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THE
HISTORY
O F
Little Goody Two-Shoes ;
O T H E RW ISE CALLED
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES.
With the Means by which (he acquired her
Learning and Wifdom, and, in Conicquence
thereof, her Eltate.
Set forth at large for the Benefit of thofo
Wlo from a State of R.igs and Care, •
And having Shoes but half a Pair,
Their Fortune and their Fame -would fix t
And gallop in a Coach and Six
See the original Manufcript in the VATICAN
at ROME, and the Cuts by Michael Angela ;
Uluftrated with the Comments of our great
modern Critics.
LONDON:
Printed for the Bookfellers.
PPrice 6d. bound and gilt.]
TO A L 1
YOUNG
GENTLEMEN and LADIES,
WHO ARE GOOD,
OR INTEND TO BE GOOD,
THIS BOOK
IS INSCRIBED BY
THSIR OLD FRIEND
The EDITOR.
The Renowned HISTORY of
Little Goody Two-Shoes;
Commonly called
Old Goody Two-Shoes.
PART I.
INTRODUCTION, by the Editor.
ALL the world muft allow that Two
Shots was not her real N^me. No; her
Father's Name was Me anwe II ; and he was
for many Years a confiderable Farmer in the
Parifh where Margery *as born; but by the
Misfortunes which he met with in Bufinefs,
and the wicked Perfections of Sir Timothy
Gripe* and an overgrown Farmer called
Grafpall, he was effectually ruined.
The Cafe was thus. The Parifti of Mould*
«uW/, where they lived, had for maoy Ages
A j beea
6 The Renowned Hi/lory of
been let by the Lord of the Manor into
twelve different Farms, in which the Tenants
lived comfortably, brought up large Families,
and carefully fuppo'rted the poor People who
laboured for them; until the Eftate, by Mar-
riage, and by Death, came into the Hands of
Sir Timothy.
This Gentleman, who loved himfelf better
than all his neighbours, thought it lefs Trou-
ble to write one Receipt for his Rent »han
twelve, and Farmer Grafpall offering to take
all the Farms as the Leafes expired, Sir
Timothy agreed with him, and in Procefs of
Time he was poflefTed of every Farm, but
that occupied by Little Margery's Father;
which he alfo wanted; for as "Mr Meanwfll
was a charitable good Man, he flood up for
the Poor at the Parifh Meetings, and was
unwilling to have them opprefled by Sir
Timothy, and this avaricious Farmer. — Judge,
oh ! kind, humane, and courteous Reader,
what a terrible Situation the Poor mud be in,
when this covetous Man was perpetual Over-
feer, and every Thing for their Maintenance,
was drawn from his hard Heart and cruel
Hand. But he was not only perpetual Over-
feer, but perpetual Churchwarden; and
judge, oh ye Chriflians, what State the
Church muft be in, when fupported by a
Man without Religion or Virtue. He was
alfo perpetual Surveyor of the Highways,
and
GOODY TWO SHOES. 7
and what Sort of Roads he kept up for the
Convenience of Travellers, thofe belt know
who have had the Misfortune to be obliged
to pafs thro' that Pariih. Complaints indeed
were nude, but to what Purpofe are Com-
plaints, when brought againft a Man who
can hunt, drink, and fmoke with the Lord of
the Manor, who is alfo the Juftice of Peace ?
The Oppofuion which little Margtrf*
Father made to this Man's Tyranny, gave
Offence to Sir Timothy, who endeavoured to
force him out of his Farm; and to oblige him
to throw up the Leafe, ordered both a Brick-
Kiln and a Dog Kennel to be ere&ed in the
Farmer's Orchard. This was contrary to
Law, and a Suit was commenced, in which
Margery's Father got the better. The fame
Offence was again committed three different
Times, and as many Actions brought, in all
of which the Farmer had a Verdict and CoCts
paid him ; but notwithstanding thefe Advan-
tages, the Law was fo expenfive, that he was
ruined in the Conteft, and obliged to give
up all he had to his Creditors ; which effec-
tually anfwered the Purpofe of Sir Timothy,
who e reded thofe Nuifances in the Farmer's
Orchard with that Intention only. Ah, my
dear Reader, we brag of Liberty, and boaft
of our Laws, but the Blefllngs of the one,
and the Protection of the other feldom fall
to the Lot of the Poor ; and efpecially when
a
3 The Renc^jncd Uiflor} of
a rich Man is their Adverfary. How, in the
Name of Goodnels, can a poor Wretch obtain
Redrefc, when Thirty Pounds are ir-furTicient
to try his Caufe? Where is he to find Money
to fee Counfel, or how can he plead his Caufe
himfelf (even if he was permitted) when our
Laws are fo obfcure, and fo multiplied, that
an Abridgement of them cannot be contained
in fifty Volumes in Folio?
As fpon as Mr Aleanivell had called toge-
ther his Creditors, Sir Timothy feized for a
Year's Rent, and turned the Farmer, his Wife,
little Margery and her Brother out ot Doors,
without any of the NecefTaries of Life to
fupport them. ^
This elated the Heart of Mr Grafpall, this
crowned his Hopes, and filled the Meaiure
of
GOODY TWO-SHOES. 9
of his Iniquity ; for befides gratifying his
Revenge, this Man's Overthrow gave him the
fole Dominion of the Poor, whom he de-
preffed and abufed in a Manner too horrible
to mention.
Margery** Father flew into another Parifh
for Succour, and all thofe who were able to
move left their Dwellings and fought Em-
ployment elfewhere, as they found it would
be impoffible to live under the Tyranny of
two fuch People. The very old, the very
Jame, and the Blind were obliged to Hay be-
hind, and whether they were ifarved or what
became of them, Hiftory does not fay; but
the Characters of the great Sir Timothy, and
his avaricious Tenant, were fo infamous,
that nobody would work for them by the
Day, and Servants were afraid to engage
themfelves by the Year, left any nnforefeen
Accident fhould leave them Parifhioners in a
Place, where they knew they mult periih
miferably; fo that great Part of the Land
lay untilled for fome Years, which was
deemed a jufl Reward for fuch diaboUcal
Proceedings.
But what, fays the Reader, can occafion
all this? Do you intend this for Children, Mr
EDITOR? Why, do you fuppofe this is
written by Mr EDITOR, Sir? This may come
from another Hand This is not the Book,
Sir, mentioned in the Title, but the Intro-
duction
io The Renowned HiJIory of
dutfion to that Book ; and it is intended, Sir,
not for thofe Sort of Children, but for Chil-
dren of lix Feet high, of which, as my Friend
has juftly obferved, there are many Millions
in the Kingdom; and thefe Reflections, Sir,
have b-en rendered necefTary, by the unac-
countable and diabolical Scheme which many
Gentlemen now give into, of laying a Number
of Farms into one, and very often a whole
Parifli ioto one Farm ; which in the End mult
reduce the common People to a State of Vaf-
falage, worfe than that under the Barons of
old, or of the Clans in Scotland; and will in
Time depopulate the Kingdom. But as you
are tired of the Subject, I mall take myfelf
away, and you may vifit Little Margery*
So, Sir, your Servant,
The EDITOR.
CHAP. I.
Hiiu and about Little Margery and her
Brother.
CARE and Difcontent fhortened the Days
of Little Margery's Father.— He was
forced from his Family, and feized with a
violent Fever in a place where Dr James's
Powder was not to be had, and where he died
miferably. Margery's poor Mother furvived
the Lois of her Huiband but a few Days, and
died
GOODY TWO SHOES. n
iied of a broken Heart, leaving Margery and
her little Brother to the wide World: but,
poor Woman, it would have melted your
Heart to have feen how frequently (he heaved
up her Head, while fhe lay ipeechlefs, to fur-
vey with languifhing Looks her little Orphans,
as much as to fay. Do Tommy, do Margery t
come with me. They cried, poor Things,
and me fighed away her Soul; and I hope
is happy.
It would both have excited your Pity, and
have done your Heart good, to have feen how
fond thefe two little ones were of each other,
and how, Hand in Hand, they trotted about.
Pray fee them.
They
I a The Renowned Hiftory of
They were both very ragged, and Tommy
had two Shoes, but Margery had but one.
They had nothing, poor Things, to fupport
them (not being in their own Parifh)but r/hat
they picked from the Hedges, or got from
the poor People, and they lay every Night in
a Barn. Their Relations took no Notice of
them; no, they were rich, and afhamed to
own fuch a poor linle ragged Girl as Margery*
and fuch a dirty little curl- pated Boy as Tom-
my. Our Relations and Friends feldom take
Notice of us when we are poor; but as we
grow rich thev grow fond : And this will al-
ways be the Cafe, while People love Money
better than Virtue, or better than they do
GOD Almighty, but fuch wicked Folks, who
love nothing but Money, and are proud and
defpife the Poor, never come to any Good in
the End, as we fhall fee by and by
C H A V,
GOODY TWO-SHOES.
CHAP.
II.
and abtut Mr Smith.
MR Smith was a very worthy Clergyman,
who lived in the Parifh where little
Margery and Tommy were born; and having
a Relation upon a vifit to him, who was a cha-
ritable good Man, he fent for thefe Children
to him. The Gentleman ordered Liirie
Margery a new Pair of Shoes, gave Mr
Smith feme Money to buy her Cioares ; and
fait! he would take Tommy, and make him a
little Sailor; and accordingly had a Jacket
and Trowil-rs made for him, in which he
now appears. Pray iook at him.
B
After
14 The Renowned Hi/lory of
After fame Days, the Gentleman intended
to go to London, and take little Tommy with
him, of whom you will know more by and
by, for we fliall at a proper Time prefent you
with fome Part of his Hiftory, his Travels
and Adventures
The Parting between tbefe two little
Children was very affeding, Tommy cried,
and Margery cried, and they kified each
other an hundred Time- At lalt Tommy
thus wiped off her Tears with the End of
his Jacket, and bid her cry no more, for
that he would come tc her agam, «.vhen he re-
turned from Sea. However, as ihey were fo
very fond, the Gentleman would not fuffer
them to take Leave of e^cli oiher; but t d
Tommy he fliouid r de cut with him, and
come back at Night. When Night came,
Little
GOODY TWO-SHOES. 15
Little Margery grew very uneafy about her
Brother, and after fitting up AS- late as Mr
Smith would let her, fhs went crying to Btd.
