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GOODY TWO-SHOES
A FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION
OF THE

EDITION OF 1766 WITH AN INTRODUCTION

BY

CHARLES WELSH

GRIFFITH & FARRAN

Successors to Newbery & Harris WEST CORNER OF ST PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, LONDON

1881

INTRODUCTION.
8n The London Chronicle for ,ecember )@--9anuary ), )*+4--the following ad ertisement a##eared%-AThe Philoso#hers, Politicians, <ecromancers, and the $earned in e ery &aculty are desired to obser e that on the )st of 9anuary, being <ew "earBs ,ay C(h, that we may all lead new $i esDE, ?r <ewbery intends to #ublish the following im#ortant olumes, bound and gilt, and hereby in ites all his little friends who are good to call for them at the Bible and Sun, in StPaulBs :hurchyard% but those who are naughty are to ha e none! ) The 'enowned 7istory of Giles Gingerbread% a little boy who li ed u#on ! learning! . ! The Easter GiftF or the way to be goodF a book much wanted! 3 The >hitsuntide Gift% or the way to be ha##yF a book ery necessary for all ! families! 0 The Galentine Gift% or how to beha e with honour, integrity, and humanity% ! ery useful with a Trading <ation! 4 The &airing% or a golden #resent for children! 8n which they can see all the ! fun of the fair, and at home be as ha##y as if they were there, a Book of great conseHuence to all whom it may concern!

A>e are also desired to gi e notice that there is in the Press, and s#eedily will be #ublished either by subscri#tion or otherwise, as the Public shall #lease to determine, The 7istory of $ittle Goody Two Shoes, otherwise called ?argery Two Shoes! Printed and sold at The Bible and Sun in St PaulBs :hurchyard, where may be had all ?r <ewberyBs little books for the children and youth of these kingdoms and the colonies! <ew Editions of those which were out of #rint are now re#ublished! AThe #ublication of the $illi#utian System of Politics is #ost#oned till the meeting of Parliament! This work, which will be re#lete with cuts and characters, is not intended to eIalt or de#ress any #articular country, to su##ort the #ride of any #articular family, or to feed the folly of any

#articular #arty, but tostimulate the mind to irtue, to #romote uni ersal bene olence, to make mankind ha##y! Those who would know more of the matter may enHuire of ?r <ewbery!A This Huaint and curious announcement, with its sly humour and serious #layfulness, is characteristic of the house of 9ohn <ewbery, in the latter #art of the last centuryF and there is no need to s#eak here of the fame of the books for children which he #ublishedF Athe #hilanthro#ic #ublisher of St PaulBs :hurchyard,A as Goldsmith calls him, conferred inestimable benefits u#on thousands of little folk, of both high and low estate! 8t is said of Southey when a child that AThe well-known #ublishers of AGoody Two Shoes,A AGiles Gingerbread,A and other such delectable histories, insiI#enny books for children, s#lendidly bound in the flowered and gilt ,utch #a#er of former days, sent him twenty such olumes, and laid the foundation of a lo e of books which grew with the childBs growth, and did not cease e en when the acant mind and eye could only gaJe in #iteous, though blissful imbecility u#on the things they lo ed!A1A5 ?any of these little books ha e been doubtless long since forgotten, though they did not deser e such a fateF but the name of AGoody Two ShoesA is still familiar to the ears of English children, though the book itself may be unknown to thousands of little ones of this later generation! AGoody Two ShoesA was #ublished in A#ril )*+4, and few nursery books ha e had a wider circulation, or ha e retained their #osition so long! The number of editions that ha e been #ublished both in England and America is legion, and it has a##eared in mutilated ersions under the aus#ices of numerous #ublishing houses in $ondon and the #ro inces, although of late years there ha e been no new issues! E en in )-/., :harles $amb in writing to :oleridge, said-A AGoody Two ShoesA is almost out of #rint! ?rs BarbauldBs stuff has banished all the old classics of the nursery, and the sho#man at <ewberyBs hardly deigned to reach them off an old eI#loded corner of a shelf, when ?ary asked for them! ?rs BarbauldBs and ?rs TrimmerBs nonsense lay in #iles about! =nowledge,insignificant and a#id as ?rs BarbauldBs books con ey, it seems must come to a child in the sha#e of knowledgeF and his em#ty noddle must be turned with conceit of his own #owers when he has learnt that a horse is an animal, and Billy is better than a horse, and such like, instead of that beautiful interest in wild tales, which made the child a man, while all the time he sus#ected himself to be no bigger than a child! Science has succeeded to #oetry no less in the little walks of children than with men! 8s there no #ossibility of a erting this sore e ilK Think what you would ha e been now, if instead of being fed with tales and old wi esB fables in childhood, you had been crammed with geogra#hy and natural historyD A7ang themD--8 mean the cursed Barbauldcrew, those blights and blasts of all that is human in man and child!A1B5

There must, howe er, be many #arents still li ing who remember the delight that the little story ga e them in their younger days, and they will, no doubt, be #leased to see it once more in the form which was then so familiar to them! The children of to-day, too, will look on it with some curiosity, on account of the fact that it is one of the oldest of our nursery tales, and amused and edified their grand-#arents and great grand-#arents when they were children, while they cannot fail to be attracted by its sim#le, #retty, and interesting story!

The Huestion of the authorshi# of the book is still an unsettled one! 8t was at one time commonly attributed to (li er Goldsmith, and no one who reads the book will consider it to be unworthy of the #oetBs #en! >e find, howe er, in <icholBs $iterary Anecdotes, that A8t is not #erha#s generally known that to ?r Griffith 9ones, and a brother of his, ?r Giles 9ones, in conjunction with ?r 9ohn <ewbery, the #ublic are indebted for the origin of those numerous and #o#ular little books for the amusement and instruction of children which ha e been e er since recei ed with uni ersal a##robation! The $illi#utian histories of Goody Two Shoes, Giles Gingerbread, Tommy Tri#, Lc!, Lc!, are remarkable #roofs of the bene olent minds of the #rojectors of this #lan ofinstruction, and res#ectable instances of the accommodation of su#erior talents to the feeble intellects of infantine felicity!A ?r Giles 9ones was the grandfather of the late ?r >inter 9ones, formerly the Princi#al $ibrarian of the British ?useum, and the book is attributed to the first-named gentleman in the catalogue of the British ?useum! 8t is claimed also that the book offers internal e idence in su##ort of ?r Giles 9onesB authorshi#, inasmuch as Goody Two Shoes becomes $ady 9ones, and one of the #rominent families in the book is also named 9ones! Beyond this, howe er, there a##ears to be no e idence as to ?r Giles 9ones being the writer, and 8 think something may be said as to the claim on behalf of the #oet Goldsmith, although 8 am by no means anIious that thehonour of ha ing written it should be ascribed either to the one or to the other% the following remarks, which are mainly taken from an article 8 contributed to the Athenum in A#ril )--), are offered sim#ly as s#eculations which may not be without interest to lo ers of the little book! They may, #erha#s, show that there is some reason for attributing the work to (li er Goldsmith, although, of course, it is not claimed that they absolutely establish the fact! 7a ing occasion to eIamine carefully as many of the books for children #ublished by 9ohn <ewbery as 8 could #rocure Cand they are as scarce as blackberries in midwinter, for what among books has so brief a life as a nursery bookKE, 8 was struck while #erusing them with a certain distinct literary fla our, so tos#eak, which a##eared to be common to a grou# of little olumes, all #ublished about the same #eriod! These were% AGoody Two Shoes,A AGiles Gingerbread,A ATom ThumbBs &olio,A AThe $illi#utian ?agaJine,A AThe $illi#utian ?asHuerade,A AThe Easter Gift,A AA Pretty Plaything,A AThe &airing,A ABe ?erry and >ise,A AThe GalentineBs Gift,A APretty

Poems for the Amusement of :hildren Three &eet 7igh,A AA Pretty Book of Pictures,A ATom Telesco#e,A and a few others! 8 gi e abbre iated titles only, but if s#ace #ermitted 8 mould like to Huote them in fullF they are remarkable no less for their curious Huaintness and their cle er ingenuity than for their attracti eness to both #arents Cwho, it must not be forgotten, are more often the real buyersof childrenBs booksE and the young #eo#le for whom they were written, and they are in themsel es most entertaining and amusing reading! This grou# of little books #ossesses, moreo er, another characteristic that is sufficiently remarkable of itself to be noticed! >hile they all e ince a real genius for writing in a style suited to the ca#acities of little folk, there is a nameless something about them which, far more than is the case with thousands of other books for the young, is calculated to enforce the attention and eIcite the interest of Achildren of a larger growth!A <ow one of this little grou#, AThe $illi#utian ?agaJine,A is attributed in the British ?useum :atalogue to (li er GoldsmithF and so strong is the family likeness in all the books 8 ha e mentioned,that 8 cannot but belie e they are all by the same hand--a belief which 8 think will be shared by any one who will take the trouble to com#are them carefully! But 8 should ad ise him to rely on the <ewbery editions alone, for grie ously garbled ersions of nearly e ery one of these books ha e been issued from many different houses throughout the country! ?any authorities ha e su##orted the iew that Goldsmith was the author of AGoody Two Shoes!A :ons#icuous among them was >ashington 8r ing, who says, A8t is suggested with great #robability that he wrote for ?r <ewbery the famous nursery story of BGoody Two Shoes!BA 8t is said also that >illiam Godwin held this o#inionF and 8 belie e there is authority forstating that the ?isses Bewick, the daughters of the celebrated engra er, who illustrated an edition of the book for T! Saint, of <ewcastle, understood from their father that it was by (li er Goldsmith! But let us turn to the book itself and see if it furnishes any e idence on the #oint! The ery title, with its Huaint #hrasing, shows no common genius, and as >ashington 8r ing says, Abears the stam# of his 1GoldsmithBs5 sly and #layful humour!A As the book was #ublished in )*+4, it would most likely ha e been written just at the time when Goldsmith was working most industriously in the ser ice of <ewbery C)*+3-0E, at which #eriod it will be remembered that he was li ing near <ewbery at 8slington, and his #ublisher was #aying for his board and lodging! >ithout, of course, claiming that similarity of idea in different writings necessarily betokens the same authorshi#, 8 think the #arallels that are to be found in this little book, with many of the sentiments in (li er GoldsmithBs acknowledged work--to say nothing of the almost uni ersally recogniJed likeness to GoldsmithBs style that is found in AGoody Two ShoesA may fairly be considered as throwing some light u#on the Huestion! The most striking of these #arallels is #erha#s that furnished by the curious little #olitical #reface to the work--a #reface which is Huite unnecessary to the book, and 8 think would only ha e been inserted by one who was full of

the unjustnesses at which he was #re#aring to aim a still hea ier blow! 8ndescribing the #arish of ?ouldwell, where little ?argery was born, an eIact #icture is drawn of AThe ,eserted Gillage,A where
(ne only master gras#s the whole domain And half a tillage tints thy smiling #lainF

And where
---- the man of wealth and #ride Takes u# a s#ace that many a #oor su##lied% S#ace for his lakes his #arkBs eItended bounds, S#ace for his horses, eHui#age, and hounds!

And by this and other tyrannies, and being also

Scourged by famine from the smiling land,

for he was Aunfortunate in his businessA at about the same time, Sir Timothy accom#lishes his aim, and
8ndignant s#urns the cottage from the green!

'uined by this o##ression, #oor ?r?eanwell is turned out of doors, and flew to another #arish for succour!
>here, then, ahD where shall #o erty reside To Bsca#e the #ressure of contiguous #rideK

Sir Timothy, howe er, suffers for his injustice and wickedness, for Agreat #art of the land lay untilled for some years, which was deemed a just reward for such diabolical #roceedings!A
8ll fares the land, to hastening ills a #rey, >here wealth accumulates and men decay!

?iss :harlotte "onge, to whom 8 shall refer again, lays u#on this% A8f the conjecture be true which attributes this tale to (li er Goldsmith, we ha e seen the same s#irit which #rom#ted his #oem of BThe ,eserted Gillage,B namely, indignation and dismay at the discouragement of small holdings in the early #artof the eighteenth century!A1:5 8ndeed, it may well be that we ha e in this #reface e en a more true #icture of $issoy than that gi en in the #oem, which, as ?r >illiam Black says in his monogra#h on Goldsmith, Ais there seen through the softening and beautifying mist of years!A ?uch more might be said of the characteristics of this little book, which contains so much that reminds us not only of the style but the matter of many of GoldsmithBs writings! ?iss "onge says% AThere is a certain dry humour in some #assages and a tenderness in others that incline us much to the belief that it could come from no one else but the writer of BThe Gicar of >akefieldBand BThe ,eserted Gillage!B 8ndeed, we could almost imagine that ,r Primrose himself had described the #anic at the su##osed ghost in the church in the same tone as the ride to church, the family #ortrait, or the gross of green s#ectacles!B1,5 >e find in AGoody Two ShoesA e ery one of those distincti e Hualities of GoldsmithBs writings which ?r >illiam Black so well summariJes in the book already referred to--Ahis genuine and tender

#athos, that ne er at any time erges on the affected or theatricalFA his AHuaint, delicate, delightful humourFA his Abroader humour, that is not afraid to #ro oke the wholesome laughter of mankind by dealing with common and familiar waysand manners and menFA his Achoiceness of dictionFA his Alightness and grace of touch, that lend a charm e en toA his Aordinary hack work!A

The re#rint which is here #resented is a #hotogra#hic facsimile of the earliest com#lete co#y that we ha e been able to #rocure! 9udging from fragments of earlier editions in the #ossession of the #ublishers, it would a##ear to be #rinted from eIactly the same ty#es as the original issue of A#ril )*+4! The co#y from which the re#rint is made was kindly lent to the #ublishers by ?r Ernest 7artley :oleridge, whose collection at the South =ensington ?useum of eighteenth century books for children is well known! The actual siJe of that book is 0 inches by .-3M0, but it has been thought better to #rint on somewhat larger #a#er! The original is bound in the once familiar ,utch flowered and gilt #attern #a#er, and we had ho#ed to #resent there#rint in a similar co er, but it was found im#ossible, as nothing like it could be #rocured, nor could the manufacturers of the #resent day eIactly re#roduce it!
1&ootnote A% Essays from the Times! 'obert Southey! By Samuel Philli#s, ##! )+--)+@, ol! i!5 1&ootnote B% See AThe >orks of :harles $amb!A By Percy &itJgerald, ?!A!, &!S!A! Gol! )! Page 0./! $ondon% E! ?oIon L :o!, )-*+!5 1&ootnote :% AA Storehouse of Stories,A #! +@, &irst Series!5 1&ootnote ,% AA Storehouse of Stories,A &irst Series, #reface!5

THE

HISTORY
OF

Li !" GOODY TWO-SHOES#

(therwise called,

M$%. MARGERY TWO-SHOES.

