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Show To Incline Toward Mercy. Jim had been far from a good boy during the day and toward nightfall he realized the fact fully. Being well acquainted with the workings of family fam-ily discipline, he essayed a little diplomacy. di-plomacy. "Shall you tell father' about me?" he inquired of his mother. "Certainly I shall tell him," responded respond-ed bis mother, . with sorrowful firmness. firm-ness. "Shall you tell him before dinner or after dinner ?" asked the culprit. "After dinner," was the announcement. announce-ment. "Mother," and Jim gave a wiggle of anticipation, "couldn't you have a blueberry pudding for his dessert? Couldn't you do that much for me, mother?" Youth's Companion. |