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 THE HISTORY OF 
 
 HESTER WILMOTj 
 
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 PART j II. v 
 
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 HESTER WILMOT, &c. 
 
 HESTER Wilmot, I am forry to obferve had 
 been by nature peevifh, and lazy, (he would 
 now and then flight her work, and when her mother 
 was very unreasonable fhe- was too apt to return 
 her a faucy anfwer, but when fhe became ac- 
 quainted with her own heart, and with the fcriptures, 
 thefe evil tempers were in a good meafure fubdued, 
 for fhe now learnt to imitate, not her violent mo- 
 ther, but him who was meek and lowly. When fhe 
 was fcolded for doing ill fhe prayed for grace to 
 do better; and the only anfwer fhe made to her 
 mother's charge, " that religion only ferved to 
 make people lazy," was to drive to do twice as 
 much work, in order to prove, that it really made 
 them diligent. The only thing in which fhe ven- 
 tured to difobey her motfier was, that when fhe or- 
 dered her to do week-days work on a Sunday 
 Hefter cried, and faid, " fhe did not dare difobey 
 God," but to fhow that fhe did not wifh to fave 
 her own labour, fhe would do a double portion of 
 work on the Saturday night, and rife two hours 
 earlier on the Monday morning. 
 
 Once when fhe had worked very hard, her mo- 
 ther told her fhe would treat her with a holiday 
 the following Sabbath, and take her a fine walk to 
 eat cakes and drink ale at Wefton fair, which 
 though it was profefled to be kept on the Monday, 
 yet, to the difgrace of the village, always began on 
 
the Sunday evening.* Rebecca, who would on no 
 account have waited the Monday, which was a 
 working day, in idlenefs, and pleafure, thought fhe 
 had o very good right to enjoy herfelf at the lair on 
 the Sunday evening, as well as to take her children. 
 Hefter earnestly begged to be left at honte, and her 
 mother in a rage went without her. A wet walk 
 and more ale than fhe was ufed to drink gave Re- 
 becca a dangerous fever, during this illnefs, Hefter 
 who would not follow her to a fcene of diffolute 
 mirth, attended her night and day, and denied her* 
 felf neceffaries that her Tick-mother might have com. 
 forts. ^ And though fhe fecretly prayed to God 
 that this ficknefs might change her mother's heart 
 yet fhe never once reproached her, or put her in 
 mind, that it was caught by indulging in a finfal 
 pleafure. Another Sunday night her father told 
 Hefter, he thought fhe had been at fchool long 
 enough for him to have a little good of her learn- 
 ing, fo he defined fhe would ftay at home and read 
 to him. Hefter cheerfully ran and fetched her 
 Teftament. But John fell a laughing, called her 
 a fool, and faid, " it would be time enough to 
 read the Teftament to him when he was going to 
 die, but at prefent he muft have fomething merry." 
 So faying, he gave her a fong-book which he had 
 picked up at the Bell. Hefter having caft her eyes 
 
 * This practice is too common. It is much to be wifhed 
 that magiftrates would put a flop to it, as Mr. Simpfon did 
 at Wefton at the requeft of Mrs. Jones. There is 'another 
 great evil worth the notice of Juftices. In many village* 
 during the fair, ale is fold at private houfes which have 
 licence, to the great injury of fobriety and good morals." 
 
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 over it, refufed to read it, faying? u fhe did not 
 dare offend God by reading wha£ would hurt her 
 own foul." John called her a canting hypocrite 
 and faid, he would put the Teftament in the fire, 
 for that there was not a more merry girl than fhe 
 was before fhe became religious. Her mother for 
 once took her part, not becaufe fhe thought her 
 daughter in the right, but becaufe fhe was glad of 
 any pretence to fliew her hnlband was in the wrong; 
 though fhe herfelf would have abufecl Hefter for 
 the fame thing if John had taken her part. John, 
 with a fhocking oath, abufecl them both, and went 
 off in a violent paffion. Hefter, inftead of faying 
 one undutiful word againft her father, took up a 
 Pfalter in order to teach her little fitters, but Re- 
 becca was fo provoked at her for not joining her 
 in her abufe of her hufband, that fhe changed her 
 humour, faid John was in the right, and Hefter a 
 perverfe hypocrite, who only made religion a pre- 
 tence for being undutiful to her parents. Kefter 
 bore all in filence, and committed her caufe to him 
 who judgeth righteoufly. It would have been a 
 great comfort to her if fhe had dared to go and 
 open her heart to Mrs. Crew, and to have joined 
 in the religious exercifes of the evening at fchool. 
 But her mother refufed to let her, faying, it would 
 only harden her heart in mifchief. Hefter faid not 
 a word, but after having put the little ones to bed, 
 and heard them fay their prayers out of fight, fhe 
 went and fat down in her own little loft, and faid 
 to herfelf, " it would be pleafant to me to have 
 taught my little fitters to read, I thought it was my 
 duty, for David has faid, Come ye children hearken 
 unto me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord. W 
 would have been ftill more pleafant to have patted 
 