WITH
The ?eans by which she acHuired her $earning and >isdom, and in conseHuence thereof her EstateF set forth at large for the Benefit of those,
Who from a State of Rags and Care And having Shoes but half a Pair; Their Fortune and their Fame would fi ! And gallo" in a Coach and Si #

See the (riginal ?anuscri#t in the $atican at Rome, and the :uts by %ichael Angelo! 8llustrated with the :omments of our great modern :ritics!

T&" T H I R D

E D I T I O N.

LONDON: Printed for 9! <E>BE'", at the &ible and Sun in St! Paul's(Church()ard! )*++! 1Price SiI-#ence!5

TO ALL

Y'()* G") !"+") ,)- L,-i"%,

>ho are good, or intend to be good,

T&i% B O O .
8s inscribed by Their old &riend

8n St! PaulBs :hurch-yard!

T&" R")'/)"-

HISTORY
OF

Li !" GOODY TWO-SHOES#

:ommonly called,

O!- GOODY TWO-SHOES.

P A RT I.

8<T'(,;:T8(<!

By the Editor!

All the >orld must allow, that Two Shoes was not her real <ame! <oF her &atherBs <ame was %eanwellF and he was for many "ears a considerable &armer in the Parish where %arger* was bornF but by the?isfortunes which he met with in Business, and the wicked Persecutions of Sir Timoth* +ri"e, and an o er-grown &armer called +ras"all, he was effectually ruined! The :ase was thus! The Parish of %ouldwell where they li ed, had for many Ages been let by the $ord of the ?anor into twel e different &arms, in which the Tenants li ed comfortably, brought u# large &amilies, and carefully su##orted the #oor Peo#le who laboured for themF until the Estate by ?arriage and by ,eath came into the 7ands of Sir Timoth*! This Gentleman, who lo ed himself better than all his <eighbours, thought it less Trouble to write one 'ecei#t for his 'ent than twel e, and &armer +ras"all offering to take all the &arms as the $eases eI#ired, Sir Timoth* agreed with him, and in Process ofTime he was #ossessed of e ery &arm, but that occu#ied by little %arger*'s &atherF which he also wantedF for as ?r! %eanwell was a charitable good ?an, he stood u# for the Poor at the Parish ?eetings, and was unwilling to ha e them o##ressed by Sir Timoth*, and this a aricious &armer!--9udge, oh kind, humane and courteous 'eader, what a terrible Situation the Poor must be in, when this co etous ?an was #er#etual ( erseer, and e ery Thing for their ?aintenance was drawn from his hard 7eart and cruel 7and! But he was not only #er#etual ( erseer, but #er#etual :hurch-wardenF and judge, oh ye :hristians, what State the :hurch must be

in, when su##orted by a ?an without 'eligion or Girtue! 7e was also #er#etual Sur eyor of the 7ighways, and what Sort of 'oads he ke#t u# for the:on enience of Tra ellers, those best know who ha e had the ?isfortune to be obliged to #ass throB that Parish!--:om#laints indeed were made, but to what Pur#ose are :om#laints, when brought against a ?an, who can hunt, drink, and smoak with the $ord of the ?anor, who is also the 9ustice of PeaceK The (##osition which little %arger*'s &ather made to this ?anBs Tyranny, ga e (ffence to Sir Timoth*, who endea oured to force him out of his &armF and to oblige him to throw u# the $ease, ordered both a Brick =iln and a ,ogkennel to be erected in the &armerBs (rchard! This was contrary to $aw, and a Suit was commenced, in which %arger*'s &ather got the better! The same (ffence was again committed three different Times, and as many Actions brought,in all of which the &armer had a Gerdict and :osts #aid himF but notwithstanding these Ad antages, the $aw was so eI#ensi e, that he was ruined in the :ontest, and obliged to gi e u# all he had to his :reditorsF which effectually answered the Pur#ose of Sir Timoth*, who erected those <uisances in the &armerBs (rchard with that 8ntention only! Ah, my dear 'eader, we brag of $iberty, and boast of our $aws% but the Blessings of the one, and the Protection of the other, seldom fall to the $ot of the PoorF and es#ecially when a rich ?an is their Ad ersary! 7ow, in the <ame of Goodness, can a #oor >retch obtain 'edress, when thirty Pounds are insufficient to try his :auseK >here is he to find ?oney to see :ouncil, or how can he #lead his :ause himself Ce en if hewas #ermittedE when our $aws are so obscure, and so multi#lied, that an Abridgment of them cannot be contained in fifty Golumes in &olioK

As soon as ?r! %eanwell had called together his :reditors, Sir Timoth* seiJed for a "earBs 'ent, and turned the &armer, his >ife, little %arger*, and her Brother out of ,oors, without any of the <ecessaries of $ife to su##ort them! 18llustration5 This elated the 7eart of ?r! +ras"all, this crowned his 7o#es, and filled the ?easure of his 8niHuityF for besides gratifying his 'e enge, this ?anBs ( erthrow ga e him the sole ,ominion of the Poor, whom he de#ressed and abused in a ?anner too horrible to mention!

%arger*'s &ather flew into another Parish for Succour, and all those who were able to mo e left their ,wellings and sought Em#loyment elsewhere, as they found it would be im#ossible to li e under the Tyranny of two such Peo#le! The ery old, the ery lame and the blind were obliged to stay behind, and whether they were star ed, or what became of them, 7istory does not sayF but the :haracter of the great Sir Timoth*, and his a aricious Tenant, were so infamous, that nobody would work for them by the ,ay, andSer ants were afraid to engage themsel es by the "ear, lest any unforeseen Accident should lea e them Parishioners in a Place, where they knew they must #erish miserablyF so that great Part of the $and lay untilled for some "ears, which was deemed a just 'eward for such diabolical Proceedings! But what, says the 'eader, can occasion all thisK ,o you intend this for :hildren, ?r! <E>BE'"K >hy, do you su##ose this is written by ?r! <E>BE'", SirK This may come from another 7and! This is not the Book, Sir, mentioned in the Title, but the 8ntroduction to that BookF and it is intended, Sir, not for those Sort of :hildren, but for :hildren of siI &eet high, of which, as my &riend has justly obser ed, there are many ?illions in the =ingdomF and these'eflections, Sir, ha e been rendered necessary, by the unaccountable and diabolical Scheme which many Gentlemen now gi e into, of laying a <umber of &arms into one, and ery often of a whole Parish into one &armF which in the End must reduce the common Peo#le to a State of Gassalage, worse than that under the Barons of old, or of the :lans in ScotlandF and will in Time de#o#ulate the =ingdom! But as you are tired of the Subject, 8 shall take myself away, and you may isit Little %arger*! So, Sir, your Ser ant, The E,8T('!

C H A P.

I.

,ow and about Little ?argery and her Brother!

:are and ,iscontent shortened the ,ays of $ittle %arger*'s &ather!--7e was forced from his &amily, and seiJed with a iolent &e er in a Place where ,r! -ames's Powder was not to be had, and where he died miserably! %arger*'s #oor ?other sur i ed the $oss of her 7usband but a few ,ays, and died of a broken 7eart, lea ing %arger* and her little Brother to the wide >orldF but, #oor >oman, it would ha e melted your 7eart to ha e seen how freHuently she hea ed u# her 7ead, while she lay s#eechless, to sur ey with languishing $ooks her little (r#hans,as much as to say, .o Tomm*! do %arger*! come with me! They cried, #oor Things, and she sighed away her SoulF and 8 ho#e is ha##y! 8t would both ha e eIcited your Pity, and ha e done your 7eart good, to ha e seen how fond these two little ones were of each other, and how, 7and in 7and, they trotted about! Pray see them!

They were both ery ragged, and Tomm* had two Shoes, but %arger* had but one! They had nothing, #oor Things, to su##ort them Cnot being in their own ParishE but what they #icked from the 7edges, or got from the #oor Peo#le, and they lay e ery <ight in a Barn! Their 'elations took no <otice of themF no, they were rich, and ashamed to ownsuch a #oor little ragged Girl as %arger*, and such a dirty little curl-#ated Boy as Tomm*! (ur 'elations and &riends seldom take <otice of us when we are #oorF but as we grow rich they grow fond! And this will always be the :ase, while Peo#le lo e ?oney better than Girtue, or better than they do G(, Almighty! But such wicked &olks, who lo e nothing but ?oney, and are #roud and des#ise the Poor, ne er come to any good in the End, as we shall see by and by!

C H A P.

II.

,ow and about %r# Smith!

?r! Smith was a ery worthy :lergyman, who li ed in the Parish where $ittle %arger* andTomm* were bornF and ha ing a 'elation come to see him, who was a charitable good ?an, he sent for these :hildren to him! The Gentleman ordered $ittle %arger* a new Pair of Shoes, ga e ?r! Smith some ?oney to buy her :loathesF and said, he would take Tomm* and make him a little SailorF and accordingly had a 9acket and Trowsers made for him, in which he now a##ears! Pray look at him! After some ,ays the Gentleman intended to go to London, and take little Tomm* with him, of whom you will know more by and by, for we shall at a #ro#er Time #resent you with some Part of his 7istory, his Tra els and Ad entures!

The Parting between these two little :hildren was ery affecting, Tomm* cried, and %arger* cried, and they kissed each other an hundred Times! At last Tomm* thus wi#ed off her Tearswith the End of his 9acket, and bid her cry no more, for that he would come to her again, when he returned from Sea! 7owe er, as they were so ery fond, the Gentleman would not suffer them to take $ea e of each otherF but told Tomm* he should ride out with him, and come back at <ight! >hen night came, $ittle %arger* grew ery uneasy about her Brother, and after sitting u# as late as ?r! Smith would let her, she went crying to Bed!

C H A P.

III.

,ow Little ?argery obtained the /ame of Goody Two-Shoes, and what ha""ened in the Parish#

As soon as $ittle %arger* got u# in the ?orning, which was ery early, she ran all round the Gillage, crying for her BrotherF and after some Time returned greatly distressed! 7owe er, at this 8nstant, the Shoemaker ery o##ortunely came in with the new Shoes, for which she had been measured by the GentlemanBs (rder! <othing could ha e su##orted $ittle %arger* under the Affliction she was in for the $oss of her Brother, but the Pleasure she took in her two Shoes! She ran out to ?rs! Smith as soon as they were #ut on, and stroking down her ragged A#ron thus,cried out, Two Shoes! %ame! see two Shoes! And so she beha ed to all the Peo#le she met, and by that ?eans obtained the <ame of +ood* Two(Shoes, though her Playmates called her 0ld +ood* Two(Shoes! $ittle %arger* was ery ha##y in being with ?r! and ?rs! Smith, who were ery charitable and good to her, and had agreed to breed her u# withtheir &amilyF but as soon as that Tyrant of the Parish, that +ras"all, heard of her being there, he a##lied first to ?r! Smith, and threatened to reduce his Tythes if he ke#t herF and after that he s#oke to Sir Timoth*, who sent ?r! Smith a #erem#tory ?essage by his Ser ant, that he should send bac1 ?eanwellBs +irl to be 1e"t b* her Relations! and not harbour her in the Parish! This so distressed ?r! Smith that he shed Tears, and cried, Lord have %erc* on the Poor2 The Prayers of the 'ighteous fly u#wards, and reach unto the Throne of 7ea en, as will be seen in the SeHuel! ?rs! Smith was also greatly concerned at being thus obliged to discard #oor $ittle %arger*! She kissed her and criedFas also did ?r! Smith, but they were obliged to send her awayF for the Peo#le who had ruined her &ather could at any Time ha e ruined them!

C H A P.

I0.

,ow Little ?argery learned to read! and b* .egrees taught others# $ittle %arger* saw how good, and how wise ?r! Smith was, and concluded, that this was owing to his great $earning, therefore she wanted of all Things to learn to read! &or this Pur#ose she used to meet the little Boys and Girls as they came from School, borrow their Books, and sit down and read till they returnedF

By this ?eans she soon got more $earning than any of her Playmates, and laid the following Scheme for instructing those who were more ignorant than herself! She found, that only the following $etters were reHuired to s#ell all the >ords in the >orldF but as some of these $etters are large and some small, she with her =nife cut out of se eral Pieces of >ood ten Setts of each of these% a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o # H r CsE s t u w I y J!
1Post-#rocessorBs note% CsE is an old-English style non-terminating letter AsA!5

And siI Setts of these% A B : , E & G 7 8 = $ ? < ( P N ' S T ; G > O " P! And ha ing got an old S#elling-Book, she made her :om#anions set u# all the >ords they wanted to s#ell, and after that she taught them to com#ose Sentences! "ou know what a Sentence is, my ,ear, 3 will be good, is a SentenceF and is made u#, as you see, of se eral >ords! The usual ?anner of S#elling, or carrying on the Game, as they calledit, was this% Su##ose the >ord to be s#elt was Plumb Pudding Cand who can su##ose a betterE the :hildren were #laced in a :ircle, and the first brought the $etter P, the neIt l, the neIt u, the neIt m, and so on till the >hole was s#eltF and if any one brought a wrong $etter, he was to #ay a &ine, or #lay no more! This was at their PlayF and e ery ?orning she used to go round to teach the :hildren with these 'attle-tra#s in a Basket, as you see in the Print!

