"
Pablo laughed.
"See, Edward, he's laughing; put him in the pitfall again, and let him
stay there till he says he's sorry."
"I very sorry now, Missy Edith--but cat bite me," said Pablo.
"Well, if pussy did, it didn't hurt you much; and what did I tell you
this morning out of the Bible?--that you must forgive them who behave
ill to you."
"Yes, Missy Edith, you tell me all that, and so I do; I forgive pussy
'cause she bite me, but I kick her for it."
"That's not forgiveness, is it, Edward? You should have forgiven it at
once, and not kicked it at all."
"Miss Edith, when pussy bite me, pussy hurt me, make me angry, and I
give her a kick; then I think what you tell me, and I do as you tell
me. I forgive pussy with all my heart."
"I think you must forgive Pablo, Edith," said Edward, "if it is only
to set him a good example."
"Well, I will this time; but if he kicks pussy again he must be put in
the pitfall--mind that, Pablo."
"Yes, Missy Edith, I go into pitfall, and then you cry, and ask Master
Edward to take me out. When you have me put in pitfall, then you not
good Christian, 'cause you not forgive; when you cry and take me out,
then you good Christian once more."
By this conversation it will appear to the reader that they had been
trying to impress Pablo with the principles of the Christian religion
--and such was the case; Edith having been one of the most active in
the endeavor, although very young for a missionary.
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