CHAP. III.
Ho-w Little Margery obtained the Name of
Goody Two-Shoes, atidwhat happened in
the Parijh.
AS foon as Little Margery got up in the
Morning, which was very early, fhe ran
all round the Village, crying for her Brother;
and after fomeTime returned greatly diitref-
fed. However, at this Inttant, the Shoe-
maker very opportunely came in with the
new Shoes, for which (he had been meafured
by the Gentleman's Order.
Nothing could have fupported Little Mar-
gery under the Affliction me was in for the
Lofs of her Brother, but the Pleafure fhe
took in her fwo Shies* She run out to Mrs
Smith as foon as they were put on, and ftrok-
down her ragged Apron thus
B * cried
16 The Renwned Htftvry of
cried out, Tnvo Shoes > Mame,fee Two Shoes.
And fo {he behaved to all the People (he met,
and by that Means obtained the Name of
Goody Two- Shoes, though her Play-mates
called her Old Goody T<w?-Shoes.
Little Margery was very happy in being
with Mr and Mrs Smith, who were very
Charitable and good to her, and had agreed
to breed her up with their Family ; but as faon
as that Tyrant of the Panfh, that GrafpaM,
heard of her being there, he applied fint to
Mr Smith, and threatened to reduce his
Tythes if he kept her; and after that he
fpoke to Sir Timothy, who fent Mr Smith a
peremptory Meffage by his Servant, that he
jhouldfsnd back Mean we It'/ Girl to be kept
by her Relations, and ?:-f rarbour her in the
Pariih. This ib diilreffsd Mr Smith that he
ftied
GOODY TWO-SHOES. if
flied Tears, and cried, Lord have Mercy on
the Poor!
The Prayers of the Righteous fly upwards,
and reach unto the Throne of Heaven, as will
be feen in the Sequel.
Mrs Smith was alfo greatly concerned at
being thus obliged ro difcard poor Little
Margery. She kifled her and cried;
as alfo did Mr Smithy but they were obliged
to fend her away; for the People who had
ruined her Father, could at any Time have
ruined them.
CHAP.
*8 The Renowned Hiflory of
CHAP. IV.
Hoiu Lift If Margery learned to read, and by
Degrees taught others.
T ITTLE Margery faw how good and how
JLj wife Mr Smith was, and concluded, that
this was owing to his great Learning: there-
fore (he waated of a'l Things to learn to read.
For this Purpofe (he ufed to meet the little
Bays and Girls as they came from School,
borrow their B oks, and fit down and read
till they returned:
By this Means fhe foon got more Learning
than any of her Playmates, and laid the fol-
lowing Scheme for intruding thofe who were
more
< GOODY TWO-SHOES. 19
more ignorant than herfelf. She found, that
only the following Letters were required to
fpell ail the Words in the World; but as
iome of thefe Letters are large, and fome
fmall, me with her Knife but out of feveral
Pieces of Wood ten Sets of each of thefe :
abcdefghijklmno
pqrfsturw-xyz.
And fix Sets of thefe:
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNO
P QJl STUVWXYZ.
And having got an old Spelling Book, fhe
made her Companions fet up ail the Words
they wanted to fpell, and after that (he taught
them to compofe Sentences. You know what
a Sentence is, my Dear; I will be good, is a
Sentence; and is made up, as you fee, of fe-
veral Words.
The ufual Manner of Spelling, or carrying
on the Game, as they called it, was this:
Suppofe the Word to be fpeit was Plumb Pud-
ding (and who can fuppofe a better ?) the
Children were placed in a Circle, and the firft
brought the Letter P, the next /, the next #,
the next m> and fo on till the Whole was
fpelt; and if any one brought a wrong Let-
ter,
ao The Renowned Hiftory of
ter, he was to pay a Fine, or play no more.
This WiS at their P,ay ; and every Morning
ihe ufed to go round to teach the Children
with thefe Rattle-traps in a Bafket, as you lee
in the Print.
I once went her Rounds with Aer, and was
highly diverted, as VOM may be, il you pieafe
to look, into the next Chapter.
CHAP.
V.
Ke<u> Litrle Two-Shoes became a trotting
Tutor eft , and hoiu Jhe taught her young
Pupils.
I
T was nbnn feven o'clock in the Morning
when we ftt out ca ;hts iinportaai Bufinefs,
and
GOODY TWO-SHOES. ai
and the firft Houfe we came to was Farmer
s. See here it is.
Here Margery flopped, and ran up to the
Door, Tap, tap, tap. Who's there? Only
little Goody Two Shoes, anfwered Margery,
come to tea'rh Billy. Oh Little Goody, lays
Mrs IVilfcn, with Pleafure io her Face, I am
glad to fee you, Billy wants you fadly, for
be has learned all his Leffon. Then out came
the little Boy. How do, doody Two-Shves,
fays he, not able to fpeak plain. Yet this
little Bov had learned all his Letters; for
me threw down the Alphabet mixed together
thai:
bdfhkmoqsuwyzf
acegilnprtvxj
and
ai The Renowned Hijlory of_
and he picked them up, called them by their
right Names, and put them all in Order
thus:
abcdefghijklmno
pqrfstuv wxyz
She then threw down the Alphabet of Capital
Letters in the Manner you here fee them;
BDFHRMOQSUWYZ
A C E G I L N PR T V X J.
and he picked them all up, and having told
their Names, placed them thus :
ABCDEFGHIJKLM
N O P QJl STUVWXYZ.
Now, pray, little Reader, take this Bodkin,
and fee if you can point out the Letters from
thefe mixed Alphabets, and tell how they
fliould be placed as well as little Boy Billy.
Th* next Place we came to was Farmer
Simpfon's, and here it is.
GOODY TWO-SHOES.
, av0<u>, wow, fays the Dog at the Door.
Sirrah, lays his Mituels, what do you bark
at Little Two Shoes? Come in, Madge;
here, Sally wants vou fadly, (he ha? learned
all her LefTon. Then out came ths Mule
one: So Madge! fays (he; fo Sally 1 anfwer-
ed the other, have you learned your LefTon ?
Yes, that's what I have, replied the little one
in the Country Manner; and immediately
taking the Letters (he fet up thefe Syllables :
ba be bi bo bu, ca ce ci co cu
da de di do du, fa fe fi fo fu
and gave them their exaft Sounds as (he
compofed them; after which flic fet up the
following:
ac
14 The Renowned Hi/lory cf
ac er. ic oc uc, ad ed id od ud
af ef if of uf, ag eg ig eg ug
And pronounced them l^kewife. She then
fang the Cuzz's Chorus (v/hfch may be found
in the Little Pretty Pt*y 'Thing,} and to th«
fame Tune to which it is there Jet.
After this, Little 'Two Shoes taught her
to fpell Words of one Syllable, and fhe fooa
let up Pear, Plumb, Top, Ball, Pic, Pufs,
Do^v Hoy, Fawn, Buck, Doe, Lamb, Sheep,
R«un, Cow, Bull, Cock, Hen, and many
more.
,'!'•'£ next Place we came to was Gaffer
Coct's Cottage; there you fee it before you.
Here a Number of poor Children were met
to learn ; who all came round little Alargcn
at
GOODY TWO-SHOES, 15
at once ; and having pulled out her Letters,
(be afked the little Boy next her, what be
had for Dinner? Who anfwered, Bread, (the
poor Children in many Places Jive very hard)
Well, then, fays flie, fet the firlt Later. He
put up the Letter B, to which the next added
r, and the next e, the next a, the next d,
and it ftood thus, Bread.
And what had you, Polly Comb, for your
Dinner? Apple~pye, anfwered the little Girl:
Upon which the next in Turn fet up a great
A, the two next a p each, and fo on till the
two Words Apple and Pye were united and
ftocd thus, slpple pye.
The next hsd Potatoes* the next Beef and
Turnips * which were fpelt, with many oihers,
till the Game of Spelling was finifhed. She
then fee them another Talk, and we proceeded.
The next Place we came to was Farmer
Thtntpfon*, where there were a great many
little ones waiting for her.
So, little Mrs Gosdv T<wo- Shoes, fays one
of them, where have yon been fo long? I
have been teaching, fays flie, longer than
I intended, and am afraid I am come too
foon for you now, No, but indeed you are
not, r. plied the other; for I have got my
Leflbn, and fo has Sally Dawfat, and fo has
JHatry IVilfon, *nd fo we have all ; and they
capered about as if they were ovetjoyed to
fee her. Why then, fays Hie, you are all
C veiy
s6 The Renowned Hijlory of
very good, and GOD Almighty will love
you; fo let us begin our Lefions. Theyall
huddled round her, and though at the other
• Place they were employed about Words and
Syllables, here we had People of muca
greater Underftanding, who dealt only in
Sentences.
The Letters being brought upon the Table,
one of the little ones fet up the following
Sentence :
The Lord have Mercy upon met and grant
that I may be always good, and fay my Prayers ,
and lovs the Lord my God 'with all my Heart,
•with all my Soul, and with all my Strength ;
and honour the King, and all good Men in
^uthoritv under him.
Then the next took the Letters and com-
pofed this Sentence:
Lord haze Mercy upon me, and grant that
1 may love my Neighbour as my f elf, and do
unto all Men as I would have them do unto
me, and tell nt Lies ; but be honejl and jufl
in all my Dealings.
The third compofed the following Sen-
tence :
The Lord have Mercy upon me, and grant
that I may honour my Father and frlothtr,
and I we my Brothers and Sifters. Relations
and Friends, and all my Playmates, and every
Body, and endeavour to make them happy.
The
GOODY TWO-SHOES. »7
The fourth compofed the following:
/ pray GOD to blefs this ivhole Company,
and all our Friends , and all 9ttr Ene?uies.
