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You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org - - -Title: Goody Two-Shoes - A Facsimile Reproduction Of The Edition Of 1766 - -Author: Anonymous - -Release Date: October 8, 2004 [EBook #13675] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GOODY TWO-SHOES *** - - - - -Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Tom Roch, Leah Moser and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team. - - - - - - 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. - - * * * * * - - -In _The London Chronicle_ for December 19--January 1, 1765--the -following advertisement appeared:-- - - "The Philosophers, Politicians, Necromancers, and the Learned in every - Faculty are desired to observe that on the 1st of January, being New - Year's Day (Oh, that we may all lead new Lives!), Mr Newbery intends - to publish the following important volumes, bound and gilt, and hereby - invites all his little friends who are good to call for them at the - Bible and Sun, in St Paul's Churchyard: but those who are naughty are - to have none. - - "1. The Renowned History of Giles Gingerbread: a little boy who lived - upon learning. - - "2. The Easter Gift; or the way to be good; a book much wanted. - - "3. The Whitsuntide Gift: or the way to be happy; a book very necessary - for all families. - - "4. The Valentine Gift: or how to behave with honour, integrity, and - humanity: very useful with a Trading Nation. - - "5. The Fairing: or a golden present for children. In which they can - see all the fun of the fair, and at home be as happy as if they were - there, a Book of great consequence to all whom it may concern.' - - "We are also desired to give notice that there is in the Press, and - speedily will be published either by subscription or otherwise, as the - Public shall please to determine, The History of Little Goody Two - Shoes, otherwise called Margery Two Shoes. Printed and sold at The - Bible and Sun in St Paul's Churchyard, where may be had all Mr - Newbery's little books for the children and youth of these kingdoms - and the colonies. New Editions of those which were out of print are - now republished. - - "The publication of the Lilliputian System of Politics is postponed - till the meeting of Parliament. This work, which will be replete with - cuts and characters, is not intended to exalt or depress any - particular country, to support the pride of any particular family, or - to feed the folly of any particular party, but to stimulate the mind - to virtue, to promote universal benevolence, to make mankind happy. - Those who would know more of the matter may enquire of Mr Newbery." - -This quaint and curious announcement, with its sly humour and serious -playfulness, is characteristic of the house of John Newbery, in the -latter part of the last century; and there is no need to speak here of -the fame of the books for children which he published; "the -philanthropic publisher of St Paul's Churchyard," as Goldsmith calls -him, conferred inestimable benefits upon thousands of little folk, of -both high and low estate. It is said of Southey when a child that - - "The well-known publishers of "Goody Two Shoes," "Giles Gingerbread," - and other such delectable histories, in sixpenny books for children, - splendidly bound in the flowered and gilt Dutch paper of former days, - sent him twenty such volumes, and laid the foundation of a love of - books which grew with the child's growth, and did not cease even when - the vacant mind and eye could only gaze in piteous, though blissful - imbecility upon the things they loved."[A] - -Many of these little books have been doubtless long since forgotten, -though they did not deserve such a fate; but the name of "Goody Two -Shoes" 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. - -"Goody Two Shoes" was published in April 1765, and few nursery books -have had a wider circulation, or have retained their position so long. -The number of editions that have been published both in England and -America is legion, and it has appeared in mutilated versions under the -auspices of numerous publishing houses in London and the provinces, -although of late years there have been no new issues. Even in 1802, -Charles Lamb in writing to Coleridge, said-- - - ""Goody Two Shoes" is almost out of print. Mrs Barbauld's stuff has - banished all the old classics of the nursery, and the shopman at - Newbery's hardly deigned to reach them off an old exploded corner of - a shelf, when Mary asked for them. Mrs Barbauld's and Mrs Trimmer's - nonsense lay in piles about. Knowledge, insignificant and vapid as Mrs - Barbauld's books convey, it seems must come to a child in the shape of - knowledge; and his empty noddle must be turned with conceit of his own - powers 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 - suspected himself to be no bigger than a child. Science has succeeded - to poetry no less in the little walks of children than with men. Is - there no possibility of averting this sore evil? Think what you would - have been now, if instead of being fed with tales and old wives' - fables in childhood, you had been crammed with geography and natural - history! - - "Hang them!--I mean the cursed Barbauld crew, those blights and blasts - of all that is human in man and child."[B] - -There must, however, be many parents still living who remember the -delight that the little story gave them in their younger days, and -they will, no doubt, be pleased 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-parents and great grand-parents when they were children, while -they cannot fail to be attracted by its simple, pretty, and -interesting story. - - * * * * * - -The question of the authorship of the book is still an unsettled one. -It was at one time commonly attributed to Oliver Goldsmith, and no one -who reads the book will consider it to be unworthy of the poet's pen. -We find, however, in Nichol's Literary Anecdotes, that - - "It is not perhaps generally known that to Mr Griffith Jones, and a - brother of his, Mr Giles Jones, in conjunction with Mr John Newbery, - the public are indebted for the origin of those numerous and popular - little books for the amusement and instruction of children which have - been ever since received with universal approbation. The Lilliputian - histories of Goody Two Shoes, Giles Gingerbread, Tommy Trip, &c., &c., - are remarkable proofs of the benevolent minds of the projectors of - this plan of instruction, and respectable instances of the - accommodation of superior talents to the feeble intellects of - infantine felicity." - -Mr Giles Jones was the grandfather of the late Mr Winter Jones, -formerly the Principal Librarian of the British Museum, and the book -is attributed to the first-named gentleman in the catalogue of the -British Museum. It is claimed also that the book offers internal -evidence in support of Mr Giles Jones' authorship, inasmuch as Goody -Two Shoes becomes Lady Jones, and one of the prominent families in the -book is also named Jones. - -Beyond this, however, there appears to be no evidence as to Mr Giles -Jones being the writer, and I think something may be said as to the -claim on behalf of the poet Goldsmith, although I am by no means -anxious that the honour of having written it should be ascribed either -to the one or to the other: the following remarks, which are mainly -taken from an article I contributed to the _Athenĉum_ in April -1881, are offered simply as speculations which may not be without -interest to lovers of the little book. They may, perhaps, show that -there is some reason for attributing the work to Oliver Goldsmith, -although, of course, it is not claimed that they absolutely establish -the fact. - -Having occasion to examine carefully as many of the books for children -published by John Newbery as I could procure (and they are as scarce -as blackberries in midwinter, for what among books has so brief a life -as a nursery book?), I was struck while perusing them with a certain -distinct literary flavour, so to speak, which appeared to be common to -a group of little volumes, all published about the same period. These -were: "Goody Two Shoes," "Giles Gingerbread," "Tom Thumb's Folio," -"The Lilliputian Magazine," "The Lilliputian Masquerade," "The Easter -Gift," "A Pretty Plaything," "The Fairing," "Be Merry and Wise," "The -Valentine's Gift," "Pretty Poems for the Amusement of Children Three -Feet High," "A Pretty Book of Pictures," "Tom Telescope," and a few -others. I give abbreviated titles only, but if space permitted I mould -like to quote them in full; they are remarkable no less for their -curious quaintness and their clever ingenuity than for their -attractiveness to both parents (who, it must not be forgotten, are -more often the real buyers of children's books) and the young people -for whom they were written, and they are in themselves most -entertaining and amusing reading. This group of little books -possesses, moreover, another characteristic that is sufficiently -remarkable of itself to be noticed. While they all evince a real -genius for writing in a style suited to the capacities 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 excite the interest of "children of a larger -growth." - -Now one of this little group, "The Lilliputian Magazine," is -attributed in the British Museum Catalogue to Oliver Goldsmith; and so -strong is the family likeness in all the books I have mentioned, that -I cannot but believe they are all by the same hand--a belief which I -think will be shared by any one who will take the trouble to compare -them carefully. But I should advise him to rely on the Newbery -editions alone, for grievously garbled versions of nearly every one of -these books have been issued from many different houses throughout the -country. - -Many authorities have supported the view that Goldsmith was the author -of "Goody Two Shoes." Conspicuous among them was Washington Irving, -who says, "It is suggested with great probability that he wrote for Mr -Newbery the famous nursery story of 'Goody Two Shoes.'" It is said -also that William Godwin held this opinion; and I believe there is -authority for stating that the Misses Bewick, the daughters of the -celebrated engraver, who illustrated an edition of the book for T. -Saint, of Newcastle, understood from their father that it was by -Oliver Goldsmith. - -But let us turn to the book itself and see if it furnishes any -evidence on the point. The very title, with its quaint phrasing, shows -no common genius, and as Washington Irving says, "bears the stamp of -his [Goldsmith's] sly and playful humour." As the book was published -in 1765, it would most likely have been written just at the time when -Goldsmith was working most industriously in the service of Newbery -(1763-4), at which period it will be remembered that he was living -near Newbery at Islington, and his publisher was paying for his board -and lodging. - -Without, of course, claiming that similarity of idea in different -writings necessarily betokens the same authorship, I think the -parallels that are to be found in this little book, with many of the -sentiments in Oliver Goldsmith's acknowledged work--to say nothing of -the almost universally recognized likeness to Goldsmith's style that -is found in "Goody Two Shoes" may fairly be considered as throwing -some light upon the question. - -The most striking of these parallels is perhaps that furnished by the -curious little political preface to the work--a preface which is quite -unnecessary to the book, and I think would only have been inserted by -one who was full of the unjustnesses at which he was preparing to aim -a still heavier blow. In describing the parish of Mouldwell, where -little Margery was born, an exact picture is drawn of "The Deserted -Village," where - - One only master grasps the whole domain - And half a tillage tints thy smiling plain; - -And where - - ---- the man of wealth and pride - Takes up a space that many a poor supplied: - Space for his lakes his park's extended bounds, - Space for his horses, equipage, and hounds. - -And by this and other tyrannies, and being also - - Scourged by famine from the smiling land, - -for he was "unfortunate in his business" at about the same time, Sir -Timothy accomplishes his aim, and - - Indignant spurns the cottage from the green. - -Ruined by this oppression, poor Mr Meanwell is turned out of doors, -and flew to another parish for succour. - - Where, then, ah! where shall poverty reside - To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride? - -Sir Timothy, however, suffers for his injustice and wickedness, for -"great part of the land lay untilled for some years, which was deemed -a just reward for such diabolical proceedings." - - Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, - Where wealth accumulates and men decay. - -Miss Charlotte Yonge, to whom I shall refer again, lays upon this: "If -the conjecture be true which attributes this tale to Oliver Goldsmith, -we have seen the same spirit which prompted his poem of 'The Deserted -Village,' namely, indignation and dismay at the discouragement of -small holdings in the early part of the eighteenth century."[C] -Indeed, it may well be that we have in this preface even a more true -picture of Lissoy than that given in the poem, which, as Mr William -Black says in his monograph on Goldsmith, "is there seen through the -softening and beautifying mist of years." - -Much 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 Goldsmith's writings. Miss Yonge says: "There is a -certain dry humour in some passages and a tenderness in others that -incline us much to the belief that it could come from no one else but -the writer of 'The Vicar of Wakefield' and 'The Deserted Village.' -Indeed, we could almost imagine that Dr Primrose himself had described -the panic at the supposed ghost in the church in the same tone as the -ride to church, the family portrait, or the gross of green -spectacles.'[D] We find in "Goody Two Shoes" every one of those -distinctive qualities of Goldsmith's writings which Mr William Black -so well summarizes in the book already referred to--"his genuine and -tender pathos, that never at any time verges on the affected or -theatrical;" his "quaint, delicate, delightful humour;" his "broader -humour, that is not afraid to provoke the wholesome laughter of -mankind by dealing with common and familiar ways and manners and men;" -his "choiceness of diction;" his "lightness and grace of touch, that -lend a charm even to" his "ordinary hack work." - - * * * * * - -The reprint which is here presented is a photographic facsimile of -the earliest complete copy that we have been able to procure. Judging -from fragments of earlier editions in the possession of the -publishers, it would appear to be printed from exactly the same types -as the original issue of April 1765. The copy from which the reprint -is made was kindly lent to the publishers by Mr Ernest Hartley -Coleridge, whose collection at the South Kensington Museum of -eighteenth century books for children is well known. The actual size -of that book is 4 inches by 2-3/4, but it has been thought better to -print on somewhat larger paper. The original is bound in the once -familiar Dutch flowered and gilt pattern paper, and we had hoped to -present the reprint in a similar cover, but it was found impossible, -as nothing like it could be procured, nor could the manufacturers of -the present day exactly reproduce it. - -[Footnote A: Essays from the _Times_. Robert Southey. By Samuel -Phillips, pp. 168-169, vol. i.] - -[Footnote B: _See_ "The Works of Charles Lamb." By Percy -Fitzgerald, M.A., F.S.A. Vol. 1. Page 420. London: E. Moxon & Co., -1876.] - -[Footnote C: "A Storehouse of Stories," p. 69, First Series.] - -[Footnote D: "A Storehouse of Stories," First Series, preface.] - - - - -[Illustration: Little Goody Two-Shoes.] - - - THE - - HISTORY - - OF - - Little GOODY TWO-SHOES; - - Otherwise called, - - Mrs. MARGERY TWO-SHOES. - - WITH - -The Means by which she acquired her Learning and Wisdom, and in -consequence thereof her Estate; 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 fix, - And gallop in a Coach and Six._ - -See the Original Manuscript in the _Vatican_ at _Rome_, and -the Cuts by _Michael Angelo_. Illustrated with the Comments of -our great modern Critics. - - ------------------------ - The THIRD EDITION. - ------------------------ - _LONDON_: - - Printed for J. NEWBERY, at the _Bible_ and - _Sun_ in St._Paul's-Church-Yard,_ 1766. - (Price Six-pence.) - - - - TO ALL - - Young Gentlemen and Ladies, - - Who are good, or intend to be good, - - This BOOK - - Is inscribed by - - Their old Friend - - In St. Paul's Church-yard. - - - - The Renowned - - HISTORY - - OF - - Little GOODY TWO-SHOES, - - Commonly called, - - Old GOODY TWO-SHOES. - - - ------------------------ - PART I. - ------------------------ - - INTRODUCTION. By the Editor. - - -All the World must allow, that _Two Shoes_ was not her real Name. -No; her Father's Name was _Meanwell_; and he was for many Years a -considerable Farmer in the Parish where _Margery_ was born; but -by the Misfortunes which he met with in Business, and the wicked -Persecutions of Sir _Timothy Gripe_, and an over-grown Farmer -called _Graspall_, he was effectually ruined. - -The Case was thus. The Parish of _Mouldwell_ where they lived, -had for many Ages been let by the Lord of the Manor into twelve -different Farms, in which the Tenants lived comfortably, brought up -large Families, and carefully supported the poor People who laboured -for them; until the Estate by Marriage and by Death came into the -Hands of Sir _Timothy_. - -This Gentleman, who loved himself better than all his Neighbours, -thought it less Trouble to write one Receipt for his Rent than twelve, -and Farmer _Graspall_ offering to take all the Farms as the Leases -expired, Sir _Timothy_ agreed with him, and in Process of Time he was -possessed of every Farm, but that occupied by little _Margery's_ -Father; which he also wanted; for as Mr. _Meanwell_ was a charitable -good Man, he stood up for the Poor at the Parish Meetings, and was -unwilling to have them oppressed by Sir _Timothy_, and this -avaricious Farmer.--Judge, oh kind, humane and courteous Reader, what -a terrible Situation the Poor must be in, when this covetous Man was -perpetual Overseer, and every Thing for their Maintenance was drawn -from his hard Heart and cruel Hand. But he was not only perpetual -Overseer, but perpetual Church-warden; and judge, oh ye Christians, -what State the Church must be in, when supported by a Man without -Religion or Virtue. He was also perpetual Surveyor of the Highways, -and what Sort of Roads he kept up for the Convenience of Travellers, -those best know who have had the Misfortune to be obliged to pass -thro' that Parish.--Complaints indeed were made, but to what Purpose -are Complaints, when brought against a Man, who can hunt, drink, and -smoak with the Lord of the Manor, who is also the Justice of Peace? - -The Opposition which little _Margery's_ Father made to this Man's -Tyranny, gave Offence to Sir _Timothy_, who endeavoured to force -him out of his Farm; and to oblige him to throw up the Lease, ordered -both a Brick Kiln and a Dog-kennel to be erected in the Farmer's -Orchard. This was contrary to Law, and a Suit was commenced, in which -_Margery's_ Father got the better. The same Offence was again -committed three different Times, and as many Actions brought, in all -of which the Farmer had a Verdict and Costs paid him; but -notwithstanding these Advantages, the Law was so expensive, that he -was ruined in the Contest, and obliged to give up all he had to his -Creditors; which effectually answered the Purpose of Sir -_Timothy_, who erected those Nuisances in the Farmer's Orchard -with that Intention only. Ah, my dear Reader, we brag of Liberty, and -boast of our Laws: but the Blessings of the one, and the Protection of -the other, seldom fall to the Lot of the Poor; and especially when a -rich Man is their Adversary. How, in the Name of Goodness, can a poor -Wretch obtain Redress, when thirty Pounds are insufficient to try his -Cause? Where is he to find Money to see Council, or how can he plead -his Cause himself (even if he was permitted) when our Laws are so -obscure, and so multiplied, that an Abridgment of them cannot be -contained in fifty Volumes in Folio? - -As soon as Mr. _Meanwell_ had called together his Creditors, Sir -_Timothy_ seized for a Year's Rent, and turned the Farmer, his -Wife, little _Margery_, and her Brother out of Doors, without any -of the Necessaries of Life to support them. - -[Illustration] - -This elated the Heart of Mr. _Graspall_, this crowned his Hopes, -and filled the Measure of his Iniquity; for besides gratifying his -Revenge, this Man's Overthrow gave him the sole Dominion of the Poor, -whom he depressed and abused in a Manner too horrible to mention. - -_Margery's_ Father flew into another Parish for Succour, and all -those who were able to move left their Dwellings and sought Employment -elsewhere, as they found it would be impossible to live under the -Tyranny of two such People. The very old, the very lame and the blind -were obliged to stay behind, and whether they were starved, or what -became of them, History does not say; but the Character of the great -Sir _Timothy_, and his avaricious Tenant, were so infamous, that -nobody would work for them by the Day, and Servants were afraid to -engage themselves by the Year, lest any unforeseen Accident should -leave them Parishioners in a Place, where they knew they must perish -miserably; so that great Part of the Land lay untilled for some Years, -which was deemed a just Reward for such diabolical Proceedings. - -But what, says the Reader, can occasion all this? Do you intend this -for Children, Mr. NEWBERY? Why, do you suppose this is written by Mr. -NEWBERY, Sir? This may come from another Hand. This is not the Book, -Sir, mentioned in the Title, but the Introduction to that Book; and it -is intended, Sir, not for those Sort of Children, but for Children of -six Feet high, of which, as my Friend has justly observed, there are -many Millions in the Kingdom; and these Reflections, Sir, have been -rendered necessary, by the unaccountable and diabolical Scheme which -many Gentlemen now give into, of laying a Number of Farms into one, -and very often of a whole Parish into one Farm; which in the End must -reduce the common People to a State of Vassalage, worse than that -under the Barons of old, or of the Clans in _Scotland_; and will -in Time depopulate the Kingdom. But as you are tired of the Subject, I -shall take myself away, and you may visit _Little Margery_. So, -Sir, your Servant, - -The EDITOR. - - - - - CHAP. I. - - _How and about Little_ Margery _and her_ Brother. - - -Care and Discontent shortened the Days of Little _Margery's_ -Father.--He was forced from his Family, and seized with a violent -Fever in a Place where Dr. _James's_ Powder was not to be had, -and where he died miserably. _Margery's_ poor Mother survived the -Loss of her Husband but a few Days, and died of a broken Heart, -leaving _Margery_ and her little Brother to the wide World; but, -poor Woman, it would have melted your Heart to have seen how -frequently she heaved up her Head, while she lay speechless, to survey -with languishing Looks her little Orphans, as much as to say, _Do -Tommy, do Margery, come with me_. They cried, poor Things, and she -sighed away her Soul; and I hope is happy. - -[Illustration] - -It would both have excited your Pity, and have done your Heart good, -to have seen how fond these two little ones were of each other, and -how, Hand in Hand, they trotted about. Pray see them. - -[Illustration] - -They were both very ragged, and _Tommy_ had two Shoes, but -_Margery_ had but one. They had nothing, poor Things, to support -them (not being in their own Parish) but what they picked from the -Hedges, or got from the poor People, and they lay every Night in a -Barn. Their Relations took no Notice of them; no, they were rich, and -ashamed to own such a poor little ragged Girl as _Margery_, and -such a dirty little curl-pated Boy as _Tommy_. Our Relations and -Friends seldom take Notice of us when we are poor; but as we grow rich -they grow fond. And this will always be the Case, while People love -Money better than Virtue, or better than they do GOD Almighty. But -such wicked Folks, who love nothing but Money, and are proud and -despise the Poor, never come to any good in the End, as we shall see -by and by. - - - - - CHAP. II. - - _How and about Mr._ Smith. - - -Mr. _Smith_ was a very worthy Clergyman, who lived in the Parish -where Little _Margery_ and _Tommy_ were born; and having a -Relation come to see him, who was a charitable good Man, he sent for -these Children to him. The Gentleman ordered Little _Margery_ a -new Pair of Shoes, gave Mr. _Smith_ some Money to buy her -Cloathes; and said, he would take _Tommy_ and make him a little -Sailor; and accordingly had a Jacket and Trowsers made for him, in -which he now appears. Pray look at him. - -[Illustration] - -After some Days the Gentleman intended to go to _London_, and -take little _Tommy_ with him, of whom you will know more by and -by, for we shall at a proper Time present you with some Part of his -History, his Travels and Adventures. - -[Illustration] - -The Parting between these two little Children was very affecting, -_Tommy_ cried, and _Margery_ cried, and they kissed each -other an hundred Times. At last _Tommy_ thus wiped off her Tears -with the End of his Jacket, and bid her cry no more, for that he would -come to her again, when he returned from Sea. However, as they were so -very fond, the Gentleman would not suffer them to take Leave of each -other; but told _Tommy_ he should ride out with him, and come -back at Night. When night came, Little _Margery_ grew very uneasy -about her Brother, and after sitting up as late as Mr. _Smith_ -would let her, she went crying to Bed. - - - - - CHAP. III. - - _How Little_ Margery _obtained the Name of_ - Goody Two-Shoes, _and what happened in the Parish._ - - -As soon as Little _Margery_ got up in the Morning, which was very -early, she ran all round the Village, crying for her Brother; and -after some Time returned greatly distressed. However, at this Instant, -the Shoemaker very opportunely came in with the new Shoes, for which -she had been measured by the Gentleman's Order. - -[Illustration] - -Nothing could have supported Little _Margery_ under the -Affliction she was in for the Loss of her Brother, but the Pleasure -she took in her _two Shoes_. She ran out to Mrs. _Smith_ as -soon as they were put on, and stroking down her ragged Apron thus, -cried out, _Two Shoes, Mame, see two Shoes_. And so she behaved -to all the People she met, and by that Means obtained the Name of -_Goody Two-Shoes_, though her Playmates called her _Old Goody -Two-Shoes_. - -Little _Margery_ was very happy in being with Mr. and Mrs. -_Smith_, who were very charitable and good to her, and had agreed -to breed her up with their Family; but as soon as that Tyrant of the -Parish, that _Graspall_, heard of her being there, he applied -first to Mr. _Smith_, and threatened to reduce his Tythes if he -kept her; and after that he spoke to Sir _Timothy_, who sent Mr. -_Smith_ a peremptory Message by his Servant, that _he should -send back_ Meanwell's _Girl to be kept by her Relations, and not -harbour her in the Parish_. This so distressed Mr. _Smith_ -that he shed Tears, and cried, _Lord have Mercy on the Poor!_ - -The Prayers of the Righteous fly upwards, and reach unto the Throne of -Heaven, as will be seen in the Sequel. - -[Illustration] - -Mrs. _Smith_ was also greatly concerned at being thus obliged to -discard poor Little _Margery_. She kissed her and cried; as also -did Mr. _Smith_, but they were obliged to send her away; for the -People who had ruined her Father could at any Time have ruined them. - - - - - CHAP. IV. - - _How Little_ Margery _learned to read, - and by Degrees taught others._ - - -Little _Margery_ saw how good, and how wise Mr. _Smith_ was, -and concluded, that this was owing to his great Learning, therefore -she wanted of all Things to learn to read. For this Purpose she used -to meet the little Boys and Girls as they came from School, borrow -their Books, and sit down and read till they returned; - -[Illustration] - -By this Means she soon got more Learning 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 Letters were -required to spell all the Words in the World; but as some of these -Letters are large and some small, she with her Knife cut out of -several Pieces of Wood ten Setts of each of these: - - a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o - p q r (s) s t u v w x y z. - -[Post-processor's note: (s) is an old-English style non-terminating -letter "s".] - - And six Setts of these: - - A B C D E F G H I K L M N O - P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. - -And having got an old Spelling-Book, she made her Companions set up -all the Words they wanted to spell, and after that she taught them to -compose Sentences. You know what a Sentence is, my Dear, _I will be -good_, is a Sentence; and is made up, as you see, of several Words. - -The usual Manner of Spelling, or carrying on the Game, as they called -it, was this: Suppose the Word to be spelt was Plumb Pudding (and who -can suppose a better) the Children were placed in a Circle, and the -first brought the Letter _P_, the next _l_, the next _u_, the next -_m_, and so on till the Whole was spelt; and if any one brought a -wrong Letter, he was to pay a Fine, or play no more. This was at their -Play; and every Morning she used to go round to teach the Children -with these Rattle-traps in a Basket, as you see in the Print. - -[Illustration] - -I once went her Rounds with her, and was highly diverted, as you may -be, if you please to look into the next Chapter. - - - - - CHAP. V. - - _How Little_ Two-Shoes _became a trotting Tutoress - and how she taught her young Pupils._ - - -It was about seven o'Clock in the Morning when we set out on this -important Business, and the first House we came to was Farmer -_Wilson's_. See here it is. - -[Illustration] - -Here _Margery_ stopped, and ran up to the Door, _Tap, tap, tap_. Who's -there? Only little goody _Two-Shoes_, answered _Margery_, come to -teach _Billy_. Oh Little _Goody_, says Mrs. _Wilson_, with Pleasure in -her Face, I am glad to see you, _Billy_ wants you sadly, for he has -learned all his Lesson. Then out came the little Boy. _How do doody -Two-Shoes_, says he, not able to speak plain. Yet this little Boy had -learned all his Letters; for she threw down this Alphabet mixed -together thus: - - b d f h k m o q s u w y z [f] - a c e g i l n p r t v x j - -and he picked them up, called them by their right Names, and put them -all in order thus: - - a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o - p q r (s) s t u v w x y z. - -[Post-processor's note: (s) is an old-English style non-terminating -letter "s".] - -She then threw down the Alphabet of Capital Letters in the Manner you -here see them. - - B D F H K M O Q S U W Y Z - A C E G I L N P R T V X J. - -and he picked them all up, and having told their Names, placed them -thus: - - A B C D E F G H I J K L M - N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. - -Now, pray little Reader, take this Bodkin, and see if you can point -out the Letters from these mixed Alphabets, and tell how they should -be placed as well as little Boy _Billy_. - -The next Place we came to was Farmer _Simpson's_, and here it is. - -[Illustration] - -_Bow wow, wow_, says the Dog at the Door. Sirrah, says his -Mistress, what do you bark at Little _Two-Shoes_. Come in -_Madge_; here, _Sally_ wants you sadly, she has learned all -her Lesson. Then out came the little one: So _Madge!_ say she; so -_Sally!_ answered the other, have you learned your Lesson? Yes, -that's what I have, replied the little one in the Country Manner; and -immediately taking the Letters she set up these Syllables: - - ba be bi bo bu, ca ce ci co cu - da de di do du, fa fe fi so fu. - -and gave them their exact Sounds as she composed them; after which she -set up the following; - - ac ec ic oc uc, ad ed id od ud - af ef if of uf, ag eg ig og ug. - -And pronounced them likewise. She then sung the Cuzz's Chorus (which -may be found in the _Little Pretty Play Thing_, published by Mr. -NEWBERY) and to the same Tune to which it is there set. - -After this, Little _Two-Shoes_ taught her to spell Words of one -Syllable, and she soon set up Pear, Plumb. Top, Ball, Pin, Puss, Dog, -Hog, Fawn, Buck, Doe, Lamb, Sheep, Ram, Cow, Bull, Cock, Hen, and many -more. - -The next Place we came to was _Gaffer Cook's_ Cottage; there you -see it before you. - -[Illustration] - -Here a number of poor Children were met to learn; who all came round -Little _Margery_ at once; and, having pulled out her Letters, she -asked the little Boy next her, what he had for Dinner? Who answered, -_Bread_. (the poor Children in many Places live very hard) Well -then, says she, set the first Letter. He put up the Letter B, to which -the next added r, and the next e, the next a, the next d, and it stood -thus, _Bread_. - -And what had you _Polly Comb_ for your Dinner? _Apple-pye_ -answered the little Girl: Upon which the next in Turn set up a great -A, the two next a p each, and so on till the two Words Apple and Pye -were united and stood thus, _Apple-pye_. - -The next had _Potatoes_, the next _Beef and Turnip_ which -were spelt with many others, till the Game of Spelling was finished. -She then set them another Task, and we proceeded. - -The next Place we came to was Farmer _Thompson's_, where there -were a great many little ones waiting for her. - -So little Mrs. _Goody Two-Shoes_, says one of them, where have -you been so long? I have been teaching, says she, longer than I -intended, and am afraid I am come too soon for you now. No, but indeed -you are not, replied the other; for I have got my Lesson, and so has -_Sally Dawson_, and so has _Harry Wilson_, and so we have -all; and they capered about as if they were overjoyed to see her. Why -then, says she, you are all very good, and GOD Almighty will love you; -so let us begin our Lessons. They all huddled round her, and though at -the other Place they were employed about Words and Syllables, here we -had People of much greater Understanding who dealt only in Sentences. - -The Letters being brought upon the Table, one of the little ones set -up the following Sentence. - -_The Lord have Mercy upon me, and grant that I may be always good, -and say my Prayers, and love the Lord my God with all my Heart, with -all my Soul, and with all my Strength; and honour the King, and all -good Men in Authority under him._ - -Then the next took the Letters, and composed this Sentence. - -_Lord have Mercy upon me, and grant that I may love my Neighbour as -myself, and do unto all Men as I would have them do unto me, and tell -no Lies; but be honest and just in all my Dealings._ - -The third composed the following Sentence. - -_The Lord have Mercy upon me, and grant that I may honour my Father -and Mother, and love my Brothers and Sisters, Relations and Friends, -and all my Playmates, and every Body, and endeavour to make them -happy._ - -The fourth composed the following. - -_I pray_ GOD _to bless this whole Company, and all our Friends, -and all our Enemies._ - -To this last _Polly Sullen_ objected, and said, truly, she did -not know why she should pray for her Enemies? Not pray for your -Enemies, says Little _Margery_; yes, you must, you are no -Christian, if you don't forgive your Enemies, and do Good for Evil. -_Polly_ still pouted; upon which Little _Margery_ said, -though she was poor, and obliged to lie in a Barn, she would not keep -Company with such a naughty, proud, perverse Girl as _Polly_; and -was going away; however the Difference was made up, and she set them -to compose the following - - LESSONS - - For the CONDUCT of LIFE. - - LESSON I. - - He that will thrive, - Must rise by Five. - He that hath thriv'n, - May lie till Seven. - Truth may be blam'd, - But cannot be sham'd. - Tell me with whom you go; - And I'll tell what you do. - A Friend in your Need, - Is a Friend indeed. - They ne'er can be wise, - Who good Counsel despise. - - LESSON II. - - A wise Head makes a close Mouth. - Don't burn your Lips with another Man's Broth. - Wit is Folly, unless a wise Man hath the keeping of it. - Use soft Words and hard Arguments. - Honey catches more Flies than Vinegar. - To forget a Wrong is the best Revenge. - Patience is a Plaister for all Sores. - Where Pride goes, Shame will follow. - When Vice enters the Room, Vengeance is near the Door. - Industry is Fortune's right Hand, and Frugality her left. - Make much of Three-pence, or you ne'er will be worth a Groat. - - LESSON III. - - A Lie stands upon one Leg, but Truth upon two. - When a Man talks much, believe but half what he says. - Fair Words butter no Parsnips. - Bad Company poisons the Mind. - A covetous Man is never satisfied. - Abundance, like Want, ruins many. - Contentment is the best Fortune. - A contented Mind is a continual Feast. - - A LESSON in Religion. - - Love GOD, for he is good. - Fear GOD, for he is just. - Pray to GOD, for all good Things come from him. - Praise GOD, for great is his Mercy towards us, and wonderful - are all his Works. - Those who strive to be good, have GOD on their Side. - Those who have GOD for their Friend, shall want nothing. - Confess your Sins to GOD, and if you repent he will forgive you. - Remember that all you do, is done in the Presence of GOD. - The Time will come, my Friends, when we must give - Account to GOD, how we on Earth did live. - - A Moral LESSON. - - A good Boy will make a good Man. - Honour your Parents, and the World will honour you. - Love your Friends, and your Friends will love you. - He that swims in Sin, will sink in Sorrow. - Learn to live, as you would wish to die. - As you expect all Men should deal by you: - So deal by them, and give each Man his Due. - -As we were returning Home, we saw a Gentleman, who was very ill, -sitting under a shady Tree at the Corner of his Rookery. Though ill, -he began to joke with Little _Margery_, and said, laughingly, so, -_Goody Two-Shoes_, they tell me you are a cunning little Baggage; -pray, can you tell me what I shall do to get well? Yes, Sir, says she, -go to Bed when your Rooks do. You see they are going to Rest already: - -[Illustration] - -Do you so likewise, and get up with them in the morning; earn, as they -do, every Day what you eat, and eat and drink no more than you earn; -and you'll get Health and keep it. What should induce the Rooks to -frequent Gentlemens Houses only, but to tell them how to lead a -prudent Life? They never build over Cottages or Farm-houses, because -they see, that these People know how to live without their Admonition. - - _Thus Health and Wit you may improve, - Taught by the Tenants of the Grove._ - -The Gentleman laughing gave _Margery_ Sixpence; and told her she -was a sensible Hussey. - - - - - CHAP. VI. - - _How the whole Parish was frighted._ - - -Who does not know Lady _Ducklington_, or who does not know that -she was buried at this Parish Church? - -[Illustration] - -Well, I never saw so grand a Funeral in all my Life; but the Money -they squandered away, would have been better laid out in little Books -for Children, or in Meat, Drink, and Cloaths for the Poor. - -This if a fine Hearse indeed, and the nodding Plumes on the Horses -look very grand; but what End does that answer, otherwise than to -display the Pride of the Living, or the Vanity of the Dead. Fie upon -such Folly, say I, and Heaven grant that those who want more Sense may -have it. - -[Illustration] - -But all the Country round came to see the Burying, and it was late -before the Corpse was interred. After which, in the Night, or rather -about Four o'Clock in the Morning, the Bells were heard to jingle in -the Steeple, which frightened the People prodigiously, who all thought -it was Lady _Ducklington_'s Ghost dancing among the Bell-ropes. -The People flocked to _Will Dobbins_ the Clerk, and wanted him to -go and see what it was; but _William_ said, he was sure it was a -Ghost, and that he would not offer to open the Door. At length Mr. -_Long_ the Rector, hearing such an Uproar in the Village, went to -the Clerk, to know why he did not go into the Church; and see who was -there. I go, Sir, says _William_, why the Ghost would frighten me -out of my Wits.--Mrs. _Dobbins_ too cried, and laying hold of her -Husband said, he should not be eat up by the Ghost. A Ghost, you -Blockheads, says Mr. _Long_ in a Pet, did either of you ever see -a Ghost, or know any Body that did? Yes, says the Clerk, my Father did -once in the Shape of a Windmill, and it walked all round the Church in -a white Sheet, with Jack Boots on, and had a Gun by its Side instead -of a Sword. A fine Picture of a Ghost truly, says Mr. _Long_, -give me the Key of the Church, you Monkey; for I tell you there is no -such Thing now, whatever may have been formerly.--Then taking the Key, -he went to the Church, all the people following him. As soon as he had -opened the Door, what Sort of a Ghost do ye think appeared? Why Little -_Two-Shoes_, who being weary, had fallen asleep in one of the -Pews during the Funeral Service, and was shut in all Night. She -immediately asked Mr. _Long_'s Pardon for the Trouble she had -given him, told him, she had been locked into the Church, and said, -she should not have rung the Bells, but that she was very cold, and -hearing Farmer _Boult_'s Man go whistling by with his Horses, she -was in Hopes he would have went to the Clerk for the Key to let her -out. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAP. VII. - - _Containing an Account of all the Spirits, - or Ghosts, she saw in the Church._ - - -The People were ashamed to ask Little _Madge_ any Questions -before Mr. _Long_, but as soon as he was gone, they all got round -her to satisfy their Curiousity, and desired she would give them a -particular Account of all that she had heard and seen. - - Her TALE. - -I went to the Church, said she, as most of you did last Night, to see -the Burying, and being very weary, I sate me down in Mr. -_Jones_'s Pew, and fell fast asleep. At Eleven of the Clock I -awoke; which I believe was in some measure occasioned by the Clock's -striking, for I heard it. I started up, and could not at first tell -where I was; but after some Time I recollected the Funeral, and soon -found that I was shut in the Church. It was dismal dark, and I could -see nothing; but while I was standing in the Pew, something jumped up -upon me behind, and laid, as I thought, its Hands over my -Shoulders.--I own, I was a little afraid at first; however, I -considered that I had always been constant at Prayers and at Church, -and that I had done nobody any Harm, but had endeavoured to do what -Good I could; and then, thought I, what have I to fear? yet I kneeled -down to say my Prayers. As soon as I was on my Knees something very -cold, as cold as Marble, ay, as cold as Ice, touched my Neck, which -made me start; however, I continued my Prayers, and having begged -Protection from Almighty GOD, I found my Spirits come, and I was -sensible that I had nothing to fear; for GOD Almighty protects not -only all those who are good, but also all those who endeavour to be -good.--Nothing can withstand the Power, and exceed the Goodness of GOD -Almighty. Armed with the Confidence of his Protection, I walked down -the Church Isle, when I heard something, pit pat, pit pat, pit pat, -come after me, and something touched my Hand, which seemed as cold as -a Marble Monument. I could not think what this was, yet I knew it -could not hurt me, and therefore I made myself easy, but being very -cold, and the Church being paved with Stone, which was very damp, I -felt my Way as well as I could to the Pulpit, in doing which something -brushed by me, and almost threw me down. However I was not frightened, -for I knew, that GOD Almighty would suffer nothing to hurt me. - -At last, I found out the Pulpit, and having shut too the Door, I laid -me down on the Mat and Cushion to sleep; when something thrust and -pulled the Door, as I thought for Admittance, which prevented my going -to sleep. At last it cries, _Bow, wow, wow_; and I concluded it -must be Mr. _Saunderson_'s Dog, which had followed me from their -House to Church, so I opened the Door, and called _Snip, Snip_, -and the Dog jumped up upon me immediately. After this _Snip_ and -I lay down together, and had a most comfortable Nap; for when I awoke -again it was almost light. I then walked up and down all the Isles of -the Church to keep myself warm; and though I went into the Vault, and -trod on Lady _Ducklington's_ Coffin, I saw no Ghost, and I -believe it was owing to the Reason Mr. _Long_ has given you, -namely, that there is no such Thing to be seen. As to my Part, I would -as soon lie all Night in the Church as in any other Place; and I am -sure that any little Boy or Girl, who is good, and loves GOD Almighty, -and keeps his Commandments, may as safely lie in the Church, or the -Church-yard, as any where else, if they take Care not to get Cold; for -I am sure there are no Ghosts, either to hurt, or to frighten them; -though any one possessed of Fear might have taken Neighbour -_Saunderson_'s Dog with his cold Nose for a Ghost; and if they -had not been undeceived, as I was, would never have thought otherwise. -All the Company acknowledged the Justness of the Observation, and -thanked Little _Two-Shoes_ for her Advice. - - REFLECTION. - -After this, my dear Children, I hope you will not believe any foolish -Stories that ignorant, weak, or designing People may tell you about -_Ghosts_; for the Tales of _Ghosts_, _Witches_, and _Fairies_, are the -Frolicks of a distempered Brain. No wise Man ever saw either of them. -Little _Margery_ you see was not afraid; no, she had _good Sense_, -and a _good Conscience_, which is a Cure for all these imaginary -Evils. - - - - - CHAP. VIII. - - _Of something which happened to Little_ Two-Shoes_ - in a Barn, more dreadful than the Ghost in the Church; - and how she returned Good for Evil to her Enemy Sir_ Timothy. - - -Some Days after this a more dreadful Accident befel Little _Madge_. -She happened to be coming late from teaching, when it rained, -thundered, and lightened, and therefore she took Shelter in a Farmer's -Barn at a Distance from the Village. Soon after, the Tempest drove in -four Thieves, who, not seeing such a little creep-mouse Girl as -_Two-Shoes_, lay down on the Hay next to her, and began to talk over -their Exploits, and to settle Plans for future Robberies. Little -_Margery_ on hearing them, covered herself with Straw. To be sure she -was sadly frighted, but her good Sense taught her, that the only -Security she had was in keeping herself concealed; therefore she laid -very still, and breathed very softly. About Four o'Clock these wicked -People came to a Resolution to break both Sir _William Dove's_ House, -and Sir _Timothy Gripe's_, and by Force of Arms to carry off all their -Money, Plate and Jewels; but as it was thought then too late, they -agreed to defer it till the next Night. After laying this Scheme they -all set out upon their Pranks, which greatly rejoiced _Margery_, as it -would any other little Girl in her Situation. Early in the Morning she -went to Sir _William_, and told him the whole of their Conversation. -Upon which, he asked her Name, gave her Something, and bid her call at -his House the Day following. She also went to Sir _Timothy_ -notwithstanding standing he had used her so ill; for she knew it was -her Duty to _do Good for Evil_. As soon as he was informed who she -was, he took no Notice of her; upon which she desired to speak to Lady -_Gripe_; and having informed her Ladyship of the Affair, she went her -Way. This Lady had more Sense than her Husband, which indeed is not a -singular Case; for instead of despising Little _Margery_ and her -Information, she privately set People to guard the House. The Robbers -divided themselves, and went about the Time mentioned to both Houses, -and were surprized by the Guards, and taken. Upon examining these -Wretches, one of which turned Evidence, both Sir _William_ and Sir -_Timothy_ found that they owed their Lives to the Discovery made by -Little _Margery_, and the first took great Notice of her, and would no -longer let her lie in a Barn; but Sir _Timothy_ only said, that he was -ashamed to owe his Life to the Daughter of one who was his Enemy; so -true it is, _that a proud Man seldom forgives those he has injured_. