Excerpt from Plain JaneThat model Miss, Jemima Jane Was verv good, and very plain Her parents noticed With delight How neat she was, and how polite. Sometimes her young companions came And begged she'd join them in a game. But it was never any use, She'd make some civil, quiet excuse, And, Dear Mama, she'd Whisp'ring sav I love plain sewing more than play I hope you'll always think of me As your'ovvn gentle, busy Bee 1 Jane rose at five. What for? You ask, And I reply, To con her task. She breakfasted on milk and bread, Nor ever asked for aught instead.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.