the evening at fchool, becaufe I am ftill ignorant, 
 and fitter to learn than to teach; but I cannot do 
 either without flying in the face pf my mother; 
 God fees fit to night to change my pleafant duties 
 into a painful trial. I give up my will, and I fub- 
 mit to the will of my father; but when he orders 
 me to commit a known fin then I dare not do it, be- 
 caufe, in fo doing, I mult d'ifobcy my father which 
 is in heaven." Now it fo fell out that this difputc 
 happened on the very Sunday next before Mrs. 
 Jones's yearly feaft. On May -day all the fchool- 
 attended her to church, each' in a ftu.ff gown of 
 their own earning, and a cap and white apron of 
 her giving. After church there was an examination 
 made into the learning.and behaviour of the fchools; 
 thofe who were moft perfect, in their chapters and 
 brought the beft character for induftry, humility, 
 and fobriety, received a Bible, or fome other good 
 book." ' ' - , . b 
 
 Now Hefter had been a whole year hoarding up 
 her little fa v tags in order to be ready with a new 
 gown on the May-day feaft. She had never got 
 lefs than two /hillings a week by her fpinning, be- 
 fides working for the family, and earning a trifle by 
 odd jobs. This money file faithfully carried to 
 her mother every Saturday night, keeping back, by 
 confent, only two-pence a week towards the gown. 
 The fum was compleat, the pattern had long been 
 fettled, and Hefter had only on the Monday morn- 
 ing to go to the (hop, pay her money, and bring home 
 her gown to be made. Her mother happened to 
 go out that morning early to iron in a gentleman's 
 family, where fhe ufually ftaid a day or two, and 
 Hefter was bufy putting the houfe in order before 
 lhe went to the fhop, 
 
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 On that very Monday there was to be a meeti/ig 
 at the Bell of all tke idle fellows in the parifli, John 
 Wilmot of courfe was to be there. Indeed he had 
 accepted a challenge of the Black fmith to a batch 
 at all-fours. The Blackfmith was flufh of money, 
 John thought himfelf the beft player; and that he 
 might make fure of winning, he refolved to keep 
 himfelf fober, which he knew was more than the 
 other would do. John was fo ufed to go upon tick 
 for ale, that he got to the door of the Bell before he 
 recollected that he could not keep his word with the 
 gambler without money, and he had not a penny 
 in his pocket, fo he fullenly turned homewards. 
 He dared not apply to his wife, as he knew he 
 fhoukl be more likely to get a fcratched face than 
 a fix-pence from her; but he knew that Hcfter had 
 received two -(hillings for her lalt week's fp.inning 
 bn Saturday, and perhaps (lie might not yet have 
 given it to her mother. Of the hoarded fum he 
 knew nothing. He alked her if (he could lend him 
 half a crown and he would pay her next day. Heller 
 pleafed to fee him in good-humour after what had 
 paffed the night before, ran up and fetched down 
 her little box, and, in the joy of her heart that he 
 now dehred fome thing the could comply with with- 
 out wounding her confeience, cheerfully poured 
 out her whole little flock upon the table. John 
 was in raptures at the fight of three half crowns 
 and a fix pence, and eagerly feized it, box and all 3 
 together with a few hoarded halfpence at the bot- 
 tom, though he had only afked to borrow half a 
 crown. None but one whofe heart was hardened 
 by a long courfe of' drunkennefs could have taken 
 away the whole, and for fuch a purpofe. He told 
 her (he mould certainly have it again next mora- 
 
