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WHEN dreadful accidents happen from carelessness, people often excuse themselves by saying, "I didn't think." What is the use of our senses and our reason, if we act with no reflection? A boy sometimes points a gun at a companion, and, when the explosion is heard and the sad result perceived, he says, "Oh, I didn't think it was loaded."Grayson Stevens was angry at a school-mate, and by a violent blow knocked him down upon some boards, which stunned the poor fellow, so that his recovery is doubtful. Grayson was very much provoked, and "didn't think" what he was doing.