Show CHILDREN CHILDRENS S SMALL DECEITS signs of depravity in little ones that bode ill for their future natural deprai depravity ity of the youthful mind was lully fully shown in a north sla 11 confectionery tore when tl three tree little gir s en an ered the shop in li it man i e a a d n aue a beeline lor for the cand candy court er cr in ili the rear their faces wor or an on of injured inno enca sas says ne on cn cao abune ue I 1 what do you want now the u ou i ionian who was propriety etc 0 the p ace inquired oh said the eldest girl bare b tre y seven jears ears old jerking her elbo v ex e pre bev ly in the direct on ot of on of 0 her sma I 1 compan ons she gai gave e vou ou a it C el istead of a cent the 0 d woman went behind the counter and too tou out a tin box containing a num br of coppers she beere peered d into the th e b x t she shook it to ma a sure tarri N was as no me rite el lurking among the other coins and then held it the noses of the little girls exclaiming sharply I 1 nere now do you see any ni ill I 1 el there therel without replying the girls filed oat of tae we slop each face clouded by aa an expression ol 01 hopeless disappoint ment loa wouldn t believe it eaid said the old woman bitterly I 1 wouldn t be lieve it myself it if I 1 didn dian t stand here all day and see it with my own e e the deceits of children are almost enough to drive me crazy they loi los you ight in the face with angel eyes and lie lo 10 to you as easily as it if their tongues were oiled many a penny I 1 lost because I 1 could not believe thu thit mere babes were trying to swindle me when I 1 catch them at it they run ait just as thoe thos girls did without savin anything that does not I 1 rep t ic icer from coming back h he re again tho gh the boys around here are just a bad as the girls half a doz n boa bo were in here getting candy one dal da a d they had got their candy ane ai haan t paid for it when a boy his ills head in the door and shou ed say missus your sign has tumi cumi ei cc down his eyes bulged out as if hf h was scared seared and my heart gave such a jump that I 1 could scarcely get out t tithe s dewalk the sign was all r the boss left the store by a rear door while I 1 was lookia g tor for the boy at af they declared tha they pa d for the candy when they got it it i dreadful to th what men and worn wom en ell these bos and girls will bs be when they grow up |