THE ROYAL PICTURE ALPHABET OF HUMOUR AND DROLL MORAL TALES OR WORDS & THEIR MEANINGS ILLUSTRATED [Illustration] LONDON: WARD AND LOCK, 158, FLEET STREET. [Illustration: LAUGH and LEARN] [Illustration: The Royal Picture Alphabet. ] POETICAL PREFACE TO THE ROYAL PICTURE ALPHABET. TO PRECEPTORS. With learning may laughter be found, "'Tis good to be merry and wise;" To gaily get over the ground, As higher and higher we rise. Some children their letters may learn, While others will surely do more, As the subjects suggestively turn To matters not thought of before. Descriptions and pictures combined Are here made attractive and clear; So suited that children may find From error the truth to appear. [Illustration] A a. +-----------------------+ | ABLUTION, | |_The Act of Cleansing_. | +-----------------------+ The little sweep has washed his face, But not as we advise: For black as soot he's made the soap, And rubbed it in his eyes. [Illustration] B b. +-------------------+ |BARTER, _Exchange_. | +-------------------+ Here's Master Mack presenting fruit, Of which he makes display; He knows he'll soon have Lucy's rope, And with it skip away. [Illustration] C c. +----------------------------+ |CATASTROPHE, _a Final Event_| | (_generally unhappy_). | +----------------------------+ "Oh here's a sad catastrophe!" Was Mrs. Blossom's cry-- Then--"Water! water! bring to me-- Or all my fish will die. " [Illustration] D d. +-------------------+ | DELIGHTFUL, | |_easant, Charming_. | +-------------------+ These boys are bathing in the stream When they should be at school: The master's coming round to see Who disregards his rule. [Illustration] E e. +----------------------------+ | ECCENTRICITY, | |_Irregularity, Strangeness_. | +----------------------------+ We often see things seeming strange; But scarce so strange as this:-- Here everything is mis-applied, Here every change amiss. [Illustration] F f. +---------------------------------+ | FRAUD, | |_Deceit, Trick, Artifice, Cheat_. | +---------------------------------+ Here is Pat Murphy, fast asleep. And there is Neddy Bray: The thief a watchful eye doth keep Until he gets away. [Illustration] G g. +------------------------+ | GENIUS, | |_Mental Power, Faculty_. | +------------------------+ A little boy with little slate May sometimes make more clear The little thoughts that he would state Than can by words appear. [Illustration] H h. +----------------+ | HORROR, | |_Terror, Dread_. | +----------------+ This little harmless speckled frog Seems Lady Townsend's dread: I fear she'll run away and cry, And hide her silly head. [Illustration] I i. J j. +----------------------------+ | ICHABOD AT THE JAM. | | | |ICHABOD, _a Christian Name_. | |JAM, _a Conserve of Fruits_. | +----------------------------+ Enough is good, excess is bad: Yet Ichabod you see, Will with the jam his stomach cram, Until they disagree. [Illustration] K k. +-------------------------+ | KNOWING, | |_Conscious, Intelligent_. | +-------------------------+ Tho' horses know both beans and corn, And snuff them in the wind; They also all know Jemmy Small, And what he holds behind. [Illustration] L l. +-----------------------------+ | LUCKY, | |_Fortunate, Happy by Chance_. | +-----------------------------+ We must admire, in Lovebook's case. The prompt decision made: As he could not have gained the wood If time had been delayed. [Illustration] M m. +-----------------------+ | MIMIC, | |_Imitative, Burlesque_. | +-----------------------+ The Gentleman, who struts so fine, Unconscious seems to be Of Imitation by the boy Who has the street-door key. [Illustration] N n. +-----------------------------+ | NEGLIGENCE, | |_Heedlessness, Carelessness_. | +-----------------------------+ The character Tom Slowboy bears Would much against him tell-- For any work that's wanted done, Or even play done well. [Illustration] O o. +----------------------------+ | OBSTINACY, | |_Stubbornness, Waywardness_. | +----------------------------+ The obstinacy of the pig Is nature--as you see: But boys and girls who have a mind Should never stubborn be. [Illustration] P p. +-------------------------------+ | PETS, | |_Favourites, Spoilt Fondlings_. | +-------------------------------+ Some people say that Aunty Gray To animals is kind; We think, instead, they are over fed, And kept too much confined. [Illustration] Q q. +------------------------+ | QUANDARY, | |_A Doubt, a Difficulty_. | +------------------------+ Dame Partlet's in difficulty And looks around with doubt: Let's hope, as she some way got in, She may some way get out. [Illustration] R r. +-------------------------+ | RIVALRY, | |_Competition, Emulation_. | +-------------------------+ In