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAP. IX. - - _How Little_ Margery _was made - Principal of a Country College._ - - -Mrs. _Williams_, of whom I have given a particular Account in my _New -Year's Gift_, and who kept a College for instructing little Gentlemen -and Ladies in the Science of A, B, C, was at this Time very old and -infirm, and wanted to decline that important Trust. This being told to -Sir _William Dove_, who lived in the Parish, he sent for Mrs. -_Williams_, and desired she would examine Little _Two-Shoes_, and see -whether she was qualified for the Office.----This was done, and Mrs. -_Williams_ made the following Report in her Favour, namely, _that -Little_ Margery _was the best Scholar, and had the best Head, and the -best Heart of any one she had examined_. All the Country had a great -Opinion of Mrs. _Williams_, and this Character gave them also a great -Opinion of Mrs. _Margery_; for so we must now call her. - -This Mrs. _Margery_ thought the happiest Period of her Life; but -more Happiness was in Store for her. GOD Almighty heaps up Blessings -for all those who love him, and though for a Time he may suffer them -to be poor and distressed, and hide his good Purposes from human -Sight, yet in the End they are generally crowned with Happiness -here, and no one can doubt of their being so hereafter. - -On this Occasion the following Hymn, or rather a Translation of the -twenty-third Psalm, is said to have been written, and was soon after -published in the _Spectator_. - - I. - - The Lord my Pasture shall prepare, - And feed me with a Shepherd's Care: - His Presence shall my Wants supply, - And guard me with a watchful Eye; - My Noon-day Walks he shall attend, - And all my Midnight Hours defend. - - II. - - When in the sultry Glebe I faint, - Or on the thirsty Mountain pant; - To fertile Vales and dewy Meads, - My weary wand'ring Steps he leads; - Where peaceful Rivers, soft and slow, - Amid the verdant Landskip flow. - - III. - - Tho' in the Paths of Death I tread, - With gloomy Horrors overspread, - My stedfast Heart shall fear no ill, - For thou, O Lord, art with me still; - Thy friendly Crook shall give me Aid, - And guide me thro' the dreadful Shade. - - IV. - - Tho' in a bare and rugged Way, - Thro' devious lonely Wilds I stray, - Thy Bounty shall my Pains beguile: - The barren Wilderness shall smile, - With sudden Greens & herbage crown'd, - And Streams shall murmur all around. - -Here ends the History of Little _Two Shoes_. Those who would know -how she behaved after she came to be Mrs. _Margery Two-Shoes_ -must read the Second Part of this Work, in which an Account of the -Remainder of her Life, her Marriage, and Death are set forth at large, -according to Act of Parliament. - - - - - ==================== - - - The Renowned - - HISTORY - - OF - - Mrs. MARGERY TWO-SHOES. - - - -------------------- - PART II. - -------------------- - - - INTRODUCTION. - - -In the first Part of this Work, the young Student has read, and I hope -with Pleasure and Improvement, the History of this Lady, while she was -known and distinguished by the Name of _Little Two-Shoes_; we are -now come to a Period of her Life when that Name was discarded, and a -more eminent one bestowed upon her, I mean I mean that of Mrs. -_Margery Two-Shoes_: For as she was now President of the A, B, C -College, it became necessary to exalt her in Title as well as in -Place. - - -No sooner was she settled in this Office, but she laid every possible -Scheme to promote the Welfare and Happiness of all her Neighbours, and -especially of the Little Ones, in whom she took great Delight, and all -those whose Parents could not afford to pay for their Education, she -taught for nothing, but the Pleasure she had in their Company, for you -are to observe, that they were very good, or were soon made so by her -good Management. - - - - - CHAP. I. - - _Of her School, her Ushers, or Assistants, - and her Manner of Teaching._ - - -We have already informed the Reader, that the School where she taught, -was that which was before kept by Mrs. _Williams_, whose -Character you may find in my _New Year's Gift_. The Room was -large, and as she knew, that Nature intended Children should be always -in Action, she placed her different Letters, or Alphabets, all round -the School, so that every one was obliged to get up to fetch a Letter, -or to spell a Word, when it came to their Turn; which not only kept -them in Health, but fixed the Letters and Points firmly in their -Minds. - -She had the following Assistants or Ushers to help her, and I will -tell you how she came by them. Mrs. _Margery_, you must know, was -very humane and compassionate; and her Tenderness extended not only to -all Mankind, but even to all Animals that were not noxious; as your's -ought to do, if you would be happy here, and go to Heaven hereafter. -These are GOD Almighty's Creatures as well as we. He made both them -and us; and for wise Purposes, best known to himself, placed them in -this World to live among us; so that they are our fellow Tenants of -the Globe. How then can People dare to torture and wantonly destroy -GOD Almighty's Creatures? They as well as you are capable of feeling -Pain, and of receiving Pleasure, and how can you, who want to be made -happy yourself, delight in making your fellow Creatures miserable? Do -you think the poor Birds, whose Nest and young ones that wicked Boy -_Dick Wilson_ ran away with Yesterday, do not feel as much Pain, -as your Father and Mother would have felt, had any one pulled down -their House and ran away with you? To be sure they do. Mrs. -_Two-Shoes_ used to speak of those Things, and of naughty Boys -throwing at Cocks, torturing Flies, and whipping Horses and Dogs, with -Tears in her Eyes, and would never suffer any one to come to her -School who did so. - -One Day, as she was going through the next Village, she met with some -wicked Boys who had got a young Raven, which they were going to throw -at, she wanted to get the poor Creature out of their cruel Hands, and -therefore gave them a Penny for him, and brought him home. She called -his Name _Ralph_, and a fine Bird he is. Do look at him and remember -what _Solomon_ says, _The Eye that despiseth his Father, and regardeth -not the Distress of his Mother, the Ravens of the Valley shall peck it -out, and the young Eagles eat it._ Now this Bird she taught to speak, -to spell and to read; and as he was particularly fond of playing with -the large Letters, the Children used to call this _Ralph_'a Alphabet. - - A B C D E F G H I J K L M - N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. - -He always sat at her Elbow, as you see in the first Picture, and when -any of the Children were wrong, she used to call out, _Put them -right Ralph_, and a fine bird he is. Do look at him. - -[Illustration] - -Some Days after she had met with the Raven, as she was walking in the -Fields, she saw some naughty Boys, who had taken a Pidgeon, and tied a -String to its Leg, in order to let it fly, and draw it back again when -they pleased; and by this Means they tortured the poor Animal with the -Hopes of Liberty and repeated Disappointment. This Pidgeon she also -bought, and taught him how to spell and read, though not to talk, and -he performed all those extraordinary Things which are recorded of the -famous Bird, that was some Time since advertised in the -_Haymarket_, and visited by most of the great People in the -Kingdom. This Pidgeon was a very pretty Fellow, and she called him -_Tom_. See here he is. - -[Illustration] - -And as the Raven _Ralph_ was fond of the large Letters, -_Tom_ the Pidgeon took Care of the small ones, of which he -composed this Alphabet. - - a b c d e f g h i j k l m - n o p q r s t u v w x y z. - -The Neighbours knowing that Mrs. _Two Shoes_ was very good, as to -be sure nobody was better, made her a Present of a little Sky-lark, -and a fine Bird he is. - -[Illustration] - -Now as many People, even at that Time had learned to lie in Bed long -in the Morning, she thought the Lark might be of Use to her and her -Pupils, and tell them when to get up. - -_For be that is fond of his Bed, and lays 'till Noon, lives but half -his Days, the rest being lost in Sleep, which is a Kind of Death_. - -Some Time after this a poor Lamb had lost its Dam, and the Farmer -being about to kill it, she bought it of him, and brought it home with -her to play with the Children, and teach them when to go to Bed; for -it was a Rule with the wise Men of that Age (and a very good one, let -me tell you) to - - _Rise with the Lark, and lie down with the Lamb._ - -This Lamb she called _Will_, and a pretty Fellow he is; do, look -at him. - -[Illustration] - -No sooner was _Tippy_ the Lark and _Will_ the Ba-lamb -brought into the School, but that sensible Rogue _Ralph_, the -Raven, composed the following Verse, which every little good Boy and -Girl should get by Heart. - - _Early to Bed, and early to rise; - Is the Way to be healthy, and wealthy, and wise_. - -A sly Rogue; but it is true enough; for those who do not go to Bed -early cannot rise early; and those who do not rise early cannot do -much Business. Pray, let this be told at the Court, and to People who -have Routs and Rackets. - -Soon after this, a Present was made to Mrs. _Margery_ of little -Dog _Jumper_, and a pretty Dog he is. Pray, look at him. - -[Illustration] - -_Jumper, Jumper, Jumper!_ He is always in a good Humour, and -playing and jumping about, and therefore he was called _Jumper_. -The Place assigned for _Jumper_ was that of keeping the Door, so -that he may be called the Porter of the College, for he would let -nobody go out, or any one come in, without the Leave of his Mistress. -See how he sits, a saucy Rogue. - -_Billy_ the Ba-lamb was a chearful Fellow, and all the Children -were fond of him, wherefore Mrs. _Two-Shoes_ made it a Rule, that -those who behaved best should have _Will_ home with them at Night -to carry their Satchel or Basket at his Back, and bring it in the -Morning. See what a fine Fellow he is, and how he trudges along. - - - - - CHAP. II. - - _A Scene of Distress; in the School_. - - -It happened one Day, when Mrs. _Two-Shoes_ was diverting the -Children after Dinner, as she usually did with some innocent Games, or -entertaining and instructive Stories, that a Man arrived with the -melancholy News of _Sally Jones's_ Father being thrown from his -Horse, and thought past all Recovery; nay, the Messenger said, that he -was seemingly dying, when he came away. Poor _Sally_ was greatly -distressed, as indeed were all the School, for she dearly loved her -Father, and Mrs. _Two-Shoes_, and all the Children dearly loved -her. It is generally said, that we never know the real Value of our -Parents or Friends till we have lost them; but poor _Sally_ felt -this by Affection, and her Mistress knew it by Experience. All the -School were in Tears, and the Messenger was obliged to return; but -before he went, Mrs. _Two-Shoes_, unknown to the Children, -ordered _Tom_ Pidgeon to go home with the Man, and bring a Letter -to inform her how Mr. _Jones_ did. They set out together, and the -Pidgeon rode on the Man's Head, (as you see here) for the Man was able -to carry the Pidgeon, though the Pidgeon was not able to carry the -Man, if he had, they would have been there much sooner, for _Tom_ -Pidgeon was _very good_, and never staid on an Errand. - -[Illustration] - -Soon after the Man was gone the Pidgeon was lost, and the Concern the -Children were under for Mr. _Jones_ and little _Sally_ was -in some Measure diverted, and Part of their Attention turned after -_Tom_, who was a great Favourite, and consequently much bewailed. -Mrs. _Margery_, who knew the great Use and Necessity of teaching -Children to submit chearfully to the Will of Providence, bid them wipe -away their Tears, and then kissing _Sally_, you must be a good -Girl, says she, and depend upon GOD Almighty for his Blessing and -Protection; for _he is a Father to the Fatherless, and defendeth all -those who put their Trust in him_. She then told them a Story, -which I shall relate in as few Words as possible. - - - _The History of Mr._ Lovewell, _Father - to Lady_ Lucy. - -Mr. _Lovewell_ was born at _Bath_, and apprenticed to a -laborious Trade in _London_, which being too hard for him, he -parted with his Master by Consent, and hired himself as a common -Servant to a Merchant in the City. Here he spent his leisure Hours not -as Servants too frequently do, in Drinking and Schemes of Pleasure, -but in improving his Mind; and among other Acquirements, he made -himself a complete Master of Accompts. His Sobriety, Honesty, and the -Regard he paid to his Master's Interest, greatly recommended him in -the whole Family, and he had several Offices of Trust committed to his -Charge, in which he acquitted himself so well, that the Merchant -removed him from the Stable into the Counting-house. - -Here he soon made himself Master of the Business, and became so useful -to the Merchant, that in regard to his faithful Services, and the -Affection he had for him, he married him to his own Niece, a prudent -agreeable young Lady; and gave him a Share in the Business. See what -Honesty and Industry will do for us. Half the great Men in -_London_, I am told, have made themselves by this Means, and who -would but be honest and industrious, when it is so much our Interest -and our Duty. - -After some Years the Merchant died, and left Mr. _Lovewell_ -possessed of many fine Ships at Sea, and much Money, and he was happy -in a Wife, who had brought him a Son and two Daughters, all dutiful -and obedient. The Treasures and good Things, however, of this Life are -so uncertain, that a Man can never be happy, unless he lays the -Foundation for it in his own Mind. So true is that Copy in our Writing -Books, which tells us, that _a contented Mind is a continual -Feast_. - -After some Years successful Trade, he thought his Circumstances -sufficient to insure his own Ships, or, in other Words, to send his -Ships and Goods to Sea without being insured by others, as is -customary among Merchants; when, unfortunately for him, four of them -richly laden were lost at Sea. This he supported with becoming -Resolution; but the next Mail brought him Advice, that nine others -were taken by the _French_, with whom we were then at War; and -this, together with the Failure of three foreign Merchants whom he had -trusted, compleated his Ruin. He was then obliged to call his -Creditors together, who took his Effects, and being angry with him for -the imprudent Step of not insuring his Ships, left him destitute of -all Subsistence. Nor did the Flatterers of his Fortune, those who had -lived by his Bounty when in his Prosperity, pay the least Regard -either to him or his Family. So true is another Copy, that you will -find in your Writing Book, which says, _Misfortune tries our -Friends_. All these Slights of his pretended Friends, and the ill -Usage of his Creditors, both he and his Family bore with Christian -Fortitude; but other Calamities fell upon him, which he felt more -sensibly. - -In his Distress, one of his Relations, who lived at _Florence_, -offered to take his Son; and another, who lived at _Barbadoes_, -sent for one of his Daughters. The Ship which his Son sailed in was -cast away, and all the Crew supposed to be lost; and the Ship, in -which his Daughter went a Passenger, was taken by Pyrates, and one -Post brought the miserable Father an Account of the Loss of his two -Children. This was the severest Stroke of all: It made him compleatly -wretched, and he knew it must have a dreadful Effect on his Wife and -Daughter; he therefore endeavoured to conceal it from them. But the -perpetual Anxiety he was in, together with the Loss of his Appetite -and Want of Rest, soon alarmed his Wife. She found something was -labouring in his Breast, which was concealed from her; and one Night -being disturbed in a Dream, with what was ever in his Thoughts, and -calling out upon his dear Children; she awoke him, and insisted upon -knowing the Cause of his Inquietude. _Nothing, my Dear, nothing,_ -says he, _The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be -the Name of the Lord._ This was sufficient to alarm the poor Woman; -she lay till his Spirits were composed, and as she thought asleep, -then stealing out of Bed, got the Keys and opened his Bureau, where -she found the fatal Account. In the Height of her Distractions, she -flew to her Daughter's Room, and waking her with her Shrieks, put the -Letters into her Hands. The young Lady, unable to support this Load of -Misery, fell into a Fit, from which it was thought she never could -have been recovered. However, at last she revived; but the Shock was -so great, that it entirely deprived her of her Speech. - -Thus loaded with Misery, and unable to bear the Slights and Disdain of -those who had formerly professed themselves Friends, this unhappy Family -retired into a Country, where they were unknown, in order to hide -themselves from the World; when, to support their Independency, the -Father laboured as well as he could at Husbandry, and the Mother and -Daughter sometimes got spinning and knitting Work, to help to furnish -the Means of Subsistence; which however was so precarious and uncertain, -that they often, for many Weeks together, lived on nothing but Cabbage -and Bread boiled in Water. But God never forsaketh the Righteous, nor -suffereth those to perish who put their Trust in him. At this Time a -Lady, who was just come to England, sent to take a pleasant Seat ready -furnished in that Neighbourhood, and the Person who was employed for the -Purpose, was ordered to deliver a Bank Note of an hundred Pounds to Mr. -_Lovewell_, another hundred to his Wife, and fifty to the Daughter, -desiring them to take Possession of the House, and get it well aired -against she came down, which would be in two or three Days at most. -This, to People who were almost starving, was a sweet and seasonable -Relief, and they were all sollicitous to know their Benefactress, but of -that the Messenger himself was too ignorant to inform them. However, she -came down sooner than was expected, and with Tears embraced them again -and again: After which she told the Father and Mother she had heard from -their Daughter, who was her Acquaintance, and that she was well and on -her Return to England. This was the agreeable Subject of their -Conversation till after Dinner, when drinking their Healths, she again -with Tears saluted them, and falling upon her Knees asked their -Blessings. - -[Illustration] - -Tis impossible to express the mutual Joy which this occasioned. Their -Conversation was made up of the most endearing Expressions, -intermingled with Tears and Caresses. Their Torrent of Joy, however, -was for a Moment interrupted, by a Chariot which stopped at the Gate, -and which brought as they thought a very unseasonable Visitor, and -therefore she sent to be excused from seeing Company. - -[Illustration] - -But this had no Effect, for a Gentleman richly dressed jumped out of -the Chariot, and pursuing the Servant into the Parlour saluted them -round, who were all astonished at his Behaviour. But when the Tears -trickled from his Cheeks, the Daughter, who had been some Years dumb, -immediately cried out, _my Brother! my Brother! my Brother!_ and -from that Instant recovered her Speech. The mutual Joy which this -occasioned, is better felt than expressed. Those who have proper -Sentiments of Humanity, Gratitude, and filial Piety will rejoice at -the Event, and those who have a proper Idea of the Goodness of God, -and his gracious Providence, will from this, as well as other -Instances of his Goodness and Mercy, glorify his holy Name, and -magnify his Wisdom and Power, who is a Shield to the Righteous, and -defendeth all those who put their Trust in him. - -As you, my dear Children, may be sollicitous to know how this happy -Event was brought about, I must inform you, that Mr. _Lovewell_'s Son, -when the Ship foundered, had with some others got into the long Boat, -and was taken up by a Ship at Sea, and carried to the East Indies, -where in a little Time he made a large Fortune; and the Pirates who -took his Daughter, attempted to rob her of her Chastity; but finding -her Inflexible, and determined to die rather than to submit, some of -them behaved to her in a very cruel Manner; but others, who had more -Honour and Generosity, became her Defenders; upon which a Quarrel -arose between them, and the Captain, who was the worst of the Gang, -being killed, the rest of the Crew carried the Ship into a Port of the -_Manilla_ Islands, belonging to the _Spaniards_; where, when her Story -was known, she was treated with great Respect, and courted by a young -Gentleman, who was taken ill of a Fever, and died before the Marriage -was agreed on, but left her his whole Fortune. - -You see, my dear _Sally_, how wonderfully these People were -preserved, and made happy after such extreme Distress; we are -therefore never to despair, even under the greatest Misfortunes, for -GOD Almighty is All-powerful and can deliver us at any Time. Remember -_Job_, but I think you have not read so far, take the Bible, -_Billy Jones_, and read the History of that good and patient Man. -At this Instant something was heard to slap at the Window, _Wow, -wow, wow_, says Jumper, and attempted to leap up and open the Door, -at which the Children were surprized; but Mrs. _Margery_ knowing -what it was, opened the Casement, as _Noah_ did the Window of the -Ark, and drew in _Tom_ Pidgeon with a Letter, and see here he is. - -[Illustration] - -As soon as he was placed on the Table, he walked up to little -_Sally_, and dropping the Letter, cried, _Co, Co, Coo_, as -much as to say, _there read it_. Now this poor Pidgeon had -travelled fifty Miles in about an Hour, to bring _Sally_ this -Letter, and who would destroy such pretty Creatures.--But let us read -the Letter. - -_My dear_ Sally, - -GOD Almighty has been very merciful, and restored your Pappa to us -again, who is now so well as to be able to sit up. I hear you are a -good Girl, my Dear, and I hope you will never forget to praise the -Lord for this his great Goodness and Mercy to us--What a sad Thing it -would have been if your Father had died, and left both you and me, and -little _Tommy_ in Distress, and without a Friend: Your Father -sends his Blessing with mine--Be good, my dear Child, and God Almighty -will also bless you, whose Blessing is above all Things. - -_I am, my Dear Sally_, - -_Your ever affectionate Mother,_ - -MARTHA JONES. - - - - - CHAP. III. - - _Of the amazing Sagacity and Instincts - of a little Dog_. - - -Soon after this, a dreadful Accident happened in the School. It was on -a _Thursday_ Morning, I very well remember, when the Children -having learned their Lessons soon, she had given them Leave to play, -and they were all running about the School, and diverting themselves -with the Birds and the Lamb; at this Time the Dog, all of a sudden, -laid hold of his Mistress's Apron, and endeavoured to pull her out of -the School. She was at first surprized, however, she followed him to -see what he intended. No sooner had he led her into the Garden, but he -ran back, and pulled out one of the Children in the same manner; upon -which she ordered them all to leave the School immediately, and they -had not been out five Minutes, before the Top of the House fell in. -What a miraculous Deliverance was here! How gracious! How good was God -Almighty, to save all these Children from Destruction, and to make Use -of such an Instrument, as a little sagacious Animal to accomplish his -Divine Will. I should have observed, that as soon as they were all in -the Garden, the Dog came leaping round them to express his Joy, and -when the House was fallen, laid himself down quietly by his Mistress. - -Some of the Neighbours, who saw the School fall, and who were in great -Pain for _Margery_ and the little ones, soon spread the News -through the Village, and all the Parents, terrified for their -Children, came crowding in Abundance; they had, however, the -Satisfaction to find them all safe, and upon their Knees, with their -Mistress, giving God thanks for their happy Deliverance. - - ADVICE _from the_ MAN _in the_ MOON. - -_Jumper, Jumper, Jumper_, what a pretty Dog he is, and how -sensible? Had Mankind half the Sagacity of _Jumper_, they would -guard against Accidents of this Sort, by having a public Survey, -occasionally made of all the Houses in every Parish (especially of -those, which are old and decayed) and not suffer them to remain in a -crazy State, 'till they fall down on the Heads of the poor -Inhabitants, and crush them to Death. Why, it was but Yesterday, that -a whole House fell down in _Grace-church-street_, and another in -_Queen's-street_, and an hundred more are to tumble, before this -Time twelve Months; so Friends, take Care of yourselves, and tell the -Legislature, they ought to take Care for you. How can you be so -careless? Most of your Evils arise from Carelesness and Extravagance, -and yet you excuse yourselves, and lay the Fault upon Fortune. Fortune -is a Fool, and you are a Blockhead, if you put it in her Power to play -Tricks with you. - -_Yours_, - -_The_ MAN _in the_ MOON. - -You are not to wonder, my dear Reader, that this little Dog should -have more Sense than you, or your Father, or your Grandfather. - -Though God Almighty has made Man the Lord of the Creation, and endowed -him with Reason, yet in many Respects, he has been altogether as -bountiful to other Creatures of his forming. Some of the Senses of -other Animals are more acute than ours, as we find by daily -Experience. You know this little Bird, _sweet Jug, Jug, Jug_, -'tis a Nightingale. This little Creature, after she has entertained us -with her Songs all the Spring, and bred up her little ones, flies into -a foreign Country, and finds her Way over the Great Sea, without any -of the Instruments and Helps which Men are obliged to make Use of for -that Purpose. Was you as wise as the Nightingale, you might make all -the Sailors happy, and have twenty thousand Pounds for teaching them -the Longitude. - -[Illustration] - -You would not think _Ralph_ the Raven half so wise and so good as he -is, though you see him here reading his book. Yet when the Prophet -_Elijah_, was obliged to fly from _Ahab_ King of _Israel_, and hide -himself in a Cave, the Ravens, at the Command of God Almighty, fed him -every Day, and preserved his Life. - -_And the Word of the Lord came unto _Elijah_, saying, Hide -thyself by the Brook _Cherith_, that is before _Jordan_, and -I have commanded the Ravens to feed thee there. And the Ravens brought -him Bread and Flesh in the Morning, and Bread and Flesh in the -Evening, and he drank of the Brook,_ Kings, B.I.C. 17. - -And the pretty Pidgeon when the World was drowned, and he was confined -with _Noah_ in the Ark, was sent forth by him to see whether the -Waters were abated, _And he sent forth a Dove from him, to see if -the Waters were abated from off the Face of the Ground. And the Dove -came in to him in the Evening, and lo, in her Mouth was an Olive Leaf -plucked off: So_ Noah _knew that the Waters were abated from off -the Earth._ Gen. viii. 8. 11. - -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. Does not the -Horse and the Ass carry you and your burthens; don't the Ox plough -your Ground, the Cow give you Milk, the Sheep cloath your Back, the -Dog watch your House, the Goose find you in Quills to write with, the -Hen bring Eggs for your Custards and Puddings, and the Cock call you -up in the Morning, when you are lazy, and like to hurt yourselves by -laying too long in Bed? If so, how can you be so cruel to them, and -abuse God Almighty's good Creatures? Go, naughty Boy, go; be sorry for -what you have done, and do so no more, that God Almighty may forgive -you. _Amen_, say I, again and again. God will bless you, but not -unless you are merciful and good. - -The downfal of the School, was a great Misfortune to Mrs. -_Margery_; for she not only lost all her Books, but was destitute -of a Place to teach in; but Sir William _Dove_, being informed of -this, ordered the House to be built at his own Expence, and 'till that -could be done, Farmer _Grove_ was so kind, as to let her have his -large Hall to teach in. - -The House built by Sir _William_, had a Statue erected over the -Door of a Boy sliding on the Ice, and under it were these Lines, -written by Mrs. _Two-Shoes_, and engraved at her Expence. - -[Illustration] - - On SIN. A SIMILE. - - As a poor Urchin on the Ice, - When he has tumbl'd once or twice, - With cautious Step, and trembling goes, - The drop-stile Pendant on his Nose, - And trudges on to seek the Shore, - Resolv'd to trust the Ice no more: - But meeting with a daring Mate, - Who often us'd to slide and scate, - Again is into Danger led, - And falls again, and breaks his head. - So Youth when first they're drawn to sin, - And see the Danger they are in, - Would gladly quit the thorney Way, - And think it is unsafe to stay; - But meeting with their wicked Train, - Return with them to sin again: - With them the Paths of Vice explore; - With them are ruin'd ever more. - - - - - CHAP. IV. - - _What happened at Farmer Grove's; - and how she gratified him for the Use - of his Room_. - - -While at Mr. _Grove's_, which was in the Heart of the Village, -she not only taught the Children in the Day Time, but the Farmer's -Servants, and all the Neighbours, to read and write in the Evening; -and it was a constant Practice before they went away, to make them all -go to Prayers, and sing Psalms. By this Means, the People grew -extremely regular, his Servants were always at Home, instead of being -at the Ale-house, and he had more Work done than ever. This gave not -only Mr. _Grove_, but all the Neighbours, an high Opinion of her -good Sense and prudent Behaviour: And she was so much esteemed, that -most of the Differences in the Parish were left to her Decision; and -if a Man and Wife quarrelled (which sometimes happened in that Part of -the Kingdom) both Parties certainly came to her for Advice. Every Body -knows, that _Martha Wilson_ was a passionate scolding Jade, and -that _John_ her husband, was a surly ill-tempered Fellow. These -were one Day brought by the Neighbours for _Margery_ to talk to -them, when they fairly quarrelled before her, and were going to Blows; -but she stepping between them, thus addressed the Husband; -_John_, says she, you are a Man, and ought to have more Sense -than to fly in a Passion, at every Word that is said amiss by your -Wife; and _Martha_, says she, you ought to know your Duty better, -than to say any Thing to aggravate your Husband's Resentment. These -frequent Quarrels, arise from the Indulgence of your violent Passions; -for I know, you both love one another, notwithstanding what has passed -between you. Now, pray tell me _John_, and tell me _Martha_, -when you have had a Quarrel the over Night, are you not both sorry for -it the next Day? They both declared that they were: Why then, says -she, I'll tell you how to prevent this for the future, if you will -both promise to take my Advice. They both promised her. You know, says -she, that a small Spark will set Fire to Tinder, and that Tinder -properly placed will fire a House; an angry Word is with you as that -Spark, for you are both as touchy as Tinder, and very often make your -own House too hot to hold you. To prevent this, therefore, and to live -happily for the future, you must solemnly agree, that if one speaks an -angry Word, the other will not answer, 'till he or she has distinctly -called over all the Letters in the Alphabet, and the other not reply, -'till he has told twenty; by this Means your Passions will be stifled, -and Reason will have Time to take the Rule. - -This is the best Recipe that was ever given for a married Couple to -live in Peace: Though _John_ and his Wife frequently attempted to -quarrel afterwards, they never could get their Passions to any -considerable Height, for there was something so droll in thus carrying -on the Dispute, that before they got to the End of the Argument, they -saw the Absurdity of it, laughed, kissed, and were Friends. - -Just as Mrs. _Margery_ had settled this Difference between -_John_ and his Wife, the Children (who had been sent out to play, -while that Business was transacting) returned some in Tears, and -others very disconsolate, for the Loss of a little Dormouse they were -very fond of, and which was just dead. Mrs. _Margery_, who had -the Art of moralizing and drawing Instructions from every Accident, -took this Opportunity of reading them a Lecture on the Uncertainty of -Life, and the Necessity of being always prepared for Death. You should -get up in the Morning, says she, and to conduct yourselves, as if that -Day was to be your last, and lie down at Night, as if you never -expected to see this World any more. This may be done, says she, -without abating of your Chearfulness, for you are not to consider -Death as an Evil, but as a Convenience, as an useful Pilot, who is to -convey you to a Place of greater Happiness: Therefore, play my dear -Children, and be merry; but be innocent and good. The good Man sets -Death at Defiance, for his Darts are only dreadful to the Wicked. - -After this, she permitted the Children to bury the little Dormouse, -and desired one of them to write his Epitaph, and here it is. - -_Epitaph on a_ DORMOUSE, _really - written by a little_ BOY. - - I. - - In Paper Case, - Hard by this Place, -Dead a poor Dormouse lies; - And soon or late, - Summon'd by Fate, -Each Prince, each Monarch dies. - - II. - - Ye Sons of Verse, - While I rehearse, -Attend instructive Rhyme; - No Sins had _Dor_, - To answer for, -Repent of yours in Time. - - - - - CHAP. V. - - _The whole History of the Considering Cap, set forth - at large for the Benefit of all whom it may concern_. - - -[Illustration] - -The great Reputation Mrs. _Margery_ acquired by composing -Differences in Families, and especially, between Man and Wife, induced -her to cultivate that Part of her System of Morality and Economy, in -order to render it more extensively useful. For this Purpose, she -contrived what she called a Charm for the Passions; which was a -considering Cap, almost as large as a Grenadier's, but of three equal -Sides; on the first of which was written, I MAY BE WRONG; on the -second, IT IS FIFTY TO ONE BUT YOU ARE; and on the third, I'LL -CONSIDER OF IT. The other Parts on the out-side, were filled with odd -Characters, as unintelligible as the Writings of the old -_Egyptians_; but within Side there was a Direction for its Use, -of the utmost Consequence; for it strictly enjoined the Possessor to -put on the Cap, whenever he found his Passions begin to grow -turbulent, and not to deliver a Word whilst it was on, but with great -Coolness and Moderation. As this Cap was an universal Cure for -Wrong-headedness, and prevented numberless Disputes and Quarrels, it -greatly hurt the Trade of the poor Lawyers, but was of the utmost -Service to the rest of the Community. They were bought by Husbands and -Wives, who had themselves frequent Occasion for them, and sometimes -lent them to their Children: They were also purchased in large -Quantities by Masters and Servants; by young Folks, who were intent on -Matrimony, by Judges, Jurymen, and even Physicians and Divines; nay, -if we may believe History, the Legislators of the Land did not disdain -the Use of them; and we are told, that when any important Debate -arose, _Cap, was the Word_, and each House looked like a grand -Synod of _Egyptian_ Priests. Nor was this Cap of less Use to -Partners in Trade, for with these, as well as with Husband and Wife, -if one was out of Humour, the other threw him the Cap, and he was -obliged to put it on, and keep it till all was quiet. I myself saw -thirteen Caps worn at a Time in one Family, which could not have -subsisted an Hour without them; and I was particularly pleased at Sir -_Humphry Huffum's_, to hear a little Girl, when her Father was -out of Humour, ask her Mamma, _if she should reach down the Cap_? -These Caps, indeed, were of such Utility, that People of Sense never -went without them; and it was common in the Country, when a Booby made -his Appearance, and talked Nonsense, to say, _he had no Cap in his -Pocket_. - -[Illustration] - - _Advice from FRIAR BACON._ - -What was _Fortunatus_'s Wishing Cap, when compared to this? That -Cap, is said to have conveyed People instantly from one Place to -another; but, as the Change of Place does not change the Temper and -Disposition of the Mind, little Benefit can be expected from it; nor -indeed is much to be hoped from his famous Purse: That Purse, it is -said, was never empty, and such a Purse, may be sometimes convenient; -but as Money will not purchase Peace, it is not necessary for a Man to -encumber himself with a great deal of it. Peace and Happiness depend -so much upon the State of a Man's own Mind, and upon the Use of the -considering Cap, that it is generally his own Fault, if he is -miserable. One of these Caps will last a Man his whole Life, and is a -Discovery of much greater Importance to the Public than the -Philosopher's Stone. Remember what was said by my Brazen Head, _Time -is, Time was, Time is past_: Now the _Time is_, therefore buy -the Cap immediately, and make a proper Use of it, and be happy before -the _Time is past_. - -_Yours_ ROGER BACON. - - - - - CHAP. VI. - - _How Mrs._ MARGERY _was taken up for a Witch, - and what happened on that Occasion._ - - -And so it is true? And they have taken up Mrs. _Margery_ then, -and accused her of being a Witch, only because she was wiser than some -of her Neighbours! Mercy upon me! People stuff Children's Heads with -Stories of Ghosts, Faries, Witches, and such Nonsense when they are -young, and so they continue Fools all their Days. The whole World -ought to be made acquainted with her Case, and here it is at their -Service. - -_The Case of Mrs._ MARGERY. - -Mrs. _Margery_, as we have frequently observed, was always doing -Good, and thought she could never sufficiently gratify those who had -done any Thing to serve her. These generous Sentiments, naturally led -her to consult the Interest of Mr. _Grove_, and the rest of her -Neighbours; and as most of their Lands were Meadow, and they depended -much on their Hay, which had been for many Years greatly damaged by -wet Weather, she contrived an Instrument to direct them when to mow -their Grass with Safety, and prevent their Hay being spoiled. They all -came to her for Advice, and by that Means got in their Hay without -Damage, while most of that in the neighbouring Villages was spoiled. - -This made a great Noise in the Country, and so provoked were the -People in the other Parishes, that they accused her of being a Witch, -and sent Gasser _Goosecap_, a busy Fellow in other People's -Concerns, to find out Evidence against her. This Wiseacre happened to -come to her School, when she was walking about with the Raven on one -Shoulder, the Pidgeon on the other, the Lark on her Hand, and the Lamb -and the Dog by her Side; which indeed made a droll Figure, and so -surprized the that he cried out, a Witch! a Witch! upon this she -laughing, answered, a Conjurer! a Conjurer! and so they parted; but it -did not end thus, for a Warrant was issued out against Mrs. -_Margery_, and she was carried to a Meeting of the Justices, -whither all the Neighbours followed her. - -[Illustration] - -At the Meeting, one of the Justices, who knew little of Life, and less -of the Law, behaved very idly; and though no Body was able to prove -any Thing against her, asked, who she could bring to her Character? -_Who_ can you bring against my Character, Sir, says she, there -are People enough who would appear in my Defence, were it necessary; -but I never supposed that any one here could be so weak, as to believe -there was any such Thing as a Witch. If I am a Witch, this is my -Charm, and (laying a Barometer or Weather Glass on the Table) it is -with this, says she, that I have taught my Neighbours to know the -State of the Weather. All the Company laughed, and Sir _William -Dove_, who was on the Bench, asked her Accusers, how they could be -such Fools, as to think there was any such Thing as a Witch. It is -true, continued he, many innocent and worthy People have been abused -and even murdered on this absurd and foolish Supposition; which is a -Scandal to our Religion, to our Laws, to our Nation, and to common -Sense; but I will tell you a Story. - -There was in the West of _England_ a poor industrious Woman, who -laboured under the same evil Report, which this good Woman is accused -of. Every Hog that died with the Murrain, every Cow that slipt her -Calf, she was accountable for: If a Horse had the Staggers, she was -supposed to be in his Head; and whenever the Wind blew a little harder -than ordinary, _Goody Giles_ was playing her Tricks, and riding -upon a Broomstick in the Air. These, and a thousand other Phantasies, -too ridiculous to recite, possessed the Pates of the common People: -Horse-shoes were nailed with the Heels upwards, and many Tricks made -use of, to mortify the poor Creature; and such was their Rage against -her, that they petitioned Mr. _Williams_, the Parson of the -Parish, not to let her come to Church; and at last, even insisted upon -it: But this he over-ruled, and allowed the poor old Woman a Nook in -one of the Isles to herself, where she muttered over her Prayers in -the best Manner she could. The Parish, thus disconcerted and enraged, -withdrew the small Pittance they allowed for her Support, and would -have reduced her to the Necessity of starving, had she not been still -assisted by the benevolent Mr. _Williams_. - -But I hasten to the Sequel of my Story, in which you will find, that -the true Source from whence Witchcraft springs is _Poverty_, -_Age_, and _Ignorance_; and that it is impossible for a -Woman to pass for a Witch, unless she is _very poor_, _very -old_, and lives in a Neighbourhood where the People are _void of -common Sense_. - -Some Time after, a Brother of her's died in _London_, who, though he -would not part with a Farthing while he lived, at his Death was -obliged to leave her five thousand Pounds, that he could not carry -with him.