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 to the Sunday School. All this the poor men promiſed to do, and thanked Mr. Andrews a thouſand times for his kindneſs, who took his leave, ſaying, Well, my lads, come to your buſineſs to-morrow with clear beads and cheerful hearts. When he returned home he gave an account of what had paſſed to Mrs. Andrews, who reſolved to go and viſit the women, in order to try what her influence would do in ſetting them to rights. Mr. Andrews had found, upon inquiry, that ſeveral of the men, not contented with drinking a great deal too much beer, were addicted to dram drinking, he therefore purchaſed a number of Dr. Stephen Hale's Admonition to the Drinkers of ſpirituous Liquors, in order to give away among them.  

HE door of the cottage ſtood open, and as Mrs. Andrews was entering ſhe beheld a very neat, decent looking young woman with a ſpinning wheel ſtanding by her, which ſhe had been obliged to ſtop, having a young infant ſucking, and two other ſmall children hanging at her knees,