every competition prize This should be kept in view-- Whoever wins should be the one Who does deserve it, too. [Illustration] S s. +---------------------------+ | SLUGGARD, | |_An Inactive, Lazy Fellow_. | +---------------------------+ To lie so many hours in bed You surely must be ill-- And need some physic, Master Ned, As birch, or draught, or pill! [Illustration] T t. +--------------------------+ | TOPSY-TURVY, | |_Upside Down, Bottom Top_. | +--------------------------+ Here's Topsy-Turvy, upside down, The ceiling seems the base: Reverse the ground and 'twill be found The things are out of place. [Illustration] U u. V v. +----------------------------------+ | UNCOMMON VEGETATION. | | | |UNCOMMON, _Rare, not Frequent_. | |VEGETATION, _the Power of Growth_. | +----------------------------------+ Th' uncommon vegetation, here, With art has much to do: The trees are nature, but the fruit Uncommon and untrue. [Illustration] W w. +---------------------------+ | WONDER, | |_Admiration, Astonishment_. | +---------------------------+ The wise may live and wonder still, However much they know, But simple Giles has wonder found Within the penny show. [Illustration] X x. +----------------------------------------+ |NO ENGLISH WORD BEGINS WITH THIS LETTER. | | XANTIPPE, | | _A Greek Matron, Wife of Socrates_. | +----------------------------------------+ Here's Socrates and Xantippe-- Philosopher and wife-- For gentleness renowned was he; She, better known for strife. [Illustration] Y y. +--------------------+ | YEARN, | |_To Grieve, to Vex_. | +--------------------+ Miss Cross has tried to reach the grapes, She's tried and tried again-- And now she's vexed to think that all Her efforts are in vain. [Illustration] Z z. +----------------------------+ | ZANY, | |_A Buffoon, a Merry Andrew_. | +----------------------------+ Here's Zany reading in a book-- With heels above his head-- And, judging by his laughing look, Finds fun in what he's read. MORAL TALES. ABLUTION. --Poor little fellow, you are certainly making comicalfaces: I fear the soap has got into your eyes, and that you willmake that towel very black indeed. All boys, when they washthemselves, should take care to rinse off the soap and dirt beforeusing the towel. To make the poor little sweep quite clean wouldtake much washing. I should like to see the soap and water a littlecleaner. Many of us have nice wash-stands and baths of marble, butthis poor little fellow must make the best of what he can get. Seehow cleverly he has put a brick under the broken leg of the stool toprop it. I like to see boys clever and ingenious. BARTER. --Miss Lucy Hart was a nice girl, but rather thoughtless, little regarding any time but the present--new things in her eyesbeing the prettiest and the best;--thus, she would cast away oldtoys for new ones, as if she were not likely to want them again. See, Master George Mc Gregor is bartering for her skipping-rope;offering some fruit in exchange for it. The fruit he has picked offthe tree without permission. I know Lucy's mamma will be vexed; fornot only will the fruit soon be gone, and the skip-rope wantedagain, but it was a present from Papa. The plaything cost far morethan a little fruit, which will be quickly eaten, and possibly makeLucy unwell after so much as she has had to-day. CATASTROPHE. --Poor dear lady! has the cat tried to help himself to agold fish, and overturned the handsome glass vase? Naughty Tom!greedy puss! I am sure kind Mrs. Blossom always feeds you well; andI think you know that you have done wrong, or you would not run sofast over the rails into Admiral Seaworth's garden, where he keepshis large dog Neptune, who may bark and send you back in a fright. Poor fish, see how they gasp!--run and fetch some water, or theywill die. Men drown in water, but fish cannot live out of it. It isthe nature of cats to catch mice and birds--so that we should keepour little favourites out of their reach. DELIGHTFUL. --These boys, I fear, are bathing without their parents'consent, which is very wrong, indeed. It is very pleasant in thewater on a fine day; but little boys should not go there, as itmight be deep, and they might become cramped in their limbs, and bedrowned when no one was near, as many naughty boys have been beforenow. It is proper that boys should learn to swim, when with Papa or somekind friend, but not as these boys have. I feel just sure they haveplayed the truant--as I see the village school-master, with hislittle dog, coming over the rustic bridge to catch them. I think that the letter D might, in this case, stand for Disobedientas well as Delightful. ECCENTRICITY. --What have we here?