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was thankful that her eye-ſight had been ſpared while ſhe had a family to toil for: the only thing that grieved her was, that ſhe could no longer read the Bible ; for though ſhe knew a vaſt deal of it by heart, and could recollect all the hiſtories in it; yet ſhe uſed to ſay, it was ſuch a book as a person might read an hundred and an hundred times, and always learn something new from it : but ſhe was thankful that it had pleased the Almighty to spare her the sense of hearing, by which means ſhe was ſtill able frequently to enjoy the benefit of the Scriptures, as her daughter and grand-daughter were always ready to indulge her with reading them to her whenever they had time. To be sure, added the good woman, I have one of the beſt children in the world; every thing that my dear daughter can do to comfort me ſhe does ; not a day paſſes but ſhe ſhows her tenderness to me one way or other : and I have reason to believe ſhe often pinches herself to supply me. O, madam, I could talk for ever of her kindness ! and ſhe brings up her girl to be as dutiful to me as herself ; so that I am attended like a lady, and very seldom want for any thing. At this inſtant Betty Loveit, her daughter, came in and brought a nice mess of broth, which having earned a ſhilling that day, ſhe had made on purpose for her ; and giving a young infant, which ſhe suck-
