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boy's hair till he screamed for help.

11. Just at this moment the teacher came in and took the monkey off. Some of the boys cried out, Beat him; some, Kill him.

12. O no, said the teacher, he has done only what he saw you do. If you had set him a good example he would have behaved as well as the best of you.

13. This was true; and if you use your eyes you will see that little boys and girls act very much as they see older ones acting.

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1. Do you know Grace Clark? She lives next door to our house. Every one that knows Grace, loves her.

2. I will tell you a story about her, and then you will know why every body loves her,

and perhaps find out how to make every body love you.

3. Her father took her into the big tent to see the great show of elephants and wild beasts that came into town last week.

4. There she saw the lion and the tiger and the monkey and ever so many other wild animals.

5. She fed the elephant with cakes, which pleased him so much that he took her up with his great trunk, and put her on his back.

6. At first, Grace was a little frightened, but when the keeper told her why the elephant did it, she thought it was good sport.

7. When Grace came out of the tent, she stopped, and began to count the poor children who stood listening to the music, and wishing that they had money, so they could go in and see the animals.

8. What are you doing? asked her father.-Thirty-nine, forty! said Grace. What now, my child?

9. Why, I was counting these children. There are just forty of them, and I wish I had enough money to take them all in.

10. Do you? Well, Grace, you know I told you I would buy that large three dollar picture for you to-morrow; now,

if you would rather use the money some other way, here it is do with it as you please.

11. 0! may I, father? Then I will take the children in-if the man will let them go in. Do you think he will, father?

12. I do not know: you must ask him. I will, said the man, when Grace told him what she wanted. You are a good little girl.

13. He then took her by the hand, and led her to the children. Children, said he, this little girl has paid me three dollars to let you all go into the tent. What do you say to that!

14. 0, thank you! thank you,

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