--a very odd, comical picture, indeed! What a strange fellow, to put his hat upon the fire, and asaucepan on his head. I do declare he has his trowsers and waistcoaton wrong side before. See, he has taken the poker for awalking-stick, put a greasy candle in the book, and the eggs uponthe floor. Why a small baby-boy would not do this: the poor fellowmust be out of his right mind. You may laugh at this odd picture forit is very ridiculous, and will hurt no one; but good childrenshould never make sport of those who are deformed in mind or body, for it is not a fault but a misfortune to be so. FRAUD. --Patrick Murphy--commonly called, for shortness, Pat--was avery stupid little man; he reared pigs, and had he been sober, wouldhave by this time saved a little property; but, no, Pat liked beerand strong drink: so that upon market-days he was far less sensiblethan his own jackass--which did know its way home--and for a longtime took back foolish tipsy Pat safely; until one day, the roadsbeing very bad, the cart came to a stop, and Neddy could pull nofurther. A rogue passing, seeing Pat asleep, unloosed the donkeyfrom the cart, leaving Pat to awake, and much wonder what could havebecome of Neddy Bray, the donkey. It was very wrong of the man to take Pat's donkey, although Pat wasa drunken fellow. GENIUS. --Bravo! my little Artist. I dare say if you try again youwill improve upon your first attempt. All people should learn todraw, that they may be able to describe a form in a very few lines, making things intelligible at sight which could not be described inany other way. A little knowledge of drawing will lead to a love ofpictures and delight in the beautiful works of nature. Giotto, agreat painter, who lived many hundred years ago, was but a poorshepherd-boy, who amused himself by drawing portraits of his sheepas he tended them on the hills; from rude attempts he rose to be agreat artist, whose works are treasured by kings and princes. I daresay you may some day see some of the works of Giotto, the greatItalian painter. HORROR. --This drawing represents little Lady Selina Jemima Townsendas she appeared when afraid. Afraid--of what? Why, a poor tinyreptile, a harmless frog, that had jumped into her hat full ofdaisies, with a croak, as much as to say--"How do you do? Goodmorning, Lady Townsend; I am glad to see you down in the country. "But what do you think she did? Why, the little lady scampered awayas fast as she could to her governess, in whose dress she hid herface, crying, --saying she had seen "a nasty horrid thing. " For thisher governess reproved her, saying, "God created nothing in vain. "Frogs are harmless and beautiful when in the water, through whichthey can swim and dive with wonderful ease. ICHABOD AT THE JAM. --Ichabod is an odd name, but such is the name ofthe little boy in the picture. He was much pampered by his parents, and never knew when he had had enough. Ichabod would cry for thingsto eat, then cry again because he could eat no more, and after allcry, because eating made him feel sick and ill: but that was notall; Ichabod was, I am ashamed to say, a thief. He stole the jamwhen his mother thought he was asleep in bed. See, Betty the maidhas heard a noise, and caught the rogue in the act. To-morrow andfor many days Ichabod will be ill in bed, and have to take muchnasty physic. I wish he had _mis_-taken the mustard for honey, andburnt his naughty, fibbing tongue. KNOWING. --Ah! ah! Jemmy Small. I fear the steeds are too knowing foryou to-day. They appear conscious: they would like the beans andcorn you have in the sieve, but do not like the halter you arehiding behind your back. More than one has kicked up his heels, asmuch as to say--"Catch me if you can!" You seem to think, as youbite the straw in your mouth, that they may give you a pretty run. Iknow Bob, the pony, will not be soon caught. Horses and other animals like play much better than work, but goodboys and girls ought to love both, and not require sweetmeats toinduce them to do their duty--for they have intellects of a highorder, and may become clever men and women. LUCKY. --Master Lovebook was indeed lucky in his escape from theBull--and I will tell you how it happened: In going to school, thisyoung gentleman had to go round by the wood and across the meadows, when one day he observed a savage bull making towards him; alarmed, he did not run crying anywhere, but considered one moment, and madeback the shortest way to the wood, with all speed for the posts, just as the savage animal was going to toss him high in the air. Master Lovebook was unfortunate in meeting the bull, but fortunatein having the posts between him and the infuriated animal. In danger, brave little boys never cry, but think