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 ſobbing, I took them from Richard Parker's orchard. Go then, ſaid his grandmother and beg Richard Parker's pardon.

Robert was afraid to do this, and begged his grandmother not to inſiſt on it. But ſhe ſaid, indeed Robert, you muſt go; it will prevent your doing to another time. For ſake, my dear child, never more as long as you live, let your wants be ever ſo great, never more take what belongs to another. will not abandon thoſe whom he hath brought into the world. Truſt in his aid, pray to him, and he will ſend you help. Robert aſſured his grand-mother, that he would ſooner die with hunger than ſteal for the future. On which ſhe preſſed him to her boſom, and bathing him with her tears, prayed to God to bleſs him, and preſerve him from all evil; but could not be ſatisfied unless he went to beg pardon of Richard Parker, ſhe, therefore, entreated his father to go with him. Tell him, ſaid ſhe, how very ſorry I am, that we cannot pay him the price of his goods; but I will pray GOD to repay him with bleſſings upon his family. Alas! their condition is not much better than ours; and if his poor wife did not work night and day as well as himſelf, they could not ſupport ſuch a number of children.

I hope, Thomas, you will be able one day or other to make them amends with the