--This altered the Face of _Jane_'s Affairs prodigiously: -She was no longer _Jane_, alias _Joan Giles_, the ugly old Witch, but -Madam _Giles_; her old ragged Garb was exchanged for one that was new -and genteel; her greatest Enemies made their Court to her, even the -Justice himself came to wish her Joy; and though several Hogs and -Horses died, and the Wind frequently blew afterwards, yet Madam -_Giles_ was never supposed to have a Hand in it; and from hence it is -plain, as I observed before, that a Woman must be _very poor, very -old_, and live in a Neighbourhood, where the People are _very stupid_, -before she can possibly pass for a Witch. - -'Twas a Saying of Mr. _Williams_, who would sometimes be jocose, -and had the Art of making even Satire agreeable; that if ever -_Jane_ deserved the Character of a Witch, it was after this Money -was left her; for that with her five thousand Pounds, she did more -Acts of Charity and friendly Offices, than all the People of Fortune -within fifty Miles of the Place. - -After this, Sir _William_ inveighed against the absurd and -foolish Notions, which the Country People had imbibed concerning -Witches, and Witchcraft, and having proved that there was no such -Thing, but that all were the Effects of Folly and Ignorance, he gave -the Court such an Account of Mrs. _Margery_, and her Virtue, good -Sense, and prudent Behaviour, that the Gentlemen present were -enamoured with her, and returned her public Thanks for the great -Service she had done the Country. One Gentleman in particular, I mean -Sir _Charles Jones_, had conceived such an high Opinion of her, -that he offered her a considerable Sum to take the Care of his Family, -and the Education of his Daughter, which, however, she refused; but -this Gentleman, sending for her afterwards when he had a dangerous Fit -of Illness, she went, and behaved so prudently in the Family, and so -tenderly to him and his Daughter, that he would not permit her to -leave his House, but soon after made her Proposals of Marriage. She -was truly sensible of the Honour he intended her, but, though poor, -she would not consent to be made a Lady, till he had effectually -provided for his Daughter; for she told him, that Power was a -dangerous Thing to be trusted with, and that a good Man or Woman would -never throw themselves into the Road of Temptation. - -[Illustration] - -All Things being settled, and the Day fixed, the Neighbours came in -Crouds to see the Wedding; for they were all glad, that one who had -been such a good little Girl, and was become such a virtuous and good -Woman, was going to be made a Lady; but just as the Clergyman had -opened his Book, a Gentleman richly dressed ran into the Church, and -cry'd, Stop! stop! This greatly alarmed the Congregation, particularly -the intended Bride and Bridegroom, whom he first accosted, and desired -to speak with them apart. After they had been talking some little -Time, the People were greatly surprized to see Sir _Charles_ -stand Motionless, and his Bride cry, and faint away in the Stranger's -Arms. This seeming Grief, however, was only a Prelude to a Flood of -Joy, which immediately succeeded; for you must know, gentle Reader, -that this Gentleman, so richly dressed and bedizened with Lace, was -that identical little Boy, whom you before saw in the Sailor's Habit; -in short, it was little _Tom Two Shoes_, Mrs. _Margery's_ -Brother, who was just come from beyond Sea, where he had made a large -Fortune, and hearing, as soon as he landed, of his Sister's intended -Wedding, had rode Post, to see that a proper Settlement was made on -her; which he thought she was now intitled to, as he himself was both -able and willing to give her an ample Fortune. They soon returned to -the Communion-Table, and were married in Tears, but they were Tears of -Joy. - -There is something wonderful in this young Gentleman's Preservation -and Success in Life; which we shall acquaint the Reader of, in the -History of his Life and Adventures, which will soon be published. - - - - - CHAP. VII. and Last. - - _The true Use of Riches._ - - -The Harmony and Affection that subsisted between this happy Couple, is -inexpressible; but Time, which dissolves the closest Union, after six -Years, severed Sir _Charles_ from his Lady; for being seized with -a violent Fever he died, and left her full of Grief, tho' possessed of -a large Fortune. - -We forgot to remark, that after her Marriage, _Lady Jones_ (for -so we must now call her) ordered the Chappel to be fitted up, and -allowed the Chaplain a considerable Sum out of her own private Purse, -to visit the Sick, and say Prayers every Day to all the People that -could attend. She also gave Mr. _Johnson_ ten Guineas a Year, to -preach a Sermon, annually, on the Necessity and Duties of the marriage -State, and on the Decease of Sir _Charles_; she gave him ten -more, to preach yearly on the Subject of Death; she had put all the -Parish into Mourning for the Loss of her Husband; and to those Men who -attended this yearly Service, she gave Harvest Gloves, to their Wives -Shoes and Stockings, and to all the Children little Books and -Plumb-cakes: We must also observe, that she herself wove a Chaplet of -Flowers, and before the Service, placed it on his Grave-stone; and a -suitable Psalm was always sung by the Congregation. - -About this Time, she heard that Mr. _Smith_ was oppressed by Sir -Timothy Gripe_, the Justice, and his Friend _Graspall_, who -endeavoured to deprive him of Part of his Tythes; upon which she, in -Conjunction with her Brother, defended him, and the Cause was tried in -_Westminster-hall_, where Mr. _Smith_ gained a Verdict; and -it appearing that Sir _Timothy_ had behaved most scandalously, as -a Justice of the Peace, he was struck off the List, and no longer -permitted to act in that Capacity. This was a Cut to a Man of his -imperious Disposition, and this was followed by one yet more severe; -for a Relation of his, who had an undoubted Right to the -_Mouldwell_ Estate, finding that it was possible to get the -better at Law of a rich Man, laid Claim to it, brought his Action, and -recovered the whole Manor of _Mouldwell_, and being afterwards -inclined to sell it, he, in Consideration of the Aid Lady -_Margery_ had lent him during his Distress, made her the first -Offer, and she purchased the Whole, and threw it into different Farms, -that the Poor might be no longer under the Dominion of two over-grown -Men. - -This was a great Mortification to Sir _Timothy_, as well as to -his Friend _Graspall_, who from this Time experienced nothing but -Misfortunes, and was in a few Years so dispossessed of his Ill-gotten -Wealth, that his Family were reduced to seek Subsistance from the -Parish, at which those who had felt the Weight of his Iron Hand -rejoiced; but Lady _Margery_ desired, that his Children might be -treated with Care and Tenderness; _for they_, says she, _are no -Ways accountable for the Actions of their Father_. - -At her first coming into Power, she took Care to gratify her old -Friends, especially Mr. and Mrs. _Smith_, whose Family she made -happy.--She paid great Regard to the Poor, made their Interest her -own, and to induce them to come regularly to Church, she ordered a -Loaf, or the Price of a Loaf, to be given to every one who would -accept of it. This brought many of them to Church, who by degrees -learned their Duty, and then came on a more noble Principle. She also -took Care to encourage Matrimony; and in order to induce her Tenants -and Neighbours to enter into that happy State, she always gave the -young Couple something towards House-keeping; and stood Godmother to -all their Children, whom she had in Parties, every _Sunday_ -Evening, to teach them their Catechism, and lecture them in Religion -and Morality; after which she treated them with a Supper, gave them -such Books as they wanted, and then dispatched them with her Blessing. -Nor did she forget them at her Death, but left each a Legacy, as will -be seen among other charitable Donations when we publish her Will, -which we may do in some future Volume. There is one Request however so -singular, that we cannot help taking some Notice of it in this Place; -which is, that of her giving so many Acres of Land to be planted -yearly with Potatoes, for all the Poor of any Parish who would come -and fetch them for the Use of their Families; but if any took them to -sell they were deprived of that Privilege ever after. And these Roots -were planted and raised from the Rent arising from a Farm which she -had assigned over for that purpose. In short, she was a Mother to the -Poor, a Physician to the Sick, and a Friend to all who were in -Distress. Her Life was the greatest Blessing, and her Death the -greatest Calamity that ever was felt in the Neighbourhood. A Monument, -but without Inscription, was erected to her Memory in the Church-yard, -over which the Poor as they pass weep continually, so that the Stone -is ever bathed in Tears. - -On this Occasion the following Lines were spoken extempore by a young -Gentleman. - - _How vain the Tears that fall from you, - And here supply the Place of Dew? - How vain to weep the happy Dead, - Who now to heavenly Realms are fled? - Repine no more, your Plaints forbear, - And all prepare to meet them there._ - - The END. - - - - - APPENDIX. - - _The_ GOLDEN DREAM; _or, - the_ INGENUOUS CONFESSION. - - -[Illustration] - -To shew the Depravity of human Nature, and how apt the Mind is to be -misled by Trinkets and false Appearances, Mrs. _Two-Shoes_ does -acknowledge, that after she became rich, she had like to have been too -fond of Money; for on seeing her Husband receive a very large Sum, her -Heart went pit pat, pit pat, all the Evening, and she began to think -that Guineas were pretty Things. To suppress this Turbulence of Mind, -which was a Symptom of approaching Avarice, she said her Prayers earlier -than usual, and at Night had the following Dream; which I shall relate -in her own Words. - -"Methought, as I slept, a Genii stept up to me with a _French_ -Commode, which having placed on my Head, he said, now go and be happy; -for from henceforth every Thing you touch shall turn to Gold. Willing -to try the Experiment, I gently touched the Bed-post and Furniture, -which immediately became massy Gold burnished, and of surprizing -Brightness. I then touched the Walls of the House, which assumed the -same Appearance, and looked amazingly magnificent. Elated with this -wonderful Gift, I rang hastily for my Maid to carry the joyful News to -her Master, who, as I thought, was then walking in the Garden. -_Sukey_ came, but in the Extacy I was in, happening to touch her -Hand, she became instantly an immovable Statue. Go, said I, and call -your Master; but she made no reply, nor could she stir. Upon this I -shrieked, and in came my dear Husband, whom I ran to embrace; when no -sooner had I touched him, but he became good for nothing; that is, -good for nothing but his Weight in Gold; and that you know could be -nothing, where Gold was so plenty. At this instant up came another -Servant with a Glass of Water, thinking me ill; this I attempted to -swallow, but no sooner did it touch my Mouth, than it became a hard -solid Body, and unfit for drinking. My Distress now grew -insupportable! I had destroyed, as I thought, my dear Husband, and my -favourite Servant; and I plainly perceived, that I should die for want -in the midst of so much Wealth. Ah, said I, why did I long for Riches! -Having enough already, why did I covet more? Thus terrified, I began -to rave, and beat my Breast, which awaked Sir _Charles_, who -kindly called me from this State of Inquietude, and composed my Mind." - -This Scene I have often considered as a Lesson, instructing me, that a -Load of Riches bring, instead of Felicity, a Load of Troubles; and -that the only Source of Happiness is _Contentment_. Go, -therefore, you who have too much, and give it to those who are in -want; so shall you be happy yourselves, by making others happy. This -is a Precept from the Almighty, a Precept which must be regarded; for -_The Lord is about your Paths, and about your Bed, and spieth out -all your Ways_. - -_An Anecdote, respecting_ TOM TWO-SHOES, _communicated by a -Gentleman, who is now writing the History of his Life._ - -It is generally known, that _Tom Two-Shoes_ went to Sea when he was -a very little Boy, and very poor; and that he returned a very great Man, -and very rich; but no one knows how he acquired so much Wealth but -myself, and a few Friends, who have perused the Papers from which I am -compiling the History of his Life. - -After _Tom_ had been at Sea some Years, he was unfortunately cast -away, on that Part of the Coast of _Africa_ inhabited by the -_Hottentots_. Here he met with a strange Book, which the -_Hottentots_ did not understand, and which gave him some Account -of _Prester John's_ Country; and being a Lad of great Curiosity -and Resolution he determined to see it; accordingly he set out on the -Pursuit, attended by a young Lion, which he had tamed and made so fond -of him, that he followed him like a Dog, and obeyed all his Commands; -and indeed it was happy for him that he had such a Companion; for as -his Road lay through large Woods and Forests, that were full of wild -Beasts and without Inhabitants, he must have been soon starved or torn -in Pieces, had he not been both fed and protected by this noble -Animal. - -[Illustration] - -_Tom_ had provided himself with two Guns, a Sword, and as much -Powder and Ball as he could carry; with these Arms, and such a -Companion, it was mighty easy for him to get Food; for the Animals in -these wild and extensive Forests, having never seen the Effects of a -Gun, readily ran from the Lion, who hunted on one Side, to _Tom_, -who hunted on the other, so that they were either caught by the Lion, -or shot by his Master; and it was pleasant enough, after a hunting -Match, and the Meat was dressed, to see how Cheek by Joul they sat -down to Dinner. - -[Illustration] - -When they came info the Land of _Utopia_, he discovered the -Statue of a Man created on an open Plain, which had this Inscription -on the Pedestal: _On_ May-day _in the Morning, when the Sun -rises, I shall have a Head of Gold_. As it was now the latter End -of _April_, he stayed to see this wonderful Change; and in the -mean time, enquiring of a poor Shepherd what was the Reason of the -Statue being erected there, and with that Inscription, he was -informed, that it was set up many Years ago by an _Arabian_ -Philosopher, who travelled all the World over in Search of a real -Friend; that he lived with, and was extremely fond of a great Man who -inhabited the next Mountain; but that on some Occasion they -quarrelled, and the Philosopher, leaving the Mountain, retired into -the Plain, where he erected this Statue with his own Hands, and soon -after died. To this he added, that all the People for many Leagues -round came there every _May_ Morning, expecting to see the -Stone-head turned to Gold. - -_Tom_ got up very early on the first of _May_ to behold this -amazing Change, and when he came near the Statue he saw a Number of -People, who all ran away from him in the utmost Consternation, hating -never before seen a Lion follow a Man like a Lap-dog. Being thus left -alone, he fixed his Eyes on the Sun, then rising with resplendent -Majesty, and afterwards turned to the Statue, but could see no Change -in the Stone.--Surely, says he to himself, there is some mystical -Meaning in this! This Inscription must be an Ĉnigma, the hidden -Meaning of which I will endeavour to find; for a Philosopher would -never expect a Stone to be turned to Gold; accordingly he measured the -Length of the Shadow, which the Statue gave on the Ground by the Sun -shining on it, and marked that particular Part where the Head fell, -then getting a _Chopness_ (a Thing like a Spade) and digging, he -discovered a Copper-chest, full of Gold, with this Inscription -engraved on the Lid of it. - - Thy WIT, - Oh Man! whoever thou art, - Hath disclos'd the Ĉnigma, - And discover'd the GOLDEN HEAD. - Take it and use it, - But use it with WISDOM; - For know, - That GOLD, properly employ'd, - May dispense Blessings, - And promote the Happiness of Morals; - But when hoarded up, - Or misapply'd, - Is but Trash, that makes Mankind miserable. - Remember - The unprofitable Servant, - Who hid his _Talent_ in a Napkin; - And - The profligate Son, - Who squander'd away his Substance and - fed with the Swine. - As thou hast got the GOLDEN HEAD, - Observe the _Golden Mean_, - Be _Good_ and be happy. - - -This Lesson, coming as it were from the Dead, struck him with such -Awe, and Reverence for Piety and Virtue, that, before he removed the -Treasure, he kneeled down, and earnestly and fervently prayed that he -might make a prudent, just and proper Use of it. He then conveyed the -Chest away; but how he got it to _England_, the Reader will be -informed in the History of his Life. It may not be improper, however, -in this Place, to give the Reader some Account of the Philosopher who -hid this Treasure, and took so much Pains to find a true and real -Friend to enjoy it. As _Tom_ had Reason to venerate his Memory, -he was very particular in his Enquiry, and had this Character of -him;--that he was a Man well acquainted with Nature and with Trade; -that he was pious, friendly, and of a sweet and affable Disposition. -That he had acquired a Fortune by Commerce, and having no Relations to -leave it to, he travelled through _Arabia, Persia, India, Libia_ -and _Utopia_ in search of a real Friend. In this Pursuit he found -several with whom he exchanged good Offices, and that were polite and -obliging, but they often flew off for Trifles; or as soon as he -pretended to be in Distress, and requested their Assistance, left him -to struggle with his own Difficulties. So true is that Copy in our -Books, which says, _Adversity is the Touchstone of Friendship_. -At last, however, he met with the _Utopian_ Philosopher, or the -wise Man of the Mountain, as he is called, and thought in him he had -found the Friend he wanted; for though he often pretended to be in -Distress, and abandoned to the Frowns of Fortune, this Man always -relieved him, and with such Chearfulness and Sincerity, that -concluding he had found out the only Man to whom he ought to open both -his Purse and his Heart, he let him so far into his Secrets, as to -desire his Assistance in hiding a large Sum of Money, which he wanted -to conceal, lest the Prince of the Country, who was absolute, should, -by the Advice of his wicked Minister, put him to Death for his Gold. -The two Philosophers met and hid the Money, which the Stranger, after -some Days, went to see, but found it gone. How was he struck to the -Heart, when he found that his Friend, whom he had often tried, and who -had relieved him in his Distress, could not withstand this Temptation, -but broke through the sacred Bonds of Friendship, and turned even a -Thief for Gold which he did not want, as he was already very rich. Oh! -said he, what is the Heart of Man made of? Why am I condemned to live -among People who have no Sincerity, and who barter the most sacred -Ties of Friendship and Humanity for the Dirt that we tread on? Had I -lost my Gold and found a real Friend, I should have been happy with -the Exchange, but now I am most miserable. After some Time he wiped -off his Tears, and being determined not to be so imposed on, he had -Recourse to Cunning and the Arts of Life. He went to his pretended -Friend with a chearful Countenance, told him he had more Gold to hide, -and desired him to appoint a Time when they might go together, and -open the Earth to put it into the same Pot; the other, in Hopes of -getting more Wealth, appointed the next Evening. They went together, -opened the Ground, and found the Money they had first placed there, -for the artful Wretch, he so much confided in, had conveyed it again -into the Pot, in order to obtain more. Our Philosopher immediately -took the Gold, and putting it into his Pocket, told the other he had -now altered his Mind, and should bury it no more, till he found a Man -more worthy of his Confidence. See what People lose by being -dishonest. This calls to my Mind the Words of the Poet: - - _A Wit's a Feather, and a Chief's a Rod, - An honest Man's the noblest Work of God._ - -Remember this Story, and take Care whom you trust; but don't be -covetous, sordid and miserable; for the Gold we have is but lent us to -do Good with. We received all from the Hand of God, and every Person -in Distress hath a just Title to a Portion of it. - - _A_ LETTER _from the_ PRINTER, _which he - desires may be inserted_. - -SIR, - -I have done with your Copy, so you may return it to the -_Vatican_, if you please; and pray tell Mr. _Angelo_ to -brush up the Cuts, that, in the next Edition, they may give us a good -Impression. - -The Foresight and Sagacity of Mrs. _Margery_'s Dog calls to my -Mind a Circumstance, which happened when I was a Boy. Some Gentlemen -in the Place where I lived had been hunting, and were got under a -great Tree to shelter themselves from a Thunder Storm; when a Dog that -always followed one of the Gentlemen leaped up his Horse several -Times, and then ran away and barked. At last, the Gentlemen all -followed to see what he would be at; and they were no sooner gone from -the Tree, but it was shivered in Pieces by Lightning! 'Tis remarkable, -that as soon as they came from the Tree the Dog appeared to be very -well satisfied, and barked no more. The Gentleman after this always -regarded the Dog as his Friend, treated him in his Old Age with great -Tenderness, and fed him with Milk as long as he lived. - -My old Master _Grierson_ had also a Dog, that ought to be -mentioned with Regard; for he used to set him up as a Pattern of -Sagacity and Prudence, not only to his Journeymen, but to the whole -Neighbours. This Dog had been taught a thousand Tricks, and among -other Feats he could dance, tumble, and drink Wine and Punch till he -was little better than mad. It happened one Day, when the Men had made -him drunk with Liquor, and he was capering about, that he fell into a -large Vessel of boiling Water. They soon got him out, and he -recovered; but he was very much hurt, and being sensible, that this -Accident arose from his losing his Senses by Drinking, he would never -taste any strong Liquor afterwards.--My old Master, on relating this -Story, and shewing the Dog, used to address us thus, _Ah, my -Friends, had you but half the Sense of this poor Dog here, you would -never get fuddled, and be Fools._ - -I am, Sir, Your's, &c. W.B. - -The BOOKS usually read by the Scholars of Mrs. TWO-SHOES, are these, -and are sold at Mr. NEWBERY'S at the _Bible_ and _Sun_ in -St. _Paul's_ Church-yard. - - 1. The _Christmas-Box_, Price 1d. - - 2. The History of _Giles Gingerbread_, 1d. - - 3. 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In which they -can see all the fun of the fair, and at home be as happy as if they -were there, a Book of great consequence to all whom it may -concern.<br> -</td> -</tr> -</table> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="pagev" id="pagev">[v]</a></span> - -<p>"We are also desired to give notice that there is in the Press, -and speedily will be published either by subscription or otherwise, -as the Public shall please to determine, The History of Little -Goody Two Shoes, otherwise called Margery Two Shoes. Printed and -sold at The Bible and Sun in St Paul's Churchyard, where may be had -all Mr Newbery's little books for the children and youth of these -kingdoms and the colonies. New Editions of those which were out of -print are now republished.</p> - -<p>"The publication of the Lilliputian System of Politics is -postponed till the meeting of Parliament. This work, which will be -replete with cuts and characters, is not intended to exalt or -depress any particular country, to support the pride of any -particular family, or to feed the folly of any particular party, -but to <span class="newpage"><a name="pagevi" id= -"pagevi">[vi]</a></span>stimulate the mind to virtue, to promote -universal benevolence, to make mankind happy. Those who would know -more of the matter may enquire of Mr Newbery."</p> - -<p>This quaint and curious announcement, with its sly humour and -serious playfulness, is characteristic of the house of John -Newbery, in the latter part of the last century; and there is no -need to speak here of the fame of the books for children which he -published; "the philanthropic publisher of St Paul's Churchyard," -as Goldsmith calls him, conferred inestimable benefits upon -thousands of little folk, of both high and low estate. It is said -of Southey when a child that</p> - -<p>"The well-known publishers of "Goody Two Shoes," "Giles -Gingerbread," and other such delectable histories, in <span class= -"newpage"><a name="pagevii" id="pagevii">[vii]</a></span>sixpenny -books for children, splendidly bound in the flowered and gilt Dutch -paper of former days, sent him twenty such volumes, and laid the -foundation of a love of books which grew with the child's growth, -and did not cease even when the vacant mind and eye could only gaze -in piteous, though blissful imbecility upon the things they -loved."[A]</p> - -<p>Many of these little books have been doubtless long since -forgotten, though they did not deserve such a fate; but the name of -"Goody Two Shoes" 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.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="pageviii" id= -"pageviii">[viii]</a></span> - -<p>"Goody Two Shoes" was published in April 1765, and few nursery -books have had a wider circulation, or have retained their position -so long. The number of editions that have been published both in -England and America is legion, and it has appeared in mutilated -versions under the auspices of numerous publishing houses in London -and the provinces, although of late years there have been no new -issues. Even in 1802, Charles Lamb in writing to Coleridge, -said--</p> - -<p>" "Goody Two Shoes" is almost out of print. Mrs Barbauld's -stuff has banished all the old classics of the nursery, and the -shopman at Newbery's hardly deigned to reach them off an old -exploded corner of a shelf, when Mary asked for them. Mrs -Barbauld's and Mrs Trimmer's nonsense lay in piles about. -Knowledge, <span class="newpage"><a name="pageix" id= -"pageix">[ix]</a></span>insignificant and vapid as Mrs Barbauld's -books convey, it seems must come to a child in the shape of -knowledge; and his empty noddle must be turned with conceit of his -own powers 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 suspected himself to be no bigger than a child. Science has -succeeded to poetry no less in the little walks of children than -with men. Is there no possibility of averting this sore evil? Think -what you would have been now, if instead of being fed with tales -and old wives' fables in childhood, you had been crammed with -geography and natural history!</p> - -<p>"Hang them!--I mean the cursed Barbauld <span class="newpage"><a -name="pagex" id="pagex">[x]</a></span>crew, those blights and -blasts of all that is human in man and child."[B]</p> - -<p>There must, however, be many parents still living who remember -the delight that the little story gave them in their younger days, -and they will, no doubt, be pleased 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-parents and great grand-parents when they were -children, while they cannot fail to be attracted by its simple, -pretty, and interesting story.</p> - -<hr width="30%"> -<span class="newpage"><a name="pagexi" id="pagexi">[xi]</a></span> - -<p>The question of the authorship of the book is still an unsettled -one. It was at one time commonly attributed to Oliver Goldsmith, -and no one who reads the book will consider it to be unworthy of -the poet's pen. We find, however, in Nichol's Literary Anecdotes, -that</p> - -<p>"It is not perhaps generally known that to Mr Griffith Jones, -and a brother of his, Mr Giles Jones, in conjunction with Mr John -Newbery, the public are indebted for the origin of those numerous -and popular little books for the amusement and instruction of -children which have been ever since received with universal -approbation. The Lilliputian histories of Goody Two Shoes, Giles -Gingerbread, Tommy Trip, &c., &c., are remarkable proofs of -the benevolent minds of the projectors of this plan of <span class= -"newpage"><a name="pagexii" id= -"pagexii">[xii]</a></span>instruction, and respectable instances of -the accommodation of superior talents to the feeble intellects of -infantine felicity."</p> - -<p>Mr Giles Jones was the grandfather of the late Mr Winter Jones, -formerly the Principal Librarian of the British Museum, and the -book is attributed to the first-named gentleman in the catalogue of -the British Museum. It is claimed also that the book offers -internal evidence in support of Mr Giles Jones' authorship, -inasmuch as Goody Two Shoes becomes Lady Jones, and one of the -prominent families in the book is also named Jones.</p> - -<p>Beyond this, however, there appears to be no evidence as to Mr -Giles Jones being the writer, and I think something may be said as -to the claim on behalf of the poet Goldsmith, although I am by no -means anxious that the <span class="newpage"><a name="pagexiii" id= -"pagexiii">[xiii]</a></span>honour of having written it should be -ascribed either to the one or to the other: the following remarks, -which are mainly taken from an article I contributed to the -<i>Athenæum</i> in April 1881, are offered simply as -speculations which may not be without interest to lovers of the -little book. They may, perhaps, show that there is some reason for -attributing the work to Oliver Goldsmith, although, of course, it -is not claimed that they absolutely establish the fact.</p> - -<p>Having occasion to examine carefully as many of the books for -children published by John Newbery as I could procure (and they are -as scarce as blackberries in midwinter, for what among books has so -brief a life as a nursery book?), I was struck while perusing them -with a certain distinct literary flavour, so to <span class= -"newpage"><a name="pagexiv" id="pagexiv">[xiv]</a></span>speak, -which appeared to be common to a group of little volumes, all -published about the same period. These were: "Goody Two Shoes," -"Giles Gingerbread," "Tom Thumb's Folio," "The Lilliputian -Magazine," "The Lilliputian Masquerade," "The Easter Gift," "A -Pretty Plaything," "The Fairing," "Be Merry and Wise," "The -Valentine's Gift," "Pretty Poems for the Amusement of Children -Three Feet High," "A Pretty Book of Pictures," "Tom Telescope," and -a few others. I give abbreviated titles only, but if space -permitted I mould like to quote them in full; they are remarkable -no less for their curious quaintness and their clever ingenuity -than for their attractiveness to both parents (who, it must not be -forgotten, are more often the real buyers <span class="newpage"><a -name="pagexv" id="pagexv">[xv]</a></span>of children's books) and -the young people for whom they were written, and they are in -themselves most entertaining and amusing reading. This group of -little books possesses, moreover, another characteristic that is -sufficiently remarkable of itself to be noticed. While they all -evince a real genius for writing in a style suited to the -capacities 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 excite the -interest of "children of a larger growth."</p> - -<p>Now one of this little group, "The Lilliputian Magazine," is -attributed in the British Museum Catalogue to Oliver Goldsmith; and -so strong is the family likeness in all the books I have mentioned, -<span class="newpage"><a name="pagexvi" id= -"pagexvi">[xvi]</a></span>that I cannot but believe they are all by -the same hand--a belief which I think will be shared by any one who -will take the trouble to compare them carefully. But I should -advise him to rely on the Newbery editions alone, for grievously -garbled versions of nearly every one of these books have been -issued from many different houses throughout the country.</p> - -<p>Many authorities have supported the view that Goldsmith was the -author of "Goody Two Shoes." Conspicuous among them was Washington -Irving, who says, "It is suggested with great probability that he -wrote for Mr Newbery the famous nursery story of 'Goody Two -Shoes.'" It is said also that William Godwin held this opinion; and -I believe there is authority for <span class="newpage"><a name= -"pagexvii" id="pagexvii">[xvii]</a></span>stating that the Misses -Bewick, the daughters of the celebrated engraver, who illustrated -an edition of the book for T. Saint, of Newcastle, understood from -their father that it was by Oliver Goldsmith.</p> - -<p>But let us turn to the book itself and see if it furnishes any -evidence on the point. The very title, with its quaint phrasing, -shows no common genius, and as Washington Irving says, "bears the -stamp of his [Goldsmith's] sly and playful humour." As the book was -published in 1765, it would most likely have been written just at -the time when Goldsmith was working most industriously in the -service of Newbery (1763-4), at which period it will be remembered -that he was living near Newbery at Islington, and his publisher was -paying for his board and lodging.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="pagexviii" id= -"pagexviii">[xviii]</a></span> - -<p>Without, of course, claiming that similarity of idea in -different writings necessarily betokens the same authorship, I -think the parallels that are to be found in this little book, with -many of the sentiments in Oliver Goldsmith's acknowledged work--to -say nothing of the almost universally recognized likeness to -Goldsmith's style that is found in "Goody Two Shoes" may fairly be -considered as throwing some light upon the question.</p> - -<p>The most striking of these parallels is perhaps that furnished -by the curious little political preface to the work--a preface -which is quite unnecessary to the book, and I think would only have -been inserted by one who was full of the unjustnesses at which he -was preparing to aim a still heavier blow. In <span class= -"newpage"><a name="pagexix" id="pagexix">[xix]</a></span>describing -the parish of Mouldwell, where little Margery was born, an exact -picture is drawn of "The Deserted Village," where</p> - -<p><small> One only master grasps the whole domain<br> - And half a tillage tints thy smiling plain;</small></p> - -<p>And where</p> - -<p><small> ---- the man of -wealth and pride<br> - Takes up a space that many a poor supplied:<br> - Space for his lakes his park's extended bounds,<br> - Space for his horses, equipage, and hounds.</small></p> - -<p>And by this and other tyrannies, and being also</p> - -<p><small> Scourged by famine from the smiling -land,</small></p> - -<p>for he was "unfortunate in his business" at about the same time, -Sir Timothy accomplishes his aim, and</p> - -<p><small> Indignant spurns the cottage from the -green.</small></p> - -<p>Ruined by this oppression, poor Mr <span class="newpage"><a -name="pagexx" id="pagexx">[xx]</a></span>Meanwell is turned out of -doors,<br> -and flew to another parish for succour.</p> - -<p><small> Where, then, ah! where shall poverty -reside<br> - To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride?</small></p> - -<p>Sir Timothy, however, suffers for his injustice and wickedness, -for "great part of the land lay untilled for some years, which was -deemed a just reward for such diabolical proceedings."</p> - -<p><small> Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a -prey,<br> - Where wealth accumulates and men decay.</small></p> - -<p>Miss Charlotte Yonge, to whom I shall refer again, lays upon -this: "If the conjecture be true which attributes this tale to -Oliver Goldsmith, we have seen the same spirit which prompted his -poem of 'The Deserted Village,' namely, indignation and dismay at -the discouragement of small holdings in the early part <span class= -"newpage"><a name="pagexxi" id="pagexxi">[xxi]</a></span>of the -eighteenth century."[C] Indeed, it may well be that we have in this -preface even a more true picture of Lissoy than that given in the -poem, which, as Mr William Black says in his monograph on -Goldsmith, "is there seen through the softening and beautifying -mist of years."</p> - -<p>Much 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 Goldsmith's writings. Miss Yonge says: -"There is a certain dry humour in some passages and a tenderness in -others that incline us much to the belief that it could come from -no one else but the writer of 'The Vicar of Wakefield' <span class= -"newpage"><a name="pagexxii" id="pagexxii">[xxii]</a></span>and -'The Deserted Village.' Indeed, we could almost imagine that Dr -Primrose himself had described the panic at the supposed ghost in -the church in the same tone as the ride to church, the family -portrait, or the gross of green spectacles.'[D] We find in "Goody -Two Shoes" every one of those distinctive qualities of Goldsmith's -writings which Mr William Black so well summarizes in the book -already referred to--"his genuine and tender pathos, that never at -any time verges on the affected or theatrical;" his "quaint, -delicate, delightful humour;" his "broader humour, that is not -afraid to provoke the wholesome laughter of mankind by dealing with -common and familiar ways <span class="newpage"><a name="pagexxiii" -id="pagexxiii">[xxiii]</a></span>and manners and men;" his -"choiceness of diction;" his "lightness and grace of touch, that -lend a charm even to" his "ordinary hack work."</p> - -<hr width="30%"> -<p>The reprint which is here presented is a photographic facsimile -of the earliest complete copy that we have been able to procure. -Judging from fragments of earlier editions in the possession of the -publishers, it would appear to be printed from exactly the same -types as the original issue of April 1765. The copy from which the -reprint is made was kindly lent to the publishers by Mr Ernest -Hartley Coleridge, whose collection at the South Kensington Museum -of eighteenth century books for children is well known. The actual -size of that book is 4 inches by 2-3/4, but it has been thought -better to print on somewhat larger paper. The original is bound in -the once familiar Dutch flowered and gilt pattern paper, and we had -hoped to present the <span class="newpage"><a name="pagexxiv" id= -"pagexxiv">[xxiv]</a></span>reprint in a similar cover, but it was -found impossible, as nothing like it could be procured, nor could -the manufacturers of the present day exactly reproduce it.</p> - -<p><small>[Footnote A: Essays from the <i>Times</i>. Robert -Southey. By Samuel Phillips, pp. 168-169, vol. i.]</small></p> - -<p><small>[Footnote B: <i>See</i> "The Works of Charles Lamb." By -Percy Fitzgerald, M.A., F.S.A. Vol. 1. Page 420. London: E. Moxon -& Co., 1876.]</small></p> - -<p><small>[Footnote C: "A Storehouse of Stories," p. 69, First -Series.]</small></p> - -<p><small>[Footnote D: "A Storehouse of Stories," First Series, -preface.]</small></p> - -<br> -<br> - <span class="newpage"><a name="pagexxv" id= -"pagexxv">[xxv]</a></span> - -<center><img src="images/image01.png" alt= -"Little Goody Two-Shoes"></center> - -<center><span class="newpage"><a name="page1" id= -"page1">[1]</a></span> - -<h3>T H E</h3> - -<h1>H I S T O R Y</h1> - -<h3>O F</h3> - -<h2>Little GOODY TWO-SHOES;</h2> - -Otherwise called,<br> -<h2>Mrs. MARGERY TWO-SHOES.</h2> - -<h3>W I T H</h3> -</center> - -<p>The Means by which she acquired her Learning and Wisdom, and in -consequence thereof her Estate; set forth at large for the Benefit -of those,</p> - -<p><i><small> Who from a State of Rags and Care<br> - And having Shoes but half a Pair;<br> - Their Fortune and their Fame would fix,<br> - And gallop in a Coach and Six.</small></i></p> - -<p>See the Original Manuscript in the <i>Vatican</i> at -<i>Rome</i>, and the Cuts by <i>Michael Angelo</i>. Illustrated -with the Comments of our great modern Critics.</p> - -<center> -<hr width="80%"> -<b>The T H I R D E D I T I O N.</b><br> -<hr width="80%"> -<h3><i>L O N D O N :</i></h3> - -Printed for J. N<small>EWBERY</small>, at the <i>Bible</i> and<br> -<i>Sun</i> in St. <i>Paul's-Church-Yard,</i> 1766.<br> -[Price Six-pence.]<br> -</center> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page2" id="page2">[2]</a></span> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<center><span class="newpage"><a name="page3" id= -"page3">[3]</a></span> - -<h3>T O A L L</h3> - -<h2>Young Gentlemen and Ladies,</h2> - -Who are good, or intend to be good,<br> -<h1>This B O O K</h1> - -Is inscribed by<br> -<br> -Their old Friend<br> -<br> -In St. Paul's Church-yard.<br> -</center> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<center><span class="newpage"><a name="page4" id= -"page4">[4]</a></span> - -<h3>The Renowned</h3> - -<h1>H I S T O R Y</h1> - -<h3>O F</h3> - -<h2>Little GOODY TWO-SHOES;</h2> - -Commonly called,<br> -<h2>Old GOODY TWO-SHOES.</h2> - -<hr width="80%"> -<b>P A R T I.</b><br> -<hr width="80%"> -</center> - -<p>INTRODUCTION. By -the Editor.</p> - -<p>All the World must allow, that <i>Two Shoes</i> was not her real -Name. No; her Father's Name was <i>Meanwell</i>; and he was for -many Years a considerable Farmer in the Parish where <i>Margery</i> -was born; but by the <span class="newpage"><a name="page5" id= -"page5">[5]</a></span>Misfortunes which he met with in Business, -and the wicked Persecutions of Sir <i>Timothy Gripe</i>, and an -over-grown Farmer called <i>Graspall</i>, he was effectually -ruined.</p> - -<p>The Case was thus. The Parish of <i>Mouldwell</i> where they -lived, had for many Ages been let by the Lord of the Manor into -twelve different Farms, in which the Tenants lived comfortably, -brought up large Families, and carefully supported the poor People -who laboured for them; until the Estate by Marriage and by Death -came into the Hands of Sir <i>Timothy</i>.</p> - -<p>This Gentleman, who loved himself better than all his -Neighbours, thought it less Trouble to write one Receipt for his -Rent than twelve, and Farmer <i>Graspall</i> offering to take all -the Farms as the Leases expired, Sir <i>Timothy</i> agreed with -him, and in Process of <span class="newpage"><a name="page6" id= -"page6">[6]</a></span>Time he was possessed of every Farm, but that -occupied by little <i>Margery's</i> Father; which he also wanted; -for as Mr. <i>Meanwell</i> was a charitable good Man, he stood up -for the Poor at the Parish Meetings, and was unwilling to have them -oppressed by Sir <i>Timothy</i>, and this avaricious -Farmer.--Judge, oh kind, humane and courteous Reader, what a -terrible Situation the Poor must be in, when this covetous Man was -perpetual Overseer, and every Thing for their Maintenance was drawn -from his hard Heart and cruel Hand. But he was not only perpetual -Overseer, but perpetual Church-warden; and judge, oh ye Christians, -what State the Church must be in, when supported by a Man without -Religion or Virtue. He was also perpetual Surveyor of the Highways, -and what Sort of Roads he kept up for the <span class="newpage"><a -name="page7" id="page7">[7]</a></span>Convenience of Travellers, -those best know who have had the Misfortune to be obliged to pass -thro' that Parish.--Complaints indeed were made, but to what -Purpose are Complaints, when brought against a Man, who can hunt, -drink, and smoak with the Lord of the Manor, who is also the -Justice of Peace?</p> - -<p>The Opposition which little <i>Margery's</i> Father made to this -Man's Tyranny, gave Offence to Sir <i>Timothy</i>, who endeavoured -to force him out of his Farm; and to oblige him to throw up the -Lease, ordered both a Brick Kiln and a Dog-kennel to be erected in -the Farmer's Orchard. This was contrary to Law, and a Suit was -commenced, in which <i>Margery's</i> Father got the better. The -same Offence was again committed three different Times, and as many -Actions brought, <span class="newpage"><a name="page8" id= -"page8">[8]</a></span>in all of which the Farmer had a Verdict and -Costs paid him; but notwithstanding these Advantages, the Law was -so expensive, that he was ruined in the Contest, and obliged to -give up all he had to his Creditors; which effectually answered the -Purpose of Sir <i>Timothy</i>, who erected those Nuisances in the -Farmer's Orchard with that Intention only. Ah, my dear Reader, we -brag of Liberty, and boast of our Laws: but the Blessings of the -one, and the Protection of the other, seldom fall to the Lot of the -Poor; and especially when a rich Man is their Adversary. How, in -the Name of Goodness, can a poor Wretch obtain Redress, when thirty -Pounds are insufficient to try his Cause? Where is he to find Money -to see Council, or how can he plead his Cause himself (even if he -<span class="newpage"><a name="page9" id="page9">[9]</a></span>was -permitted) when our Laws are so obscure, and so multiplied, that an -Abridgment of them cannot be contained in fifty Volumes in -Folio?</p> - -<img src="images/image02.png" width="270" height="210" alt= -"turned the Farmer, his Wife, little Margery, and her Brother out of Doors" - border="0" align="right"> - -<p>As soon as Mr. <i>Meanwell</i> had called together his -Creditors, Sir <i>Timothy</i> seized for a Year's Rent, and turned -the Farmer, his Wife, little <i>Margery</i>, and her Brother out of -Doors, without any of the Necessaries of Life to support them.</p> - -<p>[Illustration]</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page10" id="page10">[10]</a></span> - -<p>This elated the Heart of Mr. <i>Graspall</i>, this crowned his -Hopes, and filled the Measure of his Iniquity; for besides -gratifying his Revenge, this Man's Overthrow gave him the sole -Dominion of the Poor, whom he depressed and abused in a Manner too -horrible to mention.</p> - -<p><i>Margery's</i> Father flew into another Parish for Succour, -and all those who were able to move left their Dwellings and sought -Employment elsewhere, as they found it would be impossible to live -under the Tyranny of two such People. The very old, the very lame -and the blind were obliged to stay behind, and whether they were -starved, or what became of them, History does not say; but the -Character of the great Sir <i>Timothy</i>, and his avaricious -Tenant, were so infamous, that nobody would work for them by the -Day, and <span class="newpage"><a name="page11" id= -"page11">[11]</a></span>Servants were afraid to engage themselves -by the Year, lest any unforeseen Accident should leave them -Parishioners in a Place, where they knew they must perish -miserably; so that great Part of the Land lay untilled for some -Years, which was deemed a just Reward for such diabolical -Proceedings.</p> - -<p>But what, says the Reader, can occasion all this? Do you intend -this for Children, Mr. N<small>EWBERY</small>? Why, do you suppose -this is written by Mr. N<small>EWBERY</small>, Sir? This may come -from another Hand. This is not the Book, Sir, mentioned in the -Title, but the Introduction to that Book; and it is intended, Sir, -not for those Sort of Children, but for Children of six Feet high, -of which, as my Friend has justly observed, there are many Millions -in the Kingdom; and these <span class="newpage"><a name="page12" -id="page12">[12]</a></span>Reflections, Sir, have been rendered -necessary, by the unaccountable and diabolical Scheme which many -Gentlemen now give into, of laying a Number of Farms into one, and -very often of a whole Parish into one Farm; which in the End must -reduce the common People to a State of Vassalage, worse than that -under the Barons of old, or of the Clans in <i>Scotland</i>; and -will in Time depopulate the Kingdom. But as you are tired of the -Subject, I shall take myself away, and you may visit <i>Little -Margery</i>. So, Sir, your Servant,</p> - -<p align="right">The E<small>DITOR</small>.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<center><span class="newpage"><a name="page13" id= -"page13">[13]</a></span> - -<h3>C H A P. I.</h3> - -<p><i>How and about Little</i> Margery <i>and her</i> Brother.