for fome years a penfioner to that Lady, was now become a methodist, and had that very morning waited upon her Ladyship, and after rebuking her very feverely for her paft life, had pofitively declared that she would, on no account, be inftrumental in carrying on any of her affairs for the future.

The hurry of fpirits into which this accident threw the Lady, made her despair of poffibly finding any other convenience to meet Jones that evening; but as fhe began a little to recover from her uneafinefs at the disappointment, she fet her thoughts to work, when luckily it came into her head to propofe to Sophia to go to the play, which was immediately confented to, and a proper Lady provided for her companion. Mrs. Honor was likewife difpatched with Mrs. Etoff on the fame errand of pleasure; and thus her own houfe was left free for the fafe reception of Mr. Jones, with whom the promised herself two or three hours of uninterrupted conversation, after her return from the place where fhe dined, which was at a friend's houfe in a pretty distant part of the town, near her old place of affignation, where she had engaged herself before she was well apprised of the revolution that had happened in the mind and morals of her late confidante.

CHA P. X.

A Chapter which, though short, may draw Tears from fome Eyes.

MR. Jones was juft dreffed to wait on Lady

Bellafton, when Mrs. Miller rapped at his door; and being admitted, very earnestly defired his company below ftairs to drink tea in the parlour.

Upon his entrance into the room, she presently introduced a perfon to him, faying, "This, Sir, is my coufin, who has been fo greatly beholden " to your goodness, for which he begs to return » you his fincereft thanks."

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The man had fcarce entered upon that speech, which Mrs. Miller had fo kindly prefaced, when both Jones and he looking steadfastly at each other, fhowed at once the utmost tokens of surprise. The voice of the latter began inftantly to faulter; and, instead of finishing his fpeech, he funk down into a chair, crying, "It is fo, I am convinced it is fo!"

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"Blefs me, what's the meaning of this," cries Mrs. Miller, " you are not ill, I hope, coufin? Some water, a dram this inftant.

"Be not frighted, Madam," cries Jones, "I have almost as much need of a dram as your cousin.

We are equally surprised at this unexpected ,, meeting. Your coufin is an acquaintance of mine,

Mrs. Miller. "

"An acquaintance!" cries the man. Heaven!"

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"Ay, an acquaintance," repeated Jones, "and an honored acquaintance too. When I do not love and honor the man who dares venture every thing to preferve his wife and children from instant destruction, may I have a friend capable of difowning me in adverfity."

"O you are an excellent young man, « cries Mrs. Miller;"Yes, indeed, poor creature

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has ventured every thing-If he had not had one of the best of conftitutions, it must have killed him."

"Coufin," cries the man, who had now pretty well recovered himfelf; "this is the angel from Heaven whom I meant. This is he to whom before I faw you, I owed the preservation of » my Peggy. He it was to whofe generofity every " comfort, every fupport which I have procured for her, was owing. He is indeed the worthieft, „bravest, noblest of all human beings. O coufin, I ,, have obligations to this gentleman of fuch a

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>> nature!"

"Mention nothing of obligations," cries Jones

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eagerly; "not a word, I infist upon it, not a word." Meaning, I fuppofe, that he would not have him betray the affair of the robbery to any perfon. "If by the trifle you have received from me, I have preferved a whole family, fure » pleasure was never bought fo cheap."

"O, Sir," cries the man, "I wish you could this inftant fee my houfe. If any perfon had ,, ever a right to the pleasure you mention, I am » convinced it is yourself. My coufin tells me, she » acquainted you with the diftrefs in which the ,, found us. That, Sir, is all greatly removed, and chiefly by your goodness. - My children have now a bed to lie on, and they have— they have. eternal bleffings reward you for

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they have bread to eat.

My little boy

is recovered; my wife is out of danger, and I „ am happy. All, all owing to you, Sir, and to ,, my cousin here, one of the best of women. Indeed, Sir, I must see you at my house.-Indeed " my wife must see you, and thank you. My child,, ren too must exprefs their gratitude. Indeed, Sir, they are not without a sense of their obliga,, tion; but what is my feeling when I reflect to whom I owe, that they are now capable of expreffing their gratitude. --Oh, Sir! the little hearts which you have warmed had now been cold as ice without your affistance.

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Here Jones attempted to prevent the poor man from proceeding; but indeed the overflowing of

his own heart would of itself have ftopped his words. And now Mrs. Miller likewife began to pour forth thanksgivings, as well in her own name, as in that of her coufin, and concluded with saying, fhe doubted not but fuch goodnefs would meet a glorious reward.

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Jones answered, "He had been fufficiently rewarded already. Your coufin's account, Madam," faid he, " has given me a fenfation more pleafing than I have ever known. He must be a wretch who is unmoved at hearing fuch a story; how transporting then must be the thought of having. » happily acted a part in this fcene! If there are ,, men who cannot feel the delight of giving happiness to others, I fincerely pity them, as they ,, are incapable of tasting what is, in my opinion, a greater honor, a higher intereft, and a sweeter pleasure, than the ambitious, the avaricious, or the voluptuous man can ever obtain.

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The hour of appointment being now come, Jones was forced to take a hafty leave, but not before he had heartily fhaken his friend by the hand, and defired to fee him again as foon as poffible; promifing that he would himself take the first opportunity of vifiting him at his own house. He then stept into his chair, and proceeded to Lady Bellafton's, greatly exulting in the happinefs which he had procured to this poor family; nor could he forbear reflecting without horror on the dreadful confequences which must have attended them,