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and, getting out unobserved, would again join in the game. One day, however, as he was coming out of a bag of cherry-stones, where he                   had been pilfering as usual, the boy to                    whom it belonged chanced to see him. “Ah, ha! my little Tommy," said the                   boy, “so I have caught you stealing my                    cherry-stones at last, and you shall be re-                    warded for your thievish tricks." On                   saying this, he drew the string tight round his neck, and gave the bag such a hearty shake, that poor little Tom's legs, thighs and body, were sadly bruised. He rear- ed out with pain, and begged to be let out, promising never to be guilty of such bad practices again. A short time afterwards, his mother was making a batter-pudding, and Tom, being very anxious to see how it was made, climbed up to the edge of the bowl; but, unfortunately, his foot slip- ped, and he plumped over head and ears into the batter, unobserved by his moth- er, who stirred him into the pudding- bag, and put him in the pot to boil. The batter had filled Tom's mouth, and prevented him from crying; but,