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Rh have tried to amuſe her, ſaid Mrs. Maſon; but her greedineſs now receiving its natural and juſt puniſhment, ſhe muſt endure it without the alleviation which pity affords; only tell her from me, that the pleaſure was but momentary, while the pain and confinement it produced, has already laſted ſome hours.

The next morning, though ſcarcely recovered, ſhe got up, as uſual, to have a walk before breakfaſt. During theſe walks, Mrs. Maſon told them ſtories, pointed out the wiſdom of God in the creation, and took them to viſit her poor tenants. Theſe viſits not only enabled her to form a judgment of their wants, but made them very induſtrious; for they were all anxious that ſhe might find their houſes and perſons clean. And returning through the farmyard, Mrs. Maſon ſtopped according to cuſtom, to ſee whether the poor animals were taken care of—this ſhe called earning her breakfaſt. The ſervant was juſt feeding the pigs, and though ſhe poured a great quantity into the trough, the greedy Rh