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 to make him yelp, and now he can't ever forgive me. Oh, dear! Oh, dear!"

At this mamma looked very grave, and took Robbie in her lap and said, "I did not know that you were cruel to Tony, or you should not have had him to play with. It is very wicked for us to hurt the dumb creatures that God has given us to care for, and you did wrong. Tony can never run and bark, or play with you again; but let it be a lesson to you, always to be kind to your pets."