him a good education; yet, so 
 perverse was he in his disposi* 
 tion, that he rather chose to be 
 employed in all kinds of mis- 
 chief than in minding his book, 
 which was the cause of his being 
 frequently in the master's hands 
 (as you see in the picture*) He 
 
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 was even so dull, that at the age 
 of eight years, he could hardly tell 
 a great A from, a house. He had 
 one very bad fault, which was 
 the robbing of orchards. One 
 day Farmer Goodall caught him 
 in his orchard, hanging with his 
 whole weight upon one of the 
 boughs of a fruit-tree, in order 
 to break it off, and carry away 
 both the bough and the fruit 
 thereon. He was also fond of 
 going a bird-nesting, and when 
 he found a nest that had eggs, 
 or young, he used to treat them 
 with the most wanton cruelty. 
 
 tils papa, finding he was guil- 
 ty of these, and many other 
 naughty tricks, such as kicking 
 up boys' heels on the ice, and 
 fighting with every one who gave 
 
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 The Bad Boy. 
 
 him the least offence, determined 
 to send him to sea. Should he 
 happen to be cast away on a de- 
 sert island, how can he expect 
 to receive mercy, who has shewn 
 so little to poor innocent birds? 
 But it is to be hoped, as he 
 grows older, he will grow better, 
 and repent. 
 
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 'Duty f of Good Children. 
 
 A good Boy and a good Girl, 
 11 in health, get up early in the 
 morning: when drest, they fall 
 down on their knees, and thank 
 God for the sweet rest which 
 they enjoyed the night past, and 
 implore his protection through 
 the ensuing day. This done they 
 take their book, and learn their 
 lesson, until called to breakfast, 
 and after breakfast go to school. 
 Whilst in school, they spend no 
 time in play or talk, but sit still, 
 and take all the pains they can 
 to learn the task that is set them. 
 
 This in time, brings them to 
 spell and read well, and gains the 
 love and good will of all men.