8 once went her 'ounds with her, and was highly di erted, as you may be, if you #lease to look into the neIt :ha#ter!

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0.

,ow Little Two-Shoes became a trotting Tutoress and how she taught her *oung Pu"ils# 8t was about se en oB:lock in the ?orning when we set out on thisim#ortant Business, and the first 7ouse we came to was &armer Wilson's! See here it is!

7ere %arger* sto##ed, and ran u# to the ,oor, Ta"! ta"! ta"! >hoBs thereK (nly little goody Two(Shoes, answered %arger*, come to teach &ill*! (h $ittle +ood*, says ?rs! Wilson, with Pleasure in her &ace, 8 am glad to see you, &ill* wantsyou sadly, for he has learned all his $esson! Then out came the little Boy! ,ow do dood* Two(Shoes, says he, not able to s#eak #lain! "et this little Boy had learned all his $ettersF for she threw down this Al#habet miIed together thus% b d f h k m o H s u w y J 1s5 a c e g i l n # r t I j

and he #icked them u#, called them by their right <ames, and #ut them all in order thus% a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o # H r CsE s t u w I y J!

1Post-#rocessorBs note% CsE is an old-English style non-terminating letter AsA!5

She then threw down the Al#habet of :a#ital $etters in the ?anner you here see them! B , & 7 = ? ( N S ; > " P A : E G 8 $ < P ' T G O 9!

and he #icked them all u#, and ha ing told their <ames, #laced them thus% A B : , E & G 7 8 9 = $ ? < ( P N ' S T ; G > O " P!

<ow, #ray little 'eader, take this Bodkin, and see if you can #oint out the $etters from these miIed Al#habets, and tell how they should be #laced as well as little Boy &ill*! The neIt Place we came to was &armer Sim"son's, and here it is!

&ow wow! wow, says the ,og at the ,oor! Sirrah, says his ?istress, what do you bark at $ittle Two(Shoes! :ome in %adgeF here, Sall* wants you sadly, she has learned all her $esson! Then out came the little one% So %adge2 say sheF so Sall*2 answered the other, ha e you learned your $essonK "es, thatBs what 8 ha e, re#lied the little one inthe :ountry ?annerF and immediately taking the $etters she set u# these Syllables% ba be bi bo bu, ca ce ci co cu da de di do du, fa fe fi so fu!

and ga e them their eIact Sounds as she com#osed themF after which she set u# the followingF ac ec ic oc uc, ad ed id od ud af ef if of uf, ag eg ig og ug!

And #ronounced them likewise! She then sung the :uJJBs :horus Cwhich may be found in the Little Prett* Pla* Thing, #ublished by ?r! < E > B E ' "E and to the same Tune to which it is there set! After this, $ittle Two(Shoes taught her to s#ell >ords of one Syllable,and she soon set u# Pear, Plumb! To#, Ball, Pin, Puss, ,og, 7og, &awn, Buck, ,oe, $amb, Shee#, 'am, :ow, Bull, :ock, 7en, and many more! The neIt Place we came to was +affer Coo1's :ottageF there you see it before you!

7ere a number of #oor :hildren were met to learnF who all cameround $ittle %arger* at onceF and, ha ing #ulled out her $etters, she asked the little Boy neIt her, what he had for ,innerK >ho answered, &read! Cthe #oor :hildren in many Places li e ery hardE >ell then, says she, set the first $etter! 7e #ut u# the $etter B, to which the neIt added r, and the neIt e, the neIt a, the neIt d, and it stood thus, &read! And what had you Poll* Comb for your ,innerK A""le("*e answered the little Girl% ;#on which the neIt in Turn set u# a great A, the two neIt a # each, and so on till the two >ords A##le and Pye were united and stood thus, A""le("*e! The neIt had Potatoes, the neIt &eef and Turni" which were s#elt with many others, till the Gameof S#elling was finished! She then set them another Task, and we #roceeded! The neIt Place we came to was &armer Thom"son's, where there were a great many little ones waiting for her! So little ?rs! +ood* Two(Shoes, says one of them, where ha e you been so longK 8 ha e been teaching, says she, longer than 8 intended, and am afraid 8 am come too soon for you now! <o, but indeed you are not, re#lied the otherF for 8 ha e got my $esson, and so has Sall* .awson, and so has ,arr* Wilson, and so we ha e allF and they ca#ered about as if they were o erjoyed to see her! >hy then, says she, you are all ery good, and G(, Almighty will lo e

youF so let us begin our $essons! They all huddled roundher, and though at the other Place they were em#loyed about >ords and Syllables, here we had Peo#le of much greater ;nderstanding who dealt only in Sentences! The $etters being brought u#on the Table, one of the little ones set u# the following Sentence! The Lord have %erc* u"on me! and grant that 3 ma* be alwa*s good! and sa* m* Pra*ers! and love the Lord m* +od with all m* ,eart! with all m* Soul! and with all m* Strength; and honour the 4ing! and all good %en in Authorit* under him# Then the neIt took the $etters, and com#osed this Sentence! Lord have %erc* u"on me! and grant that 3 ma* love m* /eighbour as m*self! and do unto all %en as 3 would have them do unto me! and tell no Lies; but be honest and 5ust in all m* .ealings# The third com#osed the following Sentence! The Lord have %erc* u"on me! and grant that 3 ma* honour m* Father and %other! and love m* &rothers and Sisters! Relations and Friends! and all m* Pla*mates! and ever* &od*! and endeavour to ma1e them ha""*# The fourth com#osed the following! 3 "ra* G(, to bless this whole Com"an*! and all our Friends! and all our 6nemies# To this last Poll* Sullen objected, and said, truly, she did not know why she should #ray for her EnemiesK <ot #ray for your Enemies, says $ittle %arger*F yes, you must, you are no :hristian, if you donBt forgi e your Enemies, and do Good for E il! Poll* still #outedF u#on which $ittle %arger* said, though she was#oor, and obliged to lie in a Barn, she would not kee# :om#any with such a naughty, #roud, #er erse Girl as Poll*F and was going awayF howe er the ,ifference was made u#, and she set them to com#ose the following

$ E S S ( < S
&or the : $ 7e that will thri e, ?ust rise by &i e! 7e that hath thri Bn, ?ay lie till Se en! Truth may be blamBd, But cannot be shamBd! Tell me with whom you goF And 8Bll tell what you do!
( < , ; : T E S S ( <

of $ 8 & E! 8!

A &riend in your <eed, 8s a &riend indeed! They neBer can be wise, >ho good :ounsel des#ise! $
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88!

A wise 7ead makes a close ?outh! ,onBt burn your $i#s with another ?anBs Broth! >it is &olly, unless a wise ?an hath the kee#ing of it! ;se soft >ords and hard Arguments! 7oney catches more &lies than Ginegar! To forget a >rong is the best 'e enge! Patience is a Plaister for all Sores! >here Pride goes, Shame will follow! >hen Gice enters the 'oom, Gengeance is near the ,oor! 8ndustry is &ortuneBs right 7and, and &rugality her left! ?ake much of Three-#ence, or you neBer will be worth a Groat! $
E S S ( <

888!

A $ie stands u#on one $eg, but Truth u#on two! >hen a ?an talks much, belie e but half what he says! &air >ords butter no Parsni#s! Bad :om#any #oisons the ?ind! A co etous ?an is ne er satisfied! Abundance, like >ant, ruins many! :ontentment is the best &ortune! A contented ?ind is a continual &east! A $
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in 'eligion!

$o e G(,, for he is good! &ear G(,, for he is just! Pray to G(,, for all good Things come from him! Praise G(,, for great is his ?ercy towards us, and wonderful are all his >orks! Those who stri e to be good, ha e G(, on their Side! Those who ha e G(, for their &riend, shall want nothing! :onfess your Sins to G(,, and if you re#ent he will forgi e you! 'emember that all you do, is done in the Presence of G(,! The Time will come, my &riends, when we must gi e Account to G(,, how we on Earth did li e! A ?oral $
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A good Boy will make a good ?an! 7onour your Parents, and the >orld will honour you! $o e your &riends, and your &riends will lo e you! 7e that swims in Sin, will sink in Sorrow! $earn to li e, as you would wish to die!

As you eI#ect all ?en should deal by you% So deal by them, and gi e each ?an his ,ue! As we were returning 7ome, we saw a Gentleman, who was ery ill, sitting under a shady Tree at the :orner of his 'ookery! Though ill, he began to joke with $ittle %arger*, and said, laughingly, so, +ood* Two(Shoes, they tell me you are a cunning little BaggageF #ray, can you tell me what 8 shall do to get wellK "es, Sir, says she, go to Bed whenyour 'ooks do! "ou see they are going to 'est already%

,o you so likewise, and get u# with them in the morningF earn, as they do, e ery ,ay what you eat, and eat and drink no more than you earnF and youBll get 7ealth and kee# it! >hat should induce the 'ooks to freHuent Gentlemens 7ouses only, but to tell them how to lead a#rudent $ifeK They ne er build o er :ottages or &arm-houses, because they see, that these Peo#le know how to li e without their Admonition! Thus ,ealth and Wit *ou ma* im"rove! Taught b* the Tenants of the +rove# The Gentleman laughing ga e %arger* SiI#enceF and told her she was a sensible 7ussey!

C H A P.

0I.

,ow the whole Parish was frighted# >ho does not know $ady .uc1lington, or who does not know that she was buried at this Parish :hurchK

>ell, 8 ne er saw so grand a &uneral in all my $ifeF but the ?oney they sHuandered away, would ha e been better laid out in little Books for :hildren, or in ?eat, ,rink, and :loaths for the Poor!

This if a fine 7earse indeed, and the nodding Plumes on the 7orseslook ery grandF but what End does that answer, otherwise than to dis#lay the Pride of the $i ing, or the Ganity of the ,ead! &ie u#on such &olly, say 8, and 7ea en grant that those who want more Sense may ha e it! But all the :ountry round came to see the Burying, and it was late before the :or#se was interred!After which, in the <ight, or rather about &our oB:lock in the ?orning, the Bells were heard to jingle in the Stee#le, which frightened the Peo#le #rodigiously, who all thought it was $ady .uc1lington Bs Ghost dancing among the Bell-ro#es! The Peo#le flocked to Will .obbins the :lerk, and wanted him to go and see what it wasF but William said, he was sure it was a Ghost, and that he would not offer to o#en the ,oor! At length ?r! Long the 'ector, hearing such an ;#roar in the Gillage, went to the :lerk, to know why he did not go into the :hurchF and see who was there! 8 go, Sir, says William, why the Ghost would frighten me out of my >its!--?rs! .obbins too cried, and laying hold of her 7usband said, he should not be eat u# by the Ghost! A Ghost, you Blockheads, says ?r!Long in a Pet, did either of you

e er see a Ghost, or know any Body that didK "es, says the :lerk, my &ather did once in the Sha#e of a >indmill, and it walked all round the :hurch in a white Sheet, with 9ack Boots on, and had a Gun by its Side instead of a Sword! A fine Picture of a Ghost truly, says ?r! Long, gi e me the =ey of the :hurch, you ?onkeyF for 8 tell you there is no such Thing now, whate er may ha e been formerly!--Then taking the =ey, he went to the :hurch, all the #eo#le following him! As soon as he had o#ened the ,oor, what Sort of a Ghost do ye think a##earedK >hy $ittle Two(Shoes, who being weary, had fallen aslee# in one of the Pews during the &uneral Ser ice, and was shut in all <ight! She immediately asked ?r! Long Bs Pardon for theTrouble she had gi en him, told him, she had been locked into the :hurch, and said, she should not ha e rung the Bells, but that she was ery cold, and hearing &armer &oult Bs ?an go whistling by with his 7orses, she was in 7o#es he would ha e went to the :lerk for the =ey to let her out!

C H A P.

0II.

Containing an Account of all the S"irits! or +hosts! she saw in the Church# The Peo#le were ashamed to ask $ittle %adge any Nuestions before ?r! Long, but as soon as he was gone, they all got round her to satisfy their :uriousity, and desired she would gi e them a #articular Account of all that she had heard and seen!

H"$ T A L E.
8 went to the :hurch, said she, as most of you did last <ight, to see the Burying, and being ery weary, 8 sate me down in ?r! -onesBs Pew,and fell

fast aslee#! At Ele en of the :lock 8 awokeF which 8 belie e was in some measure occasioned by the :lockBs striking, for 8 heard it! 8 started u#, and could not at first tell where 8 wasF but after some Time 8 recollected the &uneral, and soon found that 8 was shut in the :hurch! 8t was dismal dark, and 8 could see nothingF but while 8 was standing in the Pew, something jum#ed u# u#on me behind, and laid, as 8 thought, its 7ands o er my Shoulders!----8 own, 8 was a little afraid at firstF howe er, 8 considered that 8 had always been constant at Prayers and at :hurch, and that 8 had done nobody any 7arm, but had endea oured to do what Good 8 couldF and then, thought 8, what ha e 8 to fearK yet 8 kneeled down to say my Prayers! As soon as 8 was on my =neessomething ery cold, as cold as ?arble, ay, as cold as 8ce, touched my <eck, which made me startF howe er, 8 continued my Prayers, and ha ing begged Protection from Almighty G(,, 8 found my S#irits come, and 8 was sensible that 8 had nothing to fearF for G(, Almighty #rotects not only all those who are good, but also all those who endea our to be good!----<othing can withstand the Power, and eIceed the Goodness of G(, Almighty! Armed with the :onfidence of his Protection, 8 walked down the :hurch 8sle, when 8 heard something, #it #at, #it #at, #it #at, come after me, and something touched my 7and, which seemed as cold as a ?arble ?onument! 8 could not think what this was, yet 8 knew it could not hurt me, and therefore 8 made myself easy, but being ery cold, andthe :hurch being #a ed with Stone, which was ery dam#, 8 felt my >ay as well as 8 could to the Pul#it, in doing which something brushed by me, and almost threw me down! 7owe er 8 was not frightened, for 8 knew, that G(, Almighty would suffer nothing to hurt me! At last, 8 found out the Pul#it, and ha ing shut too the ,oor, 8 laid me down on the ?at and :ushion to slee#F when something thrust and #ulled the ,oor, as 8 thought for Admittance, which #re ented my going to slee#! At last it cries, &ow! wow! wowF and 8 concluded it must be ?r! Saunderson Bs ,og, which had followed me from their 7ouse to :hurch, so 8 o#ened the ,oor, and called Sni"! Sni", and the ,og jum#ed u# u#on me immediately! After this Sni" and 8 lay down together,and had a most comfortable <a#F for when 8 awoke again it was almost light! 8 then walked u# and down all the 8sles of the :hurch to kee# myself warmF and though 8 went into the Gault, and trod on $ady .uc1lington's :offin, 8 saw no Ghost, and 8 belie e it was owing to the 'eason ?r! Long has gi en you, namely, that there is no such Thing to be seen! As to my Part, 8 would as soon lie all <ight in the :hurch as in any other PlaceF and 8 am sure that any little Boy or Girl, who is good, and lo es G(, Almighty, and kee#s his :ommandments, may as safely lie in the :hurch, or the :hurch-yard, as any where else, if they take :are not to get :oldF for 8 am sure there are no Ghosts, either to hurt, or to frighten themF though any one #ossessed of &earmight ha e taken <eighbour Saunderson Bs ,og with his cold <ose for a GhostF and if they had not been undecei ed, as 8 was, would ne er ha e thought otherwise! All the :om#any acknowledged the 9ustness of the (bser ation, and thanked $ittle Two(Shoes for her Ad ice! ' E & $ E : T 8 ( <!

