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vas spending few days With an iuti.
mate friend, aud never did | see a more
systematic houseWife, and, what then seem.
ed 20 the, one WHO had 90 quiet and comrlo.a
cOutTOi Of her child But the soorst sf n.
iIttoT l sOoB learned. One evening aha
wished 10 spend Sith me at Rrig6bors-
II was small social gathering Of friends,
therefore she was very desrous OF attspd dip1.
bat her ebild dvmandsd her presence wItk
BIN, aud hearing him say h:S praysrE, che
said -
Willie, did you not see that pretty Ittls
kitten Ia the street to. day
Yes, did, he replied Il wish I had her;
wasn't she pretty ?
Yes, very, nov don't yoa want me 70 buy
tbe kitty Tor youl Pethap. tss man viii
sell her.
% yes, mother, DO buy ber'
We'll, thso, be good boy while I an
goBs thus saying she eleasd tLe door, bus
he Immediately called her back
Don't 50 til! rUTuiug, then Gao 90 with
You won't you stay y
Ne Willie tie man won't sell IL ifI
don't 60 o.night 90 be good boy
he said 20 more, bat quietly lay dowa.
'ls tbs the say you govern your ehild7'
said after We had Ea,oed tbe street IL
Jou but kueH the injury you are doing you
would take dia rent course
'iujury 2 sLe repeated, 'wLy What b,tH
have | done dd not tell Lim I Would
zee the msu-I Only Asksd bin Il I sLoulS.
Bat you gave hiui TO 40 sdrrstapd that yoa
Wouli He Is not old 90 Ugh 10 Sst,et a..
difference, bot be soon Eiil Be. Than fo.r
yoa w.iI perceive soar error TOO late You
have ycgrsgif gGsiieI lh0fa 10 the youVg
rose uhIgh stii eventually pieros ,ou moss
bitterly. i5u ts0not break % The tho,n
or eisD tbe Poin, TO make it less piereiuK.
Go your retgru be vill not see the ki,teS.
therefore you ell have 20 inveut abotb,F
fs.soaood 20 conceal toe Rrtt
We bad nov Esinsi cur friend. door.
Wbteh chdcd our epsysTsstiou Daring che
evening sbs seemed gtycr than usual ms
words bad little % no fleet upos her she
diJ not tbiDk bUr little one vas doing All he
eould 20 kesp asake TO see the coVeied liz.
teg on ber fciurn wondsfiug shat nads
mother gone - lOuK II sas late ere re-.
miaigd her 40 ought t. return. Bat ht,ls
80 saii jatiug oar h0messFd ssIk sac
vsat uoiseisssiy ibto tbe room sutpostng
bsf tay "a 'sls ba' be heard Eer aad
.1iI
'Not5sr. is tist yoli Have you brought
tha si'tso1 ssg, susks % i,s it, sli I
vas 90 sleepy
'Na, Hy dear The m.h rosH not cell
her
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g8fefirH lgs
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Be ID aaf co.
4 iii uaut It 90 ti1 mashsr' TIE litis
hps Ia.Nrst sod tls tafs started o. his
'Jss ur ruttei thea " itb bts liitis bands
Sinkits very isst % ksep thea hack. Lat
thoy soaIi clmc 90 lees BE- isil aslrsP aith
tha Tauig dfaTs eiisissisg % his fosy
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