what is the bestto be done. MIMIC. --To be vain of anything is not right, and to be proud of fineclothes very silly indeed. The young gentleman in the picture, Ithink, is vain. See, he is smoking a cigar, and if we may judge bythe expression of his face, we may presume that he does not fullyenjoy it. As he struts along the rude boys ridicule him. See the boybehind mimicking his airs and graces--using the handle of thedoor-key for an eye-glass. I fear that lad's mirth will soon bechanged into sorrow--for the jug must be broken against the post, and the beer spilled--so that in turn he will be laughed at. We cannot help smiling at the little coxcomb, although at the sametime we pity him. NEGLIGENCE. --Here is Tommy Slowboy, the lowest boy in theday-school, too idle to learn or even play. See how vacantly hestands gaping at the men clearing the snow from the house-tops, withhis hand in his pocket because he has lost his glove, having placedthe hot shoulder of mutton down in the cold snow. No wonder thefirst dog passing helps itself to the joint. Tom will not only bechid, but have to go without his dinner. Yet, what cares Tom forscolding or anything else, he who is so neglectful of duty? Mind that you strive to learn early, that you may become wise andhappy hereafter. Look at the picture of Tommy Slowboy, and avoidapathy and indolence. OBSTINACY. --Obstinacy is a sad thing. See the naughty Pig in thepicture, how he pulls in the opposite direction. Master Pig will beobliged to go into the sty, and very likely get the whip for hispains; like a wayward child that gets chid for disobedience. I hopethere are very few disobedient young ladies and gentlemen, like theperverse pig. The pig is a stupid animal: but I have heard of alearned pig that could tell his letters, pointing to them with hissnout; but most swine are dirty in their ways, and not at allparticular--little caring so long as they can eat, grunt, and sleep. The pig will often lie in the dirtiest corner of his house, andstand in its trough of food. PETS. --Here is a portrait of Aunt Gray feeding her Pets, orrather stuffing the poor monkey. Some people say Miss Gray iskind to animals, but I do not think so, for she keeps her petsprisoners--feeding them too much, and all for her own pleasure, until they become like spoilt children, peevish, and always wantingsweet things. Kind children love animals, and delight to see themfree. In the Zoological Gardens animals are not pets; they havethere plenty of room, and are nicely kept for our instruction. See, poor Jacko, the monkey, has grown too fat to leap, as in his nativewoods he used, from bough to bough. The poor gold fish have hardlyroom to turn in their glass prison: how they would enjoy a swim inthe garden pond! QUANDARY. --Poor Dame Partlet having got into the back yard cannotget out again. She is in a Quandary, for she fears the dogs willbite her--though their chains are not long enough. Keeper, themastiff, is a noble fellow, and would not hurt women or children;neither would Nero, the bull-dog; he would rather face a lion or awild ox: whilst Snap, the terrier, barks and snarls in the companyof his brave companions. Little boys and girls should not touch strange dogs, for theysometimes snap at those who are not familiar to them. To take foodfrom dogs is not prudent, for they growl, bite, and areill-tempered, like a little fellow would be if deprived of hisdinner, after he had tasted the first morsel. RIVALRY. --To compete for good is famous--such as little boysrivalling one another in a race up the Ladder of Learning--that isexercise of the mind. Here we have a picture of country boysexercising their strength--climbing up a pole covered with grease, for a prize of food for the body. The boy that wins the leg ofmutton will be the hero of the fair, and be carried round the placeon the shoulders of the men. See how they strive and tear to win theprize. I should not wonder if they all slipped down together, notwithstanding the encouraging cheers of the crowd. See how the manon the housetop swings his hat in the air, and the people applaud. Afew inches higher, and the prize is won. SLUGGARD. --Heavy-headed, sleepy Ned, awake, arise! You lazy fellow!Look at the clock! Eight hours' rest is enough for any littleboy--and here you have taken nearly fourteen. All Sluggards shouldget their slates, and calculate how much time they waste everyyear--weeks that can never be regained. If you only lie in bed twohours later than you should every day, you lose more than one day ina week, or sixty-four days in the course of the year: which, at theend of seventy years, would be awful indeed! Twelve whole yearslost! Lazy, idle people, never seem