To this latt Polly Sullen objected, and faid,
Truly, (lie did not know why me ihould
pray for her Enemies ? Not pray for yourEne-
mies, fays little Margery; yes, you muft,
you are no Chriftian, if you don't forgive
your Enemies, and do Good for Evil. Polly
ftill pouted ; upon which little Margery frid,
though (he was Poor, and obliged to lie in a
Barn, fhe would not keep Company with
fuch a naughty, proud, perverfe Girl as Polly;
and was going away; however, the Difference
was made up, and (he fet them to compofe
the following
LESSONS
For the CONDUCT of LIFE.
LESSON I.
He that will rhrive,
Muft rife by Five.
He tlm hath thriv'n,
May lay till Seven.
Truth may be blain'd,
But cannot be (ham'd.
Tell me with whom you go,
And I'll tell what you do.
C z A
a 3 'The R.tnwntd Hi/lory of
A Friend in your
Is a Friend indeed.
They ne'er can be wife,
Who good Couuie! dei^ife.
LESSON II.
A wife Head makes a clofe Mouth.
Don't burn your Lips with another Man'a
Broih.
Wit is Folly, unlefs a wife Man hath ihe
keeping of it.
life ioft Words and hard Arguments.
Honey catches more Flies tnan Vinegar.
To forget a Wrong is the beft Revenge.
Patience is a Plainer for all Sores.
Where Pride goes, Shanie will follow.
When Vice enters the Room, Vengeance is
near the Door.
Indultry is Fortune's right Hand, and Fru-
gality her Left.
MAe much of Three- pence, or you ne'er
will be worth a Groat.
LESSON III.
A Lie ttands upon one Leg, bnt Truth upon
Two.
\Vht-n a Man talks much, believe but Half
what he lays.
Fair
GOODY TWO SHOES.
Fair Words butter no Parfnips.
Bad Company poifons the Mind.
A covetous Man is never faiisfied.
Abundance, like W«nt, ruins many.
Contentment is the bed Fortune.
A contented Mind is a continual FeaiL
A LESSON in Religion.
Love GOD, for he is good.
Fear GOD, for he is jult.
Pray to GOD, for ail good Things come from
him.
Praife GOD, for great is his Mercy towards
us, and wonderful are all his Works.
Thofe who (trive to be Good, have GOD on
their Side.
Thofe who have GOD for their Friend fhall
want nothing.
Confefs your Sins to GOD, and if you repent
he will forgive you.
Remember that all you do, is done in the
Prefence of GOD.
The Time will come, ray Friends, when we
muft give
Account to GOD, how we on Earth did live.
A Moral LESSON.
A good Boy will make a good Man.
„ C 3 Honour
The Renowned fii/iory qf
30
Honour your Parents, and the World \vi!l
honour you.
Love your Friends, and your Friends will
love you.
He that fwims in Sin, will {ink in Sorrow.
Learn to live as you wouid wifh to die.
Jls you. expect all Men jhould deal by you,
So deal by them, and give each Man his du:»
As we were returning Home, we faw a
Gentleman, who was very ili, fitting under
a fhady Tree at the Corner of his Rookery.
Though ill, he "began to joke with little
Margery, and faid, laughingly, So, Gcptty
T'VJS Sboes> they tell me you are a cunning
little Baggage: Pray, can you tell me what
I mall do to get well ? Yes, Sir, lays me, go
to Bed when your Rooks do. You fee they
arc going to Reft already;
Do
GOODY TWO-SHOES. 11
Do you fo Jikewife, and get up with them in
the Morning; earn, as they do, every Day
what you eat, and eat and drink no more
than you earn; and you will get Health and
keep it. What fhould induce the Rooks to
frequent Gentlemen's Houfes only, but to
tell them how to lead a prudent Life? They
never build over Cottages or Farm Houfes,
oecaufe they fee, that thefe People know
liow to live without their Admonition.
Thut Health and Wit you may improve 9
Taught by the Tenants of the Grove.
The Gentleman laughing, gave Margery Six-
pence, and told her flie was a fenfible Hufley.
C H A P. VI.
the whole PariJJ} was frightened*
WHO does not know Lady Ducklington,
or who does net know that (he was
buried at this Parifti Church ?
Well,
3* Tbff Renown fJ Hijlory of
Well, I never fa\v fo grand a Funeral in all
my £.ife; but the Money they fquaadered
awav, would have been better laid out in
Ituie Books tor Children, or in Meat, Drink,
and Cloaths for the Poor
This is a fine Hearfe indeed, and the nod-
ding Plumes on ihe Horfes look very grand ;
but
GOODY TWO-SHOES. 33
but what End does that anfwer, otherwife
than to difpiay the Pride of the ^Living, or
the Vanity of the Dead. Fie upon fuch Folly,
fay I, and Heaven grant that thofe who want
more Scnfe may have it.
But all the Country round came to fee the
Burying, and it was late before the Corpfe
was interred. After which, in the Night, or
rather about Four o'clock in the Morning, the
Bells were heard to jingle in the Steeple,
which frightened the People prcdigioufly,
who all thought it was Lady Ducklington's
Glioft dancing among the Bell-ropes. The
People flocked to Will Dobbins the Clerk,
and wanted him to go and fee what it was;
but William f*id, he was fure it was a Gho(f ,
and that he would not offer to open the
Door. At length Mr Long, the Rector, hear-
ing fuch an Uproar in the Village, went to the
Clerk,, to know why he did not go into the
Church, and fee who was there. I go, Sir,
fays Wi'li aw i why the G'hoft Would frighten
me our of my Wits Mrs Dobbins too cried,
ar.d laying hold of her Hufband faid, he
mould not be eat up by the Ghoft. A
Ghoit, ye Blockheads, fays Mr Long, in a
Pet, did either of vou ever fee a Ghoft, or
know any Body that did? Yes, fays the
Clerk, my Father did once in the Shape of a
Windmill, and it walked all round the
Church in a white Sheet, with Jack Boots on,
and ha-d a Gun by its Side inftead of a Sword.
34 The Renowned H[ftory 9f
A fine Pi&ure of a Ghofl truly, fays Mr Long,
give me the Key of the Church, you Mon-
key; for I tell you there is no fuch Thing
now, whatever may have been formerly.—-
Then taking the Key, he went to the Church,
all the People following him. ,\sr'foon as he
h <d opened the Door, what Sort of a Ghoft
do you think appeared ? Whv Little Tivo-
Shoej, who being weary, had fallen afleep in
one of the Pews during the Funeral Service,
and was (hut in all Night. She immediately
afked Mr Long's Pardon for the Trouble (he
had given him, toid him, (lie had been locked
into the Church, and faid, (lie mould not
have rung the Bells, but that fhe was very
cold, and hearing Farmer Boitlfs M .n go
\vhiftlingbv with his Horfes. fhe was in Hopes
he would ha?e went to the Clerk for the Key
to let her out.
CHAP.
GOODY TWO-SHOES- 35
CHAP VII.
Containing an Account of all the Spirit s\ or
Gnofts, Jhefaw in the Church.
THE People were adiamed to afk little
Madge any Questions before Mr Long'
but as foon as he was gone, they all got
round her to fatisfy their Curiofity, and de-
fired flie would give them a particular Ac-
count of all that fhe had heard and ieen.
Her T A L E.
I went to the Church, faid (he, as mod of
you did lad Night, to fee the Burying, and
>eing very weary, I fate me down in Mr
Jonei's Pew, and fell faft afleep. At Eleven
of the Clock I awoke; which I believe was
o fome Meafure occafioned by the Clock's
Inking, for I heard it. I darted up, and
:ould not at firft tell where I was ; but after
bme time I recollected the Funeral, and foon
round that I was fhut in the Church. It was
lifmal dark, and I could fee nothing; but
vhile I was Handing in the Pews, fomething
umped up upon me behind, and laid, as I
:hought, its Hands over ray Shoulders -I
>wn. I was a little afraid at firft; however,
I confidered that I had always been con-
flant
T,6 The Renowned Hi/lory of
ftant at Prayers and at Church, and that I
had done nobody any Harm, but had en-
deavoured to do what Good I could; and
then, thought I, what have I TO fear? Yet
I kneeled down to fay my Prayers. As
foon as I was on my K*iees, ibmething very
cold, as cold as Marble, ay, as cold as Ice,
touched my Neck, which made me Itart;
however, 1 coatinued my Prayers, and having
begged Protection from Almighty GOD, I
found my Spn its revive, and I was fenh'ble that
I had nothing to fear; for GOD Almighty
proteds not only all thofe who are good, but
alfo all thofe who endeavour to be good —
Nothing can withftand the Power, or exceed
the Goodnefs of GOD Almighty. Armed
with the Confidence of his Protection, 1
•walked down the Church Ifle, when I heard
fomething pit pat, pit pat, pit pat, come af-
ter me, and fomething touched my Hand,
xvhich feemed as could as a Marble Monument.
I could not think what this was, yet J knew it
could no« hurt me, and therefore I made
myfelf eafy; but being very cold, and the
Church being paved with Stone, which was
very damp, I felt niy Way as well as I
could to the Pulpit, in doing which fome-
thing brufhfcd paft me, and almott threw me
down. However I was not frightened, for
I knew that Gon Almighty would fuffer
nothing to hurt me,
At
GOODY TWO-SHOES. 37
At laft, I found out the Pulpit, and having
fiuu the Door, I laid me down on the Mat
and Cufhion to deep; when fomethmg tnrult
and pulled the Door, as 1 thought for Admit-
tance, which prevented my going to "efP-
At laft it cries. Bow, «uwiy, <wo*u> ; and 1
concluded it muft be Mr Sandcrfon* Dog,
which had followed me from their Houte , ta
Church ; fo 1 opened the Door, and called
Snip, Snip, and the Dog jumped upon me
immediately. After this, Snip and I lay
down together, and had a to oft comfortable
Nap : for when I awoke again, it was a molt
light. I then walked up and down all the
Iflei of the Church to keep myfelf warm ;
and though I went into the Vaults, and trod
on Lady Dueling tons Coftin, I law no
Ghoft, and I believe it was owing to the
Reafon Mr Long has Riven vou, namely,
thai there is no fuch Thing to be feen. As
to my part, I would as foon lie all Night in
the Church, as in any other Place; and J
am fure that any little Boy or Girl, who is
good and loves GOT) Almighty, and keeps
his Commandments, may as fafely lie in the
Church, or the Church-yard, as anv where
elfe, if they take Care not to get Cold: for
I am fure there are no Ghofts, either to hurt
or frighten them; though any one poffefled
of Fear might have taken Neighbour Sander-
Jin s Dag with his cold Nell, for a Ghoft ;and
D if
3 8 The Renowned Hiflory of
if they had not been undeceived, as I was,
would never have thought otherwife. All
the Company acknowledged the Juftnefs of
t'e Obltrvation, and thanked Litiie
r her Advice.