lug, and indeed intended to. pay it, not doubting 
 but he fhould double the fum. But John over-rated 
 his own {kill or luck, for he loft every farthing to 
 the Blackfmith, and fneaked home before midnight, 
 and quietly walked up to-bed. He was quite fober, 
 which Hefter thought a good fign. Next morn* 
 ing fhe afked him in a Very humble way for the 
 money, which fhe faid fhe would not have done, 
 but that if the gown was not bought dire&ly it 
 would not be ready in time for the feaft. John's 
 confcience had troubled him a little for what he 
 had done, for when he was not drunk he was not 
 riUnatured, and he ftammered out a broken excufe, 
 but owned he had loft the money, and had not a 
 farthing left. The moment Hefter faw him mild 
 and kind, her heart was foftened, and fhe begged 
 him not to vex; adding, that fhe would be con- 
 tented never to have a new gown as long as fee 
 lived, if fhe could have the comfort of always fee- 
 ing him come home as fober as he was laft night. 
 For Hefter did not know that he had refrained 
 from getting drunk, only that he might gamble with 
 a better chance of fuccefs, and that when a gamc- 
 fter keeps himfelf fober, it is not that he may prac- 
 tife a virtue, but that he may commit a worfe crime. 
 ** I am indeed forry for what I have done," faid he, 
 " you cannot go to the feaft, and what will Madam 
 Jones fay?" « Yes, but I can," faid Hefter, " for God 
 looks not at the gown, but at the heart, and I am fure 
 he fees mine full of gratitude at hearing you talk fo 
 kindly ; and if I thought my dear father would change 
 his prefent evil courfes, I fhould be the happieft 
 girl at the feaft to-morrow," John walked away 
 mournfully, and faid to himfelf, " furely there 
 
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jrnuft be fomething in religion fince it can thus 
 change the heart. Hefter was a pert girl, and now 
 is as mild as a lamb. She was an indolent girl, 
 and now fhe is np with the lark. She was a vain 
 girl, and would do any thing for a new ribbon ; 
 and now Ihe is contented to go in rags to a feaft 
 at which every one elfe will have a new gown. She 
 deprived herfelf of her gown to give me the money, 
 and yet this very girl fo dutiful in fome things would 
 m unit to be turned out of doors, rather than read 
 a look book at my comma nd or break the Sabbath, 
 I do not underftand this, there mult be fome my- 
 ftery in it." All this he faid as he was going to work. 
 In the evening he did not go to the Bell, whether it 
 was owing to his new thoughts or to his not hav* 
 ing a penny in his pocket, I will not take upon 
 me positively to fay, but 1 believe it was a little of 
 one, and a little of the other. 
 
 As the pattern of the intended gown had long 
 been fettled in the family, and as Heller had the 
 money by her, it was looked on as good as bought,, 
 fo that fhe was truiled to get it brought home and 
 made m her mother's abfence. Indeed fo little 
 did Rebecca care about the fchool, that fhe would 
 not have cared any thing about the gown, if her 
 vanity had not made her wifh that her daughter, 
 fhould be the belt dreft of any girl at the Tea ft f 
 Being from home as was faid before, fhe knew no- 
 thing of the difappointment. On May-day morning, 
 Hefter, inftead of keeping from the feaft becaufe me 
 had not a new gown, or meanly inventing any excufe, 
 dreffed herfelf out as neatly as fire could in her poor 
 old things, and went to join the fchool in order to go 
 to church.. Whether Heller had fo rmerly indulged 
 $ little pride of heart ? and talked of this gown ra- 
 
ther too much, I am not quite lure, certain it is, 
 there was a great hue and cry made at feeing Hef- 
 ler Wilmot, the neateft girl, the mod induftrious 
 girl in the fchool, come to the May day feaft in an 
 old ft tiff gown, when every other girl was fo cre- 
 ditably dreft. Indeed I am forry to fay, there 
 were two or three much too fmart for their ftation, 
 and who had dizened themfelves out in very impro- 
 per finery which Mrs. Jones made them take off 
 before her. " I mean this feaft," faid me, " as a 
 reward of induftry and piety, and not as a trial of 
 fkill who can be fineft, and outvie the reft in mow. 
 If I do not take care my feaft will become an en- 
 couragement, not to virtue, but to vanity. I am fo 
 great a friend to decency of apparel that I even like 
 to fee you deny your appetites that you may be 
 able to come decently drefted to the houfe of God. 
 To encourage you to do this, I like to fet apart this 
 one day of innocent pleafure againft which you may 
 be preparing all the year, by laying afide fometh'ing 
 every week towards buying a gown out of your 
 little favings. But., let me tell you, that meeknefs 
 and an humble fpint .is of more value in the fight of 
 God and good men than the gayeft cotton gown, or 
 the brighter! pink ribbon in the parifh." 
 
