Kansas City: Humoristic Publishing Co., [1888]

In a format similar to the Spanish aleluya this colourful series of images sets out the consequences of lying by using the story of a girl who tells her mother a white lie. She is found out, and later (wrongly) accused of other greater misdeeds for which someone else was responsible. The shame and sorrow of her mother’s disappointment lead her to repentance and all ends well. Such a story may appear simplistic to modern readers, but it was an easy and entertaining way in which to impart a message to an uneducated audience.

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