After this, my dear :hildren, 8 ho#e you will not belie e any foolish Stories that ignorant, weak, or designing Peo#le may tell you about +hostsF for the Tales of +hosts, Witches, and Fairies, are the &rolicks of a distem#ered Brain! <o wise ?an e er saw either of them! $ittle %arger* you see was not afraidF no, she had good Sense, and a good Conscience, which is a :ure for all these imaginary E ils!

C H A P.

0III.

0f something which ha""ened to Little Two-Shoes in a &arn! more dreadful than the +host in the Church; and how she returned +ood for 6vil to her 6nem* Sir Timothy!

Some ,ays after this a more dreadful Accident befel $ittle %adge! She ha##ened to be coming late from teaching, when it rained, thundered, and lightened, and therefore she took Shelter in a &armerBs Barnat a ,istance from the Gillage! Soon after, the Tem#est dro e in four Thie es, who, not seeing such a little cree#-mouse Girl as Two(Shoes, lay down on the 7ay neIt to her, and began to talk o er their EI#loits, and to settle Plans for future 'obberies! $ittle %arger* on hearing them, co ered herself with Straw! To be sure she was sadly frighted, but her goodSense taught her, that the only Security she had was in kee#ing herself concealedF therefore she laid ery still, and breathed ery softly! About &our oB:lock these wicked Peo#le came to a 'esolution to break both Sir William .ove's 7ouse, and Sir Timoth* +ri"e's, and by &orce of Arms to carry off all their ?oney, Plate and

9ewelsF but as it was thought then too late, they agreed to defer it till the neIt <ight! After laying this Scheme they all set out u#on their Pranks, which greatly rejoiced %arger*, as it would any other little Girl in her Situation! Early in the ?orning she went to Sir William, and told him the whole of their :on ersation! ;#on which, he asked her <ame, ga e her Something, and bid her call at his 7ouse the ,ay following! She also went to Sir Timoth*notwithstanding he had used her so illF for she knew it was her ,uty to do +ood for 6vil! As soon as he was informed who she was, he took no <otice of herF u#on which she desired to s#eak to $ady +ri"eF and ha ing informed her $adyshi# of the Affair, she went her >ay! This $ady had more Sense than her 7usband, which indeed is not a singular :aseF for instead of des#ising $ittle %arger* and her 8nformation, she #ri ately set Peo#le to guard the 7ouse! The 'obbers di ided themsel es, and went about the Time mentioned to both 7ouses, and were sur#riJed by the Guards, and taken! ;#on eIamining these >retches, one of which turned E idence, both Sir William and Sir Timoth* found that they owed their $i es to the ,isco ery made by $ittle %arger*, and the first tookgreat <otice of her, and would no longer let her lie in a BarnF but Sir Timoth* only said, that he was ashamed to owe his $ife to the ,aughter of one who was his EnemyF so true it is, that a "roud %an seldom forgives those he has in5ured!

C H A P.

I1.

,ow Little ?argery was made Princi"al of a Countr* College# ?rs! Williams, of whom 8 ha e gi en a #articular Account in my /ew )ear's +ift, and who ke#t a :ollege for instructing little Gentlemen and $adies in the Science of A, B, :, was at this Time ery old and infirm, and wanted to decline that im#ortant Trust! This being told to Sir William .ove, who li edin the Parish, he sent for ?rs! Williams, and desired she would eIamine $ittle Two(Shoes, and see whether she was Hualified for the (ffice!----This was done, and ?rs! Williams made the following 'e#ort in her &a our, namely, that Little ?argery was the best Scholar! and had the best ,ead! and the best ,eart of an* one she had e amined! All the :ountry had a great (#inion of ?rs! Williams, and this :haracter ga e them also a great (#inion of ?rs! %arger*F for so we must now call her! This ?rs! %arger* thought the ha##iest Period of her $ifeF but more 7a##iness was in Store for her! G(, Almighty hea#s u# Blessings for all those who lo e him, and though for a Time he may suffer them to be #oor and distressed, and hide his good Pur#oses from human Sight, yet inthe End they are generally crowned with 7a##iness here, and no one can doubt of their being so hereafter!

(n this (ccasion the following 7ymn, or rather a Translation of the twentythird Psalm, is said to ha e been written, and was soon after #ublished in the S"ectator! 8! The $ord my Pasture shall #re#are, And feed me with a She#herdBs :are% 7is Presence shall my >ants su##ly, And guard me with a watchful EyeF ?y <oon-day >alks he shall attend, And all my ?idnight 7ours defend! 88! >hen in the sultry Glebe 8 faint, (r on the thirsty ?ountain #antF To fertile Gales and dewy ?eads, ?y weary wandBring Ste#s he leadsF >here #eaceful 'i ers, soft and slow, Amid the erdant $andski# flow! 888! ThoB in the Paths of ,eath 8 tread, >ith gloomy 7orrors o ers#read, ?y stedfast 7eart shall fear no ill, &or thou, ( $ord, art with me stillF Thy friendly :rook shall gi e me Aid, And guide me throB the dreadful Shade! 8G! ThoB in a bare and rugged >ay, ThroB de ious lonely >ilds 8 stray, Thy Bounty shall my Pains beguile% The barren >ilderness shall smile, >ith sudden Greens L herbage crownBd, And Streams shall murmur all around! 7ere ends the 7istory of $ittle Two Shoes! Those who would know how she beha ed after she came to be ?rs! %arger* Two(Shoes must read the Second Part of this >ork, in which an Account of the 'emainder of her $ife, her ?arriage, and ,eath are set forth at large, according to Act of Parliament!

T&" R")'/)"-

HISTORY
OF

M$%. MARGERY
P A RT

TWO-SHOES.
II.

< T ' ( , ; : T 8 ( <!

8n the first Part of this >ork, the young Student has read, and 8 ho#e with Pleasure and 8m#ro ement, the 7istory of this $ady, while she was known and distinguished by the <ame of Little Two(ShoesF we are now come to a Period of her $ife when that <ame was discarded, and a more eminent one bestowed u#on her,8 mean that of ?rs! %arger* Two(Shoes% &or as she was now President of the A, B, : :ollege, it became necessary to eIalt her in Title as well as in Place! <o sooner was she settled in this (ffice, but she laid e ery #ossible Scheme to #romote the >elfare and 7a##iness of all her <eighbours, and es#ecially of the $ittle (nes, in whom she took great ,elight, and all those whose Parents could not afford to #ay for their Education, she taught for nothing, but the Pleasure she had in their :om#any, for you are to obser e, that they were ery good, or were soon made so by her good ?anagement!

C H A P.

I.

0f her School! her 7shers! or Assistants! and her %anner of Teaching# >e ha e already informed the 'eader, that the School where she taught, was that which was before ke#t by ?rs! Williams, whose :haracter you may find in my /ew )ear's +ift! The 'oom was large, and as she knew, that <ature intended :hildren should be always in Action, she #laced her different $etters, or Al#habets, all round the School, so that e ery one was obliged to get u# to fetch a $etter, or to s#ell a >ord, when it came to their TurnF which not only ke#t them in 7ealth, but fiIed the $etters and Points firmly in their ?inds! She had the following Assistants or ;shers to hel# her, and 8 will tell you how she came by them! ?rs! %arger*, you must know, was ery humane and com#assionateF and her Tenderness eItended not only to all ?ankind, but

e en to all Animals that were not noIiousF as yourBs ought to do, if you would be ha##y here, and go to 7ea en hereafter! These are G(, AlmightyBs :reatures as well as we! 7e made both them and usF and for wise Pur#oses, best known to himself, #laced them in this >orld to li e among usF so that they are our fellow Tenants of the Globe! 7ow then can Peo#le dare to torture and wantonly destroy G(, AlmightyBs :reaturesK They as well as you are ca#able of feeling Pain, and of recei ing Pleasure, and how can you, who want to be madeha##y yourself, delight in making your fellow :reatures miserableK ,o you think the #oor Birds, whose <est and young ones that wicked Boy .ic1 Wilson ran away with "esterday, do not feel as much Pain, as your &ather and ?other would ha e felt, had any one #ulled down their 7ouse and ran away with youK To be sure they do! ?rs! Two(Shoes used to s#eak of those Things, and of naughty Boys throwing at :ocks, torturing &lies, and whi##ing 7orses and ,ogs, with Tears in her Eyes, and would ne er suffer any one to come to her School who did so! (ne ,ay, as she was going through the neIt Gillage, she met with some wicked Boys who had got a young 'a en, which they were going to throw at, she wanted to get the #oor :reature out of their cruel 7ands, and therefore ga e them a Penny for him, and brought him home! She called his <ame Ral"h, and a fine Bird he is! ,o look at him and remember what Solomon says, The 6*e that des"iseth his Father! and regardeth not the .istress of his %other! the Ravens of the $alle* shall "ec1 it out! and the *oung 6agles eat it# <ow this Bird she taught to s#eak, to s#ell and to readF and as he was #articularly fond of#laying with the large $etters, the :hildren used to call this Ral"hBs Al#habet! A B : , E & G 7 8 9 = $ ? < ( P N ' S T ; G > O " P!

7e always sat at her Elbow, as you see in the first Picture, and when any of the :hildren were wrong, she used to call out, Put them right Ral"h!

Some ,ays after she had met with the 'a en, as she was walking in the &ields, she saw some naughty Boys, who had taken a Pidgeon, and tied a String to its $eg, in order to let it fly, and draw it back again when they #leasedF and by this ?eans they tortured the #oor Animal with the 7o#es of $iberty and re#eated ,isa##ointment! This Pidgeon she also bought, and taught him how to s#ell and read, though not to talk, and he #erformed all thoseeItraordinary Things which are recorded of the famous Bird, that was some Time since ad ertised in the ,a*mar1et, and isited by most of the great Peo#le in the =ingdom! This Pidgeon was a ery #retty &ellow, and she called him Tom! See here he is!

And as the 'a en Ral"h was fond of the large $etters, Tom the Pidgeon took :are of the small ones, of which he com#osed this Al#habet! a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o # H r s t u w I y J!

The <eighbours knowing that ?rs! Two Shoes was ery good, as to be sure nobody was better, made her a Present of a little Sky-lark, and a fine Bird he is!

<ow as many Peo#le, e en at that Time had learned to lie in Bed long in the ?orning, she thought the $ark might be of ;se to her and her Pu#ils, and tell them when to get u#! For be that is fond of his &ed! and la*s 'till /oon! lives but half his .a*s! the rest being lost in Slee"! which is a 4ind of .eath! Some Time after this a #oor $amb had lost its ,am, and the &armer being about to kill it, she bought it of him, and brought it home with her to #lay with the :hildren, and teach them when to go to BedF for it was a 'ule with the wise ?en of that Age Cand a ery good one, let me tell youE to Rise with the Lar1! and lie down with the Lamb# This $amb she called Will, and a #retty &ellow he isF do, look at him!

<o sooner was Ti""* the $ark and Will the Ba-lamb brought into the School, but that sensible 'ogue Ral"h, the 'a en, com#osed thefollowing Gerse, which e ery little good Boy and Girl should get by 7eart!

6arl* to &ed! and earl* to rise; 3s the Wa* to be health*! and wealth*! and wise! A sly 'ogueF but it is true enoughF for those who do not go to Bed early cannot rise earlyF and those who do not rise early cannot do much Business! Pray, let this be told at the :ourt, and to Peo#le who ha e 'outs and 'ackets! Soon after this, a Present was made to ?rs! %arger* of little ,og -um"er, and a #retty ,og he is! Pray, look at him!

-um"er! -um"er! -um"er2 7e is always in a good 7umour, and #laying and jum#ing about, and therefore he was called -um"er! The Place assigned for -um"er was that of kee#ing the ,oor, so that he may be called the Porter of the :ollege, for he would let nobody go out, or any one come in, without the $ea e of his ?istress! See how he sits, a saucy 'ogue! &ill* the Ba-lamb was a chearful &ellow, and all the :hildren were fond of him, wherefore ?rs! Two(Shoes made it a 'ule, that those who beha ed best should ha e Will home with them at <ight to carry their Satchel or Basket at his Back, and bring it in the ?orning! See what a fine &ellow he is, and how he trudges along!

C H A P.

II.

A Scene of .istress in the School!