 Mrs. Jones, for all this, was as much furprifed as 
 the reft at Hefters mean garb: but fuch is the 
 power of a good character, that fhe gave her credit 
 for a right intention, efpecially as flie knew the uri- 
 happy ttate of her family. For it was Mrs. Jones's 
 way (and it is not a bad way) always to wait, and 
 enquire into-the truth, before fhe condemned any 
 body of good character, though appearances were 
 againft them. " As we cannot judge of people's 
 inotives," faid (he ; K we may, from ignorance often 
 
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 Condemn their beft aaions, and approve of theif 
 ^ovR:\ « It will be always time enough to judge 
 unfavourably, and let us give others credit as Ion* 
 as we can, and then we in our turn may expea a 
 a favourable judgment from others." Heftcr was 
 * ° mcre Pr°ud of what fhe had done for her fa- 
 ther, than fhe was humbled by the meannefs of 
 her garo, and though Betty Stiles, one of the girls. 
 Whoft finery had been taken away fneered at her, 
 Heller never offered to clear herfelf by expof, 
 Ing her father, though Ihe thought it right fecret- 
 If to inform Mrs. jones of what had pail When 
 the examination of the girls began, Betty- Stiles 
 U liked forne queflions on the fourth and fifth 
 commandments, which (he anfwered very well. 
 Heftcr was afedd nearly the fame queftions, and 
 though file anfwered them no better than Betty had 
 done, they were all furprifed to fee Mrs. Jones 
 rife up and give a handfome Bible to Hefter, while 
 fte gave nothing to Betty. This girl cried out ra- 
 ther pertly, " Madam, it is very hard that I have 
 no book, I was as perfcft asi Heften" f* I have 
 often told you," faid Mrs. Jones, 6 that religion is 
 not a thing of the tongue but of the heart. That 
 girl gives me the belt proof that {lie has learned the 
 fourth commandment to good purpofe, who perfifts 
 in keeping holy the Sabbath-day, though command* 
 ed to break it by a parent whom fhe loves. And 
 that girl beft proves that fhe keeps the fifth, who 
 gives up her own comfort and cloathing, and credit, 
 to honour and obey her father and mother, even 
 though they are not fuch as fhe could wifh. Betty 
 Stiles, though fhe could anfwer the queftians fo readiv 
 If went a-nutting laft Sunday when fhe fiipuld have 
 
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 been at fchool, and refuted to nurfe her fick mo- 
 ther when fhe could not help herfelf." 
 
 Farmer Hofkins, who Hood by, whifpered to 
 Mrs. Jones, " Well, Madam, now you have con- 
 vinced even me of the benefit of religious inftruc- 
 tion, now I fee there is a meaning to it. I thought 
 it was in at one ear and out at the other, and that 
 a fong was as well as a pfaim; but now I have found 
 the proof of the pudding is in the eating. I fee your 
 fcholars mult do what they hear^ and obey what they 
 learn. Why, at this rate, they will all be the bet- 
 ter fervants for being really godly, and fo I will 
 add a pudding to next year's feafV' 
 
 The pleafure Heller felt in receiving a new 
 Bible, made her forget that fhe had on an old 
 gown. She walked to church in a thankful frame ; 
 but how great was her joy, when flie faw, among 
 a number of working men, her own father going 
 into church. As Ihe paft by him fhe caft on him a 
 look of fo much joy and afte&ion, that it brought 
 tears into his eyes, efpccially when he compared her 
 mean drefs with that of the other girls, and thought 
 who had been the caufe of it. John, who had 
 not been at church for fome years, was deeply 
 (truck with the fervice. The confefhon with which 
 it opens went to his heart. He felt, for the firft 
 time, that he was 4; a miferable finner, and that 
 there was no health in him." He now felt com- 
 punction for fin in general, though it was only his 
 ill behaviour to his daughter which had brought 
 him to church. The fermon was fuch as ferved to 
 ftrengthcn the impreffion which the prayers had 
 made> and when it was over, in (lead of joining the 
 ringers (for the belfry was. the only part of the 
 church John liked, becaufe it ufuaily led to the 
 
