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THE SONG OF THE ANGELS.
upon the water in a boat. I mean those little girls are sinners, who, as they go home from school, fall out and quarrel, calling each other hard and wicked names, and fight, and slap, and scratch, and tear each other's clothes. I mean that little boy is a sinner who steals, or swears, or lies, or disobeys his parents, or does anything that he knows to be wrong. I mean that little girl is a sinner, who, instead of helping her kind mother, and taking care of her little brothers and sisters, only grieves her mother, troubles, and vexes, and teases all the little ones. And I mean all little boys and girls are sinners
