The children in the wood- . William took his-lister by the hand,and they wandered up and down; butafter wailing a long time for the man, their t 10 THE CHILDREN hunger became very great, which theyattempted to satisfy with blackberries;but they soon devoured all that werewithin their reach; and it would havemelted a heart of stone to see how sorrow-ful they looked. As night came on, Wil-liam, who had tried all he could to comforthis sister, now wanted comfort himself;and when Jane said once more— Howhungry I am, Billy;—I b-e-lieve—I can-. not help crying.—William burst intotears. Soon after th
The children in the wood- . William took his-lister by the hand,and they wandered up and down; butafter wailing a long time for the man, their t 10 THE CHILDREN hunger became very great, which theyattempted to satisfy with blackberries;but they soon devoured all that werewithin their reach; and it would havemelted a heart of stone to see how sorrow-ful they looked. As night came on, Wil-liam, who had tried all he could to comforthis sister, now wanted comfort himself;and when Jane said once more— Howhungry I am, Billy;—I b-e-lieve—I can-. not help crying.—William burst intotears. Soon after they laid themselvesdown upon the cold earth; and putting IN THE WOOD. 11 their arms round each others ^k, therethey starved, and there they died .
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