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 dlehoule) he quietly walked back tc his work. It was 
 indeed the befl .day's work he ever made. He 
 could not get out of his head the whole day the firft 
 words he had heard at church. " When the wicked 
 man turneth away from his wicjvednefs and doth that 
 which is lawful and right, he mall fave his foul alive." 
 At night, inftead of going to the Bell, he went 
 home, intending to afk Hefter to forgive him; but 
 as foon as he got to the door, he heard Rebecca 
 rating his daughter for having brought fuch a 
 ciifgrace on the family as to be feen in that 
 old rig of a gown, and infilled on -knowing what 
 £he had done with the money. Hefler tried to 
 keep the fecret, but her mother declared fhe 
 would turn her out of doors if fhe did not tell the 
 truth. Hefter was at laft forced to confefs fhe had 
 given it to her father. Unfortunately for poor 
 John it was at this very moment he opened the 
 door. The mother now divided hex fury between 
 her guilty hufband and her innocent, child, till 
 from words fhe fell to blows. John defended 
 his daughter, and received fome of the flrokcs in- 
 tended for the poor girl. This turbulent fcene 
 partly put John's good refolutions to flight, though 
 th e patience of Hefter did him almoil as much 
 good as the fermon he had heard. At length the poor 
 girl efcaped up flairs not a little bruifed, and a 
 Icene of much violence paffed between John and 
 Rebecca. She declared fhe would not lit down 
 to fupper with fuch a brute, and fet off to a 
 neighbour's houfe,- that fhe might have the plea- 
 fare of abufing him the longer. John, whofe mind 
 was much difturbed, went up flairs without his 
 fupper. As he was paffing by HefterV little room 
 he heard her voice 3 and- as he concluded fhe was 
 
venting bitter complaints againft her unnatural pa- 
 rents, he flopped to liften, refolving to go in and 
 comfort her. He flopped at the door, for by 
 the light of the moon he faw her kneeling by her 
 bedfide, and praying lb earneftly that fhe did not 
 hear him. As he made fare Jhe could be praying 
 for nothing but his death, what was his furprife to 
 hear thefe words, " O Lord, have mercy upon 
 my dear father and mother, teach me to love them 
 to pray for them, and do them good, make m ? 
 more dutiful and more patient, that, adorning the 
 do&rine of God my Saviour, I may recommend 
 his holy religion, and my dear parents may be 
 brought to love and fear thee." 
 
 Poor John, who would never have been hard 
 hearted if he had not been a drunkard, could not 
 ftand this, he fell down on his knees, embraced 
 his child, and begged her to teach him how to 
 pray. He prayed himfelf as well as he could, and 
 though he did not know what words to ufe, yet 
 his heart was melted; he owned he was a firmer., 
 and begged Ilefter to fetch the prayer book, and 
 read over the confclfion with which he had been 
 fo ftruck at church. This was the pleafanteft order 
 .file had ever obeyed. Seeing him deeply afFcSed 
 with a fenfe of (in, fhe pointed out to him ihc Sa- 
 viour of Tinners; and in this manner fhe pa ft fome 
 hours with her father, which were the happieft of 
 her life; fuch a night was worth a hundred cotton, 
 or even filk gowns. In the courfe of the week 
 Hefter read over the confeffion, and fome other 
 prayers, to her father fo often that he got them 
 by heart, and repeated them while he was at work. 
 And atlength he took courage to kneel down and 
 pray before he went to-bed. From that time he 
 