to have time for anything:industrious ones, time for anything and everything. I hope whenlittle Ned sees his portrait he will be shocked with his appearance, and reform his ways. TOPSY-TURVY. --Well, of all the funny pictures in this droll book Ithink this the drollest--a big letter T resting on its top on theceiling, like in an overturned doll's house, or a view taken by anartist standing upon his head. Turn it over, and see how comical itlooks--everything appears to have lost its gravity. _Gravity_ means the power that holds us to the earth (as Papa'sloadstone attracts the needle): if it were not for gravity, we couldnot move about. Some day you shall read in that nice book called the"Evenings at Home, " about gravity, and why an apple falls to theground. A great philosopher, Sir Isaac Newton, discovered why, as helay under a tree. At a future time you will learn about gravity andmany other things. UNCOMMON VEGETATION. --Uncle Periwinkle was very kind; he lovednature and his nephews dearly. He wore green spectacles, adressing-gown all covered with leaves, and a large straw hat; infact he was very fond of gardening, and reared all kinds of oddplants--this his nephews knew, and determined to play a joke uponhim--not a cruel, heartless joke, that would hurt or destroyanything: no! they were too kind for that. They only carefully tiedthe carpenter's planes upon the plane-tree, as if it were fruit--andsome little boxes of all colours upon the box-tree, like blossom; sothat when the old gentleman beheld it, he exclaimed--"UncommonVegetation!" upon which John and Walter came laughing out of thegreenhouse to receive a bunch of fine grapes for their pleasantjoke. WONDER. --So, Master Ploughboy Giles, you are spending your penny andyour holiday at the fair. You seem not a little astonished at whatyou have seen in that peep-show. Surely you cannot imagine that theyare real; it is the magnifying power of the glasses that makes thepictures appear so large. The pyramids of Egypt are the largeststone buildings in the world, and the oldest; the Behemoth, a hugeanimal that existed thousands of years ago (but I do not think ithad wings like a butterfly, as in the showman's picture); DanielLambert was an enormously fat man, who died a long time back. Allthese things must be in miniature if they are to be seen in thatsmall box, very little larger than a dog's house. XANTIPPE. --The comical event pictured here occurred more thantwo thousand years ago: Xantippe, the wife of the great andgood philosopher Socrates, continually tormented him with herill-humour--using him very cruelly--one day emptying a vesselof dirty water over her celebrated husband, whom she ought tohave loved: he only remarked, that "after thunder there generallyfalls rain. " Socrates lived in the refined city of Athens; he wasone of the most eminent philosophers of Greece; he was very plainin person, as you perceive by the picture: but a man may be greatand good, yet ugly, as Socrates was. The philosopher had enemieswho sought his destruction; he was killed with poison. After hisdeath his accusers were despised, as you will read in ancienthistory some day. YEARN. --What have we here? Little Miss Cross vexed, just because shecannot get at the grapes. I am sure I should not like to have myportrait drawn with such a sullen face. She has been trying to takefruit without her aunt's permission, that very likely is unripe andimproper for her. The walk in a delightful garden ought not to makeher long to eat all the fruit she sets eyes upon, or wish to pickthe sweet flowers, that last much longer upon the plants than whenplucked. I perceive that the peevish young lady in the picture hasbeen picking the flowers. See, they are strewn upon the seat besideher, under those dirty feet that have trodden down the beds ofmould. I am afraid Miss Cross cannot be a joyous, happy child, because disobedient. ZANY. --Finis is the Latin word for finish, and here it is the lastdroll picture--a Zany laughing at his portrait in this comical book, which he seems vastly to enjoy. What a droll fellow, to read withhis head where his heels should be, like the clown in the pantomime. Look at his staff, the cock and bells, with which he dances, makinga jingling noise. A Zany is not an idiot, but often a funny cleverfellow, paid to make people laugh. We all like a good laughsometimes. Many years ago kings used to keep jesters to amuse thecompany; King Henry the Eighth had a clever jester, called WillSomers, whose portrait was painted by a great artist named Holbein, which is now in the palace at Hampton Court, and may be seen bythose who love pictures. 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