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115 and James, two boys that lived in the same neighborhood and went to the same school. REPENTANCE. One fine morning they set out together for school as usual, but instead of going there, they hid their books in a deep hole in a rock on the road side, and went away over the meadows, and played about there the whole day. The sun shone brightly, and the tall green trees looked beautiful, with the little streams running by them sparkling in the light. The boys were delighted for some time with gathering nuts, watching the birds in their nests, and chasing butterflies and bees. But Digitized by Google
