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 for the time to come!—By his grace, I hope, never more to make myſelf unhappy. In general I do not ſo much care about myſelf, but the thoughts of your working ſo hard, that perhaps it will kill you, and that my poor babes will come to the pariſh, pierce me to the heart, Come, ſaid Robert, giving her a kiſs, never fear want; for while we are willing and induſtrious, and there are good Chriſtians in the world, and a good in heaven, we ſhall be ſupplied, one way or other, for the little while we have to ſtay here, I warrant. O, Peggyǃ continued he, let us put our whole truſt in Providence. We prayed heaven to bleſs us in each other when we came togecher, and now that he has given us children, and made us happy by mutual love, I cannot think he will ever forſake us. Only caſt your thoughts back, and recollect what he has done for us! Very true, Robert, ſaid his wife, I muſt confeſs that has ever been a ready help in time of need, and I hope I ſhall never diſtruſt his mercy any more. Robert was much pleaſed at hearing his wife talk in this manner; and in the evening Mrs. Wilden had a great deal of diſcourſe with her neighbour on the ſubject of the accident, and was happy to find it had made ſo proper an impreſſion on her mind.