RESPECT FOR APPEARANCES.

ON a Sunday, a lady called to her little boy, who was tossing marbles on

the side walk, to come in the house.

"Don't you know you should not be out there, my son?" said she. "Go into

the back yard, if you want to play marbles; it is Sunday."

"I will," answered the little boy; "but ain't it Sunday in the back

yard, mother?"

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