With the children on Sundays, through eye-gate, and ear-gate into the city of child-soul . active out of doors,Johnnie thinks how hard it is to be studying his lessons in what hecalls a prison of a school-room. He knows that papa and mammawill not give him permission to stay at home; so a little before nineoclock, as he saunters towards the school, Satan suggests to him toplay hookey, and when he comes to the corner of the street, look-ing back to be sure that no one sees him, he turns the corner to remainout of school, intending to come home at the regular time for dinnerand escape discovery.
With the children on Sundays, through eye-gate, and ear-gate into the city of child-soul . active out of doors,Johnnie thinks how hard it is to be studying his lessons in what hecalls a prison of a school-room. He knows that papa and mammawill not give him permission to stay at home; so a little before nineoclock, as he saunters towards the school, Satan suggests to him toplay hookey, and when he comes to the corner of the street, look-ing back to be sure that no one sees him, he turns the corner to remainout of school, intending to come home at the regular time for dinnerand escape discovery. Just as soon as he turns the corner, and evenbefore that, conscience has seen the danger, and whispersstrong and clear, Johnnie, this is wicked; you will surely get intotrouble, and you will make papa and mamma sad, and also dis-please God. Now, if Johnnie does not turn right back when con-science warns him, he is sure to go on without having any pleasureall that forenoon, because his conscience continues to warn andreprove him. Or suppose that Willie goes down the street and sees Willie is more frightened than the dog. 31 32 THE OYSTER AND THE CRAB. Browns dog a little ways off. He looks around quickly for a stone,and immediately conscience says, Now, Willie, dont hit the poordog, for the stone will cause him pain, just as it would if some onewere to hit you with a stone. But Willie does not listen to con-science. He throws the stone with all his might. It strikes on thepavement, just by the side of the dog, glances and breaks in manypieces the large plate glass in the window of the drug store. Willie is more frightened than the dog, and without a mo-ments forethought he runs around the corner, to get out of after concealing himself for a time in the alley, he stealsquietly into the house at the back door. How he dreads to meet hisfather and mother. Every time the door bell rings he thinks surelythat it is the druggist or the policeman. Oh! how this sin pains h
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