REFLECTION.
After this, my dear Children, 1 hope you
will not believe any foolifh Stories that igno-
rant, weak, or defigt.ing People may tell you
about Ghofis ; for the Tales of Gbofts,
1','ttchss and Fairies, *re the Frolics of a
diilempered Brain. No wife Man ever faw
either of them. Little Margtry you fee was
not afraid ; no, {he had gzod Scnje, and a
j '^>,d Ccnfchnce> which is a Cure ior ail iliele
Evils.
CHAP. VIII.
• netbir.g that kapp?n:d to Half Two-
hlioes in a fiarn^ more dreadful than tie
Gbcji in the Church ; and bow fie returned
Grid fir Evil to bar EneMj, *S/> Tiaioihy.
SOME Days after this, a more dieadfu!
Accider;t bet-. ! Lutle i\':adge. ^he hap-
pened to be cu^iiug Ute from Teaching,
GOODY TWO-SHOES. 39
xvh^n it rained, thundered, and lightened,
and therefore flic took Shelter in a Faraier's
Barn, at a Diftance from the Village. Soon
after, the Tempeft drove in four Thieves,
who, not feeing fuch a little creep moufe
Girl as Two-Shoes^ lay down on the Hay
next to her, and began to talk over their
Exploits, and to fettle Plans for future Rob-
beries. Little Margery on hearing them,
covered herfelf with Straw. To be fare (he
was fadly frightened, but her good Senfe
taught her, that the only fecurity (lie had
was in keeping herfelf concealed; therefore
(he laid very ilill, and breathed very foftlv.
About Four o'clock thefe wicked People
came to a Refolution to break both Sir Wil-
liam Dov^s Houfe, and Sir Timothy Gripe's,
and by Force of Arms to carry off all their
D *' Money,
40 The Returned hi/lory <>}
Money, Plate, and Jewels ; but as it was
thought theo too late, they agreed to defer
it till the next Night. After laying this
Scheme, thtv ail ftt out upon their Pranks,
u-.v!~h greatly rejoiced Margery as it would
any other little Girl in her Situation. Earlv
in the Morning fhe went to Sir William % and
told him the whole of their Converfation.
Upon which, he allied her Name, gave her
iomething, and bid her call at his Houfe the
D«y following. She alio went to Sir Timothy^
notwithftarding he hsd afed her ib ill ; for
(he knew it was her Dury to do Good for
Evil. As loon as he was informed who (he
was, he took co Notice of her; upon which
fte defired to fpeak to Lady Gripe; and
having informed her Lady/hip of ti?e Affair,
flie went ber Way. This Lady had more
Senfe than her Hufband, which indeed is not
a fingular Cafe; for initead of defpifiug Little
Alargery and her Information, (he privately
fet People to guard the Houfe.— -The Rob-
bers divided therr.leives, and went about the
Time mentioned to both Houfts, and were
(nt prized by the Guards, and taken. Upon
examining thefe Wretches, ore of which
turned Lvidtnce, bodi Sir William and Sir
Thxothy found that they ovr. ed their Lives to
the DUcovery made by Li'tle Margery; and
the firfl took great Notice of her, ar>d would
no longer let her lie in a Bare; but ^ r
GOODY TWO-SHOES. 41
Timothy only faid, that he was a (named to
owe his Life to the Daughter of one who was
his Enemy; io true it is, that a proud Man
Jcldom forgives thofe he has injured.
CHAP. IX.
How little Margery was made Principal of
a Country College.
MRS Williams, of whom I have given a
particular Account in my New Tear's
Gift, and who kept a CoLege for in ft rutting
lirtie Gentlemen and Ladies in the Science
of A, B, C. was at this Time very old and
infirm, and wanted to decline that important
Tru(t. This being told to Sir William Dove,
who lived in the Panlh, he lent for Mrs
Williams, and defied (he would examine
little Two- Shoes., and fee whether the was
qualified for the Office. — This was done, and
Mrs Willia*ms made the following Report in
her Favour, namely, tha f little Margery was
the bejl Scholar , and had the bejt Head, and
the bejl Heart, of any onejhe had examined.
All the Counrry had a great Opinion of Mrs
Williams •, a«d this character gave them alfli
a great Opinion ot Mrs Margery; for io we
muft now call her.
This Mrs Margery thought the happieft
Period of her Life; but more happinels was
D 3 IB
4* The Renowned Hiftory of
in Store for her: GOD Almighty heaps up
Bleflings for all thofc who love him, and
though for a Time he may fuffer them to be
poor and diftreffed, and hide his good Pur-
pofes from human Sight, yet in the End they
are generally crowned with Happincfs here,
and no one can doubt of their being ib here-
after.
On this Occafion the following Hymn, or
rather a Tranflation of the Twenty-third
Pfalm, is faid to have been written, and was
foon after publifhed in ihe Spell at or.
I.
The Lord my Pafture fhall prepare,
And feed me with a Shepherd's Care :
His Prefence (hall my Wants fupply,
And guard me with a watchful Eve;
Mv Noon-day Walks he fh'll attend,
And all ray Midnight Hours defend.
II.
When in the fultry Glebe I faint,
Or on the thirtty Mountain pant,
To fertile Vales and dewy Meads,
My weary wandering Steps he leads ;
Where peaceful Rivers, (oft and flow,
• Amid the verdant Landfkip flow.
III.
Tho' in the Paths of Death I tread,
With gloomy Horrors o?erfpread,
My
GOODY TWO-SHOES. 43
My fledfaft Heart (hall fear no 111,
For thou, O Lord, art with me (till ;
Thy friendly Crook (hall give me Aid,
And guide me thro' the dreadful Shade.
IV.
Tho* in a bare and rugged Way,
Thro' devious lonely Wilds I (bay,
Thy Bounty ihall my Pains beguile:
1 he barren Wildernefs (hall fmile,
With fudden Greens and Herbage crown'd,
And Streams mall murmur all around.
Here Ends the Hiftory of little Two-Shoec.
Thofe who would know how (he behaved
after (he came to be Mrs Margery Two- Shoes,
mult read the Second Part of this Work, in
which an Account of the Remainder of her
Life, her Marriage, and Death, are fer forth
at large, accoiding to Aft of Parliament.
THE
THE RENOWNED
HISTORY
O F
tfrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES.
PART II.
INTRODUCTIOH.
N the firft Part of this Work, the young
xStudent has read, and I hope with Pleafure
nd Improvement, the Hiftory of this Lady,
vhiit me was known and diftinguimed by
he Nrame of Litth Two-Shoes; we are now
:orrie to a Period of her Life when that Name
as difcarded, and a more eminent one be-
:owed upon her, I mean that of Mrs Mar*
Two Shoes; for as (he was now Prefident
f the A, B, C College, it became neceflary
:o exalt her in Title as well as in Place.
No fooner was (he fettled in this Office,
but
46 The Renowned Hiflory of
but fhe lai i every poflible Scheme to promote
the Welfare and H ippinefs of all her Neigh
hours, and efpecially of her Lirtle Ones, ia
whom ihe took great Delight; and all thofe
whofe Parents could not afford to pay for
their Education, (he taught for norhing, but
the Pleafure fhe had in t.'ieir Company; for
you ave to obfjrve, that they were very good,
or were foon made fo by her good nicinage-
ment.
CHAP. I.
Of her School, her U/hers, or AJJiJlants, and
her Manner of Teaching*
WE have already informed the Reader,
that the School where fhe taught, was
that which was before kept by VLnfriUiamft
•wrhofe Character you may 6nd in my New-
Tedr's Gift. The Room was large, and as
fhe knew that Nature intendedChildren mould
be always in Aftion, fhe placed her difFeient
Letters, or Alphabets, all round the School,
fo that every one was obliged to get up to
fetch a Letter, or to fpell a Woid, when it
came to their Turn ; which not only kept
them in Health, but fixed the Letters and
Points firmly in their Minds.
She had the following Affiftants or Uthers
to help her, and I will tell you how (he came
by
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 47
by them. Mrs Margery, you rmjft know,
was very humane and compaffiona'e ; and
her Tenderneis extended not only to all Mao-
kind, but even to all Animals that were not
noxious, as your's ought to do, if you would
be happy here, and go to Heaven hereafter.
Thefe are GOD Almighty s Creatures as well
as we. He m<ide both them and us ; and for
wife Purpofes, be(t known to himlelf, oiaced
them in this World to live among us ; fo that
they are our tellowTenants of the Globe. How
then can People dare to torture and wantonly
dettroy GOD Almighty's Creatures? They
as well as you are capable of feeling Pain,
and of receiving Pieafure, and how can you,
who want to be made happy yourfelf, delight
in making your fellow Creatures miferable?
Do you think the poor Birds, whofe Neil and
young Ones that wicked Boy, Dick Wilfon%
inn away with Yeiterday, do not feel fes much
Pain as your Father and Mother would have
felt, had any one pulled down tl^eir Ilcufe
and ran auay with you? To be fure they do.
Mrs Two-Shoes ufed to fprak of thofe Tnings,
and of naughty Boys throwing at Cocks, tor-
turing Flies, and whipping Ilorfcs and Dogs,
with Te<irs in her Eyes, ar.d would never fuf-
ftr any one to come to her School who did fo.
