A struggle like this, between the principles of _duty and honesty_, among children so very young, must prove highly interesting to all who love them, and exemplifies, beyond a doubt, the immense advantage of early instruction.
Another thing to be noticed is, a regard for _truth_.

Nothing is so delightful as this.

There is no conversation so agreeable as that of the man of integrity, who hears without any design to betray, and speaks without any intention to deceive; and this admitted, we should strive to the utmost to induce children to remember it.

But our success, in a great measure, will depend on the means we employ.

Many children are frightened into falsehood by the injudicious methods of those who have the care of them.