Excerpt from Simple Stories for Children<br><br>Here we see what happy effects are some times produced by an amiable steady temper; how it favours the possessor, and grains~him the esteem of good' people. George sawthat keeping company with Adolphus added tobis own credit, and gained him abetter reputation. How'shonld young people prize such com panions, who not only add to their youthful felicity, but gain' them commendation in the eyes ofother people!<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.