8t ha##ened one ,ay, when ?rs! Two(Shoes was di erting the :hildren after ,inner, as she usually did with some innocent Games, or entertaining and instructi e Stories, that a ?an arri ed with the melancholy <ews of Sall* -ones's &ather beingthrown from his 7orse, and thought #ast all 'eco eryF nay, the ?essenger said, that he was seemingly dying, when he came away! Poor Sall* was greatly distressed, as indeed were all the School, for she dearly lo ed her &ather, and ?rs! Two(Shoes, and all the :hildren dearly lo ed her! 8t is generally said, that we ne er know the real Galue of our Parents or &riends till we ha e lost themF but #oor Sall* felt this by Affection, and her ?istress knew it by EI#erience! All the School were in Tears, and the ?essenger was obliged to returnF but before he went, ?rs! Two(Shoes, unknown to the :hildren, ordered Tom Pidgeon to go home with the ?an, and bring a $etter to inform her how ?r! -ones did! They set out together,and the Pidgeon rode on the ?anBs 7ead, Cas you see hereE for the ?an was able to carry the Pidgeon, though the Pidgeon was not able to carry the ?an, if he had, they would ha e been there much sooner, for Tom Pidgeon was ver* good, and ne er staid on an Errand! Soon after the ?an was gone thePidgeon was lost, and the :oncern the :hildren were under for ?r! -ones and little Sall* was in some ?easure di erted, and Part of their Attention turned after Tom, who was a great &a ourite, and conseHuently much bewailed! ?rs! %arger*, who knew the great ;se and <ecessity of teaching :hildren to submit chearfully to the >ill of Pro idence, bid them wi#e away their Tears, and then kissing Sall*, you must be a good Girl, says she, and de#end u#on G(, Almighty for his Blessing and ProtectionF for he is a Father to the Fatherless! and defendeth all those who "ut their Trust in him! She then told them a Story, which 8 shall relate in as few >ords as #ossible! The ,istor* of %r# $o ewell, Father to Lad* $ucy! ?r! Lovewell was born at &ath, and a##renticed to a laborious Trade in London, which being too hard for him, he #arted with his ?aster by :onsent, and hired himself as a common Ser ant to a ?erchant in the :ity! 7ere he s#ent his leisure 7ours not as Ser ants too freHuently do, in ,rinking and Schemes of Pleasure, but in im#ro ing his ?indF and among other AcHuirements, he made himself a com#lete ?aster of Accom#ts! 7is Sobriety, 7onesty, and the 'egard he #aid to his ?asterBs 8nterest, greatly

recommended him in the whole &amily, and he had se eral (ffices of Trust committed to his :harge, in which heacHuitted himself so well, that the ?erchant remo ed him from the Stable into the :ounting-house! 7ere he soon made himself ?aster of the Business, and became so useful to the ?erchant, that in regard to his faithful Ser ices, and the Affection he had for him, he married him to his own <iece, a #rudent agreeable young $adyF and ga e him a Share in the Business! See what 7onesty and 8ndustry will do for us! 7alf the great ?en in London, 8 am told, ha e made themsel es by this ?eans, and who would but be honest and industrious, when it is so much our 8nterest and our ,uty! After some "ears the ?erchant died, and left ?r! Lovewell #ossessed of many fine Shi#s at Sea, and much ?oney, and he was ha##y in a >ife, who had brought him a Son and two,aughters, all dutiful and obedient! The Treasures and good Things, howe er, of this $ife are so uncertain, that a ?an can ne er be ha##y, unless he lays the &oundation for it in his own ?ind! So true is that :o#y in our >riting Books, which tells us, that a contented %ind is a continual Feast! After some "ears successful Trade, he thought his :ircumstances sufficient to insure his own Shi#s, or, in other >ords, to send his Shi#s and Goods to Sea without being insured by others, as is customary among ?erchantsF when, unfortunately for him, four of them richly laden were lost at Sea! This he su##orted with becoming 'esolutionF but the neIt ?ail brought him Ad ice, that nine others were taken by the French, with whom we were then at >arF and this,together with the &ailure of three foreign ?erchants whom he had trusted, com#leated his 'uin! 7e was then obliged to call his :reditors together, who took his Effects, and being angry with him for the im#rudent Ste# of not insuring his Shi#s, left him destitute of all Subsistence! <or did the &latterers of his &ortune, those who had li ed by his Bounty when in his Pros#erity, #ay the least 'egard either to him or his &amily! So true is another :o#y, that you will find in your >riting Book, which says, %isfortune tries our Friends! All these Slights of his #retended &riends, and the ill ;sage of his :reditors, both he and his &amily bore with :hristian &ortitudeF but other :alamities fell u#on him, which he felt more sensibly! 8n his ,istress, one of his'elations, who li ed at Florence, offered to take his SonF and another, who li ed at &arbadoes, sent for one of his ,aughters! The Shi# which his Son sailed in was cast away, and all the :rew su##osed to be lostF and the Shi#, in which his ,aughter went a Passenger, was taken by Pyrates, and one Post brought the miserable &ather an Account of the $oss of his two :hildren! This was the se erest Stroke of all% 8t made him com#leatly wretched, and he knew it must ha e a dreadful Effect on his >ife and ,aughterF he therefore endea oured to conceal it from them! But the #er#etual AnIiety he was in, together with the $oss of his A##etite and >ant of 'est, soon alarmed his >ife! She found something was labouring in his Breast, which was concealed from herF and one<ight being disturbed in a ,ream, with what was e er in his Thoughts, and calling out u#on his dear :hildrenF she awoke him, and insisted u#on knowing the :ause of his 8nHuietude! /othing! m* .ear! nothing! says he, The Lord gave! and the Lord

hath ta1en awa*! blessed be the /ame of the Lord# This was sufficient to alarm the #oor >omanF she lay till his S#irits were com#osed, and as she thought aslee#, then stealing out of Bed, got the =eys and o#ened his Bureau, where she found the fatal Account! 8n the 7eight of her ,istractions, she flew to her ,aughterBs 'oom, and waking her with her Shrieks, #ut the $etters into her 7ands! The young $ady, unable to su##ort this $oad of ?isery, fell into a &it, from which it was thought she ne er could ha e been reco ered!7owe er, at last she re i edF but the Shock was so great, that it entirely de#ri ed her of her S#eech! Thus loaded with ?isery, and unable to bear the Slights and ,isdain of those who had formerly #rofessed themsel es &riends, this unha##y &amily retired into a :ountry, where they were unknown, in order to hide themsel es from the >orldF when, to su##ort their 8nde#endency, the &ather laboured as well as he could at 7usbandry, and the ?other and ,aughter sometimes got s#inning and knitting >ork, to hel# to furnish the ?eans of SubsistenceF which howe er was so #recarious and uncertain, that they often, for many >eeks together, li ed on nothing but :abbage and Bread boiled in >ater! But G(, ne er forsaketh the 'ighteous, nor suffereth those to#erish who #ut their Trust in him! At this Time a $ady, who was just come to England, sent to take a #leasant Seat ready furnished in that <eighbourhood, and the Person who was em#loyed for the Pur#ose, was ordered to deli er a Bank <ote of an hundred Pounds to ?r! Lovewell, another hundred to his >ife, and fifty to the ,aughter, desiring them to take Possession of the 7ouse, and get it well aired against she came down, which would be in two or three ,ays at most! This, to Peo#le who were almost star ing, was a sweet and seasonable 'elief, and they were all sollicitous to know their Benefactress, but of that the ?essenger himself was too ignorant to inform them! 7owe er, she came down sooner than was eI#ected, and with Tears embraced them again andagain% After which she told the &ather and ?other she had heard from their ,aughter, who was her AcHuaintance, and that she was well and on her 'eturn to England! This was the agreeable Subject of their :on ersation till after ,inner, when drinking their 7ealths, she again with Tears saluted them, and falling u#on her =nees asked their Blessings!

Tis im#ossible to eI#ress the mutual9oy which this occasioned! Their :on ersation was made u# of the most endearing EI#ressions, intermingled with Tears and :aresses! Their Torrent of 9oy, howe er, was for a ?oment interru#ted, by a :hariot which sto##ed at the Gate, and which brought as they thought a ery unseasonable Gisitor, and therefore she sent to be eIcused from seeing :om#any!

But this had no Effect, for a Gentleman richly dressed jum#ed out of the :hariot, and #ursuing the Ser ant into the Parlour saluted them round, who were all astonished at his Beha iour! But when the Tears trickled from his :heeks, the ,aughter, who had been some "ears dumb, immediately cried out, m* &rother2 m* &rother2 m* &rother2 and from that 8nstant reco ered her S#eech! The mutual 9oy which this occasioned, is better felt than eI#ressed! Those who ha e #ro#er Sentiments of 7umanity, Gratitude, and filial Piety will rejoice at the E ent, and those who ha e a #ro#er 8dea of the Goodness of G(,, and his gracious Pro idence, will from this, as well as other 8nstances of his Goodness and ?ercy, glorify his holy <ame, and magnify his >isdom and Power, who is aShield to the 'ighteous, and defendeth all those who #ut their Trust in him! As you, my dear :hildren, may be sollicitous to know how this ha##y E ent was brought about, 8 must inform you, that ?r! Lovewell Bs Son, when the Shi# foundered, had with some others got into the long Boat, and was taken u# by a Shi# at Sea, and carried to the East 8ndies, where in a little Time he made a large &ortuneF and the Pirates who took his ,aughter, attem#ted to rob her of her :hastityF but finding her 8nfleIible, and determined to die rather than to submit, some of them beha ed to her in a ery cruel ?annerF but others, who had more 7onour and Generosity, became her ,efendersF u#on which a Nuarrel arose between them, and the :a#tain, who was the worstof the Gang, being killed, the rest of the :rew carried the Shi# into a Port of the %anilla 8slands, belonging to the S"aniardsF where, when her Story was known, she was treated with great 'es#ect, and courted by a young Gentleman, who was taken ill of a &e er, and died before the ?arriage was agreed on, but left her his whole &ortune!

"ou see, my dear Sall*, how wonderfully these Peo#le were #reser ed, and made ha##y after such eItreme ,istressF we are therefore ne er to des#air, e en under the greatest ?isfortunes, for G(, Almighty is All-#owerful and can deli er us at any Time! 'emember -ob, but 8 think you ha e not read so far, take the Bible, &ill* -ones, and read the 7istory of that good and #atient ?an! At this 8nstant something was heard tofla# at the >indow, Wow! wow! wow, says 9um#er, and attem#ted to lea# u# and o#en the ,oor, at which the :hildren were sur#riJedF but ?rs! %arger* knowing what it was, o#ened the :asement, as /oah did the >indow of the Ark, and drew in Tom Pidgeon with a $etter, and see here he is!

As soon as he was #laced on the Table, he walked u# to little Sall*,and dro##ing the $etter, cried, Co! Co! Coo, as much as to say, there read it! <ow this #oor Pidgeon had tra elled fifty ?iles in about an 7our, to bring Sall* this $etter, and who would destroy such #retty :reatures!----But let us read the $etter! %* dear Sally, G(, Almighty has been ery merciful, and restored your Pa##a to us again, who is now so well as to be able to sit u#! 8 hear you are a good Girl, my ,ear, and 8 ho#e you will ne er forget to #raise the $ord for this his great Goodness and ?ercy to us-->hat a sad Thing it would ha e been if your &ather had died, and left both you and me, and little Tomm* in ,istress, and without a &riend% "our &ather sends his Blessingwith mine--Be good, my dear :hild, and G(, Almighty will also bless you, whose Blessing is abo e all Things!

3 am! m* .ear Sall*, )our ever affectionate %other! ? A ' T 7 A 9 ( < E S!

C H A P.

III.

0f the ama8ing Sagacit* and 3nstincts of a little .og! Soon after this, a dreadful Accident ha##ened in the School! 8t was on a Thursda* ?orning, 8 ery well remember, when the :hildren ha ing learned their $essons soon, she had gi en them $ea e to#lay, and they were all running about the School, and di erting themsel es with the Birds and the $ambF at this Time the ,og, all of a sudden, laid hold of his ?istressBs A#ron, and endea oured to #ull her out of the School! She was at first sur#riJed, howe er, she followed him to see what he intended! <o sooner had he led her into the Garden, but he ran back, and #ulled out one of the :hildren in the same mannerF u#on which she ordered them all to lea e the School immediately, and they had not been out fi e ?inutes, before the To# of the 7ouse fell in! >hat a miraculous ,eli erance was hereD 7ow graciousD 7ow good was G(, Almighty, to sa e all these :hildren from ,estruction, and to make ;se of such an 8nstrument, as a little sagacious Animal to accom#lishhis ,i ine >ill! 8 should ha e obser ed, that as soon as they were all in the Garden, the ,og came lea#ing round them to eI#ress his 9oy, and when the 7ouse was fallen, laid himself down Huietly by his ?istress! Some of the <eighbours, who saw the School fall, and who were in great Pain for %arger* and the little ones, soon s#read the <ews through the Gillage, and all the Parents, terrified for their :hildren, came crowding in AbundanceF they had, howe er, the Satisfaction to find them all safe, and u#on their =nees, with their ?istress, gi ing G(, thanks for their ha##y ,eli erance! A , G 8 : E from the ? A < in the ? ( ( <! -um"er! -um"er! -um"er, what a #retty ,og he is, and how sensibleK7ad ?ankind half the Sagacity of -um"er, they would guard against Accidents of this Sort, by ha ing a #ublic Sur ey, occasionally made of all the 7ouses in e ery Parish Ces#ecially of those, which are old and decayedE and not suffer them to remain in a craJy State, Btill they fall down on the 7eads of the #oor 8nhabitants, and crush them to ,eath! >hy, it was but "esterday, that a whole 7ouse fell down in +race(church(street, and another in 9ueen's(street, and an hundred more are to tumble, before this Time twel e ?onthsF so &riends, take :are of yoursel es, and tell the $egislature, they ought to take :are for you! 7ow can you be so carelessK ?ost of your E ils arise from :arelesness and EItra agance, and yet you eIcuse yoursel es, and lay the &aultu#on &ortune! &ortune is a &ool, and you are a Blockhead, if you #ut it in her Power to #lay Tricks with you! )ours, The ? A < in the ? ( ( <!

"ou are not to wonder, my dear 'eader, that this little ,og should ha e more Sense than you, or your &ather, or your Grandfather!

