Naughty, naughty

“Naughty Boy” from The Diadem. Philadelphia: Carey& Hart, 126 Chesnut Street. 1845.

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Not all children were idealized in gift books. Here, a young boy has gotten in trouble at school. He stands pouting in a corner, his shirt ripped, with his book on a bench and his slate shattered into a hundred pieces on the floor. His curly hair and chubby cheeks will not get him out of his punishment this time!

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