</p> -</center> - -<center><img src="images/image03.png" width="256" height="209" alt= -"Margery' father seized with a violent Fever" border="0"></center> - -<p>Care and Discontent shortened the Days of Little -<i>Margery's</i> Father.--He was forced from his Family, and seized -with a violent Fever in a Place where Dr. <i>James's</i> Powder was -not to be had, and where he died miserably. <i>Margery's</i> poor -Mother survived the Loss of her Husband but a few Days, and died of -a broken Heart, leaving <i>Margery</i> and her little Brother to -the wide World; but, poor Woman, it would have melted your Heart to -have seen how frequently she heaved up her Head, while she lay -speechless, to survey with languishing Looks her little Orphans, -<span class="newpage"><a name="page14" id= -"page14">[14]</a></span>as much as to say, <i>Do Tommy, do Margery, -come with me</i>. They cried, poor Things, and she sighed away her -Soul; and I hope is happy.</p> - -<p>It would both have excited your Pity, and have done your Heart -good, to have seen how fond these two little ones were of each -other, and how, Hand in Hand, they trotted about. Pray see -them.</p> - -<center><img src="images/image04.png" width="260" height="218" alt= -"Hand in Hand" border="0"></center> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page15" id="page15">[15]</a></span> - -<p>They were both very ragged, and <i>Tommy</i> had two Shoes, but -<i>Margery</i> had but one. They had nothing, poor Things, to -support them (not being in their own Parish) but what they picked -from the Hedges, or got from the poor People, and they lay every -Night in a Barn. Their Relations took no Notice of them; no, they -were rich, and ashamed to own <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page16" id="page16">[16]</a></span>such a poor little ragged Girl -as <i>Margery</i>, and such a dirty little curl-pated Boy as -<i>Tommy</i>. Our Relations and Friends seldom take Notice of us -when we are poor; but as we grow rich they grow fond. And this will -always be the Case, while People love Money better than Virtue, or -better than they do G<small>OD</small> Almighty. But such wicked -Folks, who love nothing but Money, and are proud and despise the -Poor, never come to any good in the End, as we shall see by and -by.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<center> -<h3>C H A P. II.</h3> - -<p><i>How and about Mr.</i> Smith.</p> -</center> - -<center><img src="images/image05.png" width="268" height="211" alt= -"Mr. Smith" border="0"></center> - -<p>Mr. <i>Smith</i> was a very worthy Clergyman, who lived in the -Parish where Little <i>Margery</i> and <span class="newpage"><a -name="page17" id="page17">[17]</a></span><i>Tommy</i> were born; -and having a Relation come to see him, who was a charitable good -Man, he sent for these Children to him. The Gentleman ordered -Little <i>Margery</i> a new Pair of Shoes, gave Mr. <i>Smith</i> -some Money to buy her Cloathes; and said, he would take -<i>Tommy</i> and make him a little Sailor; and accordingly had a -Jacket and Trowsers made for him, in which he now appears. Pray -look at him.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page18" id="page18">[18]</a></span> - -<p>After some Days the Gentleman intended to go to <i>London</i>, -and take little <i>Tommy</i> with him, of whom you will know more -by and by, for we shall at a proper Time present you with some Part -of his History, his Travels and Adventures.</p> - -<img src="images/image06.png" width="171" height="139" alt= -"Tommy wiped off her Tears with the End of his Jacket" border="0" -align="right"> - -<p>The Parting between these two little Children was very -affecting, <i>Tommy</i> cried, and <i>Margery</i> cried, and they -kissed each other an hundred Times. At last <i>Tommy</i> thus wiped -off her Tears <span class="newpage"><a name="page19" id= -"page19">[19]</a></span>with the End of his Jacket, and bid her cry -no more, for that he would come to her again, when he returned from -Sea. However, as they were so very fond, the Gentleman would not -suffer them to take Leave of each other; but told <i>Tommy</i> he -should ride out with him, and come back at Night. When night came, -Little <i>Margery</i> grew very uneasy about her Brother, and after -sitting up as late as Mr. <i>Smith</i> would let her, she went -crying to Bed.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<center> -<h3>C H A P. III.</h3> - -<p><i>How Little</i> Margery <i>obtained the Name of</i><br> -Goody Two-Shoes, <i>and what happened in the Parish.</i></p> -</center> - -<img src="images/image07.png" width="369" height="297" alt= -"Two Shoes, Mame, see two Shoes" border="0" align="left"> - -<p>As soon as Little <i>Margery</i> got up in the Morning, which -was <span class="newpage"><a name="page20" id= -"page20">[20]</a></span>very early, she ran all round the Village, -crying for her Brother; and after some Time returned greatly -distressed. However, at this Instant, the Shoemaker very -opportunely came in with the new Shoes, for which she had been -measured by the Gentleman's Order.</p> - -<p>Nothing could have supported Little <i>Margery</i> under the -Affliction she was in for the Loss of her Brother, but the Pleasure -she took in her <i>two Shoes</i>. She ran out to Mrs. <i>Smith</i> -as soon as they were put on, and stroking down her ragged Apron -thus, <span class="newpage"><a name="page21" id= -"page21">[21]</a></span>cried out, <i>Two Shoes, Mame, see two -Shoes</i>. And so she behaved to all the People she met, and by -that Means obtained the Name of <i>Goody Two-Shoes</i>, though her -Playmates called her <i>Old Goody Two-Shoes</i>.</p> - -<p>Little <i>Margery</i> was very happy in being with Mr. and Mrs. -<i>Smith</i>, who were very charitable and good to her, and had -agreed to breed her up with <span class="newpage"><a name="page22" -id="page22">[22]</a></span>their Family; but as soon as that Tyrant -of the Parish, that <i>Graspall</i>, heard of her being there, he -applied first to Mr. <i>Smith</i>, and threatened to reduce his -Tythes if he kept her; and after that he spoke to Sir -<i>Timothy</i>, who sent Mr. <i>Smith</i> a peremptory Message by -his Servant, that <i>he should send back</i> Meanwell's <i>Girl to -be kept by her Relations, and not harbour her in the Parish</i>. -This so distressed Mr. <i>Smith</i> that he shed Tears, and cried, -<i>Lord have Mercy on the Poor!</i></p> - -<p>The Prayers of the Righteous fly upwards, and reach unto the -Throne of Heaven, as will be seen in the Sequel.</p> - -<p>Mrs. <i>Smith</i> was also greatly concerned at being thus -obliged to discard poor Little <i>Margery</i>. She kissed her and -cried; <span class="newpage"><a name="page23" id= -"page23">[23]</a></span>as also did Mr. <i>Smith</i>, but they were -obliged to send her away; for the People who had ruined her Father -could at any Time have ruined them.</p> - -<center><img src="images/image08.png" width="386" height="290" alt= -"Mr. Smith kissed her" border="0"></center> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<center><span class="newpage"><a name="page24" id= -"page24">[24]</a></span> - -<h3>C H A P. IV.</h3> - -<p><i>How Little</i> Margery <i>learned to read,<br> -and by Degrees taught others.</i></p> -</center> - -<p>Little <i>Margery</i> saw how good, and how wise Mr. -<i>Smith</i> was, and concluded, that this was owing to his great -Learning, therefore she wanted of all Things to learn to read. For -this Purpose she used to meet the little Boys and Girls as they -came from School, borrow their Books, and sit down and read till -they returned;</p> - -<center><img src="images/image09.png" width="354" height="293" alt= -"Boys and Girls sit down and read" border="0"></center> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page25" id="page25">[25]</a></span> - -<p>By this Means she soon got more Learning 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 -Letters were required to spell all the Words in the World; but as -some of these Letters are large and some small, she with<span -class="newpage"><a name="page26" id="page26">[26]</a></span> her -Knife cut out of several Pieces of Wood ten Setts of each of -these:</p> - -<center>a b c d -e f g h -i j k l -m n o<br> -p q r (s) s - t u v w - x y z.<br> -</center> - -<p><small>[Post-processor's note: (s) is an old-English style -non-terminating letter "s".]</small></p> - -<center>And six Setts of these:<br> -<br> -A B C D -E F G H -I K L M -N O<br> -P Q R S -T U V W -X Y Z.<br> -</center> - -<p>And having got an old Spelling-Book, she made her Companions set -up all the Words they wanted to spell, and after that she taught -them to compose Sentences. You know what a Sentence is, my Dear, -<i>I will be good</i>, is a Sentence; and is made up, as you see, -of several Words.</p> - -<p>The usual Manner of Spelling, or carrying on the Game, as they -called <span class="newpage"><a name="page27" id= -"page27">[27]</a></span>it, was this: Suppose the Word to be spelt -was Plumb Pudding (and who can suppose a better) the Children were -placed in a Circle, and the first brought the Letter <i>P</i>, the -next <i>l</i>, the next <i>u</i>, the next <i>m</i>, and so on till -the Whole was spelt; and if any one brought a wrong Letter, he was -to pay a Fine, or play no more. This was at their Play; and every -Morning she used to go round to teach the Children with these -Rattle-traps in a Basket, as you see in the Print.</p> - -<center><img src="images/image10.png" width="275" height="212" alt= -"Rattle-traps in a Basket" border="0"></center> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page28" id="page28">[28]</a></span> - -<p>I once went her Rounds with her, and was highly diverted, as you -may be, if you please to look into the next Chapter.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<center> -<h3>C H A P. V.</h3> - -<p><i>How Little</i> Two-Shoes <i>became a trotting Tutoress<br> -and how she taught her young Pupils.</i></p> -</center> - -<p>It was about seven o'Clock in the Morning when we set out on -this <span class="newpage"><a name="page29" id= -"page29">[29]</a></span>important Business, and the first House we -came to was Farmer <i>Wilson's</i>. See here it is.</p> - -<center><img src="images/image11.png" width="344" height="285" alt= -"Farmer Wilson's house" border="0"></center> - -<p>Here <i>Margery</i> stopped, and ran up to the Door, <i>Tap, -tap, tap</i>. Who's there? Only little goody <i>Two-Shoes</i>, -answered <i>Margery</i>, come to teach <i>Billy</i>. Oh Little -<i>Goody</i>, says Mrs. <i>Wilson</i>, with Pleasure in her Face, I -am glad to see you, <i>Billy</i> wants <span class="newpage"><a -name="page30" id="page30">[30]</a></span>you sadly, for he has -learned all his Lesson. Then out came the little Boy. <i>How do -doody Two-Shoes</i>, says he, not able to speak plain. Yet this -little Boy had learned all his Letters; for she threw down this -Alphabet mixed together thus:</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page31" id="page31">[31]</a></span> - -<center>b d f h -k m o q -s u w y -z [s]<br> -a c e g -i l n p -r t v x j<br> -<br> -</center> - -<p>and he picked them up, called them by their right Names, and put -them all in order thus:</p> - -<center>a b c d -e f g h -i j k l -m n o<br> -p q r (s) -s t u v -w x y z.<br> -<br> -</center> - -<p><small>[Post-processor's note: (s) is an old-English style -non-terminating letter "s".]</small></p> - -<p>She then threw down the Alphabet of Capital Letters in the -Manner you here see them.</p> - -<center>B D F H -K M O Q -S U W Y Z<br> -A C E G -I L N P -R T V X J.<br> -<br> -</center> - -<p>and he picked them all up, and having told their Names, placed -them thus:</p> - -<center>A B C D -E F G H -I J K L M<br> -N O P Q -R S T U -V W X Y Z.<br> -<br> -</center> - -<p>Now, pray little Reader, take this Bodkin, and see if you can -point out the Letters from these mixed Alphabets, and tell how they -should be placed as well as little Boy <i>Billy</i>.</p> - -<p>The next Place we came to was Farmer <i>Simpson's</i>, and here -it is.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page32" id="page32">[32]</a></span> - -<center><img src="images/image12.png" width="344" height="277" alt= -"Farmer Simpson's house" border="0"></center> - -<p><i>Bow wow, wow</i>, says the Dog at the Door. Sirrah, says his -Mistress, what do you bark at Little <i>Two-Shoes</i>. Come in -<i>Madge</i>; here, <i>Sally</i> wants you sadly, she has learned -all her Lesson. Then out came the little one: So <i>Madge!</i> say -she; so <i>Sally!</i> answered the other, have you learned your -Lesson? Yes, that's what I have, replied the little one in <span -class="newpage"><a name="page33" id="page33">[33]</a></span>the -Country Manner; and immediately taking the Letters she set up these -Syllables:</p> - -<center>ba be bi bo -bu, ca ce ci -co cu<br> -da de di do -du, fa fe fi -so fu.<br> -<br> -</center> - -<p>and gave them their exact Sounds as she composed them; after -which she set up the following;</p> - -<center>ac ec ic oc -uc, ad ed id -od ud<br> -af ef if of -uf, ag eg ig -og ug.<br> -<br> -</center> - -<p>And pronounced them likewise. She then sung the Cuzz's Chorus -(which may be found in the <i>Little Pretty Play Thing</i>, -published by Mr. -N<small> E W B E R Y</small>) and to -the same Tune to which it is there set.</p> - -<p>After this, Little <i>Two-Shoes</i> taught her to spell Words of -one Syllable, <span class="newpage"><a name="page34" id= -"page34">[34]</a></span>and she soon set up Pear, Plumb. Top, Ball, -Pin, Puss, Dog, Hog, Fawn, Buck, Doe, Lamb, Sheep, Ram, Cow, Bull, -Cock, Hen, and many more.</p> - -<p>The next Place we came to was <i>Gaffer Cook's</i> Cottage; -there you see it before you.</p> - -<center><img src="images/image13.png" width="349" height="278" alt= -"Gaffer Cook's Cottage" border="0"></center> - -<p>Here a number of poor Children were met to learn; who all came -<span class="newpage"><a name="page35" id= -"page35">[35]</a></span>round Little <i>Margery</i> at once; and, -having pulled out her Letters, she asked the little Boy next her, -what he had for Dinner? Who answered, <i>Bread</i>. (the poor -Children in many Places live very hard) Well then, says she, set -the first Letter. He put up the Letter B, to which the next added -r, and the next e, the next a, the next d, and it stood thus, -<i>Bread</i>.</p> - -<p>And what had you <i>Polly Comb</i> for your Dinner? -<i>Apple-pye</i> answered the little Girl: Upon which the next in -Turn set up a great A, the two next a p each, and so on till the -two Words Apple and Pye were united and stood thus, -<i>Apple-pye</i>.</p> - -<p>The next had <i>Potatoes</i>, the next <i>Beef and Turnip</i> -which were spelt with many others, till the Game <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page36" id="page36">[36]</a></span>of Spelling -was finished. She then set them another Task, and we proceeded.</p> - -<p>The next Place we came to was Farmer <i>Thompson's</i>, where -there were a great many little ones waiting for her.</p> - -<p>So little Mrs. <i>Goody Two-Shoes</i>, says one of them, where -have you been so long? I have been teaching, says she, longer than -I intended, and am afraid I am come too soon for you now. No, but -indeed you are not, replied the other; for I have got my Lesson, -and so has <i>Sally Dawson</i>, and so has <i>Harry Wilson</i>, and -so we have all; and they capered about as if they were overjoyed to -see her. Why then, says she, you are all very good, and -G<small>OD</small> Almighty will love you; so let us begin our -Lessons. They all huddled round <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page37" id="page37">[37]</a></span>her, and though at the other -Place they were employed about Words and Syllables, here we had -People of much greater Understanding who dealt only in -Sentences.</p> - -<p>The Letters being brought upon the Table, one of the little ones -set up the following Sentence.</p> - -<p><i>The Lord have Mercy upon me, and grant that I may be always -good, and say my Prayers, and love the Lord my God with all my -Heart, with all my Soul, and with all my Strength; and honour the -King, and all good Men in Authority under him.</i></p> - -<p>Then the next took the Letters, and composed this Sentence.</p> - -<p><i>Lord have Mercy upon me, and grant that I may love my -Neighbour as myself, and do unto all Men as I would have them do -unto me, and tell no Lies; but be honest and just in all my -Dealings.</i></p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page38" id="page38">[38]</a></span> - -<p>The third composed the following Sentence.</p> - -<p><i>The Lord have Mercy upon me, and grant that I may honour my -Father and Mother, and love my Brothers and Sisters, Relations and -Friends, and all my Playmates, and every Body, and endeavour to -make them happy.</i></p> - -<p>The fourth composed the following.</p> - -<p><i>I pray</i> G<small>OD</small> <i>to bless this whole Company, -and all our Friends, and all our Enemies.</i></p> - -<p>To this last <i>Polly Sullen</i> objected, and said, truly, she -did not know why she should pray for her Enemies? Not pray for your -Enemies, says Little <i>Margery</i>; yes, you must, you are no -Christian, if you don't forgive your Enemies, and do Good for Evil. -<i>Polly</i> still pouted; upon which Little <i>Margery</i> said, -though she was <span class="newpage"><a name="page39" id= -"page39">[39]</a></span>poor, and obliged to lie in a Barn, she -would not keep Company with such a naughty, proud, perverse Girl as -<i>Polly</i>; and was going away; however the Difference was made -up, and she set them to compose the following</p> - -<br> -<center><big>L E S -S O N S</big> - -<p>For the -C<small> O N -D U C T</small> - of L I F E.</p> - -<p>L<small> E S -S O N</small> I.</p> -</center> - -<p> He that will thrive,<br> - Must rise by Five.<br> - He that hath thriv'n,<br> - May lie till Seven.<br> - Truth may be blam'd,<br> - But cannot be sham'd.<br> - Tell me with whom you go;<br> - And I'll tell what you do.<br> -<span class="newpage"><a name="page40" id="page40">[40]</a></span> - A Friend in your Need,<br> - Is a Friend indeed.<br> - They ne'er can be wise,<br> - Who good Counsel despise.</p> - -<center> -<p>L<small> E S -S O N</small> II.</p> -</center> - -<p> A wise Head makes a close Mouth.<br> - Don't burn your Lips with another Man's Broth.<br> - Wit is Folly, unless a wise Man hath the keeping of -it.<br> - Use soft Words and hard Arguments.<br> - Honey catches more Flies than Vinegar.<br> - To forget a Wrong is the best Revenge.<br> - Patience is a Plaister for all Sores.<br> - Where Pride goes, Shame will follow.<br> - When Vice enters the Room, Vengeance is near the -Door.<br> -<span class="newpage"><a name="page41" id="page41">[41]</a></span> - Industry is Fortune's right Hand, and Frugality her -left.<br> - Make much of Three-pence, or you ne'er will be worth a -Groat.</p> - -<center> -<p>L<small> E S -S O N</small> III.</p> -</center> - -<p> A Lie stands upon one Leg, but Truth upon two.<br> - When a Man talks much, believe but half what he -says.<br> - Fair Words butter no Parsnips.<br> - Bad Company poisons the Mind.<br> - A covetous Man is never satisfied.<br> - Abundance, like Want, ruins many.<br> - Contentment is the best Fortune.<br> - A contented Mind is a continual Feast.</p> - -<center> -<p>A L<small> E S -S O N</small> in -Religion.</p> -</center> - -<p> Love G<small>OD</small>, for he is good.<br> - Fear G<small>OD</small>, for he is just.<br> -<span class="newpage"><a name="page42" id="page42">[42]</a></span> - Pray to G<small>OD</small>, for all good Things come -from him.<br> - Praise G<small>OD</small>, for great is his Mercy -towards us, and wonderful are all his Works.<br> - Those who strive to be good, have G<small>OD</small> on -their Side.<br> - Those who have G<small>OD</small> for their Friend, -shall want nothing.<br> - Confess your Sins to G<small>OD</small>, and if you -repent he will forgive you.<br> - Remember that all you do, is done in the Presence of -G<small>OD</small>.<br> - The Time will come, my Friends, when we must give<br> - Account to G<small>OD</small>, how we on Earth did -live.</p> - -<center> -<p>A Moral -L<small> E S -S O N</small>.</p> -</center> - -<p> A good Boy will make a good Man.<br> - Honour your Parents, and the World will honour you.<br> -<span class="newpage"><a name="page43" id="page43">[43]</a></span> - Love your Friends, and your Friends will love you.<br> - He that swims in Sin, will sink in Sorrow.<br> - Learn to live, as you would wish to die.<br> - As you expect all Men should deal by -you:<br> - So deal by them, and give each Man his -Due.</p> - -<p>As we were returning Home, we saw a Gentleman, who was very ill, -sitting under a shady Tree at the Corner of his Rookery. Though -ill, he began to joke with Little <i>Margery</i>, and said, -laughingly, so, <i>Goody Two-Shoes</i>, they tell me you are a -cunning little Baggage; pray, can you tell me what I shall do to -get well? Yes, Sir, says she, go to Bed when <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page44" id="page44">[44]</a></span>your Rooks -do. You see they are going to Rest already:</p> - -<center><img src="images/image14.png" width="351" height="291" alt= -"they are going to Rest" border="0"></center> - -<p>Do you so likewise, and get up with them in the morning; earn, -as they do, every Day what you eat, and eat and drink no more than -you earn; and you'll get Health and keep it. What should induce the -Rooks to frequent Gentlemens Houses only, but to tell them how to -lead a <span class="newpage"><a name="page45" id= -"page45">[45]</a></span>prudent Life? They never build over -Cottages or Farm-houses, because they see, that these People know -how to live without their Admonition.</p> - -<p><i> Thus Health and Wit you may improve,<br> - Taught by the Tenants of the Grove.</i></p> - -<p>The Gentleman laughing gave <i>Margery</i> Sixpence; and told -her she was a sensible Hussey.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<center> -<h3>C H A P. VI.</h3> - -<p><i>How the whole Parish was frighted.</i></p> -</center> - -<p>Who does not know Lady <i>Ducklington</i>, or who does not know -that she was buried at this Parish Church?</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page46" id="page46">[xxx]</a></span> - - -<center><img src="images/image15.png" width="366" height="284" alt= -"Parish Church" border="0"></center> - -<p>Well, I never saw so grand a Funeral in all my Life; but the -Money they squandered away, would have been better laid out in -little Books for Children, or in Meat, Drink, and Cloaths for the -Poor.</p> - -<img src="images/image16.png" width="299" height="233" alt= -"Fine Hearse" border="0" align="left"> - -<p>This if a fine Hearse indeed, and the nodding Plumes on the -Horses <span class="newpage"><a name="page47" id= -"page47">[47]</a></span>look very grand; but what End does that -answer, otherwise than to display the Pride of the Living, or the -Vanity of the Dead. Fie upon such Folly, say I, and Heaven grant -that those who want more Sense may have it.</p> - -<p>But all the Country round came to see the Burying, and it was -late before the Corpse was interred. <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page48" id="page48">[48]</a></span>After which, in the Night, or -rather about Four o'Clock in the Morning, the Bells were heard to -jingle in the Steeple, which frightened the People prodigiously, -who all thought it was Lady <i>Ducklington</i> 's Ghost dancing -among the Bell-ropes. The People flocked to <i>Will Dobbins</i> the -Clerk, and wanted him to go and see what it was; but <i>William</i> -said, he was sure it was a Ghost, and that he would not offer to -open the Door. At length Mr. <i>Long</i> the Rector, hearing such -an Uproar in the Village, went to the Clerk, to know why he did not -go into the Church; and see who was there. I go, Sir, says -<i>William</i>, why the Ghost would frighten me out of my -Wits.--Mrs. <i>Dobbins</i> too cried, and laying hold of her -Husband said, he should not be eat up by the Ghost. A Ghost, you -Blockheads, says Mr. <span class="newpage"><a name="page49" id= -"page49">[49]</a></span><i>Long</i> in a Pet, did either of you -ever see a Ghost, or know any Body that did? Yes, says the Clerk, -my Father did once in the Shape of a Windmill, and it walked all -round the Church in a white Sheet, with Jack Boots on, and had a -Gun by its Side instead of a Sword. A fine Picture of a Ghost -truly, says Mr. <i>Long</i>, give me the Key of the Church, you -Monkey; for I tell you there is no such Thing now, whatever may -have been formerly.--Then taking the Key, he went to the Church, -all the people following him. As soon as he had opened the Door, -what Sort of a Ghost do ye think appeared? Why Little -<i>Two-Shoes</i>, who being weary, had fallen asleep in one of the -Pews during the Funeral Service, and was shut in all Night. She -immediately asked Mr. <i>Long</i> 's Pardon for the <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page50" id="page50">[50]</a></span>Trouble she -had given him, told him, she had been locked into the Church, and -said, she should not have rung the Bells, but that she was very -cold, and hearing Farmer <i>Boult</i> 's Man go whistling by with -his Horses, she was in Hopes he would have went to the Clerk for -the Key to let her out.</p> - -<center><img src="images/image17.png" width="371" height="290" alt= -"Sleepy Two-Shoes" border="0"></center> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<center><span class="newpage"><a name="page51" id= -"page51">[51]</a></span> - -<h3>C H A P. VII.</h3> - -<p><i>Containing an Account of all the Spirits,<br> -or Ghosts, she saw in the Church.</i></p> -</center> - -<p>The People were ashamed to ask Little <i>Madge</i> any Questions -before Mr. <i>Long</i>, but as soon as he was gone, they all got -round her to satisfy their Curiousity, and desired she would give -them a particular Account of all that she had heard and seen.</p> - -<center> -<h3>Her T A L E.</h3> -</center> - -<p>I went to the Church, said she, as most of you did last Night, -to see the Burying, and being very weary, I sate me down in Mr. -<i>Jones</i>'s Pew, <span class="newpage"><a name="page52" id= -"page52">[52]</a></span>and fell fast asleep. At Eleven of the -Clock I awoke; which I believe was in some measure occasioned by -the Clock's striking, for I heard it. I started up, and could not -at first tell where I was; but after some Time I recollected the -Funeral, and soon found that I was shut in the Church. It was -dismal dark, and I could see nothing; but while I was standing in -the Pew, something jumped up upon me behind, and laid, as I -thought, its Hands over my Shoulders.----I own, I was a little -afraid at first; however, I considered that I had always been -constant at Prayers and at Church, and that I had done nobody any -Harm, but had endeavoured to do what Good I could; and then, -thought I, what have I to fear? yet I kneeled down to say my -Prayers. As soon as I was on my Knees <span class="newpage"><a -name="page53" id="page53">[53]</a></span>something very cold, as -cold as Marble, ay, as cold as Ice, touched my Neck, which made me -start; however, I continued my Prayers, and having begged -Protection from Almighty G<small>OD</small>, I found my Spirits -come, and I was sensible that I had nothing to fear; for -G<small>OD</small> Almighty protects not only all those who are -good, but also all those who endeavour to be good.----Nothing can -withstand the Power, and exceed the Goodness of G<small>OD</small> -Almighty. Armed with the Confidence of his Protection, I walked -down the Church Isle, when I heard something, pit pat, pit pat, pit -pat, come after me, and something touched my Hand, which seemed as -cold as a Marble Monument. I could not think what this was, yet I -knew it could not hurt me, and therefore I made myself easy, but -being very cold, and <span class="newpage"><a name="page54" id= -"page54">[54]</a></span>the Church being paved with Stone, which -was very damp, I felt my Way as well as I could to the Pulpit, in -doing which something brushed by me, and almost threw me down. -However I was not frightened, for I knew, that G<small>OD</small> -Almighty would suffer nothing to hurt me.</p> - -<p>At last, I found out the Pulpit, and having shut too the Door, I -laid me down on the Mat and Cushion to sleep; when something thrust -and pulled the Door, as I thought for Admittance, which prevented -my going to sleep. At last it cries, <i>Bow, wow, wow</i>; and I -concluded it must be Mr. <i>Saunderson</i> 's Dog, which had -followed me from their House to Church, so I opened the Door, and -called <i>Snip, Snip</i>, and the Dog jumped up upon me -immediately. After this <i>Snip</i> and I lay down together, <span -class="newpage"><a name="page55" id="page55">[55]</a></span>and had -a most comfortable Nap; for when I awoke again it was almost light. -I then walked up and down all the Isles of the Church to keep -myself warm; and though I went into the Vault, and trod on Lady -<i>Ducklington's</i> Coffin, I saw no Ghost, and I believe it was -owing to the Reason Mr. <i>Long</i> has given you, namely, that -there is no such Thing to be seen. As to my Part, I would as soon -lie all Night in the Church as in any other Place; and I am sure -that any little Boy or Girl, who is good, and loves -G<small>OD</small> Almighty, and keeps his Commandments, may as -safely lie in the Church, or the Church-yard, as any where else, if -they take Care not to get Cold; for I am sure there are no Ghosts, -either to hurt, or to frighten them; though any one possessed of -Fear <span class="newpage"><a name="page56" id= -"page56">[56]</a></span>might have taken Neighbour -<i>Saunderson</i> 's Dog with his cold Nose for a Ghost; and if -they had not been undeceived, as I was, would never have thought -otherwise. All the Company acknowledged the Justness of the -Observation, and thanked Little <i>Two-Shoes</i> for her -Advice.</p> - -<center>R E F -L E C T -I O N.</center> - -<br> -<br> -<p>After this, my dear Children, I hope you will not believe any -foolish Stories that ignorant, weak, or designing People may tell -you about <i>Ghosts</i>; for the Tales of <i>Ghosts</i>, -<i>Witches</i>, and <i>Fairies</i>, are the Frolicks of a -distempered Brain. No wise Man ever saw either of them. Little -<i>Margery</i> you see was not afraid; no, she had <i>good -Sense</i>, and a <i>good Conscience</i>, which is a Cure for all -these imaginary Evils.</p> - -<!--START HERE 084.PNG Folio 57--> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<center><span class="newpage"><a name="page57" id= -"page57">[57]</a></span> - -<h3>C H A P. - VIII.</h3> - -<p><i>Of something which happened to Little</i> Two-Shoes<br> -<i>in a Barn, more dreadful than the Ghost in the Church;<br> -and how she returned Good for Evil to her Enemy Sir</i> -Timothy.</p> -</center> - -<img src="images/image18.png" width="336" height="293" alt= -"Farmer's Barn" border="0" align="right"> - -<p>Some Days after this a more dreadful Accident befel Little -<i>Madge</i>. She happened to be coming late from teaching, when it -rained, thundered, and lightened, and therefore she took Shelter in -a Farmer's Barn <span class="newpage"><a name="page58" id= -"page58">[58]</a></span>at a Distance from the Village. Soon after, -the Tempest drove in four Thieves, who, not seeing such a little -creep-mouse Girl as <i>Two-Shoes</i>, lay down on the Hay next to -her, and began to talk over their Exploits, and to settle Plans for -future Robberies. Little <i>Margery</i> on hearing them, covered -herself with Straw. To be sure she was sadly frighted, but her good -<span class="newpage"><a name="page59" id= -"page59">[59]</a></span>Sense taught her, that the only Security -she had was in keeping herself concealed; therefore she laid very -still, and breathed very softly. About Four o'Clock these wicked -People came to a Resolution to break both Sir <i>William Dove's</i> -House, and Sir <i>Timothy Gripe's</i>, and by Force of Arms to -carry off all their Money, Plate and Jewels; but as it was thought -then too late, they agreed to defer it till the next Night. After -laying this Scheme they all set out upon their Pranks, which -greatly rejoiced <i>Margery</i>, as it would any other little Girl -in her Situation. Early in the Morning she went to Sir -<i>William</i>, and told him the whole of their Conversation. Upon -which, he asked her Name, gave her Something, and bid her call at -his House the Day following. She also went to Sir <i>Timothy</i> -<span class="newpage"><a name="page60" id= -"page60">[60]</a></span>notwithstanding he had used her so ill; for -she knew it was her Duty to <i>do Good for Evil</i>. As soon as he -was informed who she was, he took no Notice of her; upon which she -desired to speak to Lady <i>Gripe</i>; and having informed her -Ladyship of the Affair, she went her Way. This Lady had more Sense -than her Husband, which indeed is not a singular Case; for instead -of despising Little <i>Margery</i> and her Information, she -privately set People to guard the House. The Robbers divided -themselves, and went about the Time mentioned to both Houses, and -were surprized by the Guards, and taken. Upon examining these -Wretches, one of which turned Evidence, both Sir <i>William</i> and -Sir <i>Timothy</i> found that they owed their Lives to the -Discovery made by Little <i>Margery</i>, and the first took <span -class="newpage"><a name="page61" id="page61">[61]</a></span>great -Notice of her, and would no longer let her lie in a Barn; but Sir -<i>Timothy</i> only said, that he was ashamed to owe his Life to -the Daughter of one who was his Enemy; so true it is, <i>that a -proud Man seldom forgives those he has injured</i>.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<center> -<h3>C H A P. IX.</h3> - -<p><i>How Little</i> Margery <i>was made Principal of a Country -College.</i></p> -</center> - -<p>Mrs. <i>Williams</i>, of whom I have given a particular Account -in my <i>New Year's Gift</i>, and who kept a College for -instructing little Gentlemen and Ladies in the Science of A, B, C, -was at this Time very old and infirm, and wanted to decline that -important Trust. This being told to Sir <i>William Dove</i>, who -lived <span class="newpage"><a name="page62" id= -"page62">[62]</a></span>in the Parish, he sent for Mrs. -<i>Williams</i>, and desired she would examine Little -<i>Two-Shoes</i>, and see whether she was qualified for the -Office.----This was done, and Mrs. <i>Williams</i> made the -following Report in her Favour, namely, <i>that Little</i> Margery -<i>was the best Scholar, and had the best Head, and the best Heart -of any one she had examined</i>. All the Country had a great -Opinion of Mrs. <i>Williams</i>, and this Character gave them also -a great Opinion of Mrs. <i>Margery</i>; for so we must now call -her.</p> - -<p>This Mrs. <i>Margery</i> thought the happiest Period of her -Life; but more Happiness was in Store for her. G<small>OD</small> -Almighty heaps up Blessings for all those who love him, and though -for a Time he may suffer them to be poor and distressed, and hide -his good Purposes from human Sight, yet in <span class="newpage"><a -name="page63" id="page63">[63]</a></span>the End they are generally -crowned with Happiness here, and no one can doubt of their being so -hereafter.</p> - -<p>On this Occasion the following Hymn, or rather a Translation of -the twenty-third Psalm, is said to have been written, and was soon -after published in the <i>Spectator</i>.</p> - -<p> I.</p> - -<p> The Lord my Pasture shall prepare,<br> - And feed me with a Shepherd's Care:<br> - His Presence shall my Wants supply,<br> - And guard me with a watchful Eye;<br> - My Noon-day Walks he shall attend,<br> - And all my Midnight Hours defend.</p> - -<p> II.</p> - -<p> When in the sultry Glebe I faint,<br> - Or on the thirsty Mountain pant;<br> - To fertile Vales and dewy Meads,<br> - My weary wand'ring Steps he leads;<br> - Where peaceful Rivers, soft and slow,<br> - Amid the verdant Landskip flow.</p> - -<p> III.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page64" id="page64">[64]</a></span> - -<p> Tho' in the Paths of Death I tread,<br> - With gloomy Horrors overspread,<br> - My stedfast Heart shall fear no ill,<br> - For thou, O Lord, art with me still;<br> - Thy friendly Crook shall give me Aid,<br> - And guide me thro' the dreadful Shade.</p> - -<p> IV.</p> - -<p> Tho' in a bare and rugged Way,<br> - Thro' devious lonely Wilds I stray,<br> - Thy Bounty shall my Pains beguile:<br> - The barren Wilderness shall smile,<br> - With sudden Greens & herbage crown'd,<br> - And Streams shall murmur all around.</p> - -<p>Here ends the History of Little <i>Two Shoes</i>. Those who -would know how she behaved after she came to be Mrs. <i>Margery -Two-Shoes</i> must read the Second Part of this Work, in which an -Account of the Remainder of her Life, her Marriage, and Death are -set forth at large, according to Act of Parliament.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<hr width="80%"> -<center><span class="newpage"><a name="page65" id= -"page65">[65]</a></span> - -<h3>The Renowned</h3> - -<h1>H I S T O R Y</h1> - -<h3>O F</h3> - -<h2>Mrs. M<small>ARGERY</small> - T<small>WO</small>-S<small>HOES</small>.</h2> - -<hr width="80%"> -<b>P A R T II.</b><br> -<hr width="80%"> -<p>I<small> N T R O - D U C T - I O N.</small></p> -</center> - -<p>In the first Part of this Work, the young Student has read, and -I hope with Pleasure and Improvement, the History of this Lady, -while she was known and distinguished by the Name of <i>Little -Two-Shoes</i>; we are now come to a Period of her Life when that -Name was discarded, and a more eminent one bestowed upon her, <span -class="newpage"><a name="page66" id="page66">[66]</a></span>I mean -that of Mrs. <i>Margery Two-Shoes</i>: For as she was now President -of the A, B, C College, it became necessary to exalt her in Title -as well as in Place.</p> - -<p>No sooner was she settled in this Office, but she laid every -possible Scheme to promote the Welfare and Happiness of all her -Neighbours, and especially of the Little Ones, in whom she took -great Delight, and all those whose Parents could not afford to pay -for their Education, she taught for nothing, but the Pleasure she -had in their Company, for you are to observe, that they were very -good, or were soon made so by her good Management.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<span class="newpage"><a name="page67" id="page67">[67]</a></span> - -<center> -<h3>C H A P. I.</h3> - -<p><i>Of her School, her Ushers, or Assistants, and her Manner of -Teaching.</i></p> -</center> - -<p>We have already informed the Reader, that the School where she -taught, was that which was before kept by Mrs. <i>Williams</i>, -whose Character you may find in my <i>New Year's Gift</i>. The Room -was large, and as she knew, that Nature intended Children should be -always in Action, she placed her different Letters, or Alphabets, -all round the School, so that every one was obliged to get up to -fetch a Letter, or to spell a Word, when it came to their Turn; -which not only kept them in Health, but fixed the Letters and -Points firmly in their Minds.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page68" id="page68">[68]</a></span> - -<p>She had the following Assistants or Ushers to help her, and I -will tell you how she came by them. Mrs. <i>Margery</i>, you must -know, was very humane and compassionate; and her Tenderness -extended not only to all Mankind, but even to all Animals that were -not noxious; as your's ought to do, if you would be happy here, and -go to Heaven hereafter. These are G<small>OD</small> Almighty's -Creatures as well as we. He made both them and us; and for wise -Purposes, best known to himself, placed them in this World to live -among us; so that they are our fellow Tenants of the Globe. How -then can People dare to torture and wantonly destroy -G<small>OD</small> Almighty's Creatures? They as well as you are -capable of feeling Pain, and of receiving Pleasure, and how can -you, who want to be made <span class="newpage"><a name="page69" id= -"page69">[69]</a></span>happy yourself, delight in making your -fellow Creatures miserable? Do you think the poor Birds, whose Nest -and young ones that wicked Boy <i>Dick Wilson</i> ran away with -Yesterday, do not feel as much Pain, as your Father and Mother -would have felt, had any one pulled down their House and ran away -with you? To be sure they do. Mrs. <i>Two-Shoes</i> used to speak -of those Things, and of naughty Boys throwing at Cocks, torturing -Flies, and whipping Horses and Dogs, with Tears in her Eyes, and -would never suffer any one to come to her School who did so.</p> - -<p>One Day, as she was going through the next Village, she met with -some wicked Boys who had got a young Raven, which they were going -to throw at, she wanted to get the poor Creature out of their cruel -Hands,<span class="newpage"><a name="page70" id= -"page70">[70]</a></span> and therefore gave them a Penny for him, -and brought him home. She called his Name <i>Ralph</i>, and a fine -Bird he is. Do look at him and remember what <i>Solomon</i> says, -<i>The Eye that despiseth his Father, and regardeth not the -Distress of his Mother, the Ravens of the Valley shall peck it out, -and the young Eagles eat it.</i> Now this Bird she taught to speak, -to spell and to read; and as he was particularly fond of <span -class="newpage"><a name="page71" id="page71">[71]</a></span>playing -with the large Letters, the Children used to call this -<i>Ralph</i>'s Alphabet.</p> - -<center>A B C D -E F G H -I J K L M<br> -N O P Q -R S T U -V W X Y Z.<br> -<br> -</center> - -<p>He always sat at her Elbow, as you see in the first Picture, and -when any of the Children were wrong, she used to call out, <i>Put -them right Ralph</i>.</p> - -<center><img src="images/image19.png" width="357" height="276" alt= -"Ralph the Raven" border="0"></center> - -<p>Some Days after she had met with the Raven, as she was walking -in the Fields, she saw some naughty Boys, who had taken a Pidgeon, -and tied a String to its Leg, in order to let it fly, and draw it -back again when they pleased; and by this Means they tortured the -poor Animal with the Hopes of Liberty and repeated Disappointment. -This Pidgeon she also bought, and taught him how to spell and read, -though not to talk, and he performed all those <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page72" id="page72">[72]</a></span>extraordinary -Things which are recorded of the famous Bird, that was some Time -since advertised in the <i>Haymarket</i>, and visited by most of -the great People in the Kingdom. This Pidgeon was a very pretty -Fellow, and she called him <i>Tom</i>. See here he is.</p> - -<center><img src="images/image20.png" width="360" height="276" alt= -"Tom the Pidgeon" border="0"></center> - -<p>And as the Raven <i>Ralph</i> was fond of the large Letters, -<i>Tom</i> the Pidgeon took Care of the small ones, of which he -composed this Alphabet.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page73" id="page73">[73]</a></span> - -<center>a b c d -e f g h -i j k l m<br> -n o p q -r s t u -v w x y z.<br> -<br> -</center> - -<p>The Neighbours knowing that Mrs. <i>Two Shoes</i> was very good, -as to be sure nobody was better, made her a Present of a little -Sky-lark, and a fine Bird he is.</p> - -<center><img src="images/image21.png" width="357" height="284" alt= -"Sky-lark" border="0"></center> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page74" id="page74">[74]</a></span> - -<p>Now as many People, even at that Time had learned to lie in Bed -long in the Morning, she thought the Lark might be of Use to her -and her Pupils, and tell them when to get up.</p> - -<p><i>For be that is fond of his Bed, and lays 'till Noon, lives -but half his Days, the rest being lost in Sleep, which is a Kind of -Death</i>.</p> - -<p>Some Time after this a poor Lamb had lost its Dam, and the -Farmer being about to kill it, she bought it of him, and brought it -home with her to play with the Children, and teach them when to go -to Bed; for it was a Rule with the wise Men of that Age (and a very -good one, let me tell you) to</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page75" id="page75">[75]</a></span> - -<p><i> Rise with the Lark, and lie down with the -Lamb.</i></p> - -<p>This Lamb she called <i>Will</i>, and a pretty Fellow he is; do, -look at him.</p> - -<center><img src="images/image22.png" width="368" height="297" alt= -"Will the Lamb" border="0"></center> - -<p>No sooner was <i>Tippy</i> the Lark and <i>Will</i> the Ba-lamb -brought into the School, but that sensible Rogue <i>Ralph</i>, the -Raven, composed the <span class="newpage"><a name="page76" id= -"page76">[76]</a></span>following Verse, which every little good -Boy and Girl should get by Heart.</p> - -<p><i> Early to Bed, and early to rise;<br> - Is the Way to be healthy, and wealthy, and -wise</i>.</p> - -<p>A sly Rogue; but it is true enough; for those who do not go to -Bed early cannot rise early; and those who do not rise early cannot -do much Business. Pray, let this be told at the Court, and to -People who have Routs and Rackets.</p> - -<p>Soon after this, a Present was made to Mrs. <i>Margery</i> of -little Dog <i>Jumper</i>, and a pretty Dog he is. Pray, look at -him.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page77" id="page77">[77]</a></span> - -<center><img src="images/image23.png" width="339" height="287" alt= -"Jumper the Dog" border="0"></center> - -<p><i>Jumper, Jumper, Jumper!</i> He is always in a good Humour, -and playing and jumping about, and therefore he was called -<i>Jumper</i>. The Place assigned for <i>Jumper</i> was that of -keeping the Door, so that he may be called the Porter of the -College, for he would let nobody go out, or any one come in, -without the Leave of his Mistress. See how he sits, a saucy -Rogue.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page78" id="page78">[78]</a></span> - -<p><i>Billy</i> the Ba-lamb was a chearful Fellow, and all the -Children were fond of him, wherefore Mrs. <i>Two-Shoes</i> made it -a Rule, that those who behaved best should have <i>Will</i> home -with them at Night to carry their Satchel or Basket at his Back, -and bring it in the Morning. See what a fine Fellow he is, and how -he trudges along.