Though G(, Almighty has made ?an the $ord of the :reation, and endowed him with 'eason, yet in many 'es#ects, he has been altogether as bountiful to other :reatures of his forming! Some of the Senses of other Animals are more acute than ours, as we find by daily EI#erience! "ou know this little Bird,sweet -ug! -ug! -ug, Btis a <ightingale! This little :reature, after she has entertained us with her Songs all the S#ring, and bred u# her little ones, flies into a foreign :ountry, and finds her >ay o er the Great Sea, without any of the 8nstruments and 7el#s which ?en are obliged to make ;se of for that Pur#ose! >as you as wise as the <ightingale,you might make all the Sailors ha##y, and ha e twenty thousand Pounds for teaching them the $ongitude! "ou would not think Ral"h the 'a en half so wise and so good as he is, though you see him here reading his book! "et when the Pro#het 6li5ah, was obliged to fly from Ahab =ing of 3srael, and hide himself in a :a e, the 'a ens, at the :ommand of G(, Almighty, fed him e ery ,ay, and #reser ed his $ife! And the Word of the Lord came unto Elijah! sa*ing! ,ide th*self b* the &roo1 :herith! that is before 9ordan! and 3 have commanded the Ravens to feed thee there# And the Ravens brought him &read and Flesh in the %orning! and &read and Flesh in the 6vening! and he dran1 of the &roo1! =ings, B!8!:! )*! And the #retty Pidgeon when the>orld was drowned, and he was confined with /oah in the Ark, was sent forth by him to see whether the >aters were abated, And he sent forth a .ove from him! to see if the Waters were abated from off the Face of the +round# And the .ove came in to him in the 6vening! and lo! in her %outh was an 0live Leaf "luc1ed off: So <oah 1new that the Waters were abated from off the 6arth# Gen! iii! -! ))! As these, and other Animals, are so sensible and kind to us, we ought to be tender and good to them, and not beat them about, and kill them, and take away their young ones, as many wicked Boys do! ,oes not the 7orse and the Ass carry you and your burthensF donBt the (I #lough your Ground, the :ow gi e you ?ilk, the Shee# cloath your Back,the ,og watch your 7ouse, the Goose find you in Nuills to write with, the 7en bring Eggs for your :ustards

and Puddings, and the :ock call you u# in the ?orning, when you are laJy, and like to hurt yoursel es by laying too long in BedK 8f so, how can you be so cruel to them, and abuse G(, AlmightyBs good :reaturesK Go, naughty Boy, goF be sorry for what you ha e done, and do so no more, that G(, Almighty may forgi e you! Amen, say 8, again and again! G(, will bless you, but not unless you are merciful and good! The downfal of the School, was a great ?isfortune to ?rs! %arger*F for she not only lost all her Books, but was destitute of a Place to teach inF but Sir >illiam .ove, being informed of this, ordered the 7ouse to be built at his own EI#ence, andBtill that could be done, &armer +rove was so kind, as to let her ha e his large 7all to teach in! The 7ouse built by Sir William, had a Statue erected o er the ,oor of a Boy sliding on the 8ce, and under it were these $ines, written by ?rs! Two(Shoes, and engra ed at her EI#ence!

(n S 8 <! A S 8 ? 8 $ E! As a #oor ;rchin on the 8ce, >hen he has tumblBd once or twice, >ith cautious Ste#, and trembling goes, The dro#-stile Pendant on his <ose, And trudges on to seek the Shore, 'esol Bd to trust the 8ce no more% But meeting with a daring ?ate, >ho often usBd to slide and scate, Again is into ,anger led, And falls again, and breaks his head! So "outh when first theyBre drawn to sin, And see the ,anger they are in,

>ould gladly Huit the thorney >ay, And think it is unsafe to stayF But meeting with their wicked Train, 'eturn with them to sin again% >ith them the Paths of Gice eI#loreF >ith them are ruinBd e er more!

C H A P.

I0.

What ha""ened at Farmer +rove's; and how she gratified him for the 7se of his Room! >hile at ?r! +rove's, which was in the 7eart of the Gillage, she not only taught the :hildren in the ,ay Time, but the &armerBs Ser ants, and all the <eighbours, to read and write in the E eningF and it was a constant Practice before they went away, to make them all go to Prayers, and sing Psalms! By this ?eans, the Peo#le grew eItremely regular, his Ser ants were always at 7ome, instead of being at the Ale-house, and he had more >ork done than e er! Thisga e not only ?r! +rove, but all the <eighbours, an high (#inion of her good Sense and #rudent Beha iour% And she was so much esteemed, that most of the ,ifferences in the Parish were left to her ,ecisionF and if a ?an and >ife Huarrelled Cwhich sometimes ha##ened in that Part of the =ingdomE both Parties certainly came to her for Ad ice! E ery Body knows, that %artha Wilson was a #assionate scolding 9ade, and that -ohn her husband, was a surly ill-tem#ered &ellow! These were one ,ay brought by the <eighbours for %arger* to talk to them, when they fairly Huarrelled before her, and were going to BlowsF but she ste##ing between them, thus addressed the 7usbandF -ohn, says she, you are a ?an, and ought to ha e more Sense than to flyin a Passion, at e ery >ord that is said amiss by your >ifeF and %artha, says she, you ought to know your ,uty better, than to say any Thing to aggra ate your 7usbandBs 'esentment! These freHuent Nuarrels, arise from the 8ndulgence of your iolent PassionsF for 8 know, you both lo e one another, notwithstanding what has #assed between you! <ow, #ray tell me -ohn, and tell me %artha, when you ha e had a Nuarrel the o er <ight, are you not both sorry for it the neIt ,ayK They both declared that they were% >hy then, says she, 8Bll tell you how to #re ent this for the future, if you will both #romise to take my Ad ice! They both #romised her! "ou know, says she, that a small S#ark will set &ire to Tinder, and that Tinder#ro#erly #laced will fire a 7ouseF an angry >ord is with you as that S#ark, for you are both as touchy as Tinder, and ery often make your own 7ouse too hot to hold you! To #re ent this, therefore, and to li e ha##ily for the future, you must solemnly agree, that if one s#eaks an angry >ord, the other will not answer, Btill he or she has distinctly called o er all the $etters in the Al#habet, and the other not re#ly, Btill he has told twentyF by this ?eans your Passions will be stifled, and 'eason will ha e Time to take the 'ule!

This is the best 'eci#e that was e er gi en for a married :ou#le to li e in Peace% Though -ohn and his >ife freHuently attem#ted to Huarrel afterwards, they ne er could get their Passions to any considerable 7eight,for there was something so droll in thus carrying on the ,is#ute, that before they got to the End of the Argument, they saw the Absurdity of it, laughed, kissed, and were &riends! 9ust as ?rs! %arger* had settled this ,ifference between -ohn and his >ife, the :hildren Cwho had been sent out to #lay, while that Business was transactingE returned some in Tears, and others ery disconsolate, for the $oss of a little ,ormouse they were ery fond of, and which was just dead! ?rs! %arger*, who had the Art of moraliJing and drawing 8nstructions from e ery Accident, took this (##ortunity of reading them a $ecture on the ;ncertainty of $ife, and the <ecessity of being always #re#ared for ,eath! "ou shouldget u# in the ?orning, says she, and to conduct yoursel es, as if that ,ay was to be your last, and lie down at <ight, as if you ne er eI#ected to see this >orld any more! This may be done, says she, without abating of your :hearfulness, for you are not to consider ,eath as an E il, but as a :on enience, as an useful Pilot, who is to con ey you to a Place of greater 7a##iness% Therefore, #lay my dear :hildren, and be merryF but be innocent and good! The good ?an sets ,eath at ,efiance, for his ,arts are only dreadful to the >icked! After this, she #ermitted the :hildren to bury the little ,ormouse, and desired one of them to write his E#ita#h, and here it is! 6"ita"h on a , ( ' ? ( ; S E, reall* written b* a little B("! 8! 8n Pa#er :ase, 7ard by this Place, ,ead a #oor ,ormouse liesF And soon or late, SummonBd by &ate, Each Prince, each ?onarch dies! 88! "e Sons of Gerse, >hile 8 rehearse, Attend instructi e 'hymeF <o Sins had .or, To answer for, 'e#ent of yours in Time!

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The whole ,istor* of the Considering Ca"! set forth at large for the &enefit of all whom it ma* concern!

The great 'e#utation ?rs! %arger* acHuired by com#osing ,ifferences in &amilies, and es#ecially, between ?an and >ife, induced her to culti ate that Part of her System of ?orality and Economy, in order to render it more eItensi ely useful! &or this Pur#ose, she contri ed what she called a :harm for the PassionsF which was a considering :a#, almost as large as a GrenadierBs, but of three eHual SidesF on the first of which was written, 8 ? A " B E > ' ( < G F on the second, 8 T 8 S & 8 & T " T ( ( < E B ; T " ( ; A ' E Fand on the third, 8B $ $ : ( < S 8 , E ' ( & 8 T ! The other Parts on the out-side, were filled with odd :haracters, as unintelligible as the >ritings of the old 6g*"tiansF but within Side there was a ,irection for its ;se, of the utmost :onseHuenceF for it strictly enjoined the Possessor to #ut on the :a#, whene er he found his Passions begin to grow turbulent, and not todeli er a >ord whilst it was on, but with great :oolness and ?oderation! As this :a# was an uni ersal :ure for >rong-headedness, and #re ented numberless ,is#utes and Nuarrels, it greatly hurt the Trade of the #oor $awyers, but was of the utmost Ser ice to the rest of the :ommunity! They were bought by 7usbands and >i es, who had themsel es freHuent (ccasion for them, and sometimes lent them to their :hildren% They were also #urchased in large Nuantities by ?asters and Ser antsF by young &olks, who were intent on ?atrimony, by 9udges, 9urymen, and e en Physicians and ,i inesF nay, if we may belie e 7istory, the $egislators of the $and did not disdain the ;se of themF and we are told, that when any im#ortant ,ebate arose, Ca"! was the Word, andeach 7ouse looked like a grand Synod of 6g*"tian Priests! <or was this :a# of less ;se to Partners in Trade, for with these, as well as with 7usband and >ife, if one was out of 7umour, the other threw him the :a#, and he was obliged to #ut it on, and kee# it till all was Huiet! 8 myself saw thirteen :a#s worn at a Time in one &amily, which could not ha e subsisted an 7our without themF and 8 was #articularly #leased at Sir ,um"hr* ,uffum's, to hear a little Girl, when her &ather was out of 7umour, ask her ?amma, if she should reach down the Ca" K These :a#s, indeed, were of such ;tility, that Peo#le of Sense ne er went without themF and it was common in the

:ountry, when a Booby made his A##earance, and talked <onsense, to say, he had no Ca" in his Poc1et!

Advice from & ' 8 A ' B A : ( <! >hat was Fortunatus Bs >ishing :a#, when com#ared to thisK That :a#, is said to ha e con eyed Peo#le instantly from one Place to anotherF but, as the :hange of Place does not change the Tem#er and ,is#osition of the ?ind, little Benefit can be eI#ected from itF nor indeed is muchto be ho#ed from his famous Purse% That Purse, it is said, was ne er em#ty, and such a Purse, may be sometimes con enientF but as ?oney will not #urchase Peace, it is not necessary for a ?an to encumber himself with a great deal of it! Peace and 7a##iness de#end so much u#on the State of a ?anBs own ?ind, and u#on the ;se of the considering :a#, that it is generally his own &ault, if he is miserable! (ne of these :a#s will last a ?an his whole $ife, and is a ,isco ery of much greater 8m#ortance to the Public than the Philoso#herBs Stone! 'emember what was said by my BraJen 7ead, Time is! Time was! Time is "ast% <ow the Time is, therefore buy the :a# immediately, and make a #ro#er ;se of it, and be ha##y before the Time is "ast! )ours ' ( G E ' B A : ( <!

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,ow %rs# ?A'GE'" was ta1en u" for a Witch! and what ha""ened on that 0ccasion# And so it is trueK And they ha e taken u# ?rs! %arger* then, and accused her of being a >itch, only because she was wiser than some of her <eighboursD ?ercy u#on meD Peo#le stuff :hildrenBs 7eads with Stories of

Ghosts, &aries, >itches, and such <onsense when they are young, and so they continue &ools all their ,ays! The whole >orld ought to be made acHuainted with her :ase, and here it is at their Ser ice! The Case of %rs# ?A'GE'"! ?rs! %arger*, as we ha e freHuently obser ed, was always doing Good,and thought she could ne er sufficiently gratify those who had done any Thing to ser e her! These generous Sentiments, naturally led her to consult the 8nterest of ?r! +rove, and the rest of her <eighboursF and as most of their $ands were ?eadow, and they de#ended much on their 7ay, which had been for many "ears greatly damaged by wet >eather, she contri ed an 8nstrument to direct them when to mow their Grass with Safety, and #re ent their 7ay being s#oiled! They all came to her for Ad ice, and by that ?eans got in their 7ay without ,amage, while most of that in the neighbouring Gillages was s#oiled!

