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till I get there; you shall hear all about it when I come back, that is to say, if I'm at liberty to mention it. "That is a very good clause, Margaret," said her brother. The honest woman smiled, and departed. Nothing is indifferent to a mind under the influence of religion, as is beautifully observed in a little work designed for children; Eyes and no eyes, or the difference of a walk, to a mind awake to the beauties of nature, and a mind stupidly inclosed in a body, moving mechanically.' Every neighbour Margaret met awakened some interest, for the spirit of love dwelt in her bosom. If they were indifferent, she sighed for them, if they were alive to their eternal interests, there was the sacred union, the tie of sisterhood, and the dear old Christian had a kind word for all. She met the little ones coming from the school, and it was, Well dears, good children, I hope. Oh, how differently does the Christian, warmed with the sense of God's pity and compassion, walk through this wilderness world; how different to the mere moral character, who looks with the every day vacancy on every object; how full of life and vitality is every moment of existence; how important to some, indifferent to none. Time bears us on, but not heedlessly, and while Margaret obeyed

the call of her pastor, she was moving to provide for persons for whom she was not naturally interested.

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James Brown waited at the garden gate, and led Margaret to the green-house, where Mr. Lascelles was sitting, and he placed a seat for her. Well, Mrs. Beal," said Mr. Lascelles, "you see when a carpenter wants to work, he naturally looks for his tools, and if he wants to do any thing particularly nice, he takes care that those tools should be well tempered and in good order. My Mentoria wants to set idle people to work, and we have been looking out for somebody who is willing to do a good work, and in it there must be something of the spirit and temper of our Divine Master, for the benefit must be conferred on the unthankful and the evil. All this time Margaret had kept bowing her head, and saying, "Yes, Sir," and Yes, Sir," and as Mr. Lascelles closed, she inquired, "And what, Sir, would you please to have me to do?" "Is it possible for your niece to take an apprentice, Mrs. Beal? Because I have been thinking that if she would instruct one of the Miss Jennings's, it might be a means of those poor girls providing for themselves, and giving some help to their father and mother.

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Margaret. I don't know, Sir, what my niece would say to it, for she is such a modest young creature, that she would be ashamed to teach those who from situation in life might be expected to know more than she does.

. Mr. Lascelles. Oh, she may put aside all that false humility; if ignorance is a recommendation, I can venture to say we are not deficient. No, no, we are excellently gifted there.

Margaret. Sir, my brother is come to stay with us a little while, and we could not well make any change while he is in the house; but this I promise you, that when he is gone, every thing in Esther's power she will gladly do; and yet, (said this good woman, looking thoughtfully,) to speak what I think, Sir, (and here she paused,) would it not take the little bit of bread out of my Esther's mouth, Sir? You know she lives by her work, Sir, and to be sure, Farmer Jennings's daughters being born and bred here, it's natural to think people would employ them.

Mr. Lascelles. Margaret, we would not hurt your niece I am sure upon any consideration. Modest, good girl, and a pious girl too. My thought was, that it would afford her an opportunity of being use

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ful, and that is a great satisfaction, Margaret.

Margaret. Yes, I'm sure, Sir, Esther would think so; but you see my poor sister half depends on her fingers, and indeed I don't think the Miss Jennings's would condescend to learn of my Esther, they be sad, proud damsels.

Mrs. L. shook her head, she knew the truth of this, and the good pastor, after taking two or three reflective turns in his green-house, and picking some faded leaves from the orange trees, said, "While I thought I could do both parties a service, I was desirous of this; but I see Margaret is right, and it would be injuring Esther to serve them, which you must know was far from my intention.

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Margaret. "Oh no, Sir, that I'm sure you would not hurt a hair of her head," and Margaret Beal made her curtsy and retired. Scarcely had she cleared the gate of the Rectory, when she met Miss Louisa Jennings. She was so dressed, and with a parasol in her hand, had more the appearance of a lady of fortune and independence, than of a young woman who was about to make her way in life: if she had not spoken to Margaret, Margaret had not known her. The latter carefully avoided saying any thing of the conversa

tion she had just had, and indeed she meant to be equally silent at home. She knew Esther's good will, and how little she thought of consequences.

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As soon as she entered her neat little dwelling, her good-natured brother began. "Well, dame Margaret, and so you have been paying morning visits?" Yes, brother, I have; I have been to see our good clergyman." He seems a friendly man, and preaches plainly to the people; and he considers the poor. This looks well." "Yes, indeed, the poor are not overlooked here, brother. There is many a Minister that have not got so much. right to think highly of himself as ours, that can't stoop to speak a word to a poor person. You know our Mr. L. is a high-born man, and uncommonly well bred."

Mr. B. There is one thing I am afraid of, Margaret; and that is, that he is a friend of Methodism.

M. I'm sure, brother, I don't know what he is a friend to; but I know I can always find his doctrine, his faith, and his practice, in the Bible, and that is the only sure word of testimony.

Mr. Brownrigg was so increasingly pleased with his niece, that he had lingered till the middle of October, when he began to think he ought to look at his home, to see

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