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 the Eye of Mr. Jones, that he now happened to have on her Right Arm this very Muff.

She was playing one of her Father’s favourite Tunes, and he was leaning on her Chair, when the Muff fell over her Fingers, and put her out. This o diconcerted the Squire, that he natched the Muff from her, and with a hearty Cure threw it into the Fire. Sophia intantly tarted up, and, with the utmot Eagernes recovered it from the Flames.

Though this Incident will probably appear of little Conequence to many of our Readers, yet, trifling as it was, it had o violent an Effect on poor Jones, that we thought it our Duty to relate it. In reality, there are many little Circumtances too often omitted by injudicious Hitorians, from which Events of the utmot Importance arie. The World may indeed be conidered as a vat Machine, in which the great Wheels are originally et in Motion by thoe which are very minute, and almot imperceptible to any but the tronget Eyes.