This made a great <oise in the :ountry, and so #ro oked were the Peo#le in the other Parishes, that they accused her of being a >itch, andsent Gaffer +ooseca", a busy &ellow in other Peo#leBs :oncerns, to find out E idence against her! This >iseacre ha##ened to come to her School, when she was walking about with the 'a en on one Shoulder, the Pidgeon on the other, the $ark on her 7and, and the $amb and the ,og by her SideF which indeed made a droll &igure, and so sur#riJed the that he cried out,a >itchD a >itchD u#on this she laughing, answered, a :onjurerD a :onjurerD and so they #artedF but it did not end thus, for a >arrant was issued out against ?rs! %arger*, and she was carried to a ?eeting of the 9ustices, whither all the <eighbours followed her! At the ?eeting, one of the 9ustices, who knew little of $ife, and less of the $aw, beha ed ery idlyF and though no Body was able to #ro e any Thing against her, asked, who she could bring to her :haracterK Who can you bring against my :haracter, Sir, says she, there are Peo#le enough who would a##ear in my ,efence, were it necessaryF but 8 ne er su##osed that any one here could be so weak, as to belie e there was any such Thing as a >itch! 8f 8 am a >itch, this is my:harm, and Claying a Barometer or >eather Glass on the TableE it is with this, says she, that 8 ha e taught my <eighbours to know the State of the >eather! All the :om#any laughed, and Sir William .ove,

who was on the Bench, asked her Accusers, how they could be such &ools, as to think there was any such Thing as a >itch! 8t is true, continued he, many innocent and worthy Peo#le ha e been abused and e en murdered on this absurd and foolish Su##ositionF which is a Scandal to our 'eligion, to our $aws, to our <ation, and to common SenseF but 8 will tell you a Story! There was in the >est of 6ngland a #oor industrious >oman, who laboured under the same e il 'e#ort, which this good >oman is accused of! E ery 7og that died with the?urrain, e ery :ow that sli#t her :alf, she was accountable for% 8f a 7orse had the Staggers, she was su##osed to be in his 7eadF and whene er the >ind blew a little harder than ordinary, +ood* +iles was #laying her Tricks, and riding u#on a Broomstick in the Air! These, and a thousand other Phantasies, too ridiculous to recite, #ossessed the Pates of the common Peo#le% 7orse-shoes were nailed with the 7eels u#wards, and many Tricks made use of, to mortify the #oor :reatureF and such was their 'age against her, that they #etitioned ?r! Williams, the Parson of the Parish, not to let her come to :hurchF and at last, e en insisted u#on it% But this he o er-ruled, and allowed the #oor old >oman a <ook in one of the 8sles to herself, where she muttered o er her Prayers in thebest ?anner she could! The Parish, thus disconcerted and enraged, withdrew the small Pittance they allowed for her Su##ort, and would ha e reduced her to the <ecessity of star ing, had she not been still assisted by the bene olent ?r! Williams! But 8 hasten to the SeHuel of my Story, in which you will find, that the true Source from whence >itchcraft s#rings is Povert*, Age, and 3gnoranceF and that it is im#ossible for a >oman to #ass for a >itch, unless she is ver* "oor, ver* old, and li es in a <eighbourhood where the Peo#le are void of common Sense! Some Time after, a Brother of herBs died in London, who, though he would not #art with a &arthing while he li ed, at his ,eath was obliged to lea e her fi e thousand Pounds, that he could not carry with him!----This altered the &ace of -ane Bs Affairs #rodigiously% She was no longer -ane, alias -oan +iles, the ugly old >itch, but ?adam +ilesF her old ragged Garb was eIchanged for one that was new and genteelF her greatest Enemies made their :ourt to her, e en the 9ustice himself came to wish her 9oyF and though se eral 7ogs and 7orses died, and the >ind freHuently blew afterwards, yet ?adam +iles was ne er su##osed to ha e a 7and in itF and from hence it is #lain, as 8 obser ed before, that a >oman must be ver* "oor! ver* old, and li e in a <eighbourhood, where the Peo#le are ver* stu"id, before she can #ossibly #ass for a >itch! BTwas a Saying of ?r! Williams, who would sometimes be jocose, and had the Art of making e en SatireagreeableF that if e er -ane deser ed the :haracter of a >itch, it was after this ?oney was left herF for that with her fi e thousand Pounds, she did more Acts of :harity and friendly (ffices, than all the Peo#le of &ortune within fifty ?iles of the Place! After this, Sir William in eighed against the absurd and foolish <otions, which the :ountry Peo#le had imbibed concerning >itches, and >itchcraft, and ha ing #ro ed that there was no such Thing, but that all were the Effects of

&olly and 8gnorance, he ga e the :ourt such an Account of ?rs! %arger*, and her Girtue, good Sense, and #rudent Beha iour, that the Gentlemen #resent were enamoured with her, and returned her #ublic Thanks for the great Ser ice she had done the:ountry! (ne Gentleman in #articular, 8 mean Sir Charles -ones, had concei ed such an high (#inion of her, that he offered her a considerable Sum to take the :are of his &amily, and the Education of his ,aughter, which, howe er, she refusedF but this Gentleman, sending for her afterwards when he had a dangerous &it of 8llness, she went, and beha ed so #rudently in the &amily, and so tenderly to him and his ,aughter, that he would not #ermit her to lea e his 7ouse, but soon after made her Pro#osals of ?arriage! She was truly sensible of the 7onour he intended her, but, though #oor, she would not consent to be made a $ady, till he had effectually #ro ided for his ,aughterF for she told him, that Power was a dangerous Thing to be trusted with, and that a good ?anor >oman would ne er throw themsel es into the 'oad of Tem#tation!

All Things being settled, and the ,ay fiIed, the <eighbours came in :rouds to see the >eddingF for they were all glad, that one who had been such a good little Girl, and was become such a irtuous and good >oman, was going to be made a $adyF but just as the :lergyman had o#ened his Book, a Gentleman richly dressedran into the :hurch, and cryBd, Sto#D sto#D This greatly alarmed the :ongregation, #articularly the intended Bride and Bridegroom, whom he first accosted, and desired to s#eak with them a#art! After they had been talking some little Time, the Peo#le were greatly sur#riJed to see Sir Charles stand ?otionless, and his Bride cry, and faint away in the StrangerBs Arms! This seeming Grief, howe er, was only a Prelude to a &lood of 9oy, which immediately succeededF for you must know, gentle 'eader, that this Gentleman, so richly dressed and bediJened with $ace, was that identical little Boy, whom you before saw in the SailorBs 7abitF in short, it was little Tom Two Shoes, ?rs! %arger*'s Brother, who was just come from beyond Sea, where he had made a large &ortune,and hearing, as soon as he landed, of his SisterBs intended >edding, had rode Post, to see that a #ro#er Settlement was made on herF which he thought she was now intitled to, as he himself was both able and willing to gi e her an am#le

&ortune! They soon returned to the :ommunion-Table, and were married in Tears, but they were Tears of 9oy! There is something wonderful in this young GentlemanBs Preser ation and Success in $ifeF which we shall acHuaint the 'eader of, in the 7istory of his $ife and Ad entures, which will soon be #ublished!

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The true 7se of Riches# The 7armony and Affection that subsisted between this ha##y :ou#le, is ineI#ressibleF but Time, which dissol es the closest ;nion, after siI "ears, se ered Sir Charles from his $adyF for being seiJed with a iolent &e er he died, and left her full of Grief, thoB #ossessed of a large &ortune! >e forgot to remark, that after her ?arriage, Lad* -ones Cfor so we must now call herE ordered the :ha##el to be fitted u#, and allowed the :ha#lain a considerable Sum out of her own #ri ate Purse, to isit the Sick, and say Prayers e ery ,ay to all the Peo#le that could attend!She also ga e ?r! -ohnson ten Guineas a "ear, to #reach a Sermon, annually, on the <ecessity and ,uties of the marriage State, and on the ,ecease of Sir CharlesF she ga e him ten more, to #reach yearly on the Subject of ,eathF she had #ut all the Parish into ?ourning for the $oss of her 7usbandF and to those ?en who attended this yearly Ser ice, she ga e 7ar est Glo es, to their >i es Shoes and Stockings, and to all the :hildren little Books and Plumb-cakes% >e must also obser e, that she herself wo e a :ha#let of &lowers, and before the Ser ice, #laced it on his Gra e-stoneF and a suitable Psalm was always sung by the :ongregation! About this Time, she heard that ?r! Smith was o##ressed by SirTimothy Gri#e, the 9ustice, and his &riend +ras"all, who endea oured to de#ri e him of Part of his TythesF u#on which she, in :onjunction with her Brother, defended him, and the :ause was tried in Westminster(hall, where ?r! Smith gained a GerdictF and it a##earing that Sir Timoth* had beha ed most scandalously, as a 9ustice of the Peace, he was struck off the $ist, and no longer #ermitted to act in that :a#acity! This was a :ut to a ?an of his im#erious ,is#osition, and this was followed by one yet more se ereF for a 'elation of his, who had an undoubted 'ight to the %ouldwell Estate, finding that it was #ossible to get the better at $aw of a rich ?an, laid :laim to it, brought his Action, and reco ered the whole ?anor of %ouldwell, and beingafterwards inclined to sell it, he, in :onsideration of the Aid $ady %arger* had lent him during his ,istress, made her the first (ffer, and she #urchased the >hole, and threw it into different &arms, that the Poor might be no longer under the ,ominion of two o er-grown ?en!

This was a great ?ortification to Sir Timoth*, as well as to his &riend +ras"all, who from this Time eI#erienced nothing but ?isfortunes, and was in a few "ears so dis#ossessed of his 8ll-gotten >ealth, that his &amily were reduced to seek Subsistance from the Parish, at which those who had felt the >eight of his 8ron 7and rejoicedF but $ady %arger* desired, that his :hildren might be treated with :are and TendernessF for the*, says she, are no Wa*s accountable for the Actions of their Father! At her first coming into Power, she took :are to gratify her old &riends, es#ecially ?r! and ?rs! Smith, whose &amily she made ha##y!--She #aid great 'egard to the Poor, made their 8nterest her own, and to induce them to come regularly to :hurch, she ordered a $oaf, or the Price of a $oaf, to be gi en to e ery one who would acce#t of it! This brought many of them to :hurch, who by degrees learned their ,uty, and then came on a more noble Princi#le! She also took :are to encourage ?atrimonyF and in order to induce her Tenants and <eighbours to enter into that ha##y State, she always ga e the young :ou#le something towards 7ouse-kee#ingF and stood Godmother to all their :hildren, whom she had in Parties, e ery Sunda* E ening, to teach them their :atechism, andlecture them in 'eligion and ?oralityF after which she treated them with a Su##er, ga e them such Books as they wanted, and then dis#atched them with her Blessing! <or did she forget them at her ,eath, but left each a $egacy, as will be seen among other charitable ,onations when we #ublish her >ill, which we may do in some future Golume! There is one 'eHuest howe er so singular, that we cannot hel# taking some <otice of it in this PlaceF which is, that of her gi ing so many Acres of $and to be #lanted yearly with Potatoes, for all the Poor of any Parish who would come and fetch them for the ;se of their &amiliesF but if any took them to sell they were de#ri ed of that Pri ilege e er after! And these 'oots were #lanted and raised from the 'ent arising from a &arm which she hadassigned o er for that #ur#ose! 8n short, she was a ?other to the Poor, a Physician to the Sick, and a &riend to all who were in ,istress! 7er $ife was the greatest Blessing, and her ,eath the greatest :alamity that e er was felt in the <eighbourhood! A ?onument, but without 8nscri#tion, was erected to her ?emory in the :hurch-yard, o er which the Poor as they #ass wee# continually, so that the Stone is e er bathed in Tears! (n this (ccasion the following $ines were s#oken eItem#ore by a young Gentleman! ,ow vain the Tears that fall from *ou! And here su""l* the Place of .ew; ,ow vain to wee" the ha""* .ead! Who now to heavenl* Realms are fled; Re"ine no more! *our Plaints forbear! And all "re"are to meet them there#

T&" E N D.

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The G ( $ , E < , ' E A ? F or! the 8 < G E < ; ( ; S : ( < & E S S 8 ( < !

To shew the ,e#ra ity of human <ature, and how a#t the ?ind is to be misled by Trinkets and false A##earances, ?rs! Two(Shoes does acknowledge, that after she became rich, she had like to ha e been too fond of ?oneyF for on seeing her 7usband recei e a ery large Sum, her 7eart went #it #at, #it #at, all theE ening, and she began to think that Guineas were #retty Things! To su##ress this Turbulence of ?ind, which was a Sym#tom of a##roaching A arice, she said her Prayers earlier than usual, and at <ight had the following ,reamF which 8 shall relate in her own >ords! A?ethought, as 8 sle#t, a Genii ste#t u# to me with a French :ommode, which ha ing #laced on my 7ead, he said, now go and be ha##yF for from henceforth e ery Thing you touch shall turn to Gold! >illing to try the EI#eriment, 8 gently touched the Bed-#ost and &urniture, which immediately became massy Gold burnished, and of sur#riJing Brightness! 8 then touched the >alls of the 7ouse, which assumed the same A##earance, and looked amaJingly magnificent! Elated with this wonderful Gift, 8 rang hastily for my ?aid to carry the joyful <ews to her ?aster, who, as 8 thought, was then walking in the Garden! Su1e* came, but in the EItacy 8 was in, ha##ening to touch her 7and, she became instantly an immo able Statue!Go, said 8, and call your ?asterF but she made no re#ly, nor could she stir! ;#on this 8 shrieked, and in came my dear 7usband, whom 8 ran to embraceF when no sooner had 8 touched him, but he became good for nothingF that is, good for nothing but his >eight in GoldF and that you know could be nothing, where Gold was so #lenty! At this instant u# came another Ser ant with a Glass of >ater, thinking me illF this 8 attem#ted to swallow, but no sooner did it touch my ?outh, than it became a hard solid Body, and unfit for drinking! ?y ,istress now grew insu##ortableD 8 had destroyed, as 8 thought, my dear

7usband, and my fa ourite Ser antF and 8 #lainly #ercei ed, that 8 should die for want in the midst of so much >ealth! Ah, said 8, why did 8 long for 'ichesD 7a ing enough already, why did 8 co et moreK Thus terrified, 8 began to ra e, and beat my Breast, which awaked Sir Charles, who kindly called me from this State of 8nHuietude, and com#osed my ?ind!A This Scene 8 ha e often considered as a $esson, instructing me, that a $oad of 'iches bring, instead of &elicity, a $oad of TroublesF and that the only Source of 7a##iness is Contentment! Go, therefore, you who ha e too much, and gi e it to those who are in wantF so shall you be ha##y yoursel es, by making others ha##y! This is a Prece#t from the Almighty, a Prece#t which must be regardedF for The Lord is about *our Paths! and about *our &ed! and s"ieth out all *our Wa*s!

