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Show Mac1- Intention Good. "The 'late George MacDonald, the Ensllsh novelist," Bald nn editor, "bd a great fondness for children. He wrote charming fairy tales and I often heard him entertain children with delightful de-lightful stories. At tho same time he disliked troublesome, Inquisitive youngsters and to n lad of this type to myself, to be frank he onco told a dry little tale. "He said that a man hurrying out Df a nostofilce one day knocked down ft boy who wen trying to sell him to'-e matr i "'Oh, did I hurt you, ny lad?" tho man asked. "'No, sir; not at all, air,' replied the boy, as he picked himself up, imlllng. "'Well, I r.eant to,' said the man, and, knocking tho boy down ngaln, ho hurried off." |