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 150 REPENTANCE.. James was slowly walking to school one fine summer morning, when looking over the fence of old Mr. L.'s orchard, he saw a fine plum-tree, loaded with bright red fruit. He laid down his book, looked first one way and then the other, to see if anybody was coming, then, placing his feet on a high rock, began to make prepa- ration for climbing the fence. "I'll first go and see if there are any on the ground," thought he. "It would be steal- ing to take one off the tree, but if there should be any fallen off, I might just as well have them as the little birds and in- sects. I am sure it will not be stealing. Digitized by Google 1 1