bore his wife's ill-humour much better than he had 
 ever done, and, as he knew her to be neat, and nota- 
 ble, and faviftg, he began to think, that if her 
 temper was not quite fo bad, his home might Hill 
 become as pleafant a place to him as ever the Bell 
 had been : but unlefs fhe became more traftable 
 he did not know what to do with his long evenings 
 after the little ones were in bed, for he began once 
 more to delight in playing with them. Hefter pro- 
 pofed that fhe fhould teaeh him to read an hour 
 every night, and he confented. Rebecca began to 
 ftorm from the mere trick fhe had got "of form- 
 ing; but finding that he now brought home all 
 his earnings, and that -fhe got both his money and 
 his company (for file had once loved him) fhe began 
 to reconcile herfelf to this new way of life. In a 
 few months John could read a pfalm ; in learning 
 to read it he alfo got it by heart, and this proved 
 a little ftore for private devotion, and while he 
 was mowing he could call to mind a text to cheer 
 his labour, He now went conftantly to church, 
 and often dropped in at the fchool on a Sunday 
 evening to hear their prayers. He expreffed fo 
 much pleafure at this, that one day Hefter ventur- 
 ed to afk him if they fhould fet up family 
 prayer at home. John faid he fhould like it 
 mightily, but as he could not yet read quite well 
 enough, he defired Hefter to try to get a proper 
 book and begin next Sunday night. Hefter had 
 bought of a pious Hawker for three halfpence* 
 the Book of Prayers, printed for the Cheap Repofi- 
 tory, by Mr. Marfhall, Oueen-Street, Cheapfide. 
 
 * Thefe prayers may be had alfo divided into two parts, 
 one fit for private perfons, the other for families, price one 
 halfpenny* 
 
When Hefter read the exhortation at ilie legiH 
 ning of this little book, her mother, who fat IS 
 th^ corner, and pretended to be adeep, was fo 
 much ftruck that fhe could not find a word to fey 
 againft it. For a few nights, indeed, me conn 
 nued to fit ftill, or pretended to rock the young 
 child while her hufband and daughter were kneel- 
 ing at their prayers. She expcBed John would 
 have fcolded her for this, and fo perverfe was her 
 temper, that fhe was difappointed at his finding no 
 fault with her. Seeing at laft that he was very 
 patient, and that thqugh he prayed fervently him- 
 ielf he fuffcred her to do as (he liked, {he loft the 
 fpirit of oppofition for want of fomething to pro- 
 voke it. As her pride began to be fubdued, fome 
 little difpofition to piety was awakened in her 
 heart. By degrees fhe (lid down on her knees* 
 though at firft it was behind the cradle, or the 
 clock, or in fome corner, where {he thought they 
 would not fee her. Hefter rejoiced even in th 
 outward change in her mother, and prayed thai 
 God would at laft be p leafed to touch her heart as 
 he had done that of her father. 
 
 As John now fpent no idle money, he had faved 
 up a trifle by working over-hours, this he kindly 
 offered to Hefter to make up for the lofs of her 
 gown. Inftead of accepting it, Hefter told hmtj 
 that as (he herfelf was young and healthy, {lie ftiould 
 foon be able to clothe herfelf out of her own fav- 
 ings, and begged him to make her mother a prefent 
 of this gown, which he did, It had been a maxim 
 of Rebecca, that it was better not go to Church at 
 all than go in an old gown. She had, however, fo 
 far conquered this evil notion^ that Ihe had lately 
 
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 gone pretty often. This kindnefs of die riftfo 
 touched her net a little, and the ftrft Sunday (fae 
 put it on, Mr: Simpfon happened to preach from 
 this text, " God refifteth the proud, but *iveth 
 grace to the humble." This fermon fo a/feded 
 Rebecca that fhe never once thought file had her 
 new gown on, till fhe came to take k off when fhe 
 went to-bed, and that very night, inftead of ikulk- 
 ing behind, fhe knelt down by her hufband. 
 
 There was one thing funk deep in Rebecca's 
 mind, fhe had obferved, that fince her hufband had 
 grown religious he had been fo. careful not to o-ive 
 her any offence, that he was become fcrupuloufly 
 clean; took off his dirty ihoes before he fat down, 
 and was very cautious not to fpill a drop of beer 
 on her mining table. Now it was rather remark- 
 able, that as John grew more neat Rebecca grew 
 more indifferent to neatnefs. But both thefe changes 
 arofe from the fame caufe, the growth of religion 
 in their hearts. John grew cleanly from the- fear 
 of giving pain to his wife, while Rebecca grew in- 
 different from having difcovered the fin and vanity 
 of an over anxious care about trifles, 
 
 Hefler continues to grow in grace, and in know* 
 ledge. Laft chriftmas-day fhe was appointed an 
 under teacher in the fchool, and many people think 
 that fome years hence, if any thing fhould happen 
 to Mrs. Crew, Heller may be promoted to be head 
 miftrefs. 
 
 THE END,