One Day, as (he was going through the
next Village, flic met with tome wicked Boys,
who Juti got a young Haven, \\hicii they
were
48 The Renown;* Hi/lory cf
were going to throw at; (he wanted to get
the poor Creature out of their cruel Hands,
and therefore gave them a Penny for him,
and brought him Home. She called his Name
Ralph t and a fine Bird he is. Do lock, at hira,
and remember what '-lolomon fiy$, The Eye
that defpijeth hit Father, and rcgardetb net
the Diftrefs of the Mother, the Ravtris of the
Valley Jhtill peck it outy and the young Eagles
eat it. Now ihts Bird me caught to fpeak.,
to fneH, and to read; and as he was particu-
larly fond of playing v.ith tht i^jge Letteis,
the Children uf;d to call this Ralph's Al-
phabet,
A B C D E F G H I J K I. M N O
P Q_R S T U V W X Y Z.
He always fat at her Eibow, as you fee
in the firft Pidure, and when any of the Chil-
dren
Mis MARGERY TWO- SHOES. 49
dren were wrong, fhe ufed to call out, Put
them rfgbty Ralph.
Some days after (he had met with the Raven,
as (he was walking in the Fields, fhe faw fome
naughty Boys, who had taken a Pigeon, and
tied a String to its Leg, in order to let it fly,
and draw it back again when they pleafed >
and by this Means they tortured the poor
Animal with the Hopes of Liberty and re-
peated Difappointment. This Pigeon fhe
alfo bought, and taught him how to fpell and
read, though not to talk; and lie performed
all thofe extraordinary Things which are
recorded of the famous Bird, that was fome
Time fince advertifed in the Haymarket, and
vifited by mo ft of the great People in rhe
Kingdom This Pigeon was a very pretty Fel-
low, and fhe called him Tom. See here he is.
And
jo The Renowned Hiftjry of
And as the Raven Ralph was fond of the
large Letters, 'Tom thfrftgeon took Care of
t.ie iraail Ones, of which he compofed this
Alphabet,
abcdefghijklm n o pqr
fstuvwxyz.
The N-ighbours knowing that Mrs Two-
£rs*.f was very good, as to be fure nobody
was better, made her a Prefent of a lutle
Sky lark, and a fine Bird he is.
Xow as many Pt'-p'e, even at that Time,
ba"i ,e rrvcd o lit i i Hcd lo-'.g in rhe Morning,
(he tL ought *n: Lii:k ring:-! be o" ufe to her
« • . ; Liptis, ^n-.; (eii mem wf.en to get up.
Fjr /:•.• '/.?' is fr-n: if his Bed, and I ait till
:i but kilt his Days, the re it being
i ,; . •> $kfp, •.. id. is J Ktr.j ofDi'Jt'..
Mrs MARGERY TWO SHOES. 5*
Some Time after this, a poor Lamb had
loft iis Dam, and the Farmer being about to
kill it, fhe bought it of him, and brought it
Home with her to play with the Children,
and teach them when to go to Bed ; for it
was a Rule with the wile Men of that Age
(and a very good one let me tell you) to
Rife with tbff Larkt and lie dviun 'with
the Lamb.
This Lan-<b fhe called Will, and a pretty
Fellow he is; do look at him.
No fooner was Tippy the Lark, and Will the
Ba-larab, brought into the School, but rhat
fenfible "Rogue Ralph the Raven, conipofed
the following Verfe, which every little Boy
and Girl (hould get by Heart.
E ^ Early
51 Tfo Renowned Hiftory qf
Early to Bed, and early to rife,
h the Way to be h:althy> and wealthy, and
wife.
A fly Rogue; but it is true enough; for
thole who do not go to Bed early cannot rife
early ; and thofe who do not rife early cannot
do much Bufinefs. Pr;<.y, let this be told at
the Court, and to People who have Routs
and Rackets.
Soon after this, a Prefent was made to Mrs
Margery, of little Dog Jumper y and a preuy
Dog is he. Pray, look at him.
Jumper, Jumper, Jumper! He is always
in a good Humour, and playing and jumping
about, and therefore he was called 'jumper.
The Place aiTigmd for Jumper was that of
keeoinc the Door. Co that he may now be
called
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 53
called the Porter of the College, for he would
let nobody go out, or any one come in,
without the Leave of his Miltrefs. See how
he fits, a faucy Rogue.
Billy the Ba-Jamb <vas a chearful Ftllow,
and all the Children were fond of him, where-
fore Mrs Tiu9-Sbocs made it a Rule, that
thofe who behaved beft mould have Will
Home with them at Night to cany tneir Sat-
chel or Bofket at his Back, and bring it in
the Morning. Turn back and fee what a line
Fellow he is, and how he muiges aioog,
CHAP. II.
A Scene of Dijlrefs in tie School.
IT happened one Day, wh-n Mrs 7w?-
Shoes was divfcfting the Children after
Dinner, as Ihe uftuily dul with ib?ne inoocent
Games, o/ entertaining and inltru<fti?e Stories,
that a Mao arrived with the melancholy News
of Salty J0«tf/'s Father being thrown from
his Horfe, and thought part all recovery ;
nay, the MefTenger laid, that he was ieem-
ingiy dying when he came away. Poor Sally.
was greatly dittreffed, as mdetd were ail the
School, for me dearly loved her Father, and
Mrs Two-Shoes* and all the Children dearly
loved her. It is generally fi:d, that we never
know the real Value of eui Purcnu vi Fi rends
E 3 till
54
The Rennuned Hiftory
till we have loft them; but poor Sally felt
this by Affetfiun, and her Miltrefs knew it
by Experience. Ail the School were in
Tears, and the Meffeoger was obliged to re-
turn; but before he went, Mrs Tiuo Shoes*
unknown to the Children, ordered Tom
Pigeon to go Home with the Man, and bring
a Letter to inform her how Mr Jones did.
They fet oot together, and the Pigeon rode
on the Mao's Head las you fee here); for
th«? M?.n was able to carry the Pigeon, though
the Pigeon was not able to carry the Man ;
if he had, they would have been there much
fooner, for Tom Pigeon was very good, and
never ftaid on an Errand.
Soon after the Man was gone, the P;g-on
was loft, and the Concern the Children were
oodcr
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 55
under for Mr Jones and little Sally was in
fome Meafure diverted, and Pirt of their
Attention turned after Tom, who was a great
Favourite, and confequently much bewailed.
Mrs Margery, who knew the great Ufe and
NecefHty of teaching Ci'ildien to fubmit
chearfully to the Will of Providence, bid
them wipe away their Tears, and then kiffed
Sally. You mu(t be a good Girl, fays flie,
and depend upon GOD Almighty for his Blef-
fing and Proteclion ; for he h a Father to the
Fatherlefs, and defendcth all thofs 'who put
their Trujl in him. She then told them a
Story, which I fhall relate in as few Words
as pollibie.
7k: Hijlory of Mr Lovewell, Father to Lady
Lucy.
rfa.
Mr Loveivell was born at Bath, ahd ap-
prenticed to a laborious Trade in London,
which being too hard for him, he parted *ith
his Mafter by Confent, and hired hinrcfelf as
a common Servant to a Merchant in the City.
Here he fpent his letfure Hours, nor as Ser-
vants too frequently do, in Drinking and
Schemes of Pleafure, but in improving his
Mind ; and among other Acquirements, he
made himfelf a complete Mafter of Accompts.
His Sobriety, Honefty, and the Regard he
paid to his Matter's Intcreit, greatly recom-
mended
56 The Renowned Hijlery of
mended him in the whole Family, and he
had ieveral Offices of Trull committed to his
Charge, in which he acquitied himfelf fo
well, that the .Merchant remo?ed him from
the Srable into tnc Counting houie.
Here he foon nude himielf Mailer of the
Bulioefs, and became To ufeful to the Mer-
chant, that in Regard to his faithful Services,
and the Affeclion he had for him, he married
him to his own Niece, a prudent agreeable
young L?cy; «nd gave bfrn a Share in the
Bcfmefs. See what Honefty and Indullry
will do for us. Half the great Men in Lon-
don, I am toid, havt made themfelves by
this Means ; ard who would but be noneit
and industrious, when it is To much our In-
terelt and our Dutv.
After feme Years the Merchant died, and
left Mr Lo'+wfli L oifefT d of many fine Ships
at Sea, and much M,/ney ; and he was happy
in a Wife, wno h*d brought him a Son and
f.'. o Daughters, ail beautiful and obc.
Tt-e Treafures and j-oou Things, however,
of this Lite, are fo uncertain, that a Man can
never be happy, unlefs he lays the Founda-
tion for ii in h:s own Mind. So true is that
Copy in cur Writing Books, which tells us,
that a contented blind is a continual Feaji*
After lb;nj Y^a>s fuccefsful Trade, be
tlio.ght his CircuzuLtsnces fufrcient to injure
hU own Snips., or, ID other Words, to fend
I ii
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 57
bis Ships and Goods to Sea without being
infured by others, as is cuftomavy among
Merchants; when, unfortur aieiy for him,
four of them richly laden were loft at Sea.
This he fupported with becoming Refolu-
tion; but the next Mail brought him Advice,
that nine others were taken bv the trench,
with whom we were then at War; and this,
together with the Failure ct three foreign
Merchants whom he had truiled, compleated
his Ruin. He was then obliged to call his
Creditors together, who took his Effctfs, and
being angry with him for the imprudent Step
of not infuring his Ships, left him deltitute
of all Subfiftence. Ncr did the Fiatterers of
his Fortune, thofe who had lived by his
Bounty when in his Prof perky, pay the leatt
Regard either to him or his Family. $o true
is another Copy, that you will find in your
Writing Book, which fays, Misfortunes try
our Friends. All thofe Slights of his pre-
lended Friends, and the ill ufage of his Cre-
ditors, both he and his Family bote with
Chnftian Fortitude: but other Calamities fell
upon him, which he fell more fenfibly.
