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 where the Family of that poor Wretch, namely, his Wife and Children, were found in all the Miery with which Cold, Hunger, and Nakednes, can affect human Creatures: For as to the Money they had received from Jones, former Debts had conumed almot the whole.

Such a Scene as this could not fail of affecting the Heart of Mr. Allworthy. He immediately gave the Mother a couple of Guineas, with which he had bid her cloath her Children. The poor Woman burt into Tears at this Goodnes, and while he was thanking him, could not refrain from expreing her Gratitude to Tom; who had, he aid, long preerved both her and hers from tarving. We have not, ays he, had a Morel to eat, nor have thee poor Children had a Rag to put on, but what his Goodnes hath betowed on us: For indeed, beides the Hore and the Bible, Tom had acrificed a Night-gown and other Things to the Ue of this ditreed Family.

On their Return home, Tom made ue of all his Eloquence to diplay the Wretchednes of thee People; and the Penitence of Black George himelf; and in this he ucceeded o well, that Mr. Allworthy aid, He