[Mailany-main] Ted families feel more like complaining-, than of the unwill

[Hodgens <blu...@ve...>]

E and talent. Some days after this the boys were going a fishing. Henry
had a beautiful fishing-rod, which his father had bought for him.
George--for by that name I shall call the boy who abused Henry--was very
desirous of borrowing this fishing-rod, and yet was ashamed to ask for
it. At last, however, he summoned courage, and called out to Henry upon
the play-ground-- "Henry, will you lend me your rod to go a fishing?" "O
yes," said Henry; "if you will go home with me, I will get it for you
now." Poor George felt ashamed enough for what he had done. But he went
home with Henry to get the rod. They went up into the barn together, and
when Henry had taken his fishing-tackle from the place in which he kept
it, he said to George, "I have a new line in the house, which father
bought me the other day; you may have that too, if you want it." George
could hardly hold up his head, he felt so ashamed. However, Henry went
and got the new line, and placed it upon the rod, and gave them into
George's hand. A few days after this, George told me about it. "Why,"
said he, "I never felt so ashamed in my life. And one thing is certain,
I will never call Henry names again." Now, who does not admire the
conduct of Henry in this affair? This forgiving spirit is what God
requires. The child w