In this Diitrtrfs, one of his Relations, who
lived at Florence, offered to take his Son, and
another, who lived at' Barbados, lent for
one of his Daughters. This Ship which his
Son failed in was caft away, and all the Crew
fuppofed to be loft j and the Ship, in which
his
58 The Renvwncd Hiftory of
his D^irchter went a Pafltnger, was taken by
Pirates, and one Poft brought the miferabie
Father an Account of the Lofs of his two
Childrea. — This was t >e feverefl Stroke of
all: Ii made him completely wretched, and
lie knew it mult have a dreadful Effect on his
W;fe and Daughter; he rheiefore en ieavour-
ed to conceal it from th^m. But tru perpe-
tual Anxiety he was in, together with the
Lots of his Appetite and Want of Reft,
loon alarmed his Wife. She found forne-
thing was labouring in his Breaft, which was
concealed from her ; and one Night being
diftu'btd in a Dream, with what was ever
in his Thought, and c:<I ing out upon his
dear Children ; me awoke him, and infifted
upon knowing the Caufe of his Inquietude.
Nothing, my Dear, nothing* fays he. The
L"rd gave, and the Lord hath taken anvaj,
blej/ed he the Name of the Ltrd. This was
fufHcient to alarm the poor Woman ; (he
lay till his Spirits were compofed, and as
{he thought afleep, then ftealing out of Bed,
got the Keys and opened the Bureau, where
fh'j founl the fatal Account. ID the Height
of her Diftraclions, fhe flew to her Daugh-
ter's Room, and waking her with her Shrieks,
put the Letters into her Hands. The yoong
Lndy. unable to fupport the Load of Mifery,
fell into a Fit from which it wks thought (he
never could have been recovered. How-
ever,
Mrs MAttGERY TWO SHOES. 59
ever, at 1 aft (he revived; but the Shock was
fo great, that it emiiely deprived her of
her Speech.
Thus loaded with Mifery, and unable to
bear the Slights and Difdains of thofe who
had formerly profefled themfelves Friends,
this unhappy Family retired into a Country,
where they were unknown, in order to hide
themfelves from the World; wlun, to fup-
port their Independency, the Father la-
boured as we!l as he could at Hufbandry,
and the Mother and Daughter fometirnes &ot
Spinning and Kniuting Work, to htlp to
furnifh the Means of Subfiftence ; which
however was fo precarious and uncertain,
that they often, for many Weeks together,
lived on nothing but Cabbage and Bread
boiled in Water. But GOD never forfaketh
the Righteous, nor iufFcreth thole to perifh
who put their Truft in him. At this Time a
Liidy, who was juft come to England* fent
to cake a plea fan t Se«t ready fuinilhed in that
Neighbourhood, and the Per fun w ho was
employed for the Purpole, was ordered to
deliver a Bank Note of .»n Hundred Pounds
to Mr Lovewell, another Hundred to his
Wife, and fifty to »)ie Daughter, defiring
them to take Pofleffion of xr.e Houfe, and
get it well aired againit flie came down,
which would be in two or three Days at moft.
Tins, to People who were aimoll iUrving,
was
6o Ths Renowned Hifloty of
was a fweet and feafonable Relief, and they
were ail felicitous to know their Ber»efa<ftrefs,
but or that the MefTenger himfelf was too
ignojant to inform them. However, (he
came down fooner than was expected, and
with Tears embraced them again and again:
After which fhe told the Father aud Mother
(he had heard from thert Daughter, who was
her Acquaintance, and »hat fhe was well,
and on her Re«urn to England. This was the
agreeaSie Subject of their Converfation, till
aher Dinner, when drinking their Healths,
flie again with Tears faiuted them, and fal«
ling upon her Knees *iked their Blellings. —
'Tis impolTibie to exprefs the mutual Joy
which this occasioned.—- Their Converfation
w?.s made up of the mo!> endearing Expref-
fions, intermicgUd with Tears and Carefles.
Their
Mrs MARGERY TWO.SHOES. 6t
Their Torrent of Joy, hpwever, was for a
Moment interrupted, by a Chariot vyhich
topped at tbe Gate, and which brought, as
they thought, a very unfeafonable Vititoy, and
therefore fhe ient to be excuied frpni ieeing
Company.
But this had ooE&ct, for a Gentleman richly
drefTed jomped out of the Chariot, and |>ur-
fuiug the Servant into the Parlour, faluted
them round, H'ho \vere a!i a'for.ifhed at h s
Behaviour. But when the Tears trickled
from his Cheeks, the Daughter, xvho had
been fonie Ye^^s d«mV>, «n)rnediaielv cried
out, Mv Brother ! my Brother ! My Brother !
and from tnat Inftant recovered her Speech.
The mutual Joy which this occafioned,
is better felt than exprefled. Thofe who
have proper Sentiment? of Humanity, Grati
F
6 1 The Renowned Ktjlory of
titude, and fi'ial Piety, will rejoice at the
Event; and thofe who have a proper Idea of
the Goodnefs of GOD and his gracious Pro*
vide, ce, will from this, as \ve;l as other In-
irances of his Goodnefs ?nd Mercy, glorify
his holy Name, and magnify hisWifdomand
Power, who is a Shield to the Righteous,
and defendeth all thole who put their Trull
in him.
As vou, my dear Children, may be folici-
tous to kno'v Low this happy Event was
brought about, I rr.uft inform you, that Mr
Love-weir^ Son, when the Ship foundered,
hdd, with iome others, got into the Long-
boat, and w;.s t.>ken up by a Ship at Sea,
and carried to the E .(i I'dits, uhere in a
littlt TiKie he made a large Foitune ; and the
Pirates, who took his Daughter, attempted
to rob her of her Chaltity ; but finciog her
inflexible, and d-ttrmined to die rather -run
to fubmit, fume of them behaved to her in a
very cruel Manner; but others, who had
more Honour and Generolity, became Her
Defendants ; upon which a Qu.lrrel arofe be-
tween them, and the Captain, who was the
v/oril of the Gang, being killed, the reft of
the Crew carried the Ship into a Port of the
Manilla Iflands, belonging TO the Spaniards;
v.'here, when her Story w^.s known, foe was
treated with great Relpecl, and courted by
a young Gentleman, who was taken i!1 of a
Fever,
Mrs MARGERY TWO SHOES. 63
Fever, and died before the Marriage was
agreed on, but left her his whole Fortune,
You fee, rnv dear Sally, how woodeifully
thefe PeopTe were preitived, and madehnppy
after inch extreme Diftieis; we are tr.tre-
fore never 10 defpair, tven under the greateit
Misfortunes, tor GOD Almighty is All-
powerful, and can deliver us at any T inie.
Remember Job, but I think you have not
read fo far; take the Bible, Billy Jones , and
read the Hiftory of th*t good and patient
Ma.n. At this Inftant ibrnething wns heard
to flap at the Window, /fi/w, iu<?w, ayotu,
iays Jumper , end attempted to leap up and
open the boor, at which the Children were
furprized; but Mrs Margery knowing what
it was, opened the Cafcment, as Noah d-'d
the Window of the Ark, and drew in Tom
Pigeon with a Letter, and fee here he is.
64 The Renowned Htftory of
As foon as he was placed on the Table, he
walked up to little Sally, and dropping the
Letter, cried Ci, Co, Coo> as much as to fay,
there read it. Now this poor Pigeon had
travelled fifty Miles in about an Hour, to
bring Sally this Letter, and who would
deltroy fuch preity Creatures, — But let us
read the Letter.
My dear Sally,
GOD Almighty has been very merciful,
and reftored your Papa to us again, who is
now fu well as to be able to /it up. " I hear
you are a good Girl, my Dear, and I hope
you will ne?er forget to praife the Lord for
this his great Goodnefs and Mercy to us,-—
Wh?.t a lad Thing it would have been if your
Father had died, and left both you and me,
and little Tommy in Diltrefs, and without a
Friend: Your Father fends his Blefling with
mine.— Be good, my dear Child, and GOD
Almighty will a!fo blefs you, whole Bltffing
is above all Things.
/ amt my dear Sally,
YSUT ever dffettionate Mother t
MARTHA JONES.
CHAP.
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 65
CHAP. III.
Of the amazing Sagacity and InJlinB of a
tittle Dog.
SOON after this, a dreadful Accident hap-
pened in the School. It was on a Thurf-
day Morning, I very well remember, when
ihe ChildreR having learned their Leflbns
foon, (he had given ihem Leave to play, and
they were all running about the School, and
diverting themfelves with the Birds and the
Lamb; at this Time the Dog, all of a fVd-
den, hid hold of his Mittrefs's Apron, and
endeavoured to pull her out of the SchocJ.
She was at firft fur prized ; however, (he fol-
lowed him to lee what he intended. #o
fooner haJ he led her into tne Garden, but
he ran back, and pulled oat one of the Chil-
dren in the fame Manner; upon which fhe
ordered them all to leave the School imme-
diately, and they had not been out five Mi-
nutes, before the Top of the Houfe fell in,
What a miraculous Deliverance was here !
How gracious i How good was Goo
Almighty, to fave all thefe Children from
D (trudion, and to make ufe cf Inch an In-
ftrumtnt, as a little iagacious Animal, to
accomplifh his Divine Will. I fhould have
obiei vcd, that as ibon as they were ail in the
F 3 Gar
66 Tbf
Garden, the Dog came leaping round them
to exprefs his [oy, anJ wheo the iloule was
fallen, laid himidf dawn quietly by his
Miftrefs.
Some of the Neighbours who faw the
School fall, and who were in great Pain for
IWargery and the little Ones, icon fpread tiic
News through the Village, and all the Pa-
rents, terrified for their Children, cams
crowding in Abundance ; they had, however,
the Satisfaction to find them ali fife, and
upon their Knees, with their Mifbtls, giving
God Thanks for their happy
ADV i c E ft -om the MAS in the MOON.
