The Penitent Boy; or, Sin Brings Sorrow

REVISED BY D. P. KIDDER.
New-York.
PUBLISHED BY LANE & SCOTT, FOR THE SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 200 MULBERRY-ST.
Joseph Longking, Printer. 1851.
Do lend me your new knife, which mamma gave you, asked Samuel; I want to cut notches in my stick, and play Robinson Crusoe: do, will you, Alfred?
No, I cannot Sam; so do not ask any more. I wish you would not tease me for my knife; you cannot have it; I do not want it hurt.
Well, but you lent it to cousin James, on Monday, and he did not spoil it, did he?
Now do be quiet, Samuel; I cannot lend it to you, so that is all I shall say.
Why I never saw you so cross, Alfred.
Yes, I am cross, I know. I feel very cross and uncomfortable, so do not ask any more about the knife.
Just then an aunt of the little boys entered the room, and Samuel turned to her in his trouble.
Now do not you think, aunt, Alfred ought to lend me his knife, just for a minute, to cut a Robinson Crusoe stick?