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 plateful of cherries from a cupboard, and divided them between himſelf and Harry; without ever offering Tommy one, who undoubtedly expected his ſhare. This put the youth into a ſullen ſtate, which at laſt found vent in tears. After demoliſhing the cherries, Harry propoſed to read a leſſon, to which Mr. Barlow agreed. This good boy then took up his book, and read the ſtory of the Little Twins.

On their arrival at home to dinner, Tommy, who had been all this time rambling in the garden in a ſolitary manner, made his appearance, and being very hungry, was going to ſit down at the table with the reſt; but Mr. Barlow obſerved to him, that as he was too much of a gentleman to think of working, he muſt go without victuals, as it was not reaſonable that the induſtrious ſhould work for the idle.

Mr. Barlow and Harry went the next morning to work as uſual, when Tommy came to them, and deſired that be alſo might have a hoe. Mr. Barlow inſtantly gave him one, and inſtructed him how to uſe it, ſo that in a ſhort time, he became