HE KNEW
A teacher was telling her little- boysr-about .-temptation, and L showing how it sometimes' came- in the. most attractive attire. ', She used as an illustration the paw of a cat. ': ' Now,' said she, -' you have all -scen^ the- paw of ,a cat. 'It ¥ is as soft as velvet, isn't it?* " I ' Yes 'am,'- from the class. _"»'-■. 1 • ■ • - f ' And you have seen the paw of a dog?' I' ' Yes'am.' ' "- =•-«---«'--' - --"- ----- --* Well, although the catV paw seems like velvet'} there is", nevertheless, concealed in-it ssinethingMhafhurtsT" -- " "No answer. "-"" - - - - - --- • ■-- ' The dog bites,' said the teacher, '-when he is in anger ; I but what does the cat do?' ->, - ! ' Scratches,' replied the boy. ' Correct,' said the teacher, nodding her head approvingly. ' ' Now, what has the cat got that the dog hasn't?' ' Whiskers,* said the boy on the^back seat ; and the titter that ran around the class brought the lesson to' an end.
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New Zealand Tablet, 13 August 1908, Page 38
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148HE KNEW New Zealand Tablet, 13 August 1908, Page 38
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