Jumper, Jumper, Jumper^ whst a prettv
Dog he is, and how {enable : Had Mankind
half the Sagacity of Jumpfr* thev would
guard ao;ain(f Accidents of this Sort, by
having a public Survey occasionally imde of
all the Houies in every PanOi (efnccislly of
thofe which arc old and decayed) and not
iaffer them to remain in a crazy Stace, 'till
they fall down on the Heads of the poor Inha-
bitants, and crutfi them to De^tli. Why, it
was but Yeirerdav, t^at a whole Houfe ffii
down in Gracechurcb fire ef, and another in
Queen ftrcet, and an hundred more are to
lc bciore this Time twelve Months ; fo
Friends
Mrs MARGERY TWO- SHOES. 67
Friends take Care of yourfelves, and tfll the
Legislature, they ought to take Care for
you. How can you be foc^relefs? Mo ft of
your Evils arife from CareldTnefs and Extra-
vagance, and yet you excufe yourfelves,. and
lay the Fault upon Fortune. Fortune is a
Fool, and you *>c a Blockhead, if you put it
in her Power to play Tricks with you.
The MAN in the MOON.
You are not to wonder, my dear Reader,
that this little Dog fhould have more Senfe
than you, or your Father, or your Grand-
father.
Though GOD Almighty has made Man the
Lord of the Creation, and endowed him wiih
Reafon, vet «u many Ref peels, he has been
altogether as bountiful to other Creatures of
his forming. Some of the Senfes of other
Animals are more acute than others, as we
find by daily Experience. You know this
liitfo
The Renowned Hijloiy of
little Bird, fweet Jug, Jug, Jug, 'tis a
Nightingale. This Httle Creature, after (he
has entertained us with her Songs all the
Spring, and bred up her little Ones, flies into
a foreign Country, and finds her Wav over
the Great Sea, without any of the Inftru-
ments a^d Helps which Men are obliged to
m.ke ufe of for that Purpofe. Was you as
wife as the Nightingale, you might make all
the S?ilors happy, and have Tuenty Thou-
fand Pounds for teaching them the Longitude.
You would not think Ralph the Raven half
fo wife and fo good as he is, though you fee
him here reading his Book. Yet when the
Prophet Elijah was obliged to fly from Ababt
King of Jfrar/, and hide himfeif in a Cave,
the Ravens, at the Command of GOD Al-
mightv, fed him every D*y, aod preferved
his Life. .
Jtr.d
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 69
dnd the Word tfthe Lord came unto Elijah,
faying, Hide tbyjelf by the Brook Cherith,//^/
is before Jordan, and I have commanded the
Ravens to ft id thee ihere. 4nd the Ravent
brought him Bread and Flejh in the l\lorningy
and Bread and Fle/h in the Evening, and hs
drank of the tirooks. Kings, ft. i C. 17
And tht pretty Pigeons, when the World
was confined with Noah in the Ark, was fent
forth by him to fee whether the Waters were
abated. And he fent forth a Dove from him,
t'jfee if the Waters were abated from off the
Face of the Greund. And the Dove came in
to him in the Evening ; and h, in her Mouth
*was an Olive Leaf plucked off : So Noah
knew that the Waters nvere abated from off
the Earth. Gen. viii. 8, u.
As thefe, and other Animals, are fo fend-
ble and kind to us, we ought to be tendef
and good to them, and not beat them about
and kill them, and take away their young
ones, as many wicked Boys do. Does not rhe
Horfe and the Afs carry you and your Bur-
thens ? don't the Ox plough your Ground ?
the Cow give you Milk, the Sheep clothe your
Back, the Dog watch your Houfe, the Goofe
find y u in Quills to write with, the Hen
bring £ggs for your Cuftards and Puddings,
and the Cock call you up in the Morning,
when you are lazy, and like to hurt your-
fclves by laying too long in Ikd ? If fo, how
can
70 The Renowned Hi/lory t/f
can you be fo cruel to them, and abufe GOD
Almighty's good Creatures? Go, naughty
Boy, go; be furry for what you have done,
and do fo no more, that God Almighty may
forgive vou. Amen^ fay I, again and again.
GOD will blefs you, but not unlefs you are
merciful and good.
T..e Downfal of the School, was a greit
Misfortune to Mrs Margery ; for (he nut
only loft all her Books, but was deiKtute cf a
Place. to teach in; but Sir William Dtvc, be-
ing informed of this, ordered the Hpufe to
be built at his own Expence, and till that
could be done, Farmer Grove was fo kind, as
to be let her have his large 11*11 to teach in.
The Hoafe built by Sir William, had a
Statue erected over the Door, of a Boy Hid-
ing on the Ice, and under it were thefc Lines,
written by Mrs T*v9-SA oss, and engraved at
her Expence.
Mrs MARGERY TWO SHOES. 71
On SIN: A SIMILE.
As a poor Urchin on the Ice,
When he has tumbled once or twice,
With cautious Step, and trembling goes,
The Drop ftill pendant on his Nofe,
And nudges on to feek the Shore,
Rtiblv'd to trutt the Ice no more:
But meeting with a during Mate,
Who often us'd to flide and ikate,
Again is into Danger ltd,
And fail again and breaks his Head.
So Youth when firft they're drawn to fin,
And fee the Danger ihey are in,
Would gladly quit the Thorny Way,
And think it is unfafe to ftay ;
But meeting with their wicked train,
Return with them to (in again ;
Wnh them the Pnths of Vice explore,
With them are luiu'd tver-moic.
CHAP IV.
What happened at Farmer Grove's ; and kow
foe gratified bimfor the Ufe vfbis Room. x
WHILE at Mr Grove i, wlrch was in the
Heart of the Village, (he not only
taught the Children in the Day Time, but
the
7* Tie Renwned Hijlw cf
the Farmer's Servants, and all the Ntighbours,
to read an<j write in the Evening; and it was
a conilant Pra6iice before they went away,
to make them all go to Prayers and fing
Pfalms. fiv this Means, the People grevv
extremely repuUr" his Seivants were alio at
Home, iniiead or being a.t the Ale houle, and
he bad moie Wurii done than ever. Tins
gave not only Mr Grcvf, but ail the Neigh-
bours, an high Opinion or' her good Senfe and
prudent Behaviour : And fiie was fo much
efteemed, that moft of the D fFereoces in the
Parifli were leftio her Decifion ; and if a Mao
and Wife quarrelled (which fometimes hap-
pened in that Part of the Kingdom) both Par-
ties certainly came to her for Advice. Every
Body koows that Martha IViifon was a paf-
fionate fcolding Jade, and that John her
Hufband was « iuriy i!}- tempered Fdlow.
Thefe were one Day brought ty th« Neigh-
bours, for Margerv to taik to theru, when
they fairly quanefled before her, and wer-c
going to Blows, but ihe (topping between
them, tnus addreHld ihc [lufbaod : Jtkn, fays
fhe, you are a M in, and ought to have more
Senfe than to fly vn a Pailion, at eveiv Word
that is faidamifs by your Wife; wAMarfba,
fays fhe, you ought to know your Duty bet-
ter, than to fav any Thing to aggravate your
Hu (band's Refentment. Thefe frequent
Quarrels arife from Uie Indulgence of yo»:r
^* violent
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 73
arife from the Indulgence of your
violent Palfions; for I know you both Jove
one another, notwithitanding what has paiTed
between yo^. Now, pray tell me John, and
tell me Martha, when you have had a Quar-
rel over Night are you not both forry for it
the next Day ? They both declared that they
were: Way then, fays (he, I'll tell you how
to prevent this for the Future, if you will
both promife to take my Advice. They both
p: umifed her. You know, lays (he, that a fmall
spark will fetFite toTmdcr, and that Tinder
properly placed will fiie a Houfe; an angry
Word is with you as that Spark, for you arc
both as touchy as Tinder, and very often make
your own Houfe too hot to hold you. To
prevent this, therefore, and to live happily
for the future, you muir iplemnly agree, that
if one ipeaks an angry Word, the other will
not anfwtr, 'till he or fhe has diltinclly called
over, all the Letters in the Alphabet, and the
other not reply, 'till he has toid twenty; by
this Means your Pailions will be ftifled, and
Reafon will have Time to take the Rule.
This is the belt Recipe that was ever given
for a married Couple to live in Peace :
Though John and his Wife frequently at-
tempted to quarrel afterwards, they never
could get their Paflions to any confiderable
Height, for there was fomething fo droll io
G thus
74 The Renowned Hi/lory of
thus carrying on the Difpme, that before tl-ey
got to the End of the Argument, they faw
the Abfirduy of it, laughed, kifFed, and
v/ere Friends.
Juft as Mrs Margery had fettled this Diffe-
rence between John and his Wife, the Chil-
dren, (who had been Tent out t' play, while
that Rufinefs was tranfacling) returned, forne
in Tears, and others very difconfolate, for
the Loft of a lit tie Dorrr.cufe they were very
fond of, and which was juit dead. Mrs Mar-
gen, who had the An of moralizing ard
drawing Inftruclions from every Accident,
took ibis Opportunity of reading the.™ a
lecture on the Uncertainty of Life, and the
Necefiity of being ataays prepaid for Dea^h.
You ihould cet up in the Morning, fays flie,
and fo conduct vourfelves, as if that Day
were to be your laft, and lie down at Night,
is if vou never expend to fee the World
any more. Th;s may be done, fays me,
•without abating of your Chearfulnefs, for
you are not to confider De^.th a^ an Evil, but
as a Convenience, as an ufeful Pilot, who 13
to convey yvj :o a Phce of preaier Happi-
nels: Tlierefore, play, my dear Children,
and be merry ; but be innocent and good.
The good man fets D:nth at Defiance, for
his Dirts a^e only dreadful to the Wicked-
After this (he 'permitted the Children to
bury
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 75
bury the little Dormoufe, and defired one of
rac ii to write his Epitaph, and here it is
Epitaph GH a DORMOUSE, really written by
a little BOY.
I.
In Paper Cafe,
Hard by this Place*
Dead a poor Dormoufe lies;
And foon or late,
Summon'd by Fate,
£ach Prince, each Monarch dies.
II.
