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[Illustration]
CISSY BELL’S heart was so tender that it made her feel very badly even
to hear of anything getting hurt. One day her brother Will and his
friend Tom were telling how a big dog chased a cat, and nearly
frightened her to death, when Cissy cried out, “O, what a bad, bad dog!
what made him want to hurt kitty?”
“Why, we told him to; he isn’t a bad dog,” said Will.
Then Cissy’s cheeks grew red and her eyes flashed as she said, “You is
bad boys; what for you want kitty hurted? God don’t want kitties to be
hurted;” and then the little preacher broke down and sobbed out the rest
on mamma’s shoulder.
Will and Tom both got red in the face and pretty soon walked off; but
they did not soon forget the lesson Cissy taught them.
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