FANNY IN TROUBLE.

After waiting a few moments, Fanny said
in a faltering voice, “I am very vexed with
myself, grandpapa. I got up this morning,
determined to be careful, and say nothing
but what was quite true, all this day ; because
I promised mamma to try and cure myself
of my bad habit of exaggerating ; and, here,
before breakfast is over, everybody is find-
ing fault with me, for what I say about
Harry. I do not want to make him out to
be worse than he is; but I am afraid that
he will be ill-tempered and cross to Arthur,
as he is to Charlie and to me; andso I said
he was cruel and horrid. Perhaps they are
wrong words, but what am I to say when
T feel as if they were the right ones? Auntie
Mimmie, what must I do? J feel that I
dislike him very much. and that he is a
nasty, cruel, teazing boy.”

*You must try to alter your feelings,
first, Fanny. ‘Try to be more gentle and
kind in your thoughts of him; and then
your words will be gentler, and kinder, too.
Harry is not an amiable boy, I grant; but

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