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rell he repays our care of him. What gra- tude! What tenderness! How well he rofits by our lessons ! I never heard him ell a falsehood; always cheerful and doc- e; in fact I dote on him-how is it possi-. le not to love so amiable a child?” “I rant this," said the husband; "but not- withstanding, yon have suffered him to con- ract a habit which will hereafter render him miserable.”—“ Render him miserable! ny dear, you frighten me; explain your- elf, I beg, my dear.”—"Yes," replied he father, “he is sometimes so passionate that he will soon strike those who refuse to comply with his caprices. It is true, he has never so far forgotten himself as to shew is any traces of this disposition, but with his companions, and the servants, were you to see the imperious manner in which he behaves, you would be shocked. In short, only yesterday (I have now forgot- ten what was the cause of it) he struck Mi- chael with a stick. His nurse came, and she could not by any means bring him to reason. Every day, when we are absent, some such affair takes place. I can assure you I am extremely uneasy about it.”-
