ONCE there was a bad little boy 

 whose name was Jim — though, 

 if you will notice, you will find 

 that bad little boys are nearly always 

 called James in your Sunday-school 

 books. It was strange, but still it 

 was true that this one was, called Jim. 

 He didn't have any sick mother 

 either — a sick mother who was pious 

 and had the consumption, and would 

 be glad to lie down in the grave and 

 be at rest but for the strong love she 

 bore her boy, and the anxiety she 

 felt that the world might be harsh and cold towards him when she was gone. 

 Most bad boys in the Sunday-books are named James, and have sick mothers, 



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