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<center> -<h3>C H A P. II.</h3> - -<p><i>A Scene of Distress in the School</i>.</p> -</center> - -<img src="images/image24.png" width="277" height="218" alt= -"the Pidgeon rode on the his head" border="0" align="left"> - -<p>It happened one Day, when Mrs. <i>Two-Shoes</i> was diverting -the Children after Dinner, as she usually did with some innocent -Games, or entertaining and instructive Stories, that a Man arrived -with the melancholy News of <i>Sally Jones's</i> Father being <span -class="newpage"><a name="page79" id="page79">[79]</a></span>thrown -from his Horse, and thought past all Recovery; nay, the Messenger -said, that he was seemingly dying, when he came away. Poor -<i>Sally</i> was greatly distressed, as indeed were all the School, -for she dearly loved her Father, and Mrs. <i>Two-Shoes</i>, and all -the Children dearly loved her. It is generally said, that we never -know the real Value of our Parents or Friends till we have lost -them; but poor <i>Sally</i> felt this by Affection, and her -Mistress knew it by Experience. All the School were in Tears, and -the Messenger was obliged to return; but before he went, Mrs. -<i>Two-Shoes</i>, unknown to the Children, ordered <i>Tom</i> -Pidgeon to go home with the Man, and bring a Letter to inform her -how Mr. <i>Jones</i> did. They set out together, <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page80" id="page80">[80]</a></span>and the -Pidgeon rode on the Man's Head, (as you see here) for the Man was -able to carry the Pidgeon, though the Pidgeon was not able to carry -the Man, if he had, they would have been there much sooner, for -<i>Tom</i> Pidgeon was <i>very good</i>, and never staid on an -Errand.</p> - -<p>Soon after the Man was gone the <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page81" id="page81">[81]</a></span>Pidgeon was lost, and the -Concern the Children were under for Mr. <i>Jones</i> and little -<i>Sally</i> was in some Measure diverted, and Part of their -Attention turned after <i>Tom</i>, who was a great Favourite, and -consequently much bewailed. Mrs. <i>Margery</i>, who knew the great -Use and Necessity of teaching Children to submit chearfully to the -Will of Providence, bid them wipe away their Tears, and then -kissing <i>Sally</i>, you must be a good Girl, says she, and depend -upon G<small>OD</small> Almighty for his Blessing and Protection; -for <i>he is a Father to the Fatherless, and defendeth all those -who put their Trust in him</i>. She then told them a Story, which I -shall relate in as few Words as possible.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page82" id="page82">[82]</a></span> - -<center> -<p><i>The History of Mr.</i> Lovewell, <i>Father to Lady</i> -Lucy.</p> -</center> - -<p>Mr. <i>Lovewell</i> was born at <i>Bath</i>, and apprenticed to -a laborious Trade in <i>London</i>, which being too hard for him, -he parted with his Master by Consent, and hired himself as a common -Servant to a Merchant in the City. Here he spent his leisure Hours -not as Servants too frequently do, in Drinking and Schemes of -Pleasure, but in improving his Mind; and among other Acquirements, -he made himself a complete Master of Accompts. His Sobriety, -Honesty, and the Regard he paid to his Master's Interest, greatly -recommended him in the whole Family, and he had several Offices of -Trust committed to his Charge, in which he <span class="newpage"><a -name="page83" id="page83">[83]</a></span>acquitted himself so well, -that the Merchant removed him from the Stable into the -Counting-house.</p> - -<p>Here he soon made himself Master of the Business, and became so -useful to the Merchant, that in regard to his faithful Services, -and the Affection he had for him, he married him to his own Niece, -a prudent agreeable young Lady; and gave him a Share in the -Business. See what Honesty and Industry will do for us. Half the -great Men in <i>London</i>, I am told, have made themselves by this -Means, and who would but be honest and industrious, when it is so -much our Interest and our Duty.</p> - -<p>After some Years the Merchant died, and left Mr. <i>Lovewell</i> -possessed of many fine Ships at Sea, and much Money, and he was -happy in a Wife, who had brought him a Son and two <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page84" id="page84">[84]</a></span>Daughters, -all dutiful and obedient. The Treasures and good Things, however, -of this Life are so uncertain, that a Man can never be happy, -unless he lays the Foundation for it in his own Mind. So true is -that Copy in our Writing Books, which tells us, that <i>a contented -Mind is a continual Feast</i>.</p> - -<p>After some Years successful Trade, he thought his Circumstances -sufficient to insure his own Ships, or, in other Words, to send his -Ships and Goods to Sea without being insured by others, as is -customary among Merchants; when, unfortunately for him, four of -them richly laden were lost at Sea. This he supported with becoming -Resolution; but the next Mail brought him Advice, that nine others -were taken by the <i>French</i>, with whom we were then at War; and -this, <span class="newpage"><a name="page85" id= -"page85">[85]</a></span>together with the Failure of three foreign -Merchants whom he had trusted, compleated his Ruin. He was then -obliged to call his Creditors together, who took his Effects, and -being angry with him for the imprudent Step of not insuring his -Ships, left him destitute of all Subsistence. Nor did the -Flatterers of his Fortune, those who had lived by his Bounty when -in his Prosperity, pay the least Regard either to him or his -Family. So true is another Copy, that you will find in your Writing -Book, which says, <i>Misfortune tries our Friends</i>. All these -Slights of his pretended Friends, and the ill Usage of his -Creditors, both he and his Family bore with Christian Fortitude; -but other Calamities fell upon him, which he felt more -sensibly.</p> - -<p>In his Distress, one of his <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page86" id="page86">[86]</a></span>Relations, who lived at -<i>Florence</i>, offered to take his Son; and another, who lived at -<i>Barbadoes</i>, sent for one of his Daughters. The Ship which his -Son sailed in was cast away, and all the Crew supposed to be lost; -and the Ship, in which his Daughter went a Passenger, was taken by -Pyrates, and one Post brought the miserable Father an Account of -the Loss of his two Children. This was the severest Stroke of all: -It made him compleatly wretched, and he knew it must have a -dreadful Effect on his Wife and Daughter; he therefore endeavoured -to conceal it from them. But the perpetual Anxiety he was in, -together with the Loss of his Appetite and Want of Rest, soon -alarmed his Wife. She found something was labouring in his Breast, -which was concealed from her; and one <span class="newpage"><a -name="page87" id="page87">[87]</a></span>Night being disturbed in a -Dream, with what was ever in his Thoughts, and calling out upon his -dear Children; she awoke him, and insisted upon knowing the Cause -of his Inquietude. <i>Nothing, my Dear, nothing,</i> says he, -<i>The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the Name -of the Lord.</i> This was sufficient to alarm the poor Woman; she -lay till his Spirits were composed, and as she thought asleep, then -stealing out of Bed, got the Keys and opened his Bureau, where she -found the fatal Account. In the Height of her Distractions, she -flew to her Daughter's Room, and waking her with her Shrieks, put -the Letters into her Hands. The young Lady, unable to support this -Load of Misery, fell into a Fit, from which it was thought she -never could have been recovered. <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page88" id="page88">[88]</a></span>However, at last she revived; -but the Shock was so great, that it entirely deprived her of her -Speech.</p> - -<p>Thus loaded with Misery, and unable to bear the Slights and -Disdain of those who had formerly professed themselves Friends, -this unhappy Family retired into a Country, where they were -unknown, in order to hide themselves from the World; when, to -support their Independency, the Father laboured as well as he could -at Husbandry, and the Mother and Daughter sometimes got spinning -and knitting Work, to help to furnish the Means of Subsistence; -which however was so precarious and uncertain, that they often, for -many Weeks together, lived on nothing but Cabbage and Bread boiled -in Water. But G<small>OD</small> never forsaketh the Righteous, nor -suffereth those to <span class="newpage"><a name="page89" id= -"page89">[89]</a></span>perish who put their Trust in him. At this -Time a Lady, who was just come to England, sent to take a pleasant -Seat ready furnished in that Neighbourhood, and the Person who was -employed for the Purpose, was ordered to deliver a Bank Note of an -hundred Pounds to Mr. <i>Lovewell</i>, another hundred to his Wife, -and fifty to the Daughter, desiring them to take Possession of the -House, and get it well aired against she came down, which would be -in two or three Days at most. This, to People who were almost -starving, was a sweet and seasonable Relief, and they were all -sollicitous to know their Benefactress, but of that the Messenger -himself was too ignorant to inform them. However, she came down -sooner than was expected, and with Tears embraced them again and -<span class="newpage"><a name="page90" id= -"page90">[90]</a></span>again: After which she told the Father and -Mother she had heard from their Daughter, who was her Acquaintance, -and that she was well and on her Return to England. This was the -agreeable Subject of their Conversation till after Dinner, when -drinking their Healths, she again with Tears saluted them, and -falling upon her Knees asked their Blessings.</p> - -<center><img src="images/image25.png" width="356" height="273" alt= -"falling upon her Knees and asked their blessings" border= -"0"></center> - -<p>Tis impossible to express the mutual <span class="newpage"><a -name="page91" id="page91">[91]</a></span>Joy which this occasioned. -Their Conversation was made up of the most endearing Expressions, -intermingled with Tears and Caresses. Their Torrent of Joy, -however, was for a Moment interrupted, by a Chariot which stopped -at the Gate, and which brought as they thought a very unseasonable -Visitor, and therefore she sent to be excused from seeing -Company.</p> - -<img src="images/image26.png" width="363" height="278" alt= -"Chariot" border="0" align="left"> <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page92" id="page92">[92]</a></span> - -<p>But this had no Effect, for a Gentleman richly dressed jumped -out of the Chariot, and pursuing the Servant into the Parlour -saluted them round, who were all astonished at his Behaviour. But -when the Tears trickled from his Cheeks, the Daughter, who had been -some Years dumb, immediately cried out, <i>my Brother! my Brother! -my Brother!</i> and from that Instant recovered her Speech. The -mutual Joy which this occasioned, is better felt than expressed. -Those who have proper Sentiments of Humanity, Gratitude, and filial -Piety will rejoice at the Event, and those who have a proper Idea -of the Goodness of G<small>OD</small>, and his gracious Providence, -will from this, as well as other Instances of his Goodness and -Mercy, glorify his holy Name, and magnify his Wisdom and Power, who -is a <span class="newpage"><a name="page93" id= -"page93">[93]</a></span>Shield to the Righteous, and defendeth all -those who put their Trust in him.</p> - -<p>As you, my dear Children, may be sollicitous to know how this -happy Event was brought about, I must inform you, that Mr. -<i>Lovewell</i> 's Son, when the Ship foundered, had with some -others got into the long Boat, and was taken up by a Ship at Sea, -and carried to the East Indies, where in a little Time he made a -large Fortune; and the Pirates who took his Daughter, attempted to -rob her of her Chastity; but finding her Inflexible, and determined -to die rather than to submit, some of them behaved to her in a very -cruel Manner; but others, who had more Honour and Generosity, -became her Defenders; upon which a Quarrel arose between them, and -the Captain, who was the worst <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page94" id="page94">[94]</a></span>of the Gang, being killed, the -rest of the Crew carried the Ship into a Port of the <i>Manilla</i> -Islands, belonging to the <i>Spaniards</i>; where, when her Story -was known, she was treated with great Respect, and courted by a -young Gentleman, who was taken ill of a Fever, and died before the -Marriage was agreed on, but left her his whole Fortune.</p> - -<p>You see, my dear <i>Sally</i>, how wonderfully these People were -preserved, and made happy after such extreme Distress; we are -therefore never to despair, even under the greatest Misfortunes, -for G<small>OD</small> Almighty is All-powerful and can deliver us -at any Time. Remember <i>Job</i>, but I think you have not read so -far, take the Bible, <i>Billy Jones</i>, and read the History of -that good and patient Man. At this Instant something was heard to -<span class="newpage"><a name="page95" id= -"page95">[95]</a></span>flap at the Window, <i>Wow, wow, wow</i>, -says Jumper, and attempted to leap up and open the Door, at which -the Children were surprized; but Mrs. <i>Margery</i> knowing what -it was, opened the Casement, as <i>Noah</i> did the Window of the -Ark, and drew in <i>Tom</i> Pidgeon with a Letter, and see here he -is.</p> - -<center><img src="images/image27.png" width="353" height="276" alt= -"Tom Pidgeon with a Letter" border="0"></center> - -<p>As soon as he was placed on the Table, he walked up to little -<i>Sally</i>, <span class="newpage"><a name="page96" id= -"page96">[96]</a></span>and dropping the Letter, cried, <i>Co, Co, -Coo</i>, as much as to say, <i>there read it</i>. Now this poor -Pidgeon had travelled fifty Miles in about an Hour, to bring -<i>Sally</i> this Letter, and who would destroy such pretty -Creatures.----But let us read the Letter.</p> - -<p><i> My dear</i> Sally,</p> - -G<small>OD</small> Almighty has been very merciful, and restored -your Pappa to us again, who is now so well as to be able to sit up. -I hear you are a good Girl, my Dear, and I hope you will never -forget to praise the Lord for this his great Goodness and Mercy to -us--What a sad Thing it would have been if your Father had died, -and left both you and me, and little <i>Tommy</i> in Distress, and -without a Friend: Your Father sends his Blessing <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page97" id="page97">[97]</a></span>with mine--Be -good, my dear Child, and G<small>OD</small> Almighty will also -bless you, whose Blessing is above all Things.<br> -<br> -<p><i> I am, my Dear Sally</i>,</p> - -<p><i> Your ever -affectionate Mother,</i></p> - -<p> - M <small>A R T H -A</small> J <small>O N E S</small>.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<center> -<h3>C H A P. III.</h3> - -<p><i>Of the amazing Sagacity and Instincts of a little -Dog</i>.</p> -</center> - -<p>Soon after this, a dreadful Accident happened in the School. It -was on a <i>Thursday</i> Morning, I very well remember, when the -Children having learned their Lessons soon, she had given them -Leave to <span class="newpage"><a name="page98" id= -"page98">[98]</a></span>play, and they were all running about the -School, and diverting themselves with the Birds and the Lamb; at -this Time the Dog, all of a sudden, laid hold of his Mistress's -Apron, and endeavoured to pull her out of the School. She was at -first surprized, however, she followed him to see what he intended. -No sooner had he led her into the Garden, but he ran back, and -pulled out one of the Children in the same manner; upon which she -ordered them all to leave the School immediately, and they had not -been out five Minutes, before the Top of the House fell in. What a -miraculous Deliverance was here! How gracious! How good was -G<small>OD</small> Almighty, to save all these Children from -Destruction, and to make Use of such an Instrument, as a little -sagacious Animal to accomplish <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page99" id="page99">[99]</a></span>his Divine Will. I should have -observed, that as soon as they were all in the Garden, the Dog came -leaping round them to express his Joy, and when the House was -fallen, laid himself down quietly by his Mistress.</p> - -<p>Some of the Neighbours, who saw the School fall, and who were in -great Pain for <i>Margery</i> and the little ones, soon spread the -News through the Village, and all the Parents, terrified for their -Children, came crowding in Abundance; they had, however, the -Satisfaction to find them all safe, and upon their Knees, with -their Mistress, giving G<small>OD</small> thanks for their happy -Deliverance.</p> - -<center> -<p>A <small>D V I C E</small> <i>from the</i> M <small>A -N</small> <i>in the</i> M <small>O O N</small>.</p> -</center> - -<p><i>Jumper, Jumper, Jumper</i>, what a pretty Dog he is, and how -sensible? <span class="newpage"><a name="page100" id= -"page100">[100]</a></span>Had Mankind half the Sagacity of -<i>Jumper</i>, they would guard against Accidents of this Sort, by -having a public Survey, occasionally made of all the Houses in -every Parish (especially of those, which are old and decayed) and -not suffer them to remain in a crazy State, 'till they fall down on -the Heads of the poor Inhabitants, and crush them to Death. Why, it -was but Yesterday, that a whole House fell down in -<i>Grace-church-street</i>, and another in <i>Queen's-street</i>, -and an hundred more are to tumble, before this Time twelve Months; -so Friends, take Care of yourselves, and tell the Legislature, they -ought to take Care for you. How can you be so careless? Most of -your Evils arise from Carelesness and Extravagance, and yet you -excuse yourselves, and lay the Fault <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page101" id="page101">[101]</a></span>upon Fortune. Fortune is a -Fool, and you are a Blockhead, if you put it in her Power to play -Tricks with you.</p> - -<p> -<i> Yours</i>,</p> - -<p><i> - The</i> M <small>A -N</small> <i>in the</i> M <small>O O N</small>.</p> - -<!--START HERE 128.PNG FOLIO 101--> -<p>You are not to wonder, my dear Reader, that this little Dog -should have more Sense than you, or your Father, or your -Grandfather.</p> - -<img src="images/image28.png" width="275" height="227" alt= -"Nightingale" border="0" align="right"> - -<p>Though G<small>OD</small> Almighty has made Man the Lord of the -Creation, and endowed him with Reason, yet in many Respects, he has -been altogether as bountiful to other Creatures of his forming. -Some of the Senses of other Animals are more acute than ours, as we -find by daily Experience. You know this little Bird, <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page102" id="page102">[102]</a></span><i>sweet -Jug, Jug, Jug</i>, 'tis a Nightingale. This little Creature, after -she has entertained us with her Songs all the Spring, and bred up -her little ones, flies into a foreign Country, and finds her Way -over the Great Sea, without any of the Instruments and Helps which -Men are obliged to make Use of for that Purpose. Was you as wise as -the Nightingale, <span class="newpage"><a name="page103" id= -"page103">[103]</a></span>you might make all the Sailors happy, and -have twenty thousand Pounds for teaching them the Longitude.</p> - -<p>You would not think <i>Ralph</i> the Raven half so wise and so -good as he is, though you see him here reading his book. Yet when -the Prophet <i>Elijah</i>, was obliged to fly from <i>Ahab</i> King -of <i>Israel</i>, and hide himself in a Cave, the Ravens, at the -Command of G<small>OD</small> Almighty, fed him every Day, and -preserved his Life.</p> - -<p><i>And the Word of the Lord came unto</i> Elijah<i>, saying, -Hide thyself by the Brook</i> Cherith<i>, that is before</i> -Jordan<i>, and I have commanded the Ravens to feed thee there. And -the Ravens brought him Bread and Flesh in the Morning, and Bread -and Flesh in the Evening, and he drank of the Brook,</i> Kings, -B.I.C. 17.</p> - -<p>And the pretty Pidgeon when the <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page104" id="page104">[104]</a></span>World was drowned, and he -was confined with <i>Noah</i> in the Ark, was sent forth by him to -see whether the Waters were abated, <i>And he sent forth a Dove -from him, to see if the Waters were abated from off the Face of the -Ground. And the Dove came in to him in the Evening, and lo, in her -Mouth was an Olive Leaf plucked off: So</i> Noah <i>knew that the -Waters were abated from off the Earth.</i> Gen. viii. 8. 11.</p> - -<p>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. -Does not the Horse and the Ass carry you and your burthens; don't -the Ox plough your Ground, the Cow give you Milk, the Sheep cloath -your Back, <span class="newpage"><a name="page105" id= -"page105">[105]</a></span>the Dog watch your House, the Goose find -you in Quills to write with, the Hen bring Eggs for your Custards -and Puddings, and the Cock call you up in the Morning, when you are -lazy, and like to hurt yourselves by laying too long in Bed? If so, -how can you be so cruel to them, and abuse G<small>OD</small> -Almighty's good Creatures? Go, naughty Boy, go; be sorry for what -you have done, and do so no more, that G<small>OD</small> Almighty -may forgive you. <i>Amen</i>, say I, again and again. -G<small>OD</small> will bless you, but not unless you are merciful -and good.</p> - -<p>The downfal of the School, was a great Misfortune to Mrs. -<i>Margery</i>; for she not only lost all her Books, but was -destitute of a Place to teach in; but Sir William <i>Dove</i>, -being informed of this, ordered the House to be built at his own -Expence, and <span class="newpage"><a name="page106" id= -"page106">[106]</a></span>'till that could be done, Farmer -<i>Grove</i> was so kind, as to let her have his large Hall to -teach in.</p> - -The House built by Sir <i>William</i>, had a Statue erected over -the Door of a Boy sliding on the Ice, and under it were these -Lines, written by Mrs. <i>Two-Shoes</i>, and engraved at her -Expence.<br> -<br> -<center><img src="images/image29.png" width="396" height="300" alt= -"Boy sliding on the Ice" border="0"></center> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page107" id= -"page107">[107]</a></span> - -<p> On S <small>I N</small>. A S <small>I M -I L E</small>.</p> - -<p> As a poor Urchin on the Ice,<br> - When he has tumbl'd once or twice,<br> - With cautious Step, and trembling goes,<br> - The drop-stile Pendant on his Nose,<br> - And trudges on to seek the Shore,<br> - Resolv'd to trust the Ice no more:<br> - But meeting with a daring Mate,<br> - Who often us'd to slide and scate,<br> - Again is into Danger led,<br> - And falls again, and breaks his head.<br> -<br> - So Youth when first they're drawn to sin,<br> - And see the Danger they are in,<br> - Would gladly quit the thorney Way,<br> - And think it is unsafe to stay;<br> - But meeting with their wicked Train,<br> - Return with them to sin again:<br> - With them the Paths of Vice explore;<br> - With them are ruin'd ever more.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<span class="newpage"><a name="page108" id= -"page108">[108]</a></span> - -<center> -<h3>C H A P. IV.</h3> - -<p><i>What happened at Farmer Grove's; and how<br> -she gratified him for the Use of his Room</i>.</p> -</center> - -<p>While at Mr. <i>Grove's</i>, which was in the Heart of the -Village, she not only taught the Children in the Day Time, but the -Farmer's Servants, and all the Neighbours, to read and write in the -Evening; and it was a constant Practice before they went away, to -make them all go to Prayers, and sing Psalms. By this Means, the -People grew extremely regular, his Servants were always at Home, -instead of being at the Ale-house, and he had more Work done than -ever. This <span class="newpage"><a name="page109" id= -"page109">[109]</a></span>gave not only Mr. <i>Grove</i>, but all -the Neighbours, an high Opinion of her good Sense and prudent -Behaviour: And she was so much esteemed, that most of the -Differences in the Parish were left to her Decision; and if a Man -and Wife quarrelled (which sometimes happened in that Part of the -Kingdom) both Parties certainly came to her for Advice. Every Body -knows, that <i>Martha Wilson</i> was a passionate scolding Jade, -and that <i>John</i> her husband, was a surly ill-tempered Fellow. -These were one Day brought by the Neighbours for <i>Margery</i> to -talk to them, when they fairly quarrelled before her, and were -going to Blows; but she stepping between them, thus addressed the -Husband; <i>John</i>, says she, you are a Man, and ought to have -more Sense than to fly <span class="newpage"><a name="page110" id= -"page110">[110]</a></span>in a Passion, at every Word that is said -amiss by your Wife; and <i>Martha</i>, says she, you ought to know -your Duty better, than to say any Thing to aggravate your Husband's -Resentment. These frequent Quarrels, arise from the Indulgence of -your violent Passions; for I know, you both love one another, -notwithstanding what has passed between you. Now, pray tell me -<i>John</i>, and tell me <i>Martha</i>, when you have had a Quarrel -the over Night, are you not both sorry for it the next Day? They -both declared that they were: Why then, says she, I'll tell you how -to prevent this for the future, if you will both promise to take my -Advice. They both promised her. You know, says she, that a small -Spark will set Fire to Tinder, and that Tinder <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page111" id="page111">[111]</a></span>properly -placed will fire a House; an angry Word is with you as that Spark, -for you are both as touchy as Tinder, and very often make your own -House too hot to hold you. To prevent this, therefore, and to live -happily for the future, you must solemnly agree, that if one speaks -an angry Word, the other will not answer, 'till he or she has -distinctly called over all the Letters in the Alphabet, and the -other not reply, 'till he has told twenty; by this Means your -Passions will be stifled, and Reason will have Time to take the -Rule.</p> - -<p>This is the best Recipe that was ever given for a married Couple -to live in Peace: Though <i>John</i> and his Wife frequently -attempted to quarrel afterwards, they never could get their -Passions to any considerable Height, <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page112" id="page112">[112]</a></span>for there was something so -droll in thus carrying on the Dispute, that before they got to the -End of the Argument, they saw the Absurdity of it, laughed, kissed, -and were Friends.</p> - -<p>Just as Mrs. <i>Margery</i> had settled this Difference between -<i>John</i> and his Wife, the Children (who had been sent out to -play, while that Business was transacting) returned some in Tears, -and others very disconsolate, for the Loss of a little Dormouse -they were very fond of, and which was just dead. Mrs. -<i>Margery</i>, who had the Art of moralizing and drawing -Instructions from every Accident, took this Opportunity of reading -them a Lecture on the Uncertainty of Life, and the Necessity of -being always prepared for Death. You should <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page113" id="page113">[113]</a></span>get up in -the Morning, says she, and to conduct yourselves, as if that Day -was to be your last, and lie down at Night, as if you never -expected to see this World any more. This may be done, says she, -without abating of your Chearfulness, for you are not to consider -Death as an Evil, but as a Convenience, as an useful Pilot, who is -to convey you to a Place of greater Happiness: Therefore, play my -dear Children, and be merry; but be innocent and good. The good Man -sets Death at Defiance, for his Darts are only dreadful to the -Wicked.</p> - -<p>After this, she permitted the Children to bury the little -Dormouse, and desired one of them to write his Epitaph, and here it -is.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page114" id= -"page114">[114]</a></span> - -<center> -<p><i>Epitaph on a</i> -D O R M O U S E, <i>really<br> -written by a little</i> BOY.</p> -</center> - -<p> - I.</p> - -<p> In Paper Case,<br> - Hard by this Place,<br> - Dead a poor Dormouse lies;<br> - And soon or late,<br> - Summon'd by Fate,<br> - Each Prince, each Monarch dies.</p> - -<p> - II.</p> - -<p> Ye Sons of Verse,<br> - While I rehearse,<br> - Attend instructive Rhyme;<br> - No Sins had <i>Dor</i>,<br> - To answer for,<br> - Repent of yours in Time.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<span class="newpage"><a name="page115" id= -"page115">[115]</a></span> - -<center> -<h3>C H A P. V.</h3> - -<p><i>The whole History of the Considering Cap, set forth<br> -at large for the Benefit of all whom it may concern</i>.</p> -</center> - -<img src="images/image30.png" width="292" height="230" alt= -"Considering Cap" border="0" align="left"> - -<p>The great Reputation Mrs. <i>Margery</i> acquired by composing -Differences in Families, and especially, between Man and Wife, -induced her to cultivate that Part of her System of Morality and -Economy, in order to render it more extensively useful. For this -Purpose, she contrived what she called a Charm for the Passions; -which was a considering Cap, almost as large as a Grenadier's, but -of three equal Sides; on the first of which was written, I -<small>M A Y B E -W R O N G </small> ; on the second, -I <small>T I S -F I F T Y T O -O N E B U T Y O U -A R E ;</small> <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page116" id="page116">[116]</a></span>and on the third, -I'<small> L L -C O N S I D E R -O F I T </small> . The other Parts on the -out-side, were filled with odd Characters, as unintelligible as the -Writings of the old <i>Egyptians</i>; but within Side there was a -Direction for its Use, of the utmost Consequence; for it strictly -enjoined the Possessor to put on the Cap, whenever he found his -Passions begin to grow turbulent, and not to <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page117" id="page117">[117]</a></span>deliver a -Word whilst it was on, but with great Coolness and Moderation. As -this Cap was an universal Cure for Wrong-headedness, and prevented -numberless Disputes and Quarrels, it greatly hurt the Trade of the -poor Lawyers, but was of the utmost Service to the rest of the -Community. They were bought by Husbands and Wives, who had -themselves frequent Occasion for them, and sometimes lent them to -their Children: They were also purchased in large Quantities by -Masters and Servants; by young Folks, who were intent on Matrimony, -by Judges, Jurymen, and even Physicians and Divines; nay, if we may -believe History, the Legislators of the Land did not disdain the -Use of them; and we are told, that when any important Debate arose, -<i>Cap, was the Word</i>, and <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page118" id="page118">[118]</a></span>each House looked like a -grand Synod of <i>Egyptian</i> Priests. Nor was this Cap of less -Use to Partners in Trade, for with these, as well as with Husband -and Wife, if one was out of Humour, the other threw him the Cap, -and he was obliged to put it on, and keep it till all was quiet. I -myself saw thirteen Caps worn at a Time in one Family, which could -not have subsisted an Hour without them; and I was particularly -pleased at Sir <i>Humphry Huffum's</i>, to hear a little Girl, when -her Father was out of Humour, ask her Mamma, <i>if she should reach -down the Cap</i> ? These Caps, indeed, were of such Utility, that -People of Sense never went without them; and it was common in the -Country, when a Booby made his Appearance, and talked Nonsense, to -say, <i>he had no Cap in his Pocket</i>.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page119" id= -"page119">[119]</a></span> - -<center><img src="images/image31.png" width="372" height="290" alt= -"Friar Bacon" border="0"></center> - -<center> -<p><i>Advice from</i> -F<small> R I A R</small> -B<small> A C O N</small>.</p> -</center> - -<p>What was <i>Fortunatus</i> 's Wishing Cap, when compared to -this? That Cap, is said to have conveyed People instantly from one -Place to another; but, as the Change of Place does not change the -Temper and Disposition of the Mind, little Benefit can be expected -from it; nor indeed is much <span class="newpage"><a name="page120" -id="page120">[120]</a></span>to be hoped from his famous Purse: -That Purse, it is said, was never empty, and such a Purse, may be -sometimes convenient; but as Money will not purchase Peace, it is -not necessary for a Man to encumber himself with a great deal of -it. Peace and Happiness depend so much upon the State of a Man's -own Mind, and upon the Use of the considering Cap, that it is -generally his own Fault, if he is miserable. One of these Caps will -last a Man his whole Life, and is a Discovery of much greater -Importance to the Public than the Philosopher's Stone. Remember -what was said by my Brazen Head, <i>Time is, Time was, Time is -past</i>: Now the <i>Time is</i>, therefore buy the Cap -immediately, and make a proper Use of it, and be happy before the -<i>Time is past</i>.</p> - -<p><i> Yours</i> -R<small> O G E R</small> -B<small> A C O N</small>.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<span class="newpage"><a name="page121" id= -"page121">[121]</a></span> - -<center> -<h3>C H A P. VI.</h3> - -<p><i>How Mrs.</i> MARGERY <i>was taken up for a Witch,<br> -and what happened on that Occasion.</i></p> -</center> - -<p>And so it is true? And they have taken up Mrs. <i>Margery</i> -then, and accused her of being a Witch, only because she was wiser -than some of her Neighbours! Mercy upon me! People stuff Children's -Heads with Stories of Ghosts, Faries, Witches, and such Nonsense -when they are young, and so they continue Fools all their Days. The -whole World ought to be made acquainted with her Case, and here it -is at their Service.</p> - -<center> -<p><i>The Case of Mrs.</i> MARGERY.</p> -</center> - -<p>Mrs. <i>Margery</i>, as we have frequently observed, was always -doing Good, <span class="newpage"><a name="page122" id= -"page122">[122]</a></span>and thought she could never sufficiently -gratify those who had done any Thing to serve her. These generous -Sentiments, naturally led her to consult the Interest of Mr. -<i>Grove</i>, and the rest of her Neighbours; and as most of their -Lands were Meadow, and they depended much on their Hay, which had -been for many Years greatly damaged by wet Weather, she contrived -an Instrument to direct them when to mow their Grass with Safety, -and prevent their Hay being spoiled. They all came to her for -Advice, and by that Means got in their Hay without Damage, while -most of that in the neighbouring Villages was spoiled.</p> - -<img src="images/image32.png" width="278" height="223" alt= -"a Witch!" border="0" align="right"> - -<p>This made a great Noise in the Country, and so provoked were the -People in the other Parishes, that they accused her of being a -Witch, and <span class="newpage"><a name="page123" id= -"page123">[123]</a></span>sent Gaffer <i>Goosecap</i>, a busy -Fellow in other People's Concerns, to find out Evidence against -her. This Wiseacre happened to come to her School, when she was -walking about with the Raven on one Shoulder, the Pidgeon on the -other, the Lark on her Hand, and the Lamb and the Dog by her Side; -which indeed made a droll Figure, and so surprized the that he -cried out, <span class="newpage"><a name="page124" id= -"page124">[124]</a></span>a Witch! a Witch! upon this she laughing, -answered, a Conjurer! a Conjurer! and so they parted; but it did -not end thus, for a Warrant was issued out against Mrs. -<i>Margery</i>, and she was carried to a Meeting of the Justices, -whither all the Neighbours followed her.</p> - -<p>At the Meeting, one of the Justices, who knew little of Life, -and less of the Law, behaved very idly; and though no Body was able -to prove any Thing against her, asked, who she could bring to her -Character? <i>Who</i> can you bring against my Character, Sir, says -she, there are People enough who would appear in my Defence, were -it necessary; but I never supposed that any one here could be so -weak, as to believe there was any such Thing as a Witch. If I am a -Witch, this is my <span class="newpage"><a name="page125" id= -"page125">[125]</a></span>Charm, and (laying a Barometer or Weather -Glass on the Table) it is with this, says she, that I have taught -my Neighbours to know the State of the Weather. All the Company -laughed, and Sir <i>William Dove</i>, who was on the Bench, asked -her Accusers, how they could be such Fools, as to think there was -any such Thing as a Witch. It is true, continued he, many innocent -and worthy People have been abused and even murdered on this absurd -and foolish Supposition; which is a Scandal to our Religion, to our -Laws, to our Nation, and to common Sense; but I will tell you a -Story.</p> - -<p>There was in the West of <i>England</i> a poor industrious -Woman, who laboured under the same evil Report, which this good -Woman is accused of. Every Hog that died with the <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page126" id="page126">[126]</a></span>Murrain, -every Cow that slipt her Calf, she was accountable for: If a Horse -had the Staggers, she was supposed to be in his Head; and whenever -the Wind blew a little harder than ordinary, <i>Goody Giles</i> was -playing her Tricks, and riding upon a Broomstick in the Air. These, -and a thousand other Phantasies, too ridiculous to recite, -possessed the Pates of the common People: Horse-shoes were nailed -with the Heels upwards, and many Tricks made use of, to mortify the -poor Creature; and such was their Rage against her, that they -petitioned Mr. <i>Williams</i>, the Parson of the Parish, not to -let her come to Church; and at last, even insisted upon it: But -this he over-ruled, and allowed the poor old Woman a Nook in one of -the Isles to herself, where she muttered over her Prayers in the -<span class="newpage"><a name="page127" id= -"page127">[127]</a></span>best Manner she could. The Parish, thus -disconcerted and enraged, withdrew the small Pittance they allowed -for her Support, and would have reduced her to the Necessity of -starving, had she not been still assisted by the benevolent Mr. -<i>Williams</i>.</p> - -<p>But I hasten to the Sequel of my Story, in which you will find, -that the true Source from whence Witchcraft springs is -<i>Poverty</i>, <i>Age</i>, and <i>Ignorance</i>; and that it is -impossible for a Woman to pass for a Witch, unless she is <i>very -poor</i>, <i>very old</i>, and lives in a Neighbourhood where the -People are <i>void of common Sense</i>.</p> - -<p>Some Time after, a Brother of her's died in <i>London</i>, who, -though he would not part with a Farthing while he lived, at his -Death was obliged to leave her five thousand Pounds, that he could -not carry with him.<span class="newpage"><a name="page128" id= -"page128">[128]</a></span>----This altered the Face of <i>Jane</i> -'s Affairs prodigiously: She was no longer <i>Jane</i>, alias -<i>Joan Giles</i>, the ugly old Witch, but Madam <i>Giles</i>; her -old ragged Garb was exchanged for one that was new and genteel; her -greatest Enemies made their Court to her, even the Justice himself -came to wish her Joy; and though several Hogs and Horses died, and -the Wind frequently blew afterwards, yet Madam <i>Giles</i> was -never supposed to have a Hand in it; and from hence it is plain, as -I observed before, that a Woman must be <i>very poor, very old</i>, -and live in a Neighbourhood, where the People are <i>very -stupid</i>, before she can possibly pass for a Witch.</p> - -<p>'Twas a Saying of Mr. <i>Williams</i>, who would sometimes be -jocose, and had the Art of making even Satire <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page129" id="page129">[129]</a></span>agreeable; -that if ever <i>Jane</i> deserved the Character of a Witch, it was -after this Money was left her; for that with her five thousand -Pounds, she did more Acts of Charity and friendly Offices, than all -the People of Fortune within fifty Miles of the Place.</p> - -<p>After this, Sir <i>William</i> inveighed against the absurd and -foolish Notions, which the Country People had imbibed concerning -Witches, and Witchcraft, and having proved that there was no such -Thing, but that all were the Effects of Folly and Ignorance, he -gave the Court such an Account of Mrs. <i>Margery</i>, and her -Virtue, good Sense, and prudent Behaviour, that the Gentlemen -present were enamoured with her, and returned her public Thanks for -the great Service she had done the <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page130" id="page130">[130]</a></span>Country. One Gentleman in -particular, I mean Sir <i>Charles Jones</i>, had conceived such an -high Opinion of her, that he offered her a considerable Sum to take -the Care of his Family, and the Education of his Daughter, which, -however, she refused; but this Gentleman, sending for her -afterwards when he had a dangerous Fit of Illness, she went, and -behaved so prudently in the Family, and so tenderly to him and his -Daughter, that he would not permit her to leave his House, but soon -after made her Proposals of Marriage. She was truly sensible of the -Honour he intended her, but, though poor, she would not consent to -be made a Lady, till he had effectually provided for his Daughter; -for she told him, that Power was a dangerous Thing to be trusted -with, and that a good Man <span class="newpage"><a name="page131" -id="page131">[131]</a></span>or Woman would never throw themselves -into the Road of Temptation.</p> - -<img src="images/image33.png" width="353" height="275" alt= -"the Neighbours came in Crouds to see the Wedding" border="0" -align="left"> - -<p>All Things being settled, and the Day fixed, the Neighbours came -in Crouds to see the Wedding; for they were all glad, that one who -had been such a good little Girl, and was become such a virtuous -and good Woman, was going to be made a Lady; but just as the -Clergyman had opened his Book, a Gentleman richly dressed <span -class="newpage"><a name="page132" id="page132">[132]</a></span>ran -into the Church, and cry'd, Stop! stop! This greatly alarmed the -Congregation, particularly the intended Bride and Bridegroom, whom -he first accosted, and desired to speak with them apart. After they -had been talking some little Time, the People were greatly -surprized to see Sir <i>Charles</i> stand Motionless, and his Bride -cry, and faint away in the Stranger's Arms. This seeming Grief, -however, was only a Prelude to a Flood of Joy, which immediately -succeeded; for you must know, gentle Reader, that this Gentleman, -so richly dressed and bedizened with Lace, was that identical -little Boy, whom you before saw in the Sailor's Habit; in short, it -was little <i>Tom Two Shoes</i>, Mrs. <i>Margery's</i> Brother, who -was just come from beyond Sea, where he had made a large Fortune, -<span class="newpage"><a name="page133" id= -"page133">[133]</a></span>and hearing, as soon as he landed, of his -Sister's intended Wedding, had rode Post, to see that a proper -Settlement was made on her; which he thought she was now intitled -to, as he himself was both able and willing to give her an ample -Fortune. They soon returned to the Communion-Table, and were -married in Tears, but they were Tears of Joy.</p> - -<p>There is something wonderful in this young Gentleman's -Preservation and Success in Life; which we shall acquaint the -Reader of, in the History of his Life and Adventures, which will -soon be published.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<span class="newpage"><a name="page134" id= -"page134">[134]</a></span> - -<center> -<h3>C H A P. VII. and -Last.</h3> - -<p><i>The true Use of Riches.</i></p> -</center> - -<p>The Harmony and Affection that subsisted between this happy -Couple, is inexpressible; but Time, which dissolves the closest -Union, after six Years, severed Sir <i>Charles</i> from his Lady; -for being seized with a violent Fever he died, and left her full of -Grief, tho' possessed of a large Fortune.</p> - -<p>We forgot to remark, that after her Marriage, <i>Lady Jones</i> -(for so we must now call her) ordered the Chappel to be fitted up, -and allowed the Chaplain a considerable Sum out of her own private -Purse, to visit the Sick, and say Prayers every Day to all the -People that could attend. <span class="newpage"><a name="page135" -id="page135">[135]</a></span>She also gave Mr. <i>Johnson</i> ten -Guineas a Year, to preach a Sermon, annually, on the Necessity and -Duties of the marriage State, and on the Decease of Sir -<i>Charles</i>; she gave him ten more, to preach yearly on the -Subject of Death; she had put all the Parish into Mourning for the -Loss of her Husband; and to those Men who attended this yearly -Service, she gave Harvest Gloves, to their Wives Shoes and -Stockings, and to all the Children little Books and Plumb-cakes: We -must also observe, that she herself wove a Chaplet of Flowers, and -before the Service, placed it on his Grave-stone; and a suitable -Psalm was always sung by the Congregation.</p> - -<p>About this Time, she heard that Mr. <i>Smith</i> was oppressed -by Sir <span class="newpage"><a name="page136" id= -"page136">[136]</a></span>Timothy Gripe, the Justice, and his -Friend <i>Graspall</i>, who endeavoured to deprive him of Part of -his Tythes; upon which she, in Conjunction with her Brother, -defended him, and the Cause was tried in <i>Westminster-hall</i>, -where Mr. <i>Smith</i> gained a Verdict; and it appearing that Sir -<i>Timothy</i> had behaved most scandalously, as a Justice of the -Peace, he was struck off the List, and no longer permitted to act -in that Capacity. This was a Cut to a Man of his imperious -Disposition, and this was followed by one yet more severe; for a -Relation of his, who had an undoubted Right to the <i>Mouldwell</i> -Estate, finding that it was possible to get the better at Law of a -rich Man, laid Claim to it, brought his Action, and recovered the -whole Manor of <i>Mouldwell</i>, and being <span class="newpage"><a -name="page137" id="page137">[137]</a></span>afterwards inclined to -sell it, he, in Consideration of the Aid Lady <i>Margery</i> had -lent him during his Distress, made her the first Offer, and she -purchased the Whole, and threw it into different Farms, that the -Poor might be no longer under the Dominion of two over-grown -Men.