ADOPTING THEIR ADVICE.
"Be observant, my son," said Willies father. "Cultivate the habit of seeing, and you will be a successful man."
"Yes," added his uncle. "Don't go through the world blindly. Learu
to use your eyes,
"Little boys who are observing know a great deal more than those who are not," his aunt put in.
Willie took this advice to heart
Next day he informed his mother that he had been observing things.
"Uncle's got a bottle of whisky hidden in his trunk," he said. "Aunt Jane's got an extra set of teeth in her drawer, aud father's got a pack of cards behind the books in his desk." "The little sneak!" exclaimed the members of the family indicated.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 9018, 18 March 1908, Page 6
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