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 heaven the promiſed reward of upright dealing, and you have brought up your family in the way of honeſty. Do you want any thing? Can I do any thing for you? No, my good friend, replied Suſan, I feel my ſtrength quite gone, my end approaches! Come near, my dear ſon, and let me take my leave of you. At theſe words, Thomas was ſeized with a violent trembling, he fell upon his knees by the bed ſide, took hold of his mother's hand, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, but could not utter a word for tears and ſobs. Take courage, ſon, ſaid Suſan, I am going to wait for you in a happier world. We ſhall meet again never more to part. Thomas, a little recovered, bowed his head, and ſaid, bleſs me then, my dear mother! I aſk no more than to follow you to heaven when my children ſhall no longer ſtand in need of my care. Suſan opened her dying eyes, and pronounced theſe words:

Bow down thine car to my prayer, O Heavenly Father! give thy grace to my dear ſon, the only child thou haſt ſpared to bleſs my latter days; my dear ſon, whom I have loved as my own ſoul. Thomas, may the be ever with you and yours, and confirm in heaven benediction which I give you; he alone can reward you for having ſo well diſcharged your duty to your parents, and I truſt he will do ſo; but