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Show tShe Tried Kindness. This story is told at the expense of a recently appointed supervitor of a public pub-lic school In Philadelphia: One day she happened to be visiting a school where CK n. young Incorrigible was undergoing punishment for a series of misdcmca-The misdcmca-The teacher cited him as "the worst, boy in the school one I can't do anything- with, I've tried everything in lhe way of punishment." t "Have you tried kindness?" was the senile Inquiry of the other lady. "I ,dld at first, but live got beyond I it the close of the session the lady asked the boy if he would call and see her on the following Saturday. A boy nrrlvod promptly at the hour appointed. The lady showed liim her best pictures, played her liveliest music and set before him a luncheon on her daintiest china, when she thought it about time to begin be-gin her little sermon. "My dear," she began, "were you not very unhappy to have to stand In the corner before all the class for punishment?" punish-ment?" "Please, ma'am," broke in th boy, yith his mouth full of cake, "that wasn't me you yaw. It was Pete, and he-gave he-gave me 10 cents to come here and take your Jawing." Philadelphia Ledger. 4 y . ft v ' : -. . |