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 my heart. It is what I shall never forget, and will for ever prevent my judging rashly of people who appear in distress. How do we know what our own children may come to? The Lord have mercy upon the poor." and defend them from the Proud, the Inconsiderate, and the Avaricious.”

But we return to Whittington ; who would have lived happy in this worthy family, had he not been bumped about by the cross cock, who must bealways roasting or basting, and when the spit was still, employed her hands upon poor Whittington: 'till Miss Alice, his Master's daughter, was informed of it, and then she had compassion on the poor boy, and made the servants treat him kindly.

Besides the crossness of the cook, Whittington had another difficulty to get over before he could be happy. He had, by order of his master, a stock bed placed for him, in a garret, where there were such a number of rats and mice, that they often ran over the poor boy's nose, and disturbed him in his sleep. After some time, however, a gentleman, who came to his master's house, gave Whittington a penny, for brushing his shoes. This he put into his pocket, being determined to lay it out to the best advantage; and, the next day seeing a woman in the streets with a cat under her