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Rh What hall I do? She is dying. My mother is dying—Pray for her, good people!

Make yourelf eay, dear Frederick, I am well, only weak—Some wholeome nourihment—

Yes, mother, directly—directly. [Aide] Oh! where hall I—no money—not a farthing left.

Oh, dear me! Had you not paid the rent yeterday, huband—

I then, hould know what to do. But as I hope for mercy, I have not a penny in my houe.

Then I mut—[Apart, coming forward]—Yes, I will go, and beg.—But hould I be refued—I will then—I leave my mother in your care, good people—Do all you can for her, I beeech you! I hall oon be with you again. [Goes off in hate and confuion.]

If he hould go to our paron, I am ure he would give him bmething.

Is that good old man lill living, who was miniter here ome time ago?

No—It pleaed Providence to take that worthy man to heaven two years ago.—We have lot in him both a friend and a father. We hall never get uch another. Rh