"Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacles? who shall dwell in
thy holy hill? He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth
evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neigh-
bour."-PSALM XV. 1-3.

NEW-YORK:

PUBLISHED BY JOHN S. TAYLOR & CO.

AT THE NEW-YORK SUNDAY SCHOOL AND JUVENILE BOOK
DEPOSITORY, BRICK CHUPCH CHAPEL,
145 NASSAU STREET.

1842.

HARVARD

COLLEGE

APR 25 1888

LIBRARY

J Harvey Theat.

BACKBITING.

"STAY a little, Caroline," said Miss Dale, "and tell me the rest when Martha returns: she will be here shortly."

"Oh no, sister," exclaimed Caroline,—" I would not repeat it in her presence on any ac

count."

"Why not? Surely it is better that she should hear it from yourself than from me, who may not remember it correctly."

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"Then I promise you, Francis, that I will you nothing more on the subject," said CaroCC angry: you could not suppose that I meant Martha to hear of it again."

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"My dear sister,” replied Miss Dale, "we do not seem to understand each other. Let us look