You are Wise. Father William
Little. William liked strawberries, and little William's father had a straw borry bed. Enough said • "Will you swear to ir.-e on your honour that you b«vov touch my strawberries?" inquired little William's father with switch suspended. Li' ile Will-am twore. Oh, little- William ! "Well,** 6aid his parent, '-this time I will let you off. Bu-t, s&c- hej« !" H« produced a lump of chalk, and pretended to chalk little WilKajnr's lips. In reality it was only his finger that ho rubbed over tihem. "Now," be said, "when I come back, from town this afternoon, we'll ccc whether you've bean a good boy or not." And with simulated carelessness ha tossed the chalk on to the ground. . When he returned bo examined littie William's lips. They w«re covered with a thick white layer of chalk. TJvdn -ha fed littla William uoaUizs.
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Otago Witness, Volume 06, Issue 2899, 6 October 1909, Page 90
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144You are Wise. Father William Otago Witness, Volume 06, Issue 2899, 6 October 1909, Page 90
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