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diff --git a/old/13675.txt b/old/13675.txt deleted file mode 100644 index f68ab5a..0000000 --- a/old/13675.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,2961 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg EBook of Goody Two-Shoes, by Anonymous - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with -almost no restrictions whatsoever. 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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