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 THE SONG OF THE ANGELS. 229 Suppose that one of you had done something wrong, and I was to charge you with it, and you were to deny it, and I should take you to your parents and say to them, this little child has been guilty of such and such a sin, and will not ac- knowledge it nor feel sorry for it; I must, therefore, ask you to punish it; if a little boy, give him a good sound whipping; if a little girl, shut her up for some time, until she repents and acknowledges it. Your parents agree with me in the neces- sity of punishing you; and supposing when you find them just about to put it into execution, and you see no hope of Digitized by Google