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 Stephen tood up all the while as tupid and aukward as a Chinee idol; he could do nothing but nod his head from time to time, when, on mentioning, the priet repectfully took off his hat. When he was become a little more mater of his thoughts, he eagerly embraced his faithful wife, and made her a econd declaration of love, not les warm than the firt; and, though it now aroe from very different motives, Jane received it with equal kindnes. From this moment Stephen became the mot pliant of hubands, a tender father to his children, and withal a regular indutrious houekeeper, for idlenes had never been his failing.

The honet priet exchanged the gold by degrees for terling money, and purchaed a large farm, on which Stephen and Jane lived all their lives. The urplus he lent at interet, and managed the capital of his ghotly daughter as concientiouly as if it had been the church money,