</p> - -<p>This was a great Mortification to Sir <i>Timothy</i>, as well as -to his Friend <i>Graspall</i>, who from this Time experienced -nothing but Misfortunes, and was in a few Years so dispossessed of -his Ill-gotten Wealth, that his Family were reduced to seek -Subsistance from the Parish, at which those who had felt the Weight -of his Iron Hand rejoiced; but Lady <i>Margery</i> desired, that -his Children might be treated with Care and Tenderness; <i>for -they</i>, says she, <i>are no Ways accountable for the Actions of -their Father</i>.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page138" id= -"page138">[138]</a></span> - -<p>At her first coming into Power, she took Care to gratify her old -Friends, especially Mr. and Mrs. <i>Smith</i>, whose Family she -made happy.--She paid great Regard to the Poor, made their Interest -her own, and to induce them to come regularly to Church, she -ordered a Loaf, or the Price of a Loaf, to be given to every one -who would accept of it. This brought many of them to Church, who by -degrees learned their Duty, and then came on a more noble -Principle. She also took Care to encourage Matrimony; and in order -to induce her Tenants and Neighbours to enter into that happy -State, she always gave the young Couple something towards -House-keeping; and stood Godmother to all their Children, whom she -had in Parties, every <i>Sunday</i> Evening, to teach them their -Catechism, and <span class="newpage"><a name="page139" id= -"page139">[139]</a></span>lecture them in Religion and Morality; -after which she treated them with a Supper, gave them such Books as -they wanted, and then dispatched them with her Blessing. Nor did -she forget them at her Death, but left each a Legacy, as will be -seen among other charitable Donations when we publish her Will, -which we may do in some future Volume. There is one Request however -so singular, that we cannot help taking some Notice of it in this -Place; which is, that of her giving so many Acres of Land to be -planted yearly with Potatoes, for all the Poor of any Parish who -would come and fetch them for the Use of their Families; but if any -took them to sell they were deprived of that Privilege ever after. -And these Roots were planted and raised from the Rent arising from -a Farm which she had <span class="newpage"><a name="page140" id= -"page140">[140]</a></span>assigned over for that purpose. In short, -she was a Mother to the Poor, a Physician to the Sick, and a Friend -to all who were in Distress. Her Life was the greatest Blessing, -and her Death the greatest Calamity that ever was felt in the -Neighbourhood. A Monument, but without Inscription, was erected to -her Memory in the Church-yard, over which the Poor as they pass -weep continually, so that the Stone is ever bathed in Tears.</p> - -<p>On this Occasion the following Lines were spoken extempore by a -young Gentleman.</p> - -<p><i> How vain the Tears that fall from you,<br> - And here supply the Place of Dew?<br> - How vain to weep the happy Dead,<br> - Who now to heavenly Realms are fled?<br> - Repine no more, your Plaints forbear,<br> - And all prepare to meet them there.</i></p> - -<center> -<h3>The E N D.</h3> -</center> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<span class="newpage"><a name="page141" id= -"page141">[141]</a></span> - -<center> -<h3>A P P -E N D I X.</h3> - -<p><i>The</i> -G<small> O L D E N </small> -D<small> R E A M </small> ; <i>or, the</i> -I<small> N G E N U O U S</small> -C<small> O N F E S S I O N</small> -.</p> -</center> - -<center><img src="images/image34.png" width="384" height="302" alt= -"Appendix" border="0"></center> - -<p>To shew the Depravity of human Nature, and how apt the Mind is -to be misled by Trinkets and false Appearances, Mrs. -<i>Two-Shoes</i> does acknowledge, that after she became rich, she -had like to have been too fond of Money; for on seeing her Husband -receive a very large Sum, her Heart went pit pat, pit pat, all the -<span class="newpage"><a name="page142" id= -"page142">[142]</a></span>Evening, and she began to think that -Guineas were pretty Things. To suppress this Turbulence of Mind, -which was a Symptom of approaching Avarice, she said her Prayers -earlier than usual, and at Night had the following Dream; which I -shall relate in her own Words.</p> - -<p>"Methought, as I slept, a Genii stept up to me with a -<i>French</i> Commode, which having placed on my Head, he said, now -go and be happy; for from henceforth every Thing you touch shall -turn to Gold. Willing to try the Experiment, I gently touched the -Bed-post and Furniture, which immediately became massy Gold -burnished, and of surprizing Brightness. I then touched the Walls -of the House, which assumed the same Appearance, and looked -amazingly magnificent. Elated with this wonderful Gift, I rang -hastily for my Maid to carry the joyful News to her Master, who, as -I thought, was then walking in the Garden. <i>Sukey</i> came, but -in the Extacy I was in, happening to touch her Hand, she became -instantly an immovable Statue. <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page143" id="page143">[143]</a></span>Go, said I, and call your -Master; but she made no reply, nor could she stir. Upon this I -shrieked, and in came my dear Husband, whom I ran to embrace; when -no sooner had I touched him, but he became good for nothing; that -is, good for nothing but his Weight in Gold; and that you know -could be nothing, where Gold was so plenty. At this instant up came -another Servant with a Glass of Water, thinking me ill; this I -attempted to swallow, but no sooner did it touch my Mouth, than it -became a hard solid Body, and unfit for drinking. My Distress now -grew insupportable! I had destroyed, as I thought, my dear Husband, -and my favourite Servant; and I plainly perceived, that I should -die for want in the midst of so much Wealth. Ah, said I, why did I -long for Riches! Having enough already, why did I covet more? Thus -terrified, I began to rave, and beat my Breast, which awaked Sir -<i>Charles</i>, who kindly called me from this State of Inquietude, -and composed my Mind."</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page144" id= -"page144">[144]</a></span> - -<p>This Scene I have often considered as a Lesson, instructing me, -that a Load of Riches bring, instead of Felicity, a Load of -Troubles; and that the only Source of Happiness is -<i>Contentment</i>. Go, therefore, you who have too much, and give -it to those who are in want; so shall you be happy yourselves, by -making others happy. This is a Precept from the Almighty, a Precept -which must be regarded; for <i>The Lord is about your Paths, and -about your Bed, and spieth out all your Ways</i>.</p> - -<br> -<p><i>An Anecdote, respecting</i> T <small>O M</small> T <small>W -O</small>-S <small>H O E S</small>, <i>communicated by a Gentleman, -who is now writing the History of his Life.</i></p> - -<p>It is generally known, that <i>Tom Two-Shoes</i> went to Sea -when he was a very little Boy, and very poor; and that he returned -a very great Man, and very rich; but no one knows how he acquired -so much Wealth but myself, and a few <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page145" id="page145">[145]</a></span>Friends, who have perused -the Papers from which I am compiling the History of his Life.</p> - -<p>After <i>Tom</i> had been at Sea some Years, he was -unfortunately cast away, on that Part of the Coast of <i>Africa</i> -inhabited by the <i>Hottentots</i>. Here he met with a strange -Book, which the <i>Hottentots</i> did not understand, and which -gave him some Account of <i>Prester John's</i> Country; and being a -Lad of great Curiosity and Resolution he determined to see it; -accordingly he set out on the Pursuit, attended by a young Lion, -which he had tamed and made so fond of him, that he followed him -like a Dog, and obeyed all his Commands; and indeed it was happy -for him that he had such a Companion; for as his Road lay through -large Woods and Forests, that were full of wild Beasts and without -Inhabitants, he must have been soon starved or torn in Pieces, had -he not been both fed and protected by this noble Animal.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page146" id= -"page146">[146]</a></span> - -<center><img src="images/image35.png" width="398" height="294" alt= -"Tom and the Lion" border="0"></center> - -<p><i>Tom</i> had provided himself with two Guns, a Sword, and as -much Powder and Ball as he could carry; with these Arms, and such a -Companion, it was mighty easy for him to get Food; for the Animals -in these wild and extensive Forests, having never seen the Effects -of a Gun, readily ran from the Lion, who hunted on one Side, to -<i>Tom</i>, who hunted on the other, so that they were either -caught by the Lion, or shot by his Master; and it was pleasant -enough, after a <span class="newpage"><a name="page147" id= -"page147">[147]</a></span>hunting Match, and the Meat was dressed, -to see how Cheek by Joul they sat down to Dinner.</p> - -<center><img src="images/image36.png" width="390" height="306" alt= -"Statue of a Man" border="0"></center> - -<p>When they came info the Land of <i>Utopia</i>, he discovered the -Statue of a Man created on an open Plain, which had this -Inscription on the Pedestal: <i>On</i> May-day <i>in the Morning, -when the Sun rises, I shall have a Head of Gold</i>. As it was now -the latter End of <i>April</i>, he stayed to see this wonderful -Change; and in the mean time, <span class="newpage"><a name= -"page148" id="page148">[148]</a></span>enquiring of a poor Shepherd -what was the Reason of the Statue being erected there, and with -that Inscription, he was informed, that it was set up many Years -ago by an <i>Arabian</i> Philosopher, who travelled all the World -over in Search of a real Friend; that he lived with, and was -extremely fond of a great Man who inhabited the next Mountain; but -that on some Occasion they quarrelled, and the Philosopher, leaving -the Mountain, retired into the Plain, where he erected this Statue -with his own Hands, and soon after died. To this he added, that all -the People for many Leagues round came there every <i>May</i> -Morning, expecting to see the Stone-head turned to Gold.</p> - -<p><i>Tom</i> got up very early on the first of <i>May</i> to -behold this amazing Change, and when he came near the Statue he saw -a Number of People, who all ran away from him in the utmost -Consternation, hating never before seen a Lion follow a Man like a -Lap-dog. Being thus left alone, he fixed his Eyes on the Sun, then -rising with <span class="newpage"><a name="page149" id= -"page149">[149]</a></span>resplendent Majesty, and afterwards -turned to the Statue, but could see no Change in the -Stone.--Surely, says he to himself, there is some mystical Meaning -in this! This Inscription must be an Ænigma, the hidden -Meaning of which I will endeavour to find; for a Philosopher would -never expect a Stone to be turned to Gold; accordingly he measured -the Length of the Shadow, which the Statue gave on the Ground by -the Sun shining on it, and marked that particular Part where the -Head fell, then getting a <i>Chopness</i> (a Thing like a Spade) -and digging, he discovered a Copper-chest, full of Gold, with this -Inscription engraved on the Lid of it.</p> - -<center> -<p>Thy W <small>I T</small>,<br> -Oh Man! whoever thou art,<br> -Hath disclos'd the Ænigma,<br> -And discover'd the G <small>O L D E N</small> H <small>E A -D</small>.<br> -Take it and use it,<br> -But use it with W <small>I S D O M</small>;<br> -For know,<br> -That G <small>O L D</small>, properly employ'd,<br> -<span class="newpage"><a name="page150" id= -"page150">[150]</a></span> May dispense Blessings,<br> -And promote the Happiness of Morals;<br> -But when hoarded up,<br> -Or misapply'd,<br> -Is but Trash, that makes Mankind miserable.<br> -Remember<br> -The unprofitable Servant,<br> -Who hid his <i>Talent</i> in a Napkin;<br> -And<br> -The profligate Son,<br> -Who squander'd away his Substance and<br> -fed with the Swine.<br> -As thou hast got the G <small>O L D E N</small> H <small>E A -D</small>,<br> -Observe the <i>Golden Mean</i>,<br> -Be <i>Good</i> and be happy.</p> -</center> - -<p>This Lesson, coming as it were from the Dead, struck him with -such Awe, and Reverence for Piety and Virtue, that, before he -removed the Treasure, he kneeled down, and earnestly and fervently -prayed that he might make a prudent, just and proper Use of it. He -then conveyed the Chest away; but how he got it to <i>England</i>, -the Reader <span class="newpage"><a name="page151" id= -"page151">[151]</a></span>will be informed in the History of his -Life. It may not be improper, however, in this Place, to give the -Reader some Account of the Philosopher who hid this Treasure, and -took so much Pains to find a true and real Friend to enjoy it. As -<i>Tom</i> had Reason to venerate his Memory, he was very -particular in his Enquiry, and had this Character of him;--that he -was a Man well acquainted with Nature and with Trade; that he was -pious, friendly, and of a sweet and affable Disposition. That he -had acquired a Fortune by Commerce, and having no Relations to -leave it to, he travelled through <i>Arabia, Persia, India, -Libia</i> and <i>Utopia</i> in search of a real Friend. In this -Pursuit he found several with whom he exchanged good Offices, and -that were polite and obliging, but they often flew off for Trifles; -or as soon as he pretended to be in Distress, and requested their -Assistance, left him to struggle with his own Difficulties. So true -is that Copy in our Books, which says, <i>Adversity is the -Touchstone of Friendship</i>. At last, however, he <span class= -"newpage"><a name="page152" id="page152">[152]</a></span>met with -the <i>Utopian</i> Philosopher, or the wise Man of the Mountain, as -he is called, and thought in him he had found the Friend he wanted; -for though he often pretended to be in Distress, and abandoned to -the Frowns of Fortune, this Man always relieved him, and with such -Chearfulness and Sincerity, that concluding he had found out the -only Man to whom he ought to open both his Purse and his Heart, he -let him so far into his Secrets, as to desire his Assistance in -hiding a large Sum of Money, which he wanted to conceal, lest the -Prince of the Country, who was absolute, should, by the Advice of -his wicked Minister, put him to Death for his Gold. The two -Philosophers met and hid the Money, which the Stranger, after some -Days, went to see, but found it gone. How was he struck to the -Heart, when he found that his Friend, whom he had often tried, and -who had relieved him in his Distress, could not withstand this -Temptation, but broke through the sacred Bonds of Friendship, and -turned even <span class="newpage"><a name="page153" id= -"page153">[153]</a></span>a Thief for Gold which he did not want, -as he was already very rich. Oh! said he, what is the Heart of Man -made of? Why am I condemned to live among People who have no -Sincerity, and who barter the most sacred Ties of Friendship and -Humanity for the Dirt that we tread on? Had I lost my Gold and -found a real Friend, I should have been happy with the Exchange, -but now I am most miserable. After some Time he wiped off his -Tears, and being determined not to be so imposed on, he had -Recourse to Cunning and the Arts of Life. He went to his pretended -Friend with a chearful Countenance, told him he had more Gold to -hide, and desired him to appoint a Time when they might go -together, and open the Earth to put it into the same Pot; the -other, in Hopes of getting more Wealth, appointed the next Evening. -They went together, opened the Ground, and found the Money they had -first placed there, for the artful Wretch, he so much confided in, -had conveyed it again into the Pot, in order to obtain more. <span -class="newpage"><a name="page154" id="page154">[154]</a></span>Our -Philosopher immediately took the Gold, and putting it into his -Pocket, told the other he had now altered his Mind, and should bury -it no more, till he found a Man more worthy of his Confidence. See -what People lose by being dishonest. This calls to my Mind the -Words of the Poet:</p> - -<p><i> A Wit's a Feather, and a Chief's a Rod,<br> - An honest Man's the noblest Work of God.</i></p> - -<p>Remember this Story, and take Care whom you trust; but don't be -covetous, sordid and miserable; for the Gold we have is but lent us -to do Good with. We received all from the Hand of God, and every -Person in Distress hath a just Title to a Portion of it.</p> - -<br> -<br> -<br> -<br> -<span class="newpage"><a name="page155" id= -"page155">[155]</a></span> - -<center> -<p><i>A</i> L <small>E T T E R</small> <i>from the</i> P -<small>R I N T E R</small>,<br> -<i>which he desires may be inserted</i>.</p> -</center> - -<p>S <small>I R</small>,</p> - -<p>I have done with your Copy, so you may return it to the -<i>Vatican</i>, if you please; and pray tell Mr. <i>Angelo</i> to -brush up the Cuts, that, in the next Edition, they may give us a -good Impression.</p> - -<p>The Foresight and Sagacity of Mrs. <i>Margery</i> 's Dog calls -to my Mind a Circumstance, which happened when I was a Boy. Some -Gentlemen in the Place where I lived had been hunting, and were got -under a great Tree to shelter themselves from a Thunder Storm; when -a Dog that always followed one of the Gentlemen leaped up his Horse -several Times, and then ran away and barked. At last, the Gentlemen -all followed to see what he would be at; and they were no sooner -gone from the Tree, but it was shivered in Pieces by Lightning! -'Tis remarkable, that as soon as they came from the Tree the Dog -appeared to be very well satisfied, and barked no more. The -Gentleman after this always regarded the Dog as his Friend, treated -him in his Old <span class="newpage"><a name="page156" id= -"page156">[156]</a></span>Age with great Tenderness, and fed him -with Milk as long as he lived.</p> - -<p>My old Master <i>Grierson</i> had also a Dog, that ought to be -mentioned with Regard; for he used to set him up as a Pattern of -Sagacity and Prudence, not only to his Journeymen, but to the whole -Neighbours. This Dog had been taught a thousand Tricks, and among -other Feats he could dance, tumble, and drink Wine and Punch till -he was little better than mad. It happened one Day, when the Men -had made him drunk with Liquor, and he was capering about, that he -fell into a large Vessel of boiling Water. They soon got him out, -and he recovered; but he was very much hurt, and being sensible, -that this Accident arose from his losing his Senses by Drinking, he -would never taste any strong Liquor afterwards.--My old Master, on -relating this Story, and shewing the Dog, used to address us thus, -<i>Ah, my Friends, had you but half the Sense of this poor Dog -here, you would never get fuddled, and be Fools.</i></p> - -<p align="right">I am, Sir, Your's, -&c. W.B.</p> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page157" id= -"page157">[157]</a></span> - -<p>The B <small>O O K S</small> usually read by the Scholars of -Mrs. T <small>W O</small>-S <small>H O E S</small>, are these, and -are sold at Mr. N <small>E W B E R Y</small>'s at the <i>Bible</i> -and <i>Sun</i> in St. <i>Paul's</i> Church-yard.</p> - -<table summary="Mrs. Two-Shoes Books"> -<tr> -<td valign="top">1.</td> -<td>The <i>Christmas-Box</i>, Price 1d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">2.</td> -<td>The History of <i>Giles Gingerbread</i>, 1d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">3.</td> -<td>The <i>New-Year's-Gift</i>, 2d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">4.</td> -<td>The <i>Easter-Gift</i>, 2d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">5.</td> -<td>The <i>Whitsuntide-Gift</i>, 2d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">6.</td> -<td>The <i>Twelfth-Day-Gift</i>, 1s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">7.</td> -<td>The <i>Valentine's-Gift</i>, 6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">8.</td> -<td>The F <small>A I R I N G</small> or <i>Golden Toy</i>, 6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">9.</td> -<td>The <i>Royal Battledore</i>, 2d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">10.</td> -<td>The <i>Royal Primer</i>, 3d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">11.</td> -<td>The <i>Little Lottery-Book</i>, 3d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">12.</td> -<td>The <i>Little Pretty Pocket-Book</i>, 6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">13.</td> -<td>The <i>Infant Tutor</i>, <i>or pretty Little Spelling-Book</i>, -6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">14.</td> -<td>The <i>Pretty Book for Children</i>, 6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">15.</td> -<td><i>Tom Trapwit's Art of being Merry and Wife</i>, 6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">16.</td> -<td><i>Tom Trip's History of Birds and Beasts</i>, Price 6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">17.</td> -<td><i>Food for the Mind</i>, <i>or a New Riddle Book</i>, 6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">18.<span class="newpage"><a name="page158" id= -"page158">[158]</a></span></td> -<td><i>Fables in Verse and Prose by Æsop, and your old Friend -Woglog</i>, 6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">19.</td> -<td>The <i>Holy Bible abridged</i>, 6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">20.</td> -<td>The <i>History of the Creation</i>, 6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">21.</td> -<td><i>A new and noble History of England</i>, 6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">22.</td> -<td><i>Philosophy for Children</i>, 6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">23.</td> -<td><i>Philosophy of Tops and Balls</i>, 1s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">24.</td> -<td><i>Pretty Poems for Children 3 Foot high</i>, 6d.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">25.</td> -<td><i>Pretty Poems for Children 6 Foot high</i>, 1s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">26.</td> -<td><i>Lilliputian Magazine, or Golden Library</i>, 1s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">27.</td> -<td><i>Short Histories for the Improvement of the Mind</i>, -1s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">28.</td> -<td>The <i>New Testament</i>, adapted to the Capacities of -Children, 1s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">29.</td> -<td>The Life of our Blessed S <small>A V I O U R</small>, 1s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">30.</td> -<td>The Lives of the Holy <i>Apostles</i> and <i>Evangelists</i>, -1s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">31.</td> -<td>The Lives of the <i>Fathers</i> of the <i>Christian</i> Church -for the first four Centuries, 1s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">32.</td> -<td>A Concise <i>Exposition</i> of the Book of <i>Common -Prayer</i>, with the Lives of its <i>Compilers</i>, 1s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">33.</td> -<td>The <i>Museum</i> for Youth, 1s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">34.<span class="newpage"><a name="page159" id= -"page159">[159]</a></span></td> -<td>An Easy <i>Spelling Dictionary</i> for those who would write -correctly, 1s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">35.</td> -<td>A <i>Pocket Dictionary</i> for those who would know the precise -Meaning of all the Words in the <i>English</i> Language, 3s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">36.</td> -<td>A Compendious History of <i>England</i>, 2s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">37.</td> -<td>The Present State of <i>Great Britain</i>, 2s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">38.</td> -<td>A Little Book of Letters and Cards, to teach young Ladies and -Gentlemen how to write to their Friends in a polite, easy and -elegant Manner, 1s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">39.</td> -<td>The Gentleman and Lady's Key to <i>Polite Literature</i>; or, A -<i>Compendious Dictionary</i> of Fabulous History, 2s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">40.</td> -<td>The News-Readers Pocket-Book; or, A <i>Military Dictionary</i>, -2s.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">41.</td> -<td>A Curious Collection of Voyages, selected from the Writers of -all Nations, 10 Vol. Pr. bound 1l.</td> -</tr> - -<tr> -<td valign="top">42.</td> -<td>A Curious Collection of Travels, selected from the Writers of -all Nations, 10 Vol; Pr. bound 1l.</td> -</tr> -</table> - -<span class="newpage"><a name="page160" id= -"page160">[160]</a></span> - -<center> -<p>By the KING'S Royal Patent,</p> -</center> - -<p>Are Sold by J. 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You may copy it, give it away or -re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included -with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org - - -Title: Goody Two-Shoes - A Facsimile Reproduction Of The Edition Of 1766 - -Author: Anonymous - -Release Date: October 8, 2004 [EBook #13675] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ASCII - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GOODY TWO-SHOES *** - - - - -Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Tom Roch, Leah Moser and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team. - - - - - - 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. - - * * * * * - - -In _The London Chronicle_ for December 19--January 1, 1765--the -following advertisement appeared:-- - - "The Philosophers, Politicians, Necromancers, and the Learned in every - Faculty are desired to observe that on the 1st of January, being New - Year's Day (Oh, that we may all lead new Lives!), Mr Newbery intends - to publish the following important volumes, bound and gilt, and hereby - invites all his little friends who are good to call for them at the - Bible and Sun, in St Paul's Churchyard: but those who are naughty are - to have none. - - "1. The Renowned History of Giles Gingerbread: a little boy who lived - upon learning. - - "2. The Easter Gift; or the way to be good; a book much wanted. - - "3. The Whitsuntide Gift: or the way to be happy; a book very necessary - for all families. - - "4. The Valentine Gift: or how to behave with honour, integrity, and - humanity: very useful with a Trading Nation. - - "5. The Fairing: or a golden present for children. In which they can - see all the fun of the fair, and at home be as happy as if they were - there, a Book of great consequence to all whom it may concern.' - - "We are also desired to give notice that there is in the Press, and - speedily will be published either by subscription or otherwise, as the - Public shall please to determine, The History of Little Goody Two - Shoes, otherwise called Margery Two Shoes. Printed and sold at The - Bible and Sun in St Paul's Churchyard, where may be had all Mr - Newbery's little books for the children and youth of these kingdoms - and the colonies. New Editions of those which were out of print are - now republished. - - "The publication of the Lilliputian System of Politics is postponed - till the meeting of Parliament. This work, which will be replete with - cuts and characters, is not intended to exalt or depress any - particular country, to support the pride of any particular family, or - to feed the folly of any particular party, but to stimulate the mind - to virtue, to promote universal benevolence, to make mankind happy. - Those who would know more of the matter may enquire of Mr Newbery." - -This quaint and curious announcement, with its sly humour and serious -playfulness, is characteristic of the house of John Newbery, in the -latter part of the last century; and there is no need to speak here of -the fame of the books for children which he published; "the -philanthropic publisher of St Paul's Churchyard," as Goldsmith calls -him, conferred inestimable benefits upon thousands of little folk, of -both high and low estate. It is said of Southey when a child that - - "The well-known publishers of "Goody Two Shoes," "Giles Gingerbread," - and other such delectable histories, in sixpenny books for children, - splendidly bound in the flowered and gilt Dutch paper of former days, - sent him twenty such volumes, and laid the foundation of a love of - books which grew with the child's growth, and did not cease even when - the vacant mind and eye could only gaze in piteous, though blissful - imbecility upon the things they loved."[A] - -Many of these little books have been doubtless long since forgotten, -though they did not deserve such a fate; but the name of "Goody Two -Shoes" 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. - -"Goody Two Shoes" was published in April 1765, and few nursery books -have had a wider circulation, or have retained their position so long. -The number of editions that have been published both in England and -America is legion, and it has appeared in mutilated versions under the -auspices of numerous publishing houses in London and the provinces, -although of late years there have been no new issues. Even in 1802, -Charles Lamb in writing to Coleridge, said-- - - ""Goody Two Shoes" is almost out of print. Mrs Barbauld's stuff has - banished all the old classics of the nursery, and the shopman at - Newbery's hardly deigned to reach them off an old exploded corner of - a shelf, when Mary asked for them. Mrs Barbauld's and Mrs Trimmer's - nonsense lay in piles about. Knowledge, insignificant and vapid as Mrs - Barbauld's books convey, it seems must come to a child in the shape of - knowledge; and his empty noddle must be turned with conceit of his own - powers 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 - suspected himself to be no bigger than a child. Science has succeeded - to poetry no less in the little walks of children than with men. Is - there no possibility of averting this sore evil? Think what you would - have been now, if instead of being fed with tales and old wives' - fables in childhood, you had been crammed with geography and natural - history! - - "Hang them!--I mean the cursed Barbauld crew, those blights and blasts - of all that is human in man and child."[B] - -There must, however, be many parents still living who remember the -delight that the little story gave them in their younger days, and -they will, no doubt, be pleased 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-parents and great grand-parents when they were children, while -they cannot fail to be attracted by its simple, pretty, and -interesting story. - - * * * * * - -The question of the authorship of the book is still an unsettled one. -It was at one time commonly attributed to Oliver Goldsmith, and no one -who reads the book will consider it to be unworthy of the poet's pen. -We find, however, in Nichol's Literary Anecdotes, that - - "It is not perhaps generally known that to Mr Griffith Jones, and a - brother of his, Mr Giles Jones, in conjunction with Mr John Newbery, - the public are indebted for the origin of those numerous and popular - little books for the amusement and instruction of children which have - been ever since received with universal approbation. The Lilliputian - histories of Goody Two Shoes, Giles Gingerbread, Tommy Trip, &c., &c., - are remarkable proofs of the benevolent minds of the projectors of - this plan of instruction, and respectable instances of the - accommodation of superior talents to the feeble intellects of - infantine felicity." - -Mr Giles Jones was the grandfather of the late Mr Winter Jones, -formerly the Principal Librarian of the British Museum, and the book -is attributed to the first-named gentleman in the catalogue of the -British Museum. It is claimed also that the book offers internal -evidence in support of Mr Giles Jones' authorship, inasmuch as Goody -Two Shoes becomes Lady Jones, and one of the prominent families in the -book is also named Jones. - -Beyond this, however, there appears to be no evidence as to Mr Giles -Jones being the writer, and I think something may be said as to the -claim on behalf of the poet Goldsmith, although I am by no means -anxious that the honour of having written it should be ascribed either -to the one or to the other: the following remarks, which are mainly -taken from an article I contributed to the _Athenaeum_ in April -1881, are offered simply as speculations which may not be without -interest to lovers of the little book. They may, perhaps, show that -there is some reason for attributing the work to Oliver Goldsmith, -although, of course, it is not claimed that they absolutely establish -the fact. - -Having occasion to examine carefully as many of the books for children -published by John Newbery as I could procure (and they are as scarce -as blackberries in midwinter, for what among books has so brief a life -as a nursery book?), I was struck while perusing them with a certain -distinct literary flavour, so to speak, which appeared to be common to -a group of little volumes, all published about the same period. These -were: "Goody Two Shoes," "Giles Gingerbread," "Tom Thumb's Folio," -"The Lilliputian Magazine," "The Lilliputian Masquerade," "The Easter -Gift," "A Pretty Plaything," "The Fairing," "Be Merry and Wise," "The -Valentine's Gift," "Pretty Poems for the Amusement of Children Three -Feet High," "A Pretty Book of Pictures," "Tom Telescope," and a few -others. I give abbreviated titles only, but if space permitted I mould -like to quote them in full; they are remarkable no less for their -curious quaintness and their clever ingenuity than for their -attractiveness to both parents (who, it must not be forgotten, are -more often the real buyers of children's books) and the young people -for whom they were written, and they are in themselves most -entertaining and amusing reading. This group of little books -possesses, moreover, another characteristic that is sufficiently -remarkable of itself to be noticed. While they all evince a real -genius for writing in a style suited to the capacities 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 excite the interest of "children of a larger -growth." - -Now one of this little group, "The Lilliputian Magazine," is -attributed in the British Museum Catalogue to Oliver Goldsmith; and so -strong is the family likeness in all the books I have mentioned, that -I cannot but believe they are all by the same hand--a belief which I -think will be shared by any one who will take the trouble to compare -them carefully. But I should advise him to rely on the Newbery -editions alone, for grievously garbled versions of nearly every one of -these books have been issued from many different houses throughout the -country. - -Many authorities have supported the view that Goldsmith was the author -of "Goody Two Shoes." Conspicuous among them was Washington Irving, -who says, "It is suggested with great probability that he wrote for Mr -Newbery the famous nursery story of 'Goody Two Shoes.'" It is said -also that William Godwin held this opinion; and I believe there is -authority for stating that the Misses Bewick, the daughters of the -celebrated engraver, who illustrated an edition of the book for T. -Saint, of Newcastle, understood from their father that it was by -Oliver Goldsmith. - -But let us turn to the book itself and see if it furnishes any -evidence on the point. The very title, with its quaint phrasing, shows -no common genius, and as Washington Irving says, "bears the stamp of -his [Goldsmith's] sly and playful humour." As the book was published -in 1765, it would most likely have been written just at the time when -Goldsmith was working most industriously in the service of Newbery -(1763-4), at which period it will be remembered that he was living -near Newbery at Islington, and his publisher was paying for his board -and lodging. - -Without, of course, claiming that similarity of idea in different -writings necessarily betokens the same authorship, I think the -parallels that are to be found in this little book, with many of the -sentiments in Oliver Goldsmith's acknowledged work--to say nothing of -the almost universally recognized likeness to Goldsmith's style that -is found in "Goody Two Shoes" may fairly be considered as throwing -some light upon the question. - -The most striking of these parallels is perhaps that furnished by the -curious little political preface to the work--a preface which is quite -unnecessary to the book, and I think would only have been inserted by -one who was full of the unjustnesses at which he was preparing to aim -a still heavier blow. In describing the parish of Mouldwell, where -little Margery was born, an exact picture is drawn of "The Deserted -Village," where - - One only master grasps the whole domain - And half a tillage tints thy smiling plain; - -And where - - ---- the man of wealth and pride - Takes up a space that many a poor supplied: - Space for his lakes his park's extended bounds, - Space for his horses, equipage, and hounds. - -And by this and other tyrannies, and being also - - Scourged by famine from the smiling land, - -for he was "unfortunate in his business" at about the same time, Sir -Timothy accomplishes his aim, and - - Indignant spurns the cottage from the green. - -Ruined by this oppression, poor Mr Meanwell is turned out of doors, -and flew to another parish for succour. - - Where, then, ah! where shall poverty reside - To 'scape the pressure of contiguous pride? - -Sir Timothy, however, suffers for his injustice and wickedness, for -"great part of the land lay untilled for some years, which was deemed -a just reward for such diabolical proceedings." - - Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, - Where wealth accumulates and men decay. - -Miss Charlotte Yonge, to whom I shall refer again, lays upon this: "If -the conjecture be true which attributes this tale to Oliver Goldsmith, -we have seen the same spirit which prompted his poem of 'The Deserted -Village,' namely, indignation and dismay at the discouragement of -small holdings in the early part of the eighteenth century."[C] -Indeed, it may well be that we have in this preface even a more true -picture of Lissoy than that given in the poem, which, as Mr William -Black says in his monograph on Goldsmith, "is there seen through the -softening and beautifying mist of years." - -Much 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 Goldsmith's writings. Miss Yonge says: "There is a -certain dry humour in some passages and a tenderness in others that -incline us much to the belief that it could come from no one else but -the writer of 'The Vicar of Wakefield' and 'The Deserted Village.' -Indeed, we could almost imagine that Dr Primrose himself had described -the panic at the supposed ghost in the church in the same tone as the -ride to church, the family portrait, or the gross of green -spectacles.'[D] We find in "Goody Two Shoes" every one of those -distinctive qualities of Goldsmith's writings which Mr William Black -so well summarizes in the book already referred to--"his genuine and -tender pathos, that never at any time verges on the affected or -theatrical;" his "quaint, delicate, delightful humour;" his "broader -humour, that is not afraid to provoke the wholesome laughter of -mankind by dealing with common and familiar ways and manners and men;" -his "choiceness of diction;" his "lightness and grace of touch, that -lend a charm even to" his "ordinary hack work." - - * * * * * - -The reprint which is here presented is a photographic facsimile of -the earliest complete copy that we have been able to procure. Judging -from fragments of earlier editions in the possession of the -publishers, it would appear to be printed from exactly the same types -as the original issue of April 1765. The copy from which the reprint -is made was kindly lent to the publishers by Mr Ernest Hartley -Coleridge, whose collection at the South Kensington Museum of -eighteenth century books for children is well known. The actual size -of that book is 4 inches by 2-3/4, but it has been thought better to -print on somewhat larger paper. The original is bound in the once -familiar Dutch flowered and gilt pattern paper, and we had hoped to -present the reprint in a similar cover, but it was found impossible, -as nothing like it could be procured, nor could the manufacturers of -the present day exactly reproduce it. - -[Footnote A: Essays from the _Times_. Robert Southey. By Samuel -Phillips, pp. 168-169, vol. i.] - -[Footnote B: _See_ "The Works of Charles Lamb." By Percy -Fitzgerald, M.A., F.S.A. Vol. 1. Page 420. London: E. Moxon & Co., -1876.] - -[Footnote C: "A Storehouse of Stories," p. 69, First Series.] - -[Footnote D: "A Storehouse of Stories," First Series, preface.] - - - - -[Illustration: Little Goody Two-Shoes.] - - - THE - - HISTORY - - OF - - Little GOODY TWO-SHOES; - - Otherwise called, - - Mrs. MARGERY TWO-SHOES. - - WITH - -The Means by which she acquired her Learning and Wisdom, and in -consequence thereof her Estate; 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 fix, - And gallop in a Coach and Six._ - -See the Original Manuscript in the _Vatican_ at _Rome_, and -the Cuts by _Michael Angelo_. Illustrated with the Comments of -our great modern Critics. - - ------------------------ - The THIRD EDITION. - ------------------------ - _LONDON_: - - Printed for J. NEWBERY, at the _Bible_ and - _Sun_ in St._Paul's-Church-Yard,_ 1766. - (Price Six-pence.) - - - - TO ALL - - Young Gentlemen and Ladies, - - Who are good, or intend to be good, - - This BOOK - - Is inscribed by - - Their old Friend - - In St. Paul's Church-yard. - - - - The Renowned - - HISTORY - - OF - - Little GOODY TWO-SHOES, - - Commonly called, - - Old GOODY TWO-SHOES. - - - ------------------------ - PART I. - ------------------------ - - INTRODUCTION. By the Editor. - - -All the World must allow, that _Two Shoes_ was not her real Name. -No; her Father's Name was _Meanwell_; and he was for many Years a -considerable Farmer in the Parish where _Margery_ was born; but -by the Misfortunes which he met with in Business, and the wicked -Persecutions of Sir _Timothy Gripe_, and an over-grown Farmer -called _Graspall_, he was effectually ruined. - -The Case was thus. The Parish of _Mouldwell_ where they lived, -had for many Ages been let by the Lord of the Manor into twelve -different Farms, in which the Tenants lived comfortably, brought up -large Families, and carefully supported the poor People who laboured -for them; until the Estate by Marriage and by Death came into the -Hands of Sir _Timothy_. - -This Gentleman, who loved himself better than all his Neighbours, -thought it less Trouble to write one Receipt for his Rent than twelve, -and Farmer _Graspall_ offering to take all the Farms as the Leases -expired, Sir _Timothy_ agreed with him, and in Process of Time he was -possessed of every Farm, but that occupied by little _Margery's_ -Father; which he also wanted; for as Mr. _Meanwell_ was a charitable -good Man, he stood up for the Poor at the Parish Meetings, and was -unwilling to have them oppressed by Sir _Timothy_, and this -avaricious Farmer.--Judge, oh kind, humane and courteous Reader, what -a terrible Situation the Poor must be in, when this covetous Man was -perpetual Overseer, and every Thing for their Maintenance was drawn -from his hard Heart and cruel Hand. But he was not only perpetual -Overseer, but perpetual Church-warden; and judge, oh ye Christians, -what State the Church must be in, when supported by a Man without -Religion or Virtue. He was also perpetual Surveyor of the Highways, -and what Sort of Roads he kept up for the Convenience of Travellers, -those best know who have had the Misfortune to be obliged to pass -thro' that Parish.--Complaints indeed were made, but to what Purpose -are Complaints, when brought against a Man, who can hunt, drink, and -smoak with the Lord of the Manor, who is also the Justice of Peace? - -The Opposition which little _Margery's_ Father made to this Man's -Tyranny, gave Offence to Sir _Timothy_, who endeavoured to force -him out of his Farm; and to oblige him to throw up the Lease, ordered -both a Brick Kiln and a Dog-kennel to be erected in the Farmer's -Orchard. This was contrary to Law, and a Suit was commenced, in which -_Margery's_ Father got the better. The same Offence was again -committed three different Times, and as many Actions brought, in all -of which the Farmer had a Verdict and Costs paid him; but -notwithstanding these Advantages, the Law was so expensive, that he -was ruined in the Contest, and obliged to give up all he had to his -Creditors; which effectually answered the Purpose of Sir -_Timothy_, who erected those Nuisances in the Farmer's Orchard -with that Intention only. Ah, my dear Reader, we brag of Liberty, and -boast of our Laws: but the Blessings of the one, and the Protection of -the other, seldom fall to the Lot of the Poor; and especially when a -rich Man is their Adversary. How, in the Name of Goodness, can a poor -Wretch obtain Redress, when thirty Pounds are insufficient to try his -Cause? Where is he to find Money to see Council, or how can he plead -his Cause himself (even if he was permitted) when our Laws are so -obscure, and so multiplied, that an Abridgment of them cannot be -contained in fifty Volumes in Folio? - -As soon as Mr. _Meanwell_ had called together his Creditors, Sir -_Timothy_ seized for a Year's Rent, and turned the Farmer, his -Wife, little _Margery_, and her Brother out of Doors, without any -of the Necessaries of Life to support them. - -[Illustration] - -This elated the Heart of Mr. _Graspall_, this crowned his Hopes, -and filled the Measure of his Iniquity; for besides gratifying his -Revenge, this Man's Overthrow gave him the sole Dominion of the Poor, -whom he depressed and abused in a Manner too horrible to mention. - -_Margery's_ Father flew into another Parish for Succour, and all -those who were able to move left their Dwellings and sought Employment -elsewhere, as they found it would be impossible to live under the -Tyranny of two such People. The very old, the very lame and the blind -were obliged to stay behind, and whether they were starved, or what -became of them, History does not say; but the Character of the great -Sir _Timothy_, and his avaricious Tenant, were so infamous, that -nobody would work for them by the Day, and Servants were afraid to -engage themselves by the Year, lest any unforeseen Accident should -leave them Parishioners in a Place, where they knew they must perish -miserably; so that great Part of the Land lay untilled for some Years, -which was deemed a just Reward for such diabolical Proceedings. - -But what, says the Reader, can occasion all this? Do you intend this -for Children, Mr. NEWBERY? Why, do you suppose this is written by Mr. -NEWBERY, Sir? This may come from another Hand. This is not the Book, -Sir, mentioned in the Title, but the Introduction to that Book; and it -is intended, Sir, not for those Sort of Children, but for Children of -six Feet high, of which, as my Friend has justly observed, there are -many Millions in the Kingdom; and these Reflections, Sir, have been -rendered necessary, by the unaccountable and diabolical Scheme which -many Gentlemen now give into, of laying a Number of Farms into one, -and very often of a whole Parish into one Farm; which in the End must -reduce the common People to a State of Vassalage, worse than that -under the Barons of old, or of the Clans in _Scotland_; and will -in Time depopulate the Kingdom. But as you are tired of the Subject, I -shall take myself away, and you may visit _Little Margery_. So, -Sir, your Servant, - -The EDITOR. - - - - - CHAP. I. - - _How and about Little_ Margery _and her_ Brother. - - -Care and Discontent shortened the Days of Little _Margery's_ -Father.