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ly was happy, and he wished every thing living

hlmseI miserable, and not only did he slrngpl
! hard 10 leep so, but he was really angry will
every body who was not miserable too and ht
) hated to see anything look cheerful. lie switch
ed down the wild GOwers as he passed, as if Inc
was vcxod TO see them lifting up their modes
eyes TO heaven, 10 render thanks for the sun
and the dew and The rain which makes then
grow. lie threw stones at the poor frogs, ant
wished gun to kill the innocent birds, who
have as good right to live as any boy has -
AT lasr, however. even Rufus smiled hnt il ives
malice. lie had discovered a means cf mis-.
chief. lie saw birds nest among the leaves
and with bound and whoop, lie ran ~ d.
rectly and began to climb for it.
Gentle Willy begged him not 10 do so he
even cauglt hold Of him to pull him back
hu, the nngracious lad turned round and struck
his kind brother rudeiy in the face. Poor Wi.
~ turned away almost heart broken. but stifpd
his sobs with lis handkerchief, for lie was g
fraid some one would hear him cry, and ?
should be obliged 10 tell when he was asked
that his own brother struck him.
Rufus persisted in climbing Tie troc. bn,
! when the little bird built her nest. she did M,
select tree large cnonch to bold a great rude
boy up TO spoil tic house she had so carefully
constructed. So the tender b0ngh gave way
with a bend, and down came Rnius, when
Willy was not near and did not touch him
lie had turned his ancle in the fall and Imp.
ed eff bowling and bellowirg--for rude quar-
resome boys cannot bear pain like gentle
ones Willy followed and tried to comfort
him but cross Rufus hunched his shoulders.
and struck back at his brother sTitcfullv with
his elbows, and hopped into his fathers house.
screaming worse than little savage And
when his mother asked him what was the mat.
Ter, can you believe that Rufus was wicked
enough 10 sav-'that Bill pnled me down ont
OF the tree, and has almost broke my leg y
William was astonishcd as well he m phr
be. lie burst into tears, and sail only, 'Oh,
didn't And then everybody knew that Willy
told the truth, because nobody had ever known
him 10 tell lie. So Rufus 70, no pity, with
the worm-wood bruised in vinegar which his
mother bound round his anclr, and wIat was
worse he felt very much ashamed Of himself
Willy had conquered him again with the 'sof
answer il would have hccn very natural,
and re 'haps it would not have been wrong, if
Willy had gone on and told how Rufus dl get
! his hurt. II is very likely that Ire i'le Girl
or boy who is reading this story now, would
have spoken right ont and said-'Why, moth
her, Rufus wss climbing the tree which you
told lin not 10, to spoil poor BIRDS nest,
when yon said you would punish him if he do
~ aehin anu ne s'Hnpeu my 'ace luf hothlhg,
and fe'I down himself.
G"ntie WHY did not do this; and Rufus
m"s or'ao.u.'y nn"'ilnei ,,:n 10 .i,nh row 'nuc"
.l1e' n,e Vi ','a. M .l". nc "nI nau SHOWN nun
Dr., I, nnu ''e ~ un!, "uu ''y U,' mrH'' ""tn
in the llonse with him, and read aloud, and
brought back bis humming top when he spun
/, out of the window, and put up with all his
ll-humor. Rufus would not have done so for
W.! ""u Ky i'""P' h"e" !" Du' "e u'u
~. s'op ~ .",''" u '"'''
ChlldTeus bruises quickly heal. and Rufus
was soon ont again, almost as rude as ever al
tirst, aud quite as rude in day or two. In a
h'tc whlIe ate! came 'he summer holidays,
and Kufns sa'd one mo- mn tome, BlIl, lot
us nave tramp to-di II The Gods l'ut
poor Why begged him I" le' him stop al home,
Tor lie said that ho did net feel vel. Rufus
nnkindIy 'roohcd " and said--'l' is all non.
sense you n'rfr do anything want yos to /!
Now only think OF that,
Gentle VIII rnFc. crd tried 10 ro bu, he
fell at the door and tainted. He socn came 10
again, and was laid on the he'd. and Rntns
took tie fan TO keen the flies away. pcrLans
you think he staid there all Gav. bn, he did NOT
stay 70 mnn'es. / le was too selfish for that
and rcGnltted WHY'S kindness by running Off
loo"' MS pay, y, n1' go mu',' as 'h'nt'ng al;
u"y Guy .'a' 1T "au " '''''e p'o'''er s'ch ana
'"u N'"" a. "'"'e,
Inn next DAY willy did not ri at all. Ru-
'us looked at HIM once in the morning, and
then watching ms rhanrr' was of again for
tear some one should ask him 10 forrgo his own
selfish plans to 90 an errand, or spend mr.
mcnt with his brother. And so ii went on from
day to day, "nll at last when Rufus came
home 10 snatch ms dinner and run he was YER
~ angry, indeed, to find nobody To wait upon
h'm, and no t'nner ready. j is dreadful to
think about, but he went over the house with
w ~" h1"W v,, Mn'' ',' 'c"ue'"S' ne m"fmnr-
ru 'l"I N"I cut ms H'err' or I'"krd wi'''r
l"r ,r, minute 'ue NhoIe honse Lao 10 STAND
sui s,,JI ,th anu S'rI' many more IhnEs he sa'o
a.u I"ousn'' Nn'cn; 'n'n@h now man. ne
"o",u pNe ''c Wo''G 10 i"rset' h"t When lie
',ac"e1 r,ay .1e t'cN cnamper' ms murmurinsS
s'oPp'u ara MS hear' snnh'
~ ii,s lno'ner SAT holdIrg "Iiy m her ARM
~ ~ I'''r s-"uu near waIcnIne 'he '','Ie SuiIef'
q ''e.t o''"'r' AZ II n' J"S' hnew now uan!
u"'e MeIe rl, 'H n.," 'm "r" '"e uoo,or "a, on
,me U'"t' L, Iue "'n ~! sIrI,ur. Wln.r
~, -. "a ia 'iI',u n'Tu tel. m'""! N'''''
'"''e ""' Il" "e'e "u'''eu anu silt
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