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 Yes, I replied, I believe she is not well.

Nor ever will be, I fear, said the old woman.

What! do you apprehend any danger in the ase? Sir, she is very poorly indeed, and I think is in decline. She wants to see you, sir, but is afraid ou would not come to see such a poor and young hild as she is.

Not go, where poverty, youth, and distress may all me! How can she imagine so? At which ouse does she live?

Sir, it is a poor place, and she is ashamed to sk you to come there. Her near neighbours are oisy, wicked people, and her own father and mother are strange folks. They all make game t poor Jenny, because she reads her Bible so much.

Do not tell me about poor places and wicked eople that is the very situation where a minister f the Gospel may be called to do most good. I hall call to see her. You may let her know my ntention.

I will sir, I go in most days to speak to her, nd it does one's heart good to hear her talk.

Indeed I said I; what does she, talk about?

Talk about, poor child! why nothing but good things, such as the Bible, and Jesus Christ, and fe, and death, and her soul, and heaven, and hell, your discourses, and the books you used to each her, sir. Her father says, and her own mother snibbs at her, and says, she supposes Jenny ounts herself better than other folks. But she oes not mind all that. She will read her books, nd talks so pretty to her mother, and begs she ill think about her soul.

The Lord forgive me, thought I, for not being