--He was forced from his Family, and seized with a violent -Fever in a Place where Dr. _James's_ Powder was not to be had, -and where he died miserably. _Margery's_ poor Mother survived the -Loss of her Husband but a few Days, and died of a broken Heart, -leaving _Margery_ and her little Brother to the wide World; but, -poor Woman, it would have melted your Heart to have seen how -frequently she heaved up her Head, while she lay speechless, to survey -with languishing Looks her little Orphans, as much as to say, _Do -Tommy, do Margery, come with me_. They cried, poor Things, and she -sighed away her Soul; and I hope is happy. - -[Illustration] - -It would both have excited your Pity, and have done your Heart good, -to have seen how fond these two little ones were of each other, and -how, Hand in Hand, they trotted about. Pray see them. - -[Illustration] - -They were both very ragged, and _Tommy_ had two Shoes, but -_Margery_ had but one. They had nothing, poor Things, to support -them (not being in their own Parish) but what they picked from the -Hedges, or got from the poor People, and they lay every Night in a -Barn. Their Relations took no Notice of them; no, they were rich, and -ashamed to own such a poor little ragged Girl as _Margery_, and -such a dirty little curl-pated Boy as _Tommy_. Our Relations and -Friends seldom take Notice of us when we are poor; but as we grow rich -they grow fond. And this will always be the Case, while People love -Money better than Virtue, or better than they do GOD Almighty. But -such wicked Folks, who love nothing but Money, and are proud and -despise the Poor, never come to any good in the End, as we shall see -by and by. - - - - - CHAP. II. - - _How and about Mr._ Smith. - - -Mr. _Smith_ was a very worthy Clergyman, who lived in the Parish -where Little _Margery_ and _Tommy_ were born; and having a -Relation come to see him, who was a charitable good Man, he sent for -these Children to him. The Gentleman ordered Little _Margery_ a -new Pair of Shoes, gave Mr. _Smith_ some Money to buy her -Cloathes; and said, he would take _Tommy_ and make him a little -Sailor; and accordingly had a Jacket and Trowsers made for him, in -which he now appears. Pray look at him. - -[Illustration] - -After some Days the Gentleman intended to go to _London_, and -take little _Tommy_ with him, of whom you will know more by and -by, for we shall at a proper Time present you with some Part of his -History, his Travels and Adventures. - -[Illustration] - -The Parting between these two little Children was very affecting, -_Tommy_ cried, and _Margery_ cried, and they kissed each -other an hundred Times. At last _Tommy_ thus wiped off her Tears -with the End of his Jacket, and bid her cry no more, for that he would -come to her again, when he returned from Sea. However, as they were so -very fond, the Gentleman would not suffer them to take Leave of each -other; but told _Tommy_ he should ride out with him, and come -back at Night. When night came, Little _Margery_ grew very uneasy -about her Brother, and after sitting up as late as Mr. _Smith_ -would let her, she went crying to Bed. - - - - - CHAP. III. - - _How Little_ Margery _obtained the Name of_ - Goody Two-Shoes, _and what happened in the Parish._ - - -As soon as Little _Margery_ got up in the Morning, which was very -early, she ran all round the Village, crying for her Brother; and -after some Time returned greatly distressed. However, at this Instant, -the Shoemaker very opportunely came in with the new Shoes, for which -she had been measured by the Gentleman's Order. - -[Illustration] - -Nothing could have supported Little _Margery_ under the -Affliction she was in for the Loss of her Brother, but the Pleasure -she took in her _two Shoes_. She ran out to Mrs. _Smith_ as -soon as they were put on, and stroking down her ragged Apron thus, -cried out, _Two Shoes, Mame, see two Shoes_. And so she behaved -to all the People she met, and by that Means obtained the Name of -_Goody Two-Shoes_, though her Playmates called her _Old Goody -Two-Shoes_. - -Little _Margery_ was very happy in being with Mr. and Mrs. -_Smith_, who were very charitable and good to her, and had agreed -to breed her up with their Family; but as soon as that Tyrant of the -Parish, that _Graspall_, heard of her being there, he applied -first to Mr. _Smith_, and threatened to reduce his Tythes if he -kept her; and after that he spoke to Sir _Timothy_, who sent Mr. -_Smith_ a peremptory Message by his Servant, that _he should -send back_ Meanwell's _Girl to be kept by her Relations, and not -harbour her in the Parish_. This so distressed Mr. _Smith_ -that he shed Tears, and cried, _Lord have Mercy on the Poor!_ - -The Prayers of the Righteous fly upwards, and reach unto the Throne of -Heaven, as will be seen in the Sequel. - -[Illustration] - -Mrs. _Smith_ was also greatly concerned at being thus obliged to -discard poor Little _Margery_. She kissed her and cried; as also -did Mr. _Smith_, but they were obliged to send her away; for the -People who had ruined her Father could at any Time have ruined them. - - - - - CHAP. IV. - - _How Little_ Margery _learned to read, - and by Degrees taught others._ - - -Little _Margery_ saw how good, and how wise Mr. _Smith_ was, -and concluded, that this was owing to his great Learning, therefore -she wanted of all Things to learn to read. For this Purpose she used -to meet the little Boys and Girls as they came from School, borrow -their Books, and sit down and read till they returned; - -[Illustration] - -By this Means she soon got more Learning 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 Letters were -required to spell all the Words in the World; but as some of these -Letters are large and some small, she with her Knife cut out of -several Pieces of Wood ten Setts of each of these: - - a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o - p q r (s) s t u v w x y z. - -[Post-processor's note: (s) is an old-English style non-terminating -letter "s".] - - And six Setts of these: - - A B C D E F G H I K L M N O - P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. - -And having got an old Spelling-Book, she made her Companions set up -all the Words they wanted to spell, and after that she taught them to -compose Sentences. You know what a Sentence is, my Dear, _I will be -good_, is a Sentence; and is made up, as you see, of several Words. - -The usual Manner of Spelling, or carrying on the Game, as they called -it, was this: Suppose the Word to be spelt was Plumb Pudding (and who -can suppose a better) the Children were placed in a Circle, and the -first brought the Letter _P_, the next _l_, the next _u_, the next -_m_, and so on till the Whole was spelt; and if any one brought a -wrong Letter, he was to pay a Fine, or play no more. This was at their -Play; and every Morning she used to go round to teach the Children -with these Rattle-traps in a Basket, as you see in the Print. - -[Illustration] - -I once went her Rounds with her, and was highly diverted, as you may -be, if you please to look into the next Chapter. - - - - - CHAP. V. - - _How Little_ Two-Shoes _became a trotting Tutoress - and how she taught her young Pupils._ - - -It was about seven o'Clock in the Morning when we set out on this -important Business, and the first House we came to was Farmer -_Wilson's_. See here it is. - -[Illustration] - -Here _Margery_ stopped, and ran up to the Door, _Tap, tap, tap_. Who's -there? Only little goody _Two-Shoes_, answered _Margery_, come to -teach _Billy_. Oh Little _Goody_, says Mrs. _Wilson_, with Pleasure in -her Face, I am glad to see you, _Billy_ wants you sadly, for he has -learned all his Lesson. Then out came the little Boy. _How do doody -Two-Shoes_, says he, not able to speak plain. Yet this little Boy had -learned all his Letters; for she threw down this Alphabet mixed -together thus: - - b d f h k m o q s u w y z [f] - a c e g i l n p r t v x j - -and he picked them up, called them by their right Names, and put them -all in order thus: - - a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o - p q r (s) s t u v w x y z. - -[Post-processor's note: (s) is an old-English style non-terminating -letter "s".] - -She then threw down the Alphabet of Capital Letters in the Manner you -here see them. - - B D F H K M O Q S U W Y Z - A C E G I L N P R T V X J. - -and he picked them all up, and having told their Names, placed them -thus: - - A B C D E F G H I J K L M - N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. - -Now, pray little Reader, take this Bodkin, and see if you can point -out the Letters from these mixed Alphabets, and tell how they should -be placed as well as little Boy _Billy_. - -The next Place we came to was Farmer _Simpson's_, and here it is. - -[Illustration] - -_Bow wow, wow_, says the Dog at the Door. Sirrah, says his -Mistress, what do you bark at Little _Two-Shoes_. Come in -_Madge_; here, _Sally_ wants you sadly, she has learned all -her Lesson. Then out came the little one: So _Madge!_ say she; so -_Sally!_ answered the other, have you learned your Lesson? Yes, -that's what I have, replied the little one in the Country Manner; and -immediately taking the Letters she set up these Syllables: - - ba be bi bo bu, ca ce ci co cu - da de di do du, fa fe fi so fu. - -and gave them their exact Sounds as she composed them; after which she -set up the following; - - ac ec ic oc uc, ad ed id od ud - af ef if of uf, ag eg ig og ug. - -And pronounced them likewise. She then sung the Cuzz's Chorus (which -may be found in the _Little Pretty Play Thing_, published by Mr. -NEWBERY) and to the same Tune to which it is there set. - -After this, Little _Two-Shoes_ taught her to spell Words of one -Syllable, and she soon set up Pear, Plumb. Top, Ball, Pin, Puss, Dog, -Hog, Fawn, Buck, Doe, Lamb, Sheep, Ram, Cow, Bull, Cock, Hen, and many -more. - -The next Place we came to was _Gaffer Cook's_ Cottage; there you -see it before you. - -[Illustration] - -Here a number of poor Children were met to learn; who all came round -Little _Margery_ at once; and, having pulled out her Letters, she -asked the little Boy next her, what he had for Dinner? Who answered, -_Bread_. (the poor Children in many Places live very hard) Well -then, says she, set the first Letter. He put up the Letter B, to which -the next added r, and the next e, the next a, the next d, and it stood -thus, _Bread_. - -And what had you _Polly Comb_ for your Dinner? _Apple-pye_ -answered the little Girl: Upon which the next in Turn set up a great -A, the two next a p each, and so on till the two Words Apple and Pye -were united and stood thus, _Apple-pye_. - -The next had _Potatoes_, the next _Beef and Turnip_ which -were spelt with many others, till the Game of Spelling was finished. -She then set them another Task, and we proceeded. - -The next Place we came to was Farmer _Thompson's_, where there -were a great many little ones waiting for her. - -So little Mrs. _Goody Two-Shoes_, says one of them, where have -you been so long? I have been teaching, says she, longer than I -intended, and am afraid I am come too soon for you now. No, but indeed -you are not, replied the other; for I have got my Lesson, and so has -_Sally Dawson_, and so has _Harry Wilson_, and so we have -all; and they capered about as if they were overjoyed to see her. Why -then, says she, you are all very good, and GOD Almighty will love you; -so let us begin our Lessons. They all huddled round her, and though at -the other Place they were employed about Words and Syllables, here we -had People of much greater Understanding who dealt only in Sentences. - -The Letters being brought upon the Table, one of the little ones set -up the following Sentence. - -_The Lord have Mercy upon me, and grant that I may be always good, -and say my Prayers, and love the Lord my God with all my Heart, with -all my Soul, and with all my Strength; and honour the King, and all -good Men in Authority under him._ - -Then the next took the Letters, and composed this Sentence. - -_Lord have Mercy upon me, and grant that I may love my Neighbour as -myself, and do unto all Men as I would have them do unto me, and tell -no Lies; but be honest and just in all my Dealings._ - -The third composed the following Sentence. - -_The Lord have Mercy upon me, and grant that I may honour my Father -and Mother, and love my Brothers and Sisters, Relations and Friends, -and all my Playmates, and every Body, and endeavour to make them -happy._ - -The fourth composed the following. - -_I pray_ GOD _to bless this whole Company, and all our Friends, -and all our Enemies._ - -To this last _Polly Sullen_ objected, and said, truly, she did -not know why she should pray for her Enemies? Not pray for your -Enemies, says Little _Margery_; yes, you must, you are no -Christian, if you don't forgive your Enemies, and do Good for Evil. -_Polly_ still pouted; upon which Little _Margery_ said, -though she was poor, and obliged to lie in a Barn, she would not keep -Company with such a naughty, proud, perverse Girl as _Polly_; and -was going away; however the Difference was made up, and she set them -to compose the following - - LESSONS - - For the CONDUCT of LIFE. - - LESSON I. - - He that will thrive, - Must rise by Five. - He that hath thriv'n, - May lie till Seven. - Truth may be blam'd, - But cannot be sham'd. - Tell me with whom you go; - And I'll tell what you do. - A Friend in your Need, - Is a Friend indeed. - They ne'er can be wise, - Who good Counsel despise. - - LESSON II. - - A wise Head makes a close Mouth. - Don't burn your Lips with another Man's Broth. - Wit is Folly, unless a wise Man hath the keeping of it. - Use soft Words and hard Arguments. - Honey catches more Flies than Vinegar. - To forget a Wrong is the best Revenge. - Patience is a Plaister for all Sores. - Where Pride goes, Shame will follow. - When Vice enters the Room, Vengeance is near the Door. - Industry is Fortune's right Hand, and Frugality her left. - Make much of Three-pence, or you ne'er will be worth a Groat. - - LESSON III. - - A Lie stands upon one Leg, but Truth upon two. - When a Man talks much, believe but half what he says. - Fair Words butter no Parsnips. - Bad Company poisons the Mind. - A covetous Man is never satisfied. - Abundance, like Want, ruins many. - Contentment is the best Fortune. - A contented Mind is a continual Feast. - - A LESSON in Religion. - - Love GOD, for he is good. - Fear GOD, for he is just. - Pray to GOD, for all good Things come from him. - Praise GOD, for great is his Mercy towards us, and wonderful - are all his Works. - Those who strive to be good, have GOD on their Side. - Those who have GOD for their Friend, shall want nothing. - Confess your Sins to GOD, and if you repent he will forgive you. - Remember that all you do, is done in the Presence of GOD. - The Time will come, my Friends, when we must give - Account to GOD, how we on Earth did live. - - A Moral LESSON. - - A good Boy will make a good Man. - Honour your Parents, and the World will honour you. - Love your Friends, and your Friends will love you. - He that swims in Sin, will sink in Sorrow. - Learn to live, as you would wish to die. - As you expect all Men should deal by you: - So deal by them, and give each Man his Due. - -As we were returning Home, we saw a Gentleman, who was very ill, -sitting under a shady Tree at the Corner of his Rookery. Though ill, -he began to joke with Little _Margery_, and said, laughingly, so, -_Goody Two-Shoes_, they tell me you are a cunning little Baggage; -pray, can you tell me what I shall do to get well? Yes, Sir, says she, -go to Bed when your Rooks do. You see they are going to Rest already: - -[Illustration] - -Do you so likewise, and get up with them in the morning; earn, as they -do, every Day what you eat, and eat and drink no more than you earn; -and you'll get Health and keep it. What should induce the Rooks to -frequent Gentlemens Houses only, but to tell them how to lead a -prudent Life? They never build over Cottages or Farm-houses, because -they see, that these People know how to live without their Admonition. - - _Thus Health and Wit you may improve, - Taught by the Tenants of the Grove._ - -The Gentleman laughing gave _Margery_ Sixpence; and told her she -was a sensible Hussey. - - - - - CHAP. VI. - - _How the whole Parish was frighted._ - - -Who does not know Lady _Ducklington_, or who does not know that -she was buried at this Parish Church? - -[Illustration] - -Well, I never saw so grand a Funeral in all my Life; but the Money -they squandered away, would have been better laid out in little Books -for Children, or in Meat, Drink, and Cloaths for the Poor. - -This if a fine Hearse indeed, and the nodding Plumes on the Horses -look very grand; but what End does that answer, otherwise than to -display the Pride of the Living, or the Vanity of the Dead. Fie upon -such Folly, say I, and Heaven grant that those who want more Sense may -have it. - -[Illustration] - -But all the Country round came to see the Burying, and it was late -before the Corpse was interred. After which, in the Night, or rather -about Four o'Clock in the Morning, the Bells were heard to jingle in -the Steeple, which frightened the People prodigiously, who all thought -it was Lady _Ducklington_'s Ghost dancing among the Bell-ropes. -The People flocked to _Will Dobbins_ the Clerk, and wanted him to -go and see what it was; but _William_ said, he was sure it was a -Ghost, and that he would not offer to open the Door. At length Mr. -_Long_ the Rector, hearing such an Uproar in the Village, went to -the Clerk, to know why he did not go into the Church; and see who was -there. I go, Sir, says _William_, why the Ghost would frighten me -out of my Wits.--Mrs. _Dobbins_ too cried, and laying hold of her -Husband said, he should not be eat up by the Ghost. A Ghost, you -Blockheads, says Mr. _Long_ in a Pet, did either of you ever see -a Ghost, or know any Body that did? Yes, says the Clerk, my Father did -once in the Shape of a Windmill, and it walked all round the Church in -a white Sheet, with Jack Boots on, and had a Gun by its Side instead -of a Sword. A fine Picture of a Ghost truly, says Mr. _Long_, -give me the Key of the Church, you Monkey; for I tell you there is no -such Thing now, whatever may have been formerly.--Then taking the Key, -he went to the Church, all the people following him. As soon as he had -opened the Door, what Sort of a Ghost do ye think appeared? Why Little -_Two-Shoes_, who being weary, had fallen asleep in one of the -Pews during the Funeral Service, and was shut in all Night. She -immediately asked Mr. _Long_'s Pardon for the Trouble she had -given him, told him, she had been locked into the Church, and said, -she should not have rung the Bells, but that she was very cold, and -hearing Farmer _Boult_'s Man go whistling by with his Horses, she -was in Hopes he would have went to the Clerk for the Key to let her -out. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAP. VII. - - _Containing an Account of all the Spirits, - or Ghosts, she saw in the Church._ - - -The People were ashamed to ask Little _Madge_ any Questions -before Mr. _Long_, but as soon as he was gone, they all got round -her to satisfy their Curiousity, and desired she would give them a -particular Account of all that she had heard and seen. - - Her TALE. - -I went to the Church, said she, as most of you did last Night, to see -the Burying, and being very weary, I sate me down in Mr. -_Jones_'s Pew, and fell fast asleep. At Eleven of the Clock I -awoke; which I believe was in some measure occasioned by the Clock's -striking, for I heard it. I started up, and could not at first tell -where I was; but after some Time I recollected the Funeral, and soon -found that I was shut in the Church. It was dismal dark, and I could -see nothing; but while I was standing in the Pew, something jumped up -upon me behind, and laid, as I thought, its Hands over my -Shoulders.--I own, I was a little afraid at first; however, I -considered that I had always been constant at Prayers and at Church, -and that I had done nobody any Harm, but had endeavoured to do what -Good I could; and then, thought I, what have I to fear? yet I kneeled -down to say my Prayers. As soon as I was on my Knees something very -cold, as cold as Marble, ay, as cold as Ice, touched my Neck, which -made me start; however, I continued my Prayers, and having begged -Protection from Almighty GOD, I found my Spirits come, and I was -sensible that I had nothing to fear; for GOD Almighty protects not -only all those who are good, but also all those who endeavour to be -good.--Nothing can withstand the Power, and exceed the Goodness of GOD -Almighty. Armed with the Confidence of his Protection, I walked down -the Church Isle, when I heard something, pit pat, pit pat, pit pat, -come after me, and something touched my Hand, which seemed as cold as -a Marble Monument. I could not think what this was, yet I knew it -could not hurt me, and therefore I made myself easy, but being very -cold, and the Church being paved with Stone, which was very damp, I -felt my Way as well as I could to the Pulpit, in doing which something -brushed by me, and almost threw me down. However I was not frightened, -for I knew, that GOD Almighty would suffer nothing to hurt me. - -At last, I found out the Pulpit, and having shut too the Door, I laid -me down on the Mat and Cushion to sleep; when something thrust and -pulled the Door, as I thought for Admittance, which prevented my going -to sleep. At last it cries, _Bow, wow, wow_; and I concluded it -must be Mr. _Saunderson_'s Dog, which had followed me from their -House to Church, so I opened the Door, and called _Snip, Snip_, -and the Dog jumped up upon me immediately. After this _Snip_ and -I lay down together, and had a most comfortable Nap; for when I awoke -again it was almost light. I then walked up and down all the Isles of -the Church to keep myself warm; and though I went into the Vault, and -trod on Lady _Ducklington's_ Coffin, I saw no Ghost, and I -believe it was owing to the Reason Mr. _Long_ has given you, -namely, that there is no such Thing to be seen. As to my Part, I would -as soon lie all Night in the Church as in any other Place; and I am -sure that any little Boy or Girl, who is good, and loves GOD Almighty, -and keeps his Commandments, may as safely lie in the Church, or the -Church-yard, as any where else, if they take Care not to get Cold; for -I am sure there are no Ghosts, either to hurt, or to frighten them; -though any one possessed of Fear might have taken Neighbour -_Saunderson_'s Dog with his cold Nose for a Ghost; and if they -had not been undeceived, as I was, would never have thought otherwise. -All the Company acknowledged the Justness of the Observation, and -thanked Little _Two-Shoes_ for her Advice. - - REFLECTION. - -After this, my dear Children, I hope you will not believe any foolish -Stories that ignorant, weak, or designing People may tell you about -_Ghosts_; for the Tales of _Ghosts_, _Witches_, and _Fairies_, are the -Frolicks of a distempered Brain. No wise Man ever saw either of them. -Little _Margery_ you see was not afraid; no, she had _good Sense_, -and a _good Conscience_, which is a Cure for all these imaginary -Evils. - - - - - CHAP. VIII. - - _Of something which happened to Little_ Two-Shoes_ - in a Barn, more dreadful than the Ghost in the Church; - and how she returned Good for Evil to her Enemy Sir_ Timothy. - - -Some Days after this a more dreadful Accident befel Little _Madge_. -She happened to be coming late from teaching, when it rained, -thundered, and lightened, and therefore she took Shelter in a Farmer's -Barn at a Distance from the Village. Soon after, the Tempest drove in -four Thieves, who, not seeing such a little creep-mouse Girl as -_Two-Shoes_, lay down on the Hay next to her, and began to talk over -their Exploits, and to settle Plans for future Robberies. Little -_Margery_ on hearing them, covered herself with Straw. To be sure she -was sadly frighted, but her good Sense taught her, that the only -Security she had was in keeping herself concealed; therefore she laid -very still, and breathed very softly. About Four o'Clock these wicked -People came to a Resolution to break both Sir _William Dove's_ House, -and Sir _Timothy Gripe's_, and by Force of Arms to carry off all their -Money, Plate and Jewels; but as it was thought then too late, they -agreed to defer it till the next Night. After laying this Scheme they -all set out upon their Pranks, which greatly rejoiced _Margery_, as it -would any other little Girl in her Situation. Early in the Morning she -went to Sir _William_, and told him the whole of their Conversation. -Upon which, he asked her Name, gave her Something, and bid her call at -his House the Day following. She also went to Sir _Timothy_ -notwithstanding standing he had used her so ill; for she knew it was -her Duty to _do Good for Evil_. As soon as he was informed who she -was, he took no Notice of her; upon which she desired to speak to Lady -_Gripe_; and having informed her Ladyship of the Affair, she went her -Way. This Lady had more Sense than her Husband, which indeed is not a -singular Case; for instead of despising Little _Margery_ and her -Information, she privately set People to guard the House. The Robbers -divided themselves, and went about the Time mentioned to both Houses, -and were surprized by the Guards, and taken. Upon examining these -Wretches, one of which turned Evidence, both Sir _William_ and Sir -_Timothy_ found that they owed their Lives to the Discovery made by -Little _Margery_, and the first took great Notice of her, and would no -longer let her lie in a Barn; but Sir _Timothy_ only said, that he was -ashamed to owe his Life to the Daughter of one who was his Enemy; so -true it is, _that a proud Man seldom forgives those he has injured_. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAP. IX. - - _How Little_ Margery _was made - Principal of a Country College._ - - -Mrs. _Williams_, of whom I have given a particular Account in my _New -Year's Gift_, and who kept a College for instructing little Gentlemen -and Ladies in the Science of A, B, C, was at this Time very old and -infirm, and wanted to decline that important Trust. This being told to -Sir _William Dove_, who lived in the Parish, he sent for Mrs. -_Williams_, and desired she would examine Little _Two-Shoes_, and see -whether she was qualified for the Office.----This was done, and Mrs. -_Williams_ made the following Report in her Favour, namely, _that -Little_ Margery _was the best Scholar, and had the best Head, and the -best Heart of any one she had examined_. All the Country had a great -Opinion of Mrs. _Williams_, and this Character gave them also a great -Opinion of Mrs. _Margery_; for so we must now call her. - -This Mrs. _Margery_ thought the happiest Period of her Life; but -more Happiness was in Store for her. GOD Almighty heaps up Blessings -for all those who love him, and though for a Time he may suffer them -to be poor and distressed, and hide his good Purposes from human -Sight, yet in the End they are generally crowned with Happiness -here, and no one can doubt of their being so hereafter. - -On this Occasion the following Hymn, or rather a Translation of the -twenty-third Psalm, is said to have been written, and was soon after -published in the _Spectator_. - - I. - - The Lord my Pasture shall prepare, - And feed me with a Shepherd's Care: - His Presence shall my Wants supply, - And guard me with a watchful Eye; - My Noon-day Walks he shall attend, - And all my Midnight Hours defend. - - II. - - When in the sultry Glebe I faint, - Or on the thirsty Mountain pant; - To fertile Vales and dewy Meads, - My weary wand'ring Steps he leads; - Where peaceful Rivers, soft and slow, - Amid the verdant Landskip flow. - - III. - - Tho' in the Paths of Death I tread, - With gloomy Horrors overspread, - My stedfast Heart shall fear no ill, - For thou, O Lord, art with me still; - Thy friendly Crook shall give me Aid, - And guide me thro' the dreadful Shade. - - IV. - - Tho' in a bare and rugged Way, - Thro' devious lonely Wilds I stray, - Thy Bounty shall my Pains beguile: - The barren Wilderness shall smile, - With sudden Greens & herbage crown'd, - And Streams shall murmur all around. - -Here ends the History of Little _Two Shoes_. Those who would know -how she behaved after she came to be Mrs. _Margery Two-Shoes_ -must read the Second Part of this Work, in which an Account of the -Remainder of her Life, her Marriage, and Death are set forth at large, -according to Act of Parliament. - - - - - ==================== - - - The Renowned - - HISTORY - - OF - - Mrs. MARGERY TWO-SHOES. - - - -------------------- - PART II. - -------------------- - - - INTRODUCTION. - - -In the first Part of this Work, the young Student has read, and I hope -with Pleasure and Improvement, the History of this Lady, while she was -known and distinguished by the Name of _Little Two-Shoes_; we are -now come to a Period of her Life when that Name was discarded, and a -more eminent one bestowed upon her, I mean I mean that of Mrs. -_Margery Two-Shoes_: For as she was now President of the A, B, C -College, it became necessary to exalt her in Title as well as in -Place. - - -No sooner was she settled in this Office, but she laid every possible -Scheme to promote the Welfare and Happiness of all her Neighbours, and -especially of the Little Ones, in whom she took great Delight, and all -those whose Parents could not afford to pay for their Education, she -taught for nothing, but the Pleasure she had in their Company, for you -are to observe, that they were very good, or were soon made so by her -good Management. - - - - - CHAP. I. - - _Of her School, her Ushers, or Assistants, - and her Manner of Teaching._ - - -We have already informed the Reader, that the School where she taught, -was that which was before kept by Mrs. _Williams_, whose -Character you may find in my _New Year's Gift_. The Room was -large, and as she knew, that Nature intended Children should be always -in Action, she placed her different Letters, or Alphabets, all round -the School, so that every one was obliged to get up to fetch a Letter, -or to spell a Word, when it came to their Turn; which not only kept -them in Health, but fixed the Letters and Points firmly in their -Minds. - -She had the following Assistants or Ushers to help her, and I will -tell you how she came by them. Mrs. _Margery_, you must know, was -very humane and compassionate; and her Tenderness extended not only to -all Mankind, but even to all Animals that were not noxious; as your's -ought to do, if you would be happy here, and go to Heaven hereafter. -These are GOD Almighty's Creatures as well as we. He made both them -and us; and for wise Purposes, best known to himself, placed them in -this World to live among us; so that they are our fellow Tenants of -the Globe. How then can People dare to torture and wantonly destroy -GOD Almighty's Creatures? They as well as you are capable of feeling -Pain, and of receiving Pleasure, and how can you, who want to be made -happy yourself, delight in making your fellow Creatures miserable? Do -you think the poor Birds, whose Nest and young ones that wicked Boy -_Dick Wilson_ ran away with Yesterday, do not feel as much Pain, -as your Father and Mother would have felt, had any one pulled down -their House and ran away with you? To be sure they do. Mrs. -_Two-Shoes_ used to speak of those Things, and of naughty Boys -throwing at Cocks, torturing Flies, and whipping Horses and Dogs, with -Tears in her Eyes, and would never suffer any one to come to her -School who did so. - -One Day, as she was going through the next Village, she met with some -wicked Boys who had got a young Raven, which they were going to throw -at, she wanted to get the poor Creature out of their cruel Hands, and -therefore gave them a Penny for him, and brought him home. She called -his Name _Ralph_, and a fine Bird he is. Do look at him and remember -what _Solomon_ says, _The Eye that despiseth his Father, and regardeth -not the Distress of his Mother, the Ravens of the Valley shall peck it -out, and the young Eagles eat it._ Now this Bird she taught to speak, -to spell and to read; and as he was particularly fond of playing with -the large Letters, the Children used to call this _Ralph_'a Alphabet. - - A B C D E F G H I J K L M - N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. - -He always sat at her Elbow, as you see in the first Picture, and when -any of the Children were wrong, she used to call out, _Put them -right Ralph_, and a fine bird he is. Do look at him. - -[Illustration] - -Some Days after she had met with the Raven, as she was walking in the -Fields, she saw some naughty Boys, who had taken a Pidgeon, and tied a -String to its Leg, in order to let it fly, and draw it back again when -they pleased; and by this Means they tortured the poor Animal with the -Hopes of Liberty and repeated Disappointment. This Pidgeon she also -bought, and taught him how to spell and read, though not to talk, and -he performed all those extraordinary Things which are recorded of the -famous Bird, that was some Time since advertised in the -_Haymarket_, and visited by most of the great People in the -Kingdom. This Pidgeon was a very pretty Fellow, and she called him -_Tom_. See here he is. - -[Illustration] - -And as the Raven _Ralph_ was fond of the large Letters, -_Tom_ the Pidgeon took Care of the small ones, of which he -composed this Alphabet. - - a b c d e f g h i j k l m - n o p q r s t u v w x y z. - -The Neighbours knowing that Mrs. _Two Shoes_ was very good, as to -be sure nobody was better, made her a Present of a little Sky-lark, -and a fine Bird he is. - -[Illustration] - -Now as many People, even at that Time had learned to lie in Bed long -in the Morning, she thought the Lark might be of Use to her and her -Pupils, and tell them when to get up. - -_For be that is fond of his Bed, and lays 'till Noon, lives but half -his Days, the rest being lost in Sleep, which is a Kind of Death_. - -Some Time after this a poor Lamb had lost its Dam, and the Farmer -being about to kill it, she bought it of him, and brought it home with -her to play with the Children, and teach them when to go to Bed; for -it was a Rule with the wise Men of that Age (and a very good one, let -me tell you) to - - _Rise with the Lark, and lie down with the Lamb._ - -This Lamb she called _Will_, and a pretty Fellow he is; do, look -at him. - -[Illustration] - -No sooner was _Tippy_ the Lark and _Will_ the Ba-lamb -brought into the School, but that sensible Rogue _Ralph_, the -Raven, composed the following Verse, which every little good Boy and -Girl should get by Heart. - - _Early to Bed, and early to rise; - Is the Way to be healthy, and wealthy, and wise_. - -A sly Rogue; but it is true enough; for those who do not go to Bed -early cannot rise early; and those who do not rise early cannot do -much Business. Pray, let this be told at the Court, and to People who -have Routs and Rackets. - -Soon after this, a Present was made to Mrs. _Margery_ of little -Dog _Jumper_, and a pretty Dog he is. Pray, look at him. - -[Illustration] - -_Jumper, Jumper, Jumper!_ He is always in a good Humour, and -playing and jumping about, and therefore he was called _Jumper_. -The Place assigned for _Jumper_ was that of keeping the Door, so -that he may be called the Porter of the College, for he would let -nobody go out, or any one come in, without the Leave of his Mistress. -See how he sits, a saucy Rogue. - -_Billy_ the Ba-lamb was a chearful Fellow, and all the Children -were fond of him, wherefore Mrs. _Two-Shoes_ made it a Rule, that -those who behaved best should have _Will_ home with them at Night -to carry their Satchel or Basket at his Back, and bring it in the -Morning. See what a fine Fellow he is, and how he trudges along. - - - - - CHAP. II. - - _A Scene of Distress; in the School_. - - -It happened one Day, when Mrs. _Two-Shoes_ was diverting the -Children after Dinner, as she usually did with some innocent Games, or -entertaining and instructive Stories, that a Man arrived with the -melancholy News of _Sally Jones's_ Father being thrown from his -Horse, and thought past all Recovery; nay, the Messenger said, that he -was seemingly dying, when he came away. Poor _Sally_ was greatly -distressed, as indeed were all the School, for she dearly loved her -Father, and Mrs. _Two-Shoes_, and all the Children dearly loved -her. It is generally said, that we never know the real Value of our -Parents or Friends till we have lost them; but poor _Sally_ felt -this by Affection, and her Mistress knew it by Experience. All the -School were in Tears, and the Messenger was obliged to return; but -before he went, Mrs. _Two-Shoes_, unknown to the Children, -ordered _Tom_ Pidgeon to go home with the Man, and bring a Letter -to inform her how Mr. _Jones_ did. They set out together, and the -Pidgeon rode on the Man's Head, (as you see here) for the Man was able -to carry the Pidgeon, though the Pidgeon was not able to carry the -Man, if he had, they would have been there much sooner, for _Tom_ -Pidgeon was _very good_, and never staid on an Errand. - -[Illustration] - -Soon after the Man was gone the Pidgeon was lost, and the Concern the -Children were under for Mr. _Jones_ and little _Sally_ was -in some Measure diverted, and Part of their Attention turned after -_Tom_, who was a great Favourite, and consequently much bewailed. -Mrs. _Margery_, who knew the great Use and Necessity of teaching -Children to submit chearfully to the Will of Providence, bid them wipe -away their Tears, and then kissing _Sally_, you must be a good -Girl, says she, and depend upon GOD Almighty for his Blessing and -Protection; for _he is a Father to the Fatherless, and defendeth all -those who put their Trust in him_. She then told them a Story, -which I shall relate in as few Words as possible. - - - _The History of Mr._ Lovewell, _Father - to Lady_ Lucy. - -Mr. _Lovewell_ was born at _Bath_, and apprenticed to a -laborious Trade in _London_, which being too hard for him, he -parted with his Master by Consent, and hired himself as a common -Servant to a Merchant in the City. Here he spent his leisure Hours not -as Servants too frequently do, in Drinking and Schemes of Pleasure, -but in improving his Mind; and among other Acquirements, he made -himself a complete Master of Accompts. His Sobriety, Honesty, and the -Regard he paid to his Master's Interest, greatly recommended him in -the whole Family, and he had several Offices of Trust committed to his -Charge, in which he acquitted himself so well, that the Merchant -removed him from the Stable into the Counting-house. - -Here he soon made himself Master of the Business, and became so useful -to the Merchant, that in regard to his faithful Services, and the -Affection he had for him, he married him to his own Niece, a prudent -agreeable young Lady; and gave him a Share in the Business. See what -Honesty and Industry will do for us. Half the great Men in -_London_, I am told, have made themselves by this Means, and who -would but be honest and industrious, when it is so much our Interest -and our Duty. - -After some Years the Merchant died, and left Mr. _Lovewell_ -possessed of many fine Ships at Sea, and much Money, and he was happy -in a Wife, who had brought him a Son and two Daughters, all dutiful -and obedient. The Treasures and good Things, however, of this Life are -so uncertain, that a Man can never be happy, unless he lays the -Foundation for it in his own Mind. So true is that Copy in our Writing -Books, which tells us, that _a contented Mind is a continual -Feast_. - -After some Years successful Trade, he thought his Circumstances -sufficient to insure his own Ships, or, in other Words, to send his -Ships and Goods to Sea without being insured by others, as is -customary among Merchants; when, unfortunately for him, four of them -richly laden were lost at Sea. This he supported with becoming -Resolution; but the next Mail brought him Advice, that nine others -were taken by the _French_, with whom we were then at War; and -this, together with the Failure of three foreign Merchants whom he had -trusted, compleated his Ruin. He was then obliged to call his -Creditors together, who took his Effects, and being angry with him for -the imprudent Step of not insuring his Ships, left him destitute of -all Subsistence. Nor did the Flatterers of his Fortune, those who had -lived by his Bounty when in his Prosperity, pay the least Regard -either to him or his Family. So true is another Copy, that you will -find in your Writing Book, which says, _Misfortune tries our -Friends_. All these Slights of his pretended Friends, and the ill -Usage of his Creditors, both he and his Family bore with Christian -Fortitude; but other Calamities fell upon him, which he felt more -sensibly. - -In his Distress, one of his Relations, who lived at _Florence_, -offered to take his Son; and another, who lived at _Barbadoes_, -sent for one of his Daughters. The Ship which his Son sailed in was -cast away, and all the Crew supposed to be lost; and the Ship, in -which his Daughter went a Passenger, was taken by Pyrates, and one -Post brought the miserable Father an Account of the Loss of his two -Children. This was the severest Stroke of all: It made him compleatly -wretched, and he knew it must have a dreadful Effect on his Wife and -Daughter; he therefore endeavoured to conceal it from them. But the -perpetual Anxiety he was in, together with the Loss of his Appetite -and Want of Rest, soon alarmed his Wife. She found something was -labouring in his Breast, which was concealed from her; and one Night -being disturbed in a Dream, with what was ever in his Thoughts, and -calling out upon his dear Children; she awoke him, and insisted upon -knowing the Cause of his Inquietude. _Nothing, my Dear, nothing,_ -says he, _The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be -the Name of the Lord._ This was sufficient to alarm the poor Woman; -she lay till his Spirits were composed, and as she thought asleep, -then stealing out of Bed, got the Keys and opened his Bureau, where -she found the fatal Account. In the Height of her Distractions, she -flew to her Daughter's Room, and waking her with her Shrieks, put the -Letters into her Hands. The young Lady, unable to support this Load of -Misery, fell into a Fit, from which it was thought she never could -have been recovered. However, at last she revived; but the Shock was -so great, that it entirely deprived her of her Speech. - -Thus loaded with Misery, and unable to bear the Slights and Disdain of -those who had formerly professed themselves Friends, this unhappy Family -retired into a Country, where they were unknown, in order to hide -themselves from the World; when, to support their Independency, the -Father laboured as well as he could at Husbandry, and the Mother and -Daughter sometimes got spinning and knitting Work, to help to furnish -the Means of Subsistence; which however was so precarious and uncertain, -that they often, for many Weeks together, lived on nothing but Cabbage -and Bread boiled in Water. But God never forsaketh the Righteous, nor -suffereth those to perish who put their Trust in him. At this Time a -Lady, who was just come to England, sent to take a pleasant Seat ready -furnished in that Neighbourhood, and the Person who was employed for the -Purpose, was ordered to deliver a Bank Note of an hundred Pounds to Mr. -_Lovewell_, another hundred to his Wife, and fifty to the Daughter, -desiring them to take Possession of the House, and get it well aired -against she came down, which would be in two or three Days at most. -This, to People who were almost starving, was a sweet and seasonable -Relief, and they were all sollicitous to know their Benefactress, but of -that the Messenger himself was too ignorant to inform them. However, she -came down sooner than was expected, and with Tears embraced them again -and again: After which she told the Father and Mother she had heard from -their Daughter, who was her Acquaintance, and that she was well and on -her Return to England. This was the agreeable Subject of their -Conversation till after Dinner, when drinking their Healths, she again -with Tears saluted them, and falling upon her Knees asked their -Blessings. - -[Illustration] - -Tis impossible to express the mutual Joy which this occasioned. Their -Conversation was made up of the most endearing Expressions, -intermingled with Tears and Caresses. Their Torrent of Joy, however, -was for a Moment interrupted, by a Chariot which stopped at the Gate, -and which brought as they thought a very unseasonable Visitor, and -therefore she sent to be excused from seeing Company. - -[Illustration] - -But this had no Effect, for a Gentleman richly dressed jumped out of -the Chariot, and pursuing the Servant into the Parlour saluted them -round, who were all astonished at his Behaviour. But when the Tears -trickled from his Cheeks, the Daughter, who had been some Years dumb, -immediately cried out, _my Brother! my Brother! my Brother!