The Barbadoes Girl

down stairs, with the poor little twins in her arms, which were born just when Matilda came; they have short frocks now, but I perceive they have no shoes: supp

to him-"I am glad to see this, Charles; it is a proof you are more provident than you used to be; and, with your propensity to spending, it requires no little effort to save, in a large school, where there are

woman, the widow of a soldier, who died before his poor children were born; she now endeavoured to maintain herself and them by tak

s was a good boy to think about shoes for them-was it not very kind of him, Mati

d to inspire. Mrs. Harewood, feeling for her evident embarrassment, sent the poor woman down stairs to take some refreshmen

more is wanted, I will give you another with gre

u, and that you give accordingly; you are aware, and I wish all the young ones to be so likewise, that this, although an act of charity, is not called for by any immediate distress; it is not one of those cases which wring the heart and drain the purse, for the poor woman is neither unprovided wi

in the world," said Elle

ge, when, observing that she took it with an air of reluctance, she said-"My dear Ellen, be satisf

ught with gleams of satisfaction; but she wished very much to do two very contrary things, and whilst she still hesitated, Miss Campbell said-

n, "then there will be no change for me, and I wish to give th

was passing in the mind of this self-convicted, but compassionate and ingenuous girl. Mrs. Harewood took her shilling, and returned h

tatious exhibition of wealth, in order to humble your young friends; but I perceive your heart is not satisfied; that heart is really interest

(at least all but one,) and if you think it right, and Ellen will not think me p

e objects of their care benefited, and you happy; for they have been taught only to value such actions, according to the motive in one party, and their usefulness to the

nd answered thus-"Why, my dear madam, I was thinking what a little proud, stubborn, ill-behaved girl I was, at the time when these twins were born, and we first made a subscription for this poor woman; I remembered, too, how miserable I was, and altogether how much I had to lament, an

d on her duty; but recollecting that all her past sorrow had been laid to the p

he last my dear mamma gave me, and I wished very much to give you that; but then the memory of my foolish pride, the last time, came again i

er very dearly, struck with the same admiration of Matilda's frankness and

towards God and man, and that you have the most sincere desire to conquer those faults which you have already greatly amended; therefore I am determined to permit you to exercise your benevole

my English mother, and I love you much more than any

s chair, to hear what the good news was, which p

tmas; but I could not do it before, as my charity-purse has been very much run upon lately. When Mr. Harewood comes in, I will ask for the money, and to-morrow we will all go in the coach, and see Matilda purchase it: but, my dear girl, suppos

oom, but returned

murmuring voice; "I wanted to know what she said a

as much pleasure as the poor woman herself could receive; and surely she has a right to receive

ing, when Sally and Zebby rushed into the room together, followed by Be

rds were few, but they were those of respect and thankfulness, a

d of those virtues which she fancied she had assisted to nurture.-"Oh," cried she, "dis be my own beautiful Missy own goodness; she makee joy in her mamma heart; she m

and the joyful bustle had not subsided when Mr. Harewood entered. On being informed of the ca

ch the machine would be worked, and its usefulness in smoothing linen, she felt the value of a useful life, and a sense of her own importance, distinct from the idle conseq

th corn will spring up tares in every young mind, and that the virtue of one day does not exempt from the vice of another, during the years of early life; and ther