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ALL NEW. 
I didn’t; and it was only a form, at any rate; 
but since I have really wanted to be good I 
have done differently. But I get discouraged 
about that, too, because the more I pray 
the more wrong things I see, and a great 
many things look downright wicked to me 
that I never used to care about. It makes 
my life look like your old gray frock that 
Aunt Louisa was going to mend yesterday: 
at first she thought there were only one or 
two rents, but when she held it up to the 
light it was all full of holes and frays and 
not worth mending.” 
“And what did she say?” asked Annie, 
smiling at the odd illustration. 
“ She said you must have a new one.” 
“Well, that is just what she would tell 
you. You must learn to walk in newness 
of life, as the Bible says. You know the 
words of the prayer, ‘ Create and make in us 
new and contrite heartsand that is what we 
all want in order to be good,—not just mend¬ 
ing a bit here and a bit there, but making 
over altogether. But, Netty, Aunt Louisa 
would explain this to you a great deal better 
than I can,—or Mr. Crediton.” 
