a was busy, andgaze till he would haveto shut the door andrun away with his handover his mouth to keepfrom tasting them. But, alas! one day he stayed too long, and before he knew it he was nibbling the fia;s. Just then he heard mamma coming. What should he do ? He had but a moment to choose, and he… … LITTLE JOES TEMPTATION. While he was thus thinking, his mother stepped across the dining-room and shut the cupboard door — snap ! She went out so quickly
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