3. They put a pole under the handle of the basket, and each then took hold
of an end of the pole. In this way they could carry the basket very
nicely.
4. Now the older boy thought, "My brother Tom does not know about this
pole.
5. "If I slip the basket near him, his side will be heavy, and mine light;
but if the basket is in the middle of the pole, it will be as heavy for me
as it is for him.
6. "Tom does not know this as I do. But I will not do it. It would be
wrong, and I will not do what is wrong."
7. Then he slipped the basket quite near his own end of the pole. His load
was now heavier than that of his little brother.
8. Yet he was happy; for he felt that he had done right. Had he deceived
his brother, he would not have felt at all happy.
LESSON XVII.
bus'y (biz'zy) mis'chief looked un'to glee
con triv'ing ring'lets nod'dle drew nun
press'ing fin'gers car'pet wise lips
em brace' pon'der lash'es climb true
MY GOOD-FOR-NOTHING.
1.
"What are you good for, my brave little man?
Answer that question for me, if you can,--
You, with your fingers as white as a nun,--
You, with your ringlets as bright as the sun.
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