_ and -from that Instant recovered her Speech. The mutual Joy which this -occasioned, is better felt than expressed. Those who have proper -Sentiments of Humanity, Gratitude, and filial Piety will rejoice at -the Event, and those who have a proper Idea of the Goodness of God, -and his gracious Providence, will from this, as well as other -Instances of his Goodness and Mercy, glorify his holy Name, and -magnify his Wisdom and Power, who is a Shield to the Righteous, and -defendeth all those who put their Trust in him. - -As you, my dear Children, may be sollicitous to know how this happy -Event was brought about, I must inform you, that Mr. _Lovewell_'s Son, -when the Ship foundered, had with some others got into the long Boat, -and was taken up by a Ship at Sea, and carried to the East Indies, -where in a little Time he made a large Fortune; and the Pirates who -took his Daughter, attempted to rob her of her Chastity; but finding -her Inflexible, and determined to die rather than to submit, some of -them behaved to her in a very cruel Manner; but others, who had more -Honour and Generosity, became her Defenders; upon which a Quarrel -arose between them, and the Captain, who was the worst of the Gang, -being killed, the rest of the Crew carried the Ship into a Port of the -_Manilla_ Islands, belonging to the _Spaniards_; where, when her Story -was known, she was treated with great Respect, and courted by a young -Gentleman, who was taken ill of a Fever, and died before the Marriage -was agreed on, but left her his whole Fortune. - -You see, my dear _Sally_, how wonderfully these People were -preserved, and made happy after such extreme Distress; we are -therefore never to despair, even under the greatest Misfortunes, for -GOD Almighty is All-powerful and can deliver us at any Time. Remember -_Job_, but I think you have not read so far, take the Bible, -_Billy Jones_, and read the History of that good and patient Man. -At this Instant something was heard to slap at the Window, _Wow, -wow, wow_, says Jumper, and attempted to leap up and open the Door, -at which the Children were surprized; but Mrs. _Margery_ knowing -what it was, opened the Casement, as _Noah_ did the Window of the -Ark, and drew in _Tom_ Pidgeon with a Letter, and see here he is. - -[Illustration] - -As soon as he was placed on the Table, he walked up to little -_Sally_, and dropping the Letter, cried, _Co, Co, Coo_, as -much as to say, _there read it_. Now this poor Pidgeon had -travelled fifty Miles in about an Hour, to bring _Sally_ this -Letter, and who would destroy such pretty Creatures.--But let us read -the Letter. - -_My dear_ Sally, - -GOD Almighty has been very merciful, and restored your Pappa to us -again, who is now so well as to be able to sit up. I hear you are a -good Girl, my Dear, and I hope you will never forget to praise the -Lord for this his great Goodness and Mercy to us--What a sad Thing it -would have been if your Father had died, and left both you and me, and -little _Tommy_ in Distress, and without a Friend: Your Father -sends his Blessing with mine--Be good, my dear Child, and God Almighty -will also bless you, whose Blessing is above all Things. - -_I am, my Dear Sally_, - -_Your ever affectionate Mother,_ - -MARTHA JONES. - - - - - CHAP. III. - - _Of the amazing Sagacity and Instincts - of a little Dog_. - - -Soon after this, a dreadful Accident happened in the School. It was on -a _Thursday_ Morning, I very well remember, when the Children -having learned their Lessons soon, she had given them Leave to play, -and they were all running about the School, and diverting themselves -with the Birds and the Lamb; at this Time the Dog, all of a sudden, -laid hold of his Mistress's Apron, and endeavoured to pull her out of -the School. She was at first surprized, however, she followed him to -see what he intended. No sooner had he led her into the Garden, but he -ran back, and pulled out one of the Children in the same manner; upon -which she ordered them all to leave the School immediately, and they -had not been out five Minutes, before the Top of the House fell in. -What a miraculous Deliverance was here! How gracious! How good was God -Almighty, to save all these Children from Destruction, and to make Use -of such an Instrument, as a little sagacious Animal to accomplish his -Divine Will. I should have observed, that as soon as they were all in -the Garden, the Dog came leaping round them to express his Joy, and -when the House was fallen, laid himself down quietly by his Mistress. - -Some of the Neighbours, who saw the School fall, and who were in great -Pain for _Margery_ and the little ones, soon spread the News -through the Village, and all the Parents, terrified for their -Children, came crowding in Abundance; they had, however, the -Satisfaction to find them all safe, and upon their Knees, with their -Mistress, giving God thanks for their happy Deliverance. - - ADVICE _from the_ MAN _in the_ MOON. - -_Jumper, Jumper, Jumper_, what a pretty Dog he is, and how -sensible? Had Mankind half the Sagacity of _Jumper_, they would -guard against Accidents of this Sort, by having a public Survey, -occasionally made of all the Houses in every Parish (especially of -those, which are old and decayed) and not suffer them to remain in a -crazy State, 'till they fall down on the Heads of the poor -Inhabitants, and crush them to Death. Why, it was but Yesterday, that -a whole House fell down in _Grace-church-street_, and another in -_Queen's-street_, and an hundred more are to tumble, before this -Time twelve Months; so Friends, take Care of yourselves, and tell the -Legislature, they ought to take Care for you. How can you be so -careless? Most of your Evils arise from Carelesness and Extravagance, -and yet you excuse yourselves, and lay the Fault upon Fortune. Fortune -is a Fool, and you are a Blockhead, if you put it in her Power to play -Tricks with you. - -_Yours_, - -_The_ MAN _in the_ MOON. - -You are not to wonder, my dear Reader, that this little Dog should -have more Sense than you, or your Father, or your Grandfather. - -Though God Almighty has made Man the Lord of the Creation, and endowed -him with Reason, yet in many Respects, he has been altogether as -bountiful to other Creatures of his forming. Some of the Senses of -other Animals are more acute than ours, as we find by daily -Experience. You know this little Bird, _sweet Jug, Jug, Jug_, -'tis a Nightingale. This little Creature, after she has entertained us -with her Songs all the Spring, and bred up her little ones, flies into -a foreign Country, and finds her Way over the Great Sea, without any -of the Instruments and Helps which Men are obliged to make Use of for -that Purpose. Was you as wise as the Nightingale, you might make all -the Sailors happy, and have twenty thousand Pounds for teaching them -the Longitude. - -[Illustration] - -You would not think _Ralph_ the Raven half so wise and so good as he -is, though you see him here reading his book. Yet when the Prophet -_Elijah_, was obliged to fly from _Ahab_ King of _Israel_, and hide -himself in a Cave, the Ravens, at the Command of God Almighty, fed him -every Day, and preserved his Life. - -_And the Word of the Lord came unto _Elijah_, saying, Hide -thyself by the Brook _Cherith_, that is before _Jordan_, and -I have commanded the Ravens to feed thee there. And the Ravens brought -him Bread and Flesh in the Morning, and Bread and Flesh in the -Evening, and he drank of the Brook,_ Kings, B.I.C. 17. - -And the pretty Pidgeon when the World was drowned, and he was confined -with _Noah_ in the Ark, was sent forth by him to see whether the -Waters were abated, _And he sent forth a Dove from him, to see if -the Waters were abated from off the Face of the Ground. And the Dove -came in to him in the Evening, and lo, in her Mouth was an Olive Leaf -plucked off: So_ Noah _knew that the Waters were abated from off -the Earth._ Gen. viii. 8. 11. - -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. Does not the -Horse and the Ass carry you and your burthens; don't the Ox plough -your Ground, the Cow give you Milk, the Sheep cloath your Back, the -Dog watch your House, the Goose find you in Quills to write with, the -Hen bring Eggs for your Custards and Puddings, and the Cock call you -up in the Morning, when you are lazy, and like to hurt yourselves by -laying too long in Bed? If so, how can you be so cruel to them, and -abuse God Almighty's good Creatures? Go, naughty Boy, go; be sorry for -what you have done, and do so no more, that God Almighty may forgive -you. _Amen_, say I, again and again. God will bless you, but not -unless you are merciful and good. - -The downfal of the School, was a great Misfortune to Mrs. -_Margery_; for she not only lost all her Books, but was destitute -of a Place to teach in; but Sir William _Dove_, being informed of -this, ordered the House to be built at his own Expence, and 'till that -could be done, Farmer _Grove_ was so kind, as to let her have his -large Hall to teach in. - -The House built by Sir _William_, had a Statue erected over the -Door of a Boy sliding on the Ice, and under it were these Lines, -written by Mrs. _Two-Shoes_, and engraved at her Expence. - -[Illustration] - - On SIN. A SIMILE. - - As a poor Urchin on the Ice, - When he has tumbl'd once or twice, - With cautious Step, and trembling goes, - The drop-stile Pendant on his Nose, - And trudges on to seek the Shore, - Resolv'd to trust the Ice no more: - But meeting with a daring Mate, - Who often us'd to slide and scate, - Again is into Danger led, - And falls again, and breaks his head. - So Youth when first they're drawn to sin, - And see the Danger they are in, - Would gladly quit the thorney Way, - And think it is unsafe to stay; - But meeting with their wicked Train, - Return with them to sin again: - With them the Paths of Vice explore; - With them are ruin'd ever more. - - - - - CHAP. IV. - - _What happened at Farmer Grove's; - and how she gratified him for the Use - of his Room_. - - -While at Mr. _Grove's_, which was in the Heart of the Village, -she not only taught the Children in the Day Time, but the Farmer's -Servants, and all the Neighbours, to read and write in the Evening; -and it was a constant Practice before they went away, to make them all -go to Prayers, and sing Psalms. By this Means, the People grew -extremely regular, his Servants were always at Home, instead of being -at the Ale-house, and he had more Work done than ever. This gave not -only Mr. _Grove_, but all the Neighbours, an high Opinion of her -good Sense and prudent Behaviour: And she was so much esteemed, that -most of the Differences in the Parish were left to her Decision; and -if a Man and Wife quarrelled (which sometimes happened in that Part of -the Kingdom) both Parties certainly came to her for Advice. Every Body -knows, that _Martha Wilson_ was a passionate scolding Jade, and -that _John_ her husband, was a surly ill-tempered Fellow. These -were one Day brought by the Neighbours for _Margery_ to talk to -them, when they fairly quarrelled before her, and were going to Blows; -but she stepping between them, thus addressed the Husband; -_John_, says she, you are a Man, and ought to have more Sense -than to fly in a Passion, at every Word that is said amiss by your -Wife; and _Martha_, says she, you ought to know your Duty better, -than to say any Thing to aggravate your Husband's Resentment. These -frequent Quarrels, arise from the Indulgence of your violent Passions; -for I know, you both love one another, notwithstanding what has passed -between you. Now, pray tell me _John_, and tell me _Martha_, -when you have had a Quarrel the over Night, are you not both sorry for -it the next Day? They both declared that they were: Why then, says -she, I'll tell you how to prevent this for the future, if you will -both promise to take my Advice. They both promised her. You know, says -she, that a small Spark will set Fire to Tinder, and that Tinder -properly placed will fire a House; an angry Word is with you as that -Spark, for you are both as touchy as Tinder, and very often make your -own House too hot to hold you. To prevent this, therefore, and to live -happily for the future, you must solemnly agree, that if one speaks an -angry Word, the other will not answer, 'till he or she has distinctly -called over all the Letters in the Alphabet, and the other not reply, -'till he has told twenty; by this Means your Passions will be stifled, -and Reason will have Time to take the Rule. - -This is the best Recipe that was ever given for a married Couple to -live in Peace: Though _John_ and his Wife frequently attempted to -quarrel afterwards, they never could get their Passions to any -considerable Height, for there was something so droll in thus carrying -on the Dispute, that before they got to the End of the Argument, they -saw the Absurdity of it, laughed, kissed, and were Friends. - -Just as Mrs. _Margery_ had settled this Difference between -_John_ and his Wife, the Children (who had been sent out to play, -while that Business was transacting) returned some in Tears, and -others very disconsolate, for the Loss of a little Dormouse they were -very fond of, and which was just dead. Mrs. _Margery_, who had -the Art of moralizing and drawing Instructions from every Accident, -took this Opportunity of reading them a Lecture on the Uncertainty of -Life, and the Necessity of being always prepared for Death. You should -get up in the Morning, says she, and to conduct yourselves, as if that -Day was to be your last, and lie down at Night, as if you never -expected to see this World any more. This may be done, says she, -without abating of your Chearfulness, for you are not to consider -Death as an Evil, but as a Convenience, as an useful Pilot, who is to -convey you to a Place of greater Happiness: Therefore, play my dear -Children, and be merry; but be innocent and good. The good Man sets -Death at Defiance, for his Darts are only dreadful to the Wicked. - -After this, she permitted the Children to bury the little Dormouse, -and desired one of them to write his Epitaph, and here it is. - -_Epitaph on a_ DORMOUSE, _really - written by a little_ BOY. - - I. - - In Paper Case, - Hard by this Place, -Dead a poor Dormouse lies; - And soon or late, - Summon'd by Fate, -Each Prince, each Monarch dies. - - II. - - Ye Sons of Verse, - While I rehearse, -Attend instructive Rhyme; - No Sins had _Dor_, - To answer for, -Repent of yours in Time. - - - - - CHAP. V. - - _The whole History of the Considering Cap, set forth - at large for the Benefit of all whom it may concern_. - - -[Illustration] - -The great Reputation Mrs. _Margery_ acquired by composing -Differences in Families, and especially, between Man and Wife, induced -her to cultivate that Part of her System of Morality and Economy, in -order to render it more extensively useful. For this Purpose, she -contrived what she called a Charm for the Passions; which was a -considering Cap, almost as large as a Grenadier's, but of three equal -Sides; on the first of which was written, I MAY BE WRONG; on the -second, IT IS FIFTY TO ONE BUT YOU ARE; and on the third, I'LL -CONSIDER OF IT. The other Parts on the out-side, were filled with odd -Characters, as unintelligible as the Writings of the old -_Egyptians_; but within Side there was a Direction for its Use, -of the utmost Consequence; for it strictly enjoined the Possessor to -put on the Cap, whenever he found his Passions begin to grow -turbulent, and not to deliver a Word whilst it was on, but with great -Coolness and Moderation. As this Cap was an universal Cure for -Wrong-headedness, and prevented numberless Disputes and Quarrels, it -greatly hurt the Trade of the poor Lawyers, but was of the utmost -Service to the rest of the Community. They were bought by Husbands and -Wives, who had themselves frequent Occasion for them, and sometimes -lent them to their Children: They were also purchased in large -Quantities by Masters and Servants; by young Folks, who were intent on -Matrimony, by Judges, Jurymen, and even Physicians and Divines; nay, -if we may believe History, the Legislators of the Land did not disdain -the Use of them; and we are told, that when any important Debate -arose, _Cap, was the Word_, and each House looked like a grand -Synod of _Egyptian_ Priests. Nor was this Cap of less Use to -Partners in Trade, for with these, as well as with Husband and Wife, -if one was out of Humour, the other threw him the Cap, and he was -obliged to put it on, and keep it till all was quiet. I myself saw -thirteen Caps worn at a Time in one Family, which could not have -subsisted an Hour without them; and I was particularly pleased at Sir -_Humphry Huffum's_, to hear a little Girl, when her Father was -out of Humour, ask her Mamma, _if she should reach down the Cap_? -These Caps, indeed, were of such Utility, that People of Sense never -went without them; and it was common in the Country, when a Booby made -his Appearance, and talked Nonsense, to say, _he had no Cap in his -Pocket_. - -[Illustration] - - _Advice from FRIAR BACON._ - -What was _Fortunatus_'s Wishing Cap, when compared to this? That -Cap, is said to have conveyed People instantly from one Place to -another; but, as the Change of Place does not change the Temper and -Disposition of the Mind, little Benefit can be expected from it; nor -indeed is much to be hoped from his famous Purse: That Purse, it is -said, was never empty, and such a Purse, may be sometimes convenient; -but as Money will not purchase Peace, it is not necessary for a Man to -encumber himself with a great deal of it. Peace and Happiness depend -so much upon the State of a Man's own Mind, and upon the Use of the -considering Cap, that it is generally his own Fault, if he is -miserable. One of these Caps will last a Man his whole Life, and is a -Discovery of much greater Importance to the Public than the -Philosopher's Stone. Remember what was said by my Brazen Head, _Time -is, Time was, Time is past_: Now the _Time is_, therefore buy -the Cap immediately, and make a proper Use of it, and be happy before -the _Time is past_. - -_Yours_ ROGER BACON. - - - - - CHAP. VI. - - _How Mrs._ MARGERY _was taken up for a Witch, - and what happened on that Occasion._ - - -And so it is true? And they have taken up Mrs. _Margery_ then, -and accused her of being a Witch, only because she was wiser than some -of her Neighbours! Mercy upon me! People stuff Children's Heads with -Stories of Ghosts, Faries, Witches, and such Nonsense when they are -young, and so they continue Fools all their Days. The whole World -ought to be made acquainted with her Case, and here it is at their -Service. - -_The Case of Mrs._ MARGERY. - -Mrs. _Margery_, as we have frequently observed, was always doing -Good, and thought she could never sufficiently gratify those who had -done any Thing to serve her. These generous Sentiments, naturally led -her to consult the Interest of Mr. _Grove_, and the rest of her -Neighbours; and as most of their Lands were Meadow, and they depended -much on their Hay, which had been for many Years greatly damaged by -wet Weather, she contrived an Instrument to direct them when to mow -their Grass with Safety, and prevent their Hay being spoiled. They all -came to her for Advice, and by that Means got in their Hay without -Damage, while most of that in the neighbouring Villages was spoiled. - -This made a great Noise in the Country, and so provoked were the -People in the other Parishes, that they accused her of being a Witch, -and sent Gasser _Goosecap_, a busy Fellow in other People's -Concerns, to find out Evidence against her. This Wiseacre happened to -come to her School, when she was walking about with the Raven on one -Shoulder, the Pidgeon on the other, the Lark on her Hand, and the Lamb -and the Dog by her Side; which indeed made a droll Figure, and so -surprized the that he cried out, a Witch! a Witch! upon this she -laughing, answered, a Conjurer! a Conjurer! and so they parted; but it -did not end thus, for a Warrant was issued out against Mrs. -_Margery_, and she was carried to a Meeting of the Justices, -whither all the Neighbours followed her. - -[Illustration] - -At the Meeting, one of the Justices, who knew little of Life, and less -of the Law, behaved very idly; and though no Body was able to prove -any Thing against her, asked, who she could bring to her Character? -_Who_ can you bring against my Character, Sir, says she, there -are People enough who would appear in my Defence, were it necessary; -but I never supposed that any one here could be so weak, as to believe -there was any such Thing as a Witch. If I am a Witch, this is my -Charm, and (laying a Barometer or Weather Glass on the Table) it is -with this, says she, that I have taught my Neighbours to know the -State of the Weather. All the Company laughed, and Sir _William -Dove_, who was on the Bench, asked her Accusers, how they could be -such Fools, as to think there was any such Thing as a Witch. It is -true, continued he, many innocent and worthy People have been abused -and even murdered on this absurd and foolish Supposition; which is a -Scandal to our Religion, to our Laws, to our Nation, and to common -Sense; but I will tell you a Story. - -There was in the West of _England_ a poor industrious Woman, who -laboured under the same evil Report, which this good Woman is accused -of. Every Hog that died with the Murrain, every Cow that slipt her -Calf, she was accountable for: If a Horse had the Staggers, she was -supposed to be in his Head; and whenever the Wind blew a little harder -than ordinary, _Goody Giles_ was playing her Tricks, and riding -upon a Broomstick in the Air. These, and a thousand other Phantasies, -too ridiculous to recite, possessed the Pates of the common People: -Horse-shoes were nailed with the Heels upwards, and many Tricks made -use of, to mortify the poor Creature; and such was their Rage against -her, that they petitioned Mr. _Williams_, the Parson of the -Parish, not to let her come to Church; and at last, even insisted upon -it: But this he over-ruled, and allowed the poor old Woman a Nook in -one of the Isles to herself, where she muttered over her Prayers in -the best Manner she could. The Parish, thus disconcerted and enraged, -withdrew the small Pittance they allowed for her Support, and would -have reduced her to the Necessity of starving, had she not been still -assisted by the benevolent Mr. _Williams_. - -But I hasten to the Sequel of my Story, in which you will find, that -the true Source from whence Witchcraft springs is _Poverty_, -_Age_, and _Ignorance_; and that it is impossible for a -Woman to pass for a Witch, unless she is _very poor_, _very -old_, and lives in a Neighbourhood where the People are _void of -common Sense_. - -Some Time after, a Brother of her's died in _London_, who, though he -would not part with a Farthing while he lived, at his Death was -obliged to leave her five thousand Pounds, that he could not carry -with him.--This altered the Face of _Jane_'s Affairs prodigiously: -She was no longer _Jane_, alias _Joan Giles_, the ugly old Witch, but -Madam _Giles_; her old ragged Garb was exchanged for one that was new -and genteel; her greatest Enemies made their Court to her, even the -Justice himself came to wish her Joy; and though several Hogs and -Horses died, and the Wind frequently blew afterwards, yet Madam -_Giles_ was never supposed to have a Hand in it; and from hence it is -plain, as I observed before, that a Woman must be _very poor, very -old_, and live in a Neighbourhood, where the People are _very stupid_, -before she can possibly pass for a Witch. - -'Twas a Saying of Mr. _Williams_, who would sometimes be jocose, -and had the Art of making even Satire agreeable; that if ever -_Jane_ deserved the Character of a Witch, it was after this Money -was left her; for that with her five thousand Pounds, she did more -Acts of Charity and friendly Offices, than all the People of Fortune -within fifty Miles of the Place. - -After this, Sir _William_ inveighed against the absurd and -foolish Notions, which the Country People had imbibed concerning -Witches, and Witchcraft, and having proved that there was no such -Thing, but that all were the Effects of Folly and Ignorance, he gave -the Court such an Account of Mrs. _Margery_, and her Virtue, good -Sense, and prudent Behaviour, that the Gentlemen present were -enamoured with her, and returned her public Thanks for the great -Service she had done the Country. One Gentleman in particular, I mean -Sir _Charles Jones_, had conceived such an high Opinion of her, -that he offered her a considerable Sum to take the Care of his Family, -and the Education of his Daughter, which, however, she refused; but -this Gentleman, sending for her afterwards when he had a dangerous Fit -of Illness, she went, and behaved so prudently in the Family, and so -tenderly to him and his Daughter, that he would not permit her to -leave his House, but soon after made her Proposals of Marriage. She -was truly sensible of the Honour he intended her, but, though poor, -she would not consent to be made a Lady, till he had effectually -provided for his Daughter; for she told him, that Power was a -dangerous Thing to be trusted with, and that a good Man or Woman would -never throw themselves into the Road of Temptation. - -[Illustration] - -All Things being settled, and the Day fixed, the Neighbours came in -Crouds to see the Wedding; for they were all glad, that one who had -been such a good little Girl, and was become such a virtuous and good -Woman, was going to be made a Lady; but just as the Clergyman had -opened his Book, a Gentleman richly dressed ran into the Church, and -cry'd, Stop! stop! This greatly alarmed the Congregation, particularly -the intended Bride and Bridegroom, whom he first accosted, and desired -to speak with them apart. After they had been talking some little -Time, the People were greatly surprized to see Sir _Charles_ -stand Motionless, and his Bride cry, and faint away in the Stranger's -Arms. This seeming Grief, however, was only a Prelude to a Flood of -Joy, which immediately succeeded; for you must know, gentle Reader, -that this Gentleman, so richly dressed and bedizened with Lace, was -that identical little Boy, whom you before saw in the Sailor's Habit; -in short, it was little _Tom Two Shoes_, Mrs. _Margery's_ -Brother, who was just come from beyond Sea, where he had made a large -Fortune, and hearing, as soon as he landed, of his Sister's intended -Wedding, had rode Post, to see that a proper Settlement was made on -her; which he thought she was now intitled to, as he himself was both -able and willing to give her an ample Fortune. They soon returned to -the Communion-Table, and were married in Tears, but they were Tears of -Joy. - -There is something wonderful in this young Gentleman's Preservation -and Success in Life; which we shall acquaint the Reader of, in the -History of his Life and Adventures, which will soon be published. - - - - - CHAP. VII. and Last. - - _The true Use of Riches._ - - -The Harmony and Affection that subsisted between this happy Couple, is -inexpressible; but Time, which dissolves the closest Union, after six -Years, severed Sir _Charles_ from his Lady; for being seized with -a violent Fever he died, and left her full of Grief, tho' possessed of -a large Fortune. - -We forgot to remark, that after her Marriage, _Lady Jones_ (for -so we must now call her) ordered the Chappel to be fitted up, and -allowed the Chaplain a considerable Sum out of her own private Purse, -to visit the Sick, and say Prayers every Day to all the People that -could attend. She also gave Mr. _Johnson_ ten Guineas a Year, to -preach a Sermon, annually, on the Necessity and Duties of the marriage -State, and on the Decease of Sir _Charles_; she gave him ten -more, to preach yearly on the Subject of Death; she had put all the -Parish into Mourning for the Loss of her Husband; and to those Men who -attended this yearly Service, she gave Harvest Gloves, to their Wives -Shoes and Stockings, and to all the Children little Books and -Plumb-cakes: We must also observe, that she herself wove a Chaplet of -Flowers, and before the Service, placed it on his Grave-stone; and a -suitable Psalm was always sung by the Congregation. - -About this Time, she heard that Mr. _Smith_ was oppressed by Sir -Timothy Gripe_, the Justice, and his Friend _Graspall_, who -endeavoured to deprive him of Part of his Tythes; upon which she, in -Conjunction with her Brother, defended him, and the Cause was tried in -_Westminster-hall_, where Mr. _Smith_ gained a Verdict; and -it appearing that Sir _Timothy_ had behaved most scandalously, as -a Justice of the Peace, he was struck off the List, and no longer -permitted to act in that Capacity. This was a Cut to a Man of his -imperious Disposition, and this was followed by one yet more severe; -for a Relation of his, who had an undoubted Right to the -_Mouldwell_ Estate, finding that it was possible to get the -better at Law of a rich Man, laid Claim to it, brought his Action, and -recovered the whole Manor of _Mouldwell_, and being afterwards -inclined to sell it, he, in Consideration of the Aid Lady -_Margery_ had lent him during his Distress, made her the first -Offer, and she purchased the Whole, and threw it into different Farms, -that the Poor might be no longer under the Dominion of two over-grown -Men. - -This was a great Mortification to Sir _Timothy_, as well as to -his Friend _Graspall_, who from this Time experienced nothing but -Misfortunes, and was in a few Years so dispossessed of his Ill-gotten -Wealth, that his Family were reduced to seek Subsistance from the -Parish, at which those who had felt the Weight of his Iron Hand -rejoiced; but Lady _Margery_ desired, that his Children might be -treated with Care and Tenderness; _for they_, says she, _are no -Ways accountable for the Actions of their Father_. - -At her first coming into Power, she took Care to gratify her old -Friends, especially Mr. and Mrs. _Smith_, whose Family she made -happy.--She paid great Regard to the Poor, made their Interest her -own, and to induce them to come regularly to Church, she ordered a -Loaf, or the Price of a Loaf, to be given to every one who would -accept of it. This brought many of them to Church, who by degrees -learned their Duty, and then came on a more noble Principle. She also -took Care to encourage Matrimony; and in order to induce her Tenants -and Neighbours to enter into that happy State, she always gave the -young Couple something towards House-keeping; and stood Godmother to -all their Children, whom she had in Parties, every _Sunday_ -Evening, to teach them their Catechism, and lecture them in Religion -and Morality; after which she treated them with a Supper, gave them -such Books as they wanted, and then dispatched them with her Blessing. -Nor did she forget them at her Death, but left each a Legacy, as will -be seen among other charitable Donations when we publish her Will, -which we may do in some future Volume. There is one Request however so -singular, that we cannot help taking some Notice of it in this Place; -which is, that of her giving so many Acres of Land to be planted -yearly with Potatoes, for all the Poor of any Parish who would come -and fetch them for the Use of their Families; but if any took them to -sell they were deprived of that Privilege ever after. And these Roots -were planted and raised from the Rent arising from a Farm which she -had assigned over for that purpose. In short, she was a Mother to the -Poor, a Physician to the Sick, and a Friend to all who were in -Distress. Her Life was the greatest Blessing, and her Death the -greatest Calamity that ever was felt in the Neighbourhood. A Monument, -but without Inscription, was erected to her Memory in the Church-yard, -over which the Poor as they pass weep continually, so that the Stone -is ever bathed in Tears. - -On this Occasion the following Lines were spoken extempore by a young -Gentleman. - - _How vain the Tears that fall from you, - And here supply the Place of Dew? - How vain to weep the happy Dead, - Who now to heavenly Realms are fled? - Repine no more, your Plaints forbear, - And all prepare to meet them there._ - - The END. - - - - - APPENDIX. - - _The_ GOLDEN DREAM; _or, - the_ INGENUOUS CONFESSION. - - -[Illustration] - -To shew the Depravity of human Nature, and how apt the Mind is to be -misled by Trinkets and false Appearances, Mrs. _Two-Shoes_ does -acknowledge, that after she became rich, she had like to have been too -fond of Money; for on seeing her Husband receive a very large Sum, her -Heart went pit pat, pit pat, all the Evening, and she began to think -that Guineas were pretty Things. To suppress this Turbulence of Mind, -which was a Symptom of approaching Avarice, she said her Prayers earlier -than usual, and at Night had the following Dream; which I shall relate -in her own Words. - -"Methought, as I slept, a Genii stept up to me with a _French_ -Commode, which having placed on my Head, he said, now go and be happy; -for from henceforth every Thing you touch shall turn to Gold. Willing -to try the Experiment, I gently touched the Bed-post and Furniture, -which immediately became massy Gold burnished, and of surprizing -Brightness. I then touched the Walls of the House, which assumed the -same Appearance, and looked amazingly magnificent. Elated with this -wonderful Gift, I rang hastily for my Maid to carry the joyful News to -her Master, who, as I thought, was then walking in the Garden. -_Sukey_ came, but in the Extacy I was in, happening to touch her -Hand, she became instantly an immovable Statue. Go, said I, and call -your Master; but she made no reply, nor could she stir. Upon this I -shrieked, and in came my dear Husband, whom I ran to embrace; when no -sooner had I touched him, but he became good for nothing; that is, -good for nothing but his Weight in Gold; and that you know could be -nothing, where Gold was so plenty. At this instant up came another -Servant with a Glass of Water, thinking me ill; this I attempted to -swallow, but no sooner did it touch my Mouth, than it became a hard -solid Body, and unfit for drinking. My Distress now grew -insupportable! I had destroyed, as I thought, my dear Husband, and my -favourite Servant; and I plainly perceived, that I should die for want -in the midst of so much Wealth. Ah, said I, why did I long for Riches! -Having enough already, why did I covet more? Thus terrified, I began -to rave, and beat my Breast, which awaked Sir _Charles_, who -kindly called me from this State of Inquietude, and composed my Mind." - -This Scene I have often considered as a Lesson, instructing me, that a -Load of Riches bring, instead of Felicity, a Load of Troubles; and -that the only Source of Happiness is _Contentment_. Go, -therefore, you who have too much, and give it to those who are in -want; so shall you be happy yourselves, by making others happy. This -is a Precept from the Almighty, a Precept which must be regarded; for -_The Lord is about your Paths, and about your Bed, and spieth out -all your Ways_. - -_An Anecdote, respecting_ TOM TWO-SHOES, _communicated by a -Gentleman, who is now writing the History of his Life._ - -It is generally known, that _Tom Two-Shoes_ went to Sea when he was -a very little Boy, and very poor; and that he returned a very great Man, -and very rich; but no one knows how he acquired so much Wealth but -myself, and a few Friends, who have perused the Papers from which I am -compiling the History of his Life. - -After _Tom_ had been at Sea some Years, he was unfortunately cast -away, on that Part of the Coast of _Africa_ inhabited by the -_Hottentots_. Here he met with a strange Book, which the -_Hottentots_ did not understand, and which gave him some Account -of _Prester John's_ Country; and being a Lad of great Curiosity -and Resolution he determined to see it; accordingly he set out on the -Pursuit, attended by a young Lion, which he had tamed and made so fond -of him, that he followed him like a Dog, and obeyed all his Commands; -and indeed it was happy for him that he had such a Companion; for as -his Road lay through large Woods and Forests, that were full of wild -Beasts and without Inhabitants, he must have been soon starved or torn -in Pieces, had he not been both fed and protected by this noble -Animal. - -[Illustration] - -_Tom_ had provided himself with two Guns, a Sword, and as much -Powder and Ball as he could carry; with these Arms, and such a -Companion, it was mighty easy for him to get Food; for the Animals in -these wild and extensive Forests, having never seen the Effects of a -Gun, readily ran from the Lion, who hunted on one Side, to _Tom_, -who hunted on the other, so that they were either caught by the Lion, -or shot by his Master; and it was pleasant enough, after a hunting -Match, and the Meat was dressed, to see how Cheek by Joul they sat -down to Dinner. - -[Illustration] - -When they came info the Land of _Utopia_, he discovered the -Statue of a Man created on an open Plain, which had this Inscription -on the Pedestal: _On_ May-day _in the Morning, when the Sun -rises, I shall have a Head of Gold_. As it was now the latter End -of _April_, he stayed to see this wonderful Change; and in the -mean time, enquiring of a poor Shepherd what was the Reason of the -Statue being erected there, and with that Inscription, he was -informed, that it was set up many Years ago by an _Arabian_ -Philosopher, who travelled all the World over in Search of a real -Friend; that he lived with, and was extremely fond of a great Man who -inhabited the next Mountain; but that on some Occasion they -quarrelled, and the Philosopher, leaving the Mountain, retired into -the Plain, where he erected this Statue with his own Hands, and soon -after died. To this he added, that all the People for many Leagues -round came there every _May_ Morning, expecting to see the -Stone-head turned to Gold. - -_Tom_ got up very early on the first of _May_ to behold this -amazing Change, and when he came near the Statue he saw a Number of -People, who all ran away from him in the utmost Consternation, hating -never before seen a Lion follow a Man like a Lap-dog. Being thus left -alone, he fixed his Eyes on the Sun, then rising with resplendent -Majesty, and afterwards turned to the Statue, but could see no Change -in the Stone.--Surely, says he to himself, there is some mystical -Meaning in this! This Inscription must be an AEnigma, the hidden -Meaning of which I will endeavour to find; for a Philosopher would -never expect a Stone to be turned to Gold; accordingly he measured the -Length of the Shadow, which the Statue gave on the Ground by the Sun -shining on it, and marked that particular Part where the Head fell, -then getting a _Chopness_ (a Thing like a Spade) and digging, he -discovered a Copper-chest, full of Gold, with this Inscription -engraved on the Lid of it. - - Thy WIT, - Oh Man! whoever thou art, - Hath disclos'd the AEnigma, - And discover'd the GOLDEN HEAD. - Take it and use it, - But use it with WISDOM; - For know, - That GOLD, properly employ'd, - May dispense Blessings, - And promote the Happiness of Morals; - But when hoarded up, - Or misapply'd, - Is but Trash, that makes Mankind miserable. - Remember - The unprofitable Servant, - Who hid his _Talent_ in a Napkin; - And - The profligate Son, - Who squander'd away his Substance and - fed with the Swine. - As thou hast got the GOLDEN HEAD, - Observe the _Golden Mean_, - Be _Good_ and be happy. - - -This Lesson, coming as it were from the Dead, struck him with such -Awe, and Reverence for Piety and Virtue, that, before he removed the -Treasure, he kneeled down, and earnestly and fervently prayed that he -might make a prudent, just and proper Use of it. He then conveyed the -Chest away; but how he got it to _England_, the Reader will be -informed in the History of his Life. It may not be improper, however, -in this Place, to give the Reader some Account of the Philosopher who -hid this Treasure, and took so much Pains to find a true and real -Friend to enjoy it. As _Tom_ had Reason to venerate his Memory, -he was very particular in his Enquiry, and had this Character of -him;--that he was a Man well acquainted with Nature and with Trade; -that he was pious, friendly, and of a sweet and affable Disposition. -That he had acquired a Fortune by Commerce, and having no Relations to -leave it to, he travelled through _Arabia, Persia, India, Libia_ -and _Utopia_ in search of a real Friend. In this Pursuit he found -several with whom he exchanged good Offices, and that were polite and -obliging, but they often flew off for Trifles; or as soon as he -pretended to be in Distress, and requested their Assistance, left him -to struggle with his own Difficulties. So true is that Copy in our -Books, which says, _Adversity is the Touchstone of Friendship_. -At last, however, he met with the _Utopian_ Philosopher, or the -wise Man of the Mountain, as he is called, and thought in him he had -found the Friend he wanted; for though he often pretended to be in -Distress, and abandoned to the Frowns of Fortune, this Man always -relieved him, and with such Chearfulness and Sincerity, that -concluding he had found out the only Man to whom he ought to open both -his Purse and his Heart, he let him so far into his Secrets, as to -desire his Assistance in hiding a large Sum of Money, which he wanted -to conceal, lest the Prince of the Country, who was absolute, should, -by the Advice of his wicked Minister, put him to Death for his Gold. -The two Philosophers met and hid the Money, which the Stranger, after -some Days, went to see, but found it gone. How was he struck to the -Heart, when he found that his Friend, whom he had often tried, and who -had relieved him in his Distress, could not withstand this Temptation, -but broke through the sacred Bonds of Friendship, and turned even a -Thief for Gold which he did not want, as he was already very rich. Oh! -said he, what is the Heart of Man made of? Why am I condemned to live -among People who have no Sincerity, and who barter the most sacred -Ties of Friendship and Humanity for the Dirt that we tread on? Had I -lost my Gold and found a real Friend, I should have been happy with -the Exchange, but now I am most miserable. After some Time he wiped -off his Tears, and being determined not to be so imposed on, he had -Recourse to Cunning and the Arts of Life. He went to his pretended -Friend with a chearful Countenance, told him he had more Gold to hide, -and desired him to appoint a Time when they might go together, and -open the Earth to put it into the same Pot; the other, in Hopes of -getting more Wealth, appointed the next Evening. They went together, -opened the Ground, and found the Money they had first placed there, -for the artful Wretch, he so much confided in, had conveyed it again -into the Pot, in order to obtain more. Our Philosopher immediately -took the Gold, and putting it into his Pocket, told the other he had -now altered his Mind, and should bury it no more, till he found a Man -more worthy of his Confidence. See what People lose by being -dishonest. This calls to my Mind the Words of the Poet: - - _A Wit's a Feather, and a Chief's a Rod, - An honest Man's the noblest Work of God._ - -Remember this Story, and take Care whom you trust; but don't be -covetous, sordid and miserable; for the Gold we have is but lent us to -do Good with. We received all from the Hand of God, and every Person -in Distress hath a just Title to a Portion of it. - - _A_ LETTER _from the_ PRINTER, _which he - desires may be inserted_. - -SIR, - -I have done with your Copy, so you may return it to the -_Vatican_, if you please; and pray tell Mr. _Angelo_ to -brush up the Cuts, that, in the next Edition, they may give us a good -Impression. - -The Foresight and Sagacity of Mrs. _Margery_'s Dog calls to my -Mind a Circumstance, which happened when I was a Boy. Some Gentlemen -in the Place where I lived had been hunting, and were got under a -great Tree to shelter themselves from a Thunder Storm; when a Dog that -always followed one of the Gentlemen leaped up his Horse several -Times, and then ran away and barked. At last, the Gentlemen all -followed to see what he would be at; and they were no sooner gone from -the Tree, but it was shivered in Pieces by Lightning! 'Tis remarkable, -that as soon as they came from the Tree the Dog appeared to be very -well satisfied, and barked no more. The Gentleman after this always -regarded the Dog as his Friend, treated him in his Old Age with great -Tenderness, and fed him with Milk as long as he lived. - -My old Master _Grierson_ had also a Dog, that ought to be -mentioned with Regard; for he used to set him up as a Pattern of -Sagacity and Prudence, not only to his Journeymen, but to the whole -Neighbours. This Dog had been taught a thousand Tricks, and among -other Feats he could dance, tumble, and drink Wine and Punch till he -was little better than mad. It happened one Day, when the Men had made -him drunk with Liquor, and he was capering about, that he fell into a -large Vessel of boiling Water. They soon got him out, and he -recovered; but he was very much hurt, and being sensible, that this -Accident arose from his losing his Senses by Drinking, he would never -taste any strong Liquor afterwards.--My old Master, on relating this -Story, and shewing the Dog, used to address us thus, _Ah, my -Friends, had you but half the Sense of this poor Dog here, you would -never get fuddled, and be Fools._ - -I am, Sir, Your's, &c. W.B. - -The BOOKS usually read by the Scholars of Mrs. TWO-SHOES, are these, -and are sold at Mr. NEWBERY'S at the _Bible_ and _Sun_ in -St. _Paul's_ Church-yard. - - 1. The _Christmas-Box_, Price 1d. - - 2. The History of _Giles Gingerbread_, 1d. - - 3. 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