An Anecdote! res"ecting T ( ? T > (-S 7 ( E S, communicated b* a +entleman! who is now writing the ,istor* of his Life# 8t is generally known, that Tom Two(Shoes went to Sea when he was a ery little Boy, and ery #oorF and that he returned a ery great ?an, and ery richF but no one knows how he acHuired so much >ealth but myself, and a few&riends, who ha e #erused the Pa#ers from which 8 am com#iling the 7istory of his $ife! After Tom had been at Sea some "ears, he was unfortunately cast away, on that Part of the :oast of Africa inhabited by the ,ottentots! 7ere he met with a strange Book, which the ,ottentots did not understand, and which ga e him some Account of Prester -ohn's :ountryF and being a $ad of great :uriosity and 'esolution he determined to see itF accordingly he set out on the Pursuit, attended by a young $ion, which he had tamed and made so fond of him, that he followed him like a ,og, and obeyed all his :ommandsF and indeed it was ha##y for him that he had such a :om#anionF for as his 'oad lay through large >oods and &orests, that were full of wild Beasts and without 8nhabitants, he must ha e been soon star ed or torn in Pieces, had he not been both fed and #rotected by this noble Animal!

Tom had #ro ided himself with two Guns, a Sword, and as much Powder and Ball as he could carryF with these Arms, and such a :om#anion, it was mighty easy for him to get &oodF for the Animals in these wild and eItensi e &orests, ha ing ne er seen the Effects of a Gun, readily ran from the $ion, who hunted on one Side, to Tom, who hunted on the other, so that they were either caught by the $ion, or shot by his ?asterF and it was #leasant enough, after ahunting ?atch, and the ?eat was dressed, to see how :heek by 9oul they sat down to ,inner!

>hen they came info the $and of 7to"ia, he disco ered the Statue of a ?an created on an o#en Plain, which had this 8nscri#tion on the Pedestal% 0n ?ayday in the %orning! when the Sun rises! 3 shall have a ,ead of +old! As it was now the latter End of A"ril, he stayed to see this wonderful :hangeF and in the mean time,enHuiring of a #oor She#herd what was the 'eason of the Statue being erected there, and with that 8nscri#tion, he was informed, that it was set u# many "ears ago by an Arabian Philoso#her, who tra elled all

the >orld o er in Search of a real &riendF that he li ed with, and was eItremely fond of a great ?an who inhabited the neIt ?ountainF but that on some (ccasion they Huarrelled, and the Philoso#her, lea ing the ?ountain, retired into the Plain, where he erected this Statue with his own 7ands, and soon after died! To this he added, that all the Peo#le for many $eagues round came there e ery %a* ?orning, eI#ecting to see the Stone-head turned to Gold! Tom got u# ery early on the first of %a* to behold this amaJing :hange, and when he came near the Statue he saw a <umber of Peo#le, who all ran away from him in the utmost :onsternation, hating ne er before seen a $ion follow a ?an like a $a#-dog! Being thus left alone, he fiIed his Eyes on the Sun, then rising withres#lendent ?ajesty, and afterwards turned to the Statue, but could see no :hange in the Stone!--Surely, says he to himself, there is some mystical ?eaning in thisD This 8nscri#tion must be an Qnigma, the hidden ?eaning of which 8 will endea our to findF for a Philoso#her would ne er eI#ect a Stone to be turned to GoldF accordingly he measured the $ength of the Shadow, which the Statue ga e on the Ground by the Sun shining on it, and marked that #articular Part where the 7ead fell, then getting a Cho"ness Ca Thing like a S#adeE and digging, he disco ered a :o##er-chest, full of Gold, with this 8nscri#tion engra ed on the $id of it! Thy > 8 T, (h ?anD whoe er thou art, 7ath disclosBd the Qnigma, And disco erBd the G ( $ , E < 7 E A ,! Take it and use it, But use it with > 8 S , ( ?F &or know, That G ( $ ,, #ro#erly em#loyBd, ?ay dis#ense Blessings, And #romote the 7a##iness of ?oralsF But when hoarded u#, (r misa##lyBd, 8s but Trash, that makes ?ankind miserable! 'emember The un#rofitable Ser ant, >ho hid his Talent in a <a#kinF And The #rofligate Son, >ho sHuanderBd away his Substance and fed with the Swine! As thou hast got the G ( $ , E < 7 E A ,, (bser e the +olden %ean, Be +ood and be ha##y! This $esson, coming as it were from the ,ead, struck him with such Awe, and 'e erence for Piety and Girtue, that, before he remo ed the Treasure, he kneeled down, and earnestly and fer ently #rayed that he might make a #rudent, just and #ro#er ;se of it! 7e then con eyed the :hest awayF but how he got it to 6ngland, the 'eaderwill be informed in the 7istory of his

$ife! 8t may not be im#ro#er, howe er, in this Place, to gi e the 'eader some Account of the Philoso#her who hid this Treasure, and took so much Pains to find a true and real &riend to enjoy it! As Tom had 'eason to enerate his ?emory, he was ery #articular in his EnHuiry, and had this :haracter of himF--that he was a ?an well acHuainted with <ature and with TradeF that he was #ious, friendly, and of a sweet and affable ,is#osition! That he had acHuired a &ortune by :ommerce, and ha ing no 'elations to lea e it to, he tra elled through Arabia! Persia! 3ndia! Libia and 7to"ia in search of a real &riend! 8n this Pursuit he found se eral with whom he eIchanged good (ffices, and that were #olite and obliging, but they often flew off for TriflesF or as soon as he #retended to be in ,istress, and reHuested their Assistance, left him to struggle with his own ,ifficulties! So true is that :o#y in our Books, which says, Adversit* is the Touchstone of Friendshi"! At last, howe er, hemet with the 7to"ian Philoso#her, or the wise ?an of the ?ountain, as he is called, and thought in him he had found the &riend he wantedF for though he often #retended to be in ,istress, and abandoned to the &rowns of &ortune, this ?an always relie ed him, and with such :hearfulness and Sincerity, that concluding he had found out the only ?an to whom he ought to o#en both his Purse and his 7eart, he let him so far into his Secrets, as to desire his Assistance in hiding a large Sum of ?oney, which he wanted to conceal, lest the Prince of the :ountry, who was absolute, should, by the Ad ice of his wicked ?inister, #ut him to ,eath for his Gold! The two Philoso#hers met and hid the ?oney, which the Stranger, after some ,ays, went to see, but found it gone! 7ow was he struck to the 7eart, when he found that his &riend, whom he had often tried, and who had relie ed him in his ,istress, could not withstand this Tem#tation, but broke through the sacred Bonds of &riendshi#, and turned e ena Thief for Gold which he did not want, as he was already ery rich! (hD said he, what is the 7eart of ?an made ofK >hy am 8 condemned to li e among Peo#le who ha e no Sincerity, and who barter the most sacred Ties of &riendshi# and 7umanity for the ,irt that we tread onK 7ad 8 lost my Gold and found a real &riend, 8 should ha e been ha##y with the EIchange, but now 8 am most miserable! After some Time he wi#ed off his Tears, and being determined not to be so im#osed on, he had 'ecourse to :unning and the Arts of $ife! 7e went to his #retended &riend with a chearful :ountenance, told him he had more Gold to hide, and desired him to a##oint a Time when they might go together, and o#en the Earth to #ut it into the same PotF the other, in 7o#es of getting more >ealth, a##ointed the neIt E ening! They went together, o#ened the Ground, and found the ?oney they had first #laced there, for the artful >retch, he so much confided in, had con eyed it again into the Pot, in order to obtain more!(ur Philoso#her immediately took the Gold, and #utting it into his Pocket, told the other he had now altered his ?ind, and should bury it no more, till he found a ?an more worthy of his :onfidence! See what Peo#le lose by being dishonest! This calls to my ?ind the >ords of the Poet% A Wit's a Feather! and a Chief's a Rod! An honest %an's the noblest Wor1 of +od# 'emember this Story, and take :are whom you trustF but donBt be co etous, sordid and miserableF for the Gold we ha e is but lent us to do Good with!

>e recei ed all from the 7and of God, and e ery Person in ,istress hath a just Title to a Portion of it!

A $ E T T E ' from the P ' 8 < T E ', which he desires ma* be inserted! S 8 ', 8 ha e done with your :o#y, so you may return it to the $atican, if you #leaseF and #ray tell ?r! Angelo to brush u# the :uts, that, in the neIt Edition, they may gi e us a good 8m#ression! The &oresight and Sagacity of ?rs! %arger* Bs ,og calls to my ?ind a :ircumstance, which ha##ened when 8 was a Boy! Some Gentlemen in the Place where 8 li ed had been hunting, and were got under a great Tree to shelter themsel es from a Thunder StormF when a ,og that always followed one of the Gentlemen lea#ed u# his 7orse se eral Times, and then ran away and barked! At last, the Gentlemen all followed to see what he would be atF and they were no sooner gone from the Tree, but it was shi ered in Pieces by $ightningD BTis remarkable, that as soon as they came from the Tree the ,og a##eared to be ery well satisfied, and barked no more! The Gentleman after this always regarded the ,og as his &riend, treated him in his (ldAge with great Tenderness, and fed him with ?ilk as long as he li ed! ?y old ?aster +rierson had also a ,og, that ought to be mentioned with 'egardF for he used to set him u# as a Pattern of Sagacity and Prudence, not only to his 9ourneymen, but to the whole <eighbours! This ,og had been taught a thousand Tricks, and among other &eats he could dance, tumble, and drink >ine and Punch till he was little better than mad! 8t ha##ened one ,ay, when the ?en had made him drunk with $iHuor, and he was ca#ering about, that he fell into a large Gessel of boiling >ater! They soon got him out, and he reco eredF but he was ery much hurt, and being sensible, that this Accident arose from his losing his Senses by ,rinking, he would ne er taste any strong $iHuor afterwards!--?y old ?aster, on relating this Story, and shewing the ,og, used to address us thus, Ah! m* Friends! had *ou but half the Sense of this "oor .og here! *ou would never get fuddled! and be Fools# 8 am, Sir, "ourBs, Lc! >!B!

The B ( ( = S usually read by the Scholars of ?rs! T > (-S 7 ( E S, are these, and are sold at ?r! < E > B E ' "Bs at the &ible and Sun in St! Paul's :hurch-yard! )! The Christmas(&o , Price )d! .! The 7istory of +iles +ingerbread, )d! 3! The /ew()ear's(+ift, .d! 0! The 6aster(+ift, .d! 4! The Whitsuntide(+ift, .d! +! The Twelfth(.a*(+ift, )s!

*! The $alentine's(+ift, +d! -! The & A 8 ' 8 < G or +olden To*, +d! @! The Ro*al &attledore, .d! ) /! The Ro*al Primer, 3d! ) )! The Little Lotter*(&oo1, 3d! ) .! The Little Prett* Poc1et(&oo1, +d! ) 3! The 3nfant Tutor, or "rett* Little S"elling(&oo1, +d! ) 0! The Prett* &oo1 for Children, +d! ) 4! Tom Tra"wit's Art of being %err* and Wife, +d! ) +! Tom Tri"'s ,istor* of &irds and &easts, Price +d! ) *! Food for the %ind, or a /ew Riddle &oo1, +d! ) -! Fables in $erse and Prose b* <so"! and *our old Friend Woglog , +d! ) @! The ,ol* &ible abridged, +d! . /! The ,istor* of the Creation, +d! . )! A new and noble ,istor* of 6ngland, +d! . .! Philoso"h* for Children, +d! . 3! Philoso"h* of To"s and &alls, )s! . 0! Prett* Poems for Children = Foot high, +d! . 4! Prett* Poems for Children > Foot high, )s! . Lilli"utian %aga8ine! or +olden Librar*, )s!

+! . *! Short ,istories for the 3m"rovement of the %ind, )s! . -! The /ew Testament, ada#ted to the :a#acities of :hildren, )s! . @! The $ife of our Blessed S A G 8 ( ; ', )s! 3 /! The $i es of the 7oly A"ostles and 6vangelists, )s! 3 The $i es of the Fathers of the Christian :hurch for the first four )! :enturies, )s! 3 A :oncise 6 "osition of the Book of Common Pra*er, with the $i es of its .! Com"ilers, )s! 3 3! The %useum for "outh, )s! 3 0! An Easy S"elling .ictionar* for those who would write correctly, )s! 3 A Poc1et .ictionar* for those who would know the #recise ?eaning of all 4! the >ords in the 6nglish $anguage, 3s! 3 +! A :om#endious 7istory of 6ngland, .s! 3 *! The Present State of +reat &ritain, .s! 3 A $ittle Book of $etters and :ards, to teach young $adies and Gentlemen -! how to write to their &riends in a #olite, easy and elegant ?anner, )s! 3 The Gentleman and $adyBs =ey to Polite LiteratureF or, A Com"endious @! .ictionar* of &abulous 7istory, .s! 0 /! The <ews-'eaders Pocket-BookF or, A %ilitar* .ictionar*, .s! 0 A :urious :ollection of Goyages, selected from the >riters of all <ations, )! )/ Gol! Pr! bound )l! 0 A :urious :ollection of Tra els, selected from the >riters of all <ations, .! )/ GolF Pr! bound )l!

By the =8<GBS 'oyal Patent, Are Sold by 9! <E>BE'", at the &ible and Sun in St# Paul's Church()ard!

)! ,r! -ames's Powders for &e ers, the Small-PoI, ?easles, :olds, Lc! .s! +d! .! ,r! ,oo"er's Female Pills, )s! 3! ?r! +reenough's Tincture for Teeth, )s! 0! .itto for the Tooth-Ach, )s! 4! Stomachic Lo8enges for the 7eart-burn, :holic, 8ndigestion, Lc! )s! +d! +! The &alsam of ,ealth, or, Cas it is by some calledE the Balsam of $ife, )s! +d! *! The 0riginal .aff*'s 6li ir, )s! 3d! -! ,r! Anderson's Scots Pills, )s! @! The 0riginal &ritish 0il, )s! ) The Alterative Pills, which are a safe, and certain :ure for the =ingBs E il, /! and all Scro#hulous :om#laints, 4s! the BoI, containing 0/ ,oses!----See a .issertation on these .isorders sold at the Place above(mentioned , Price +d!

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