Ye Sons of Verfe,
While I rehearfe,
Attend inftru&ive Rhyme;
No Sins had Dor
To anfwer for,
Repent of yours in Time,
CHAP. V.
The whole Hijiory of the Confide ring Cap, fel
forth at large for_ the Benejit of all 'whom
it may concern*
HE great Reputation Mrs Margery ac-
quired by compofmg Differences in Fa-
G 2
T
76 The Renowned Hijltry of
milies, fend efpeciallv between Man and Wife,
induced her to cultivate that Part of her
Syttem of Morality and Oeconomy, in oider
to render it moie extenfively ufefui. For
this Purpofe, fhe contrived uhat ftie called a
Charm for the -Pailu-os ; which was a Con-
fideringCap, almoit ;;s Urge as a Grenadier's,
but of three equai Sides; on the finl of which
was \\vitten, 1 MAY BE \VRONG; on the
fecond, IT is FIFTY TO OKE BUT YOU
ARE: and ofe the third, T'I L co%;?ir>ER OF
JT. The other Parts, en the Out-fide, vtre
filled vv;th odd Ch?\ra6i"rs, a? unin'eHigibleas
the W> itinp;s of the oM ^ -}^:^t'"jns; hut with'n-
iide there was a Direction for its Ufe, of the
utmod Ccnfeqiu'nce ; it ftrictly erjoir.ed (he
PoffeiTor to put on the Cap whenever he found
his
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 77
his PaJTions beuin ro g< o-.v turbulent, and not
to deliver a Word whiltt it was on, but with
great C -olneU and Moderation. As t -is Cap
was an univerfa! Cure for Wrong-headednefs,
and prevented numberlefs Dilputes and Quar-
rels, it greatly Hurt tfte Trade of the poor
Lawyers, but was of the utnioir. Service to
the Reit of the Community. They were
bought bv Hufbinds and Wives, who h;id
themtdves frequent Occauon for them, and
fometimes lent them to their Children:
They were alfo pur chafed in large Quantities
by Maiters arid Servants; by young Folks,
who were intent en Matrimony; by Judges,
Jurymen, and even Phyfimns and Divirus;
navs if we may believe Hiltory, the LcgiiLitors
of the Land did not diuhin the Ufe of them ;
and we are t^id, that when any important
DeSr.tc arofe, Cap, iv>fs the <uj?rjt »nd each
Houfe looked like a grand Synod of Egyptian
Prieffs. Nor uas this Cap of lefs Ufe to
Partners in Trade, .for with thefe, as we)! as
\vith Kufbands and Wives, if one was out of
Humour, the other threw him the Cap, and
l*e was obi g°d to puc ir on, and keep it till
all \vss quiet, I rnyfclf faw thirteen Caps
worn at a Time in one Family, which could
not have fubfif'ed an Hour without them ; and
1 was particularly pleafed at Sir Humphrey
Htffunfat to he;:r a little Girl, when her
Father was uut oi J-Iamour, afl« her Mamma,
G 3 //
The Renowned Htftory of
*f foe fiould reach d&wn the Cap? Thefe
Caps, iridetd, were of fuch Utility, that
People of Scnfe never went without them ;
and it was common in the Country, when l
Booby made his Appearance, and talked
Nonfenfe, to fay^ he had no Cap in his Pccket*
Advice from FRIAR BACON.
What was Fortunatusys WifhingCap, when
compared to this? That Cap is faid to have
conveyed People inftanily from one Place to
another; but, as the Change of Place does
not change the Temper and Difp fiti^n of the
Mind, little Benefit can be exps£l>d from it;
nor indeed is much to be hoped from his
famous Purfe: That Purfe, it is Aid, was
never empty, and fuch a Purfe may be fome-
times convenient j but as Money will not
pur-
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 79
purchafe Peace, it is not neceflary for a Man
o encumber himfelf with a great Deal of it.
Peace and Happinefs depend fo'much upon
he State of a Man's own Mind, and upoo
ihe Ufe of the Confidering Cap, that it is ge-
icrally his own Fault, if he is miferable. One
uf thefe Caps will laft a Man his whole Life,
and is a Difcovery of much greater Import-
ance to the Public than the Philofopher s
Stone. Remember what was faid by my
>razen Head, Time is, Tints 'was, Tims is
i>ajt: Now the Time is, therefore buy the
Jap immediately, and make a proper Ufe of
it, and be happy before the Time is pajf.
Tours,
ROGER BACO*.
d H A P. VI.
tioiv Mrs Margery ivas taken up for a Witch %
and 'what happened on thatt Occc(fion»
ND fo it is true? And they have taken
up Mrs Margery then, and accufed her
f being a Witch, only becaufe fhe was wifer
han fome of her Neighbours ! Mercy Opon
me ! People ftuffChildren's Heads with Stories
of Ghofts, Fairies, Witches, and fuch Noa-
fenfe, when they are young, and fo they
A
So Tkf Rcnvvjxed Hi/loty of
continue Fools all their Days. The who!-
AVorld ought to be made acquainted \w./i
her Gale, and hete it is at their Service.
The Cafe cf Mrs MARGERY.
Mrs Margery, as we have frequently oh-
ferved, was always doing Good, and thought
fte could never Efficiently gratify thofe who
h.';d done any Thing to f^rve her. Thffe
generous Sentiments naturally led her to con-
fult the Jntereli of Mr Grc-je> and the reft of
her Neighbours; and as molt of their Lands
were Meadow, ard they depended much on
their Hav, which had been for manv Years
greatly damaged bv wet Weather, fhe CHQ-
trived an In-tru^ent to d :td them when to
mo'.v tHeir Gra(s with Safety, and prevent
t.ieir Hay being fpuiltd They ail came to
htr for /\.-i\ice, and by that Means got in
their F^v uitho'U Damace, while moi* (>f
that in tiie neighbouring Viflages v. as ipoiifd.
This made a great Ncife in the Co.nt>y,
an<^ A» provoked •-. ere the P-ropie in r-e ot:,er
P*rifh:S, that thev accuied > er c-f b '.
\Vitcn, and f;
reiio'.v in oih^r P.i . Le*s Concerns, to find
out Evidence ajrci'r.ll her. This Wifeacre
hnp'^cnec! to come to her School, uhf,n foe
was walking about xviih tl.e Ra'-L.~ > : --
Siioulder, the Pigeon on the other, the Lark
oa
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOE?,. Si
on her Hand, and the Lamb and the Dog by
her Side ; which indeed made a drull Figure,
and fo furprized the Man, that he cried out,
A Witch ! a Witch ! upon this (lie, lauphinpr,
anfwered, A Conjurer ! a Co; jurer ! and fo
they parted; but it did not end thus, for a
Warrant was ifFued out again 11 Mrs Margery,
and (lie was carried to a Meeting of the
JufHces, whither all the Neighbours followed
her.
At t^p Meeting;, one of the Juftices, who
knew 1 trie of Life, and lefs of the Law, be-
haved very icilv; and though no Body was
ab)e to prove any Thing againtt her, fk^d,
who fhe could bring ro her Character? Who
can you bring againlfr my Oaracler, Sir» fjys
(lie.- There are People enough who would
appear in my Defence, were it necefiary; but
I
8z The Renowned Hifl&ry of
I never fuppofed that any One here could he
fo weak, as to believe there was any fuch
Thing as a Witch If I am a Witch, this is
my Charm. and (laying a Barometer or Wea-
ther GUIs on the Tab'e) it is with this fhvs
(he, iha: I have taught my Neighbours to
know the State of the Weather.— All the
Company laughed ; and Sir IViiiiam Dove,
who WeS on the Bench, allied her Accufers,
how tney could be fuch Fools, as to think
there was any fuch Thing as a Witch? It is
true, continued he, many innocent and worthy
People have been abated and even murdered
on this abfurd and even foolifh .Supposition ;
which is a Scandal to our Religion, to our
Laws, to our Nation, and to common Senfe:
but I will tell you a Story.
There was in the Weil of England, a poor
induftrious Woman, who laboured under the
fame evil Report, which this good Woman
is acculcd of. Every Hog that died with the
Murrain, every Cow that dipt her Calf, me
was accountable for : If a Horfe had the
Staggers, fhe was fuppofed to be in his Head ;
and whenever the Wind blew a little harder
than ordinary, Goody Giles was playing her
Tricks, and riding upon a Broomftick in the
Air. Thefe, and a thoufand other Phan-
tafies, too ridiculous to recite, poffefled the
Pates of the common People: Horlc-fhoes
were nailed with the Heels upwards, and
many
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 83
many Tricks made ufe of, to mortify the poor
Creature; and fuch was their Rage again!!
her, that thev petitioned Mr Williams, the
P^rlon of the Parifh, not to let her come to
Church; and, at Inft, even infifttd upon it:
But this he over ruled, and allowed the poor
old Woman a Nook in one of the Ifles to her-
felf, where (he muttered over, 'her Prayers in
the beft Manner (he could. Th? Parifh, thus
disconcerted and enraged, withdrew the fmall
Pittance they allowed for her Support, and
\vcvjld have reduced her to the NecefTny of
Starving, h*d fhe not been itill aflifted by the
benevolent Mr Williams.
But I hailen to the Sequel of my Story, in
which you will find, that the true Source
from whence Witchcraft fprings is Poverty-,
s?v?, and Ignorance ; and that it is impofiible
for a Woman to pafs for a Witch, unlefs fiie
is very poor, very ild, and lives in a Neigh-
bourhood where the People wzvoid of common
Scnfe.
Sometime after, a Brother of her's died in
Lwtfn, vvho, though he would not Part with
a Farthing while he lived, at his Death was
obliged to leave her Five Thonfand Pounds,
that he could not carrv with him. This
altered the Face of Jane's Affairs prodi-
gioufly : She was no longer Jane^ alias Joan
C-;les, the ugly old Witch, but Madam Giles\
her- old ragged Garb was exchanged for one
that
84 7*ta Renowned Hi/lory of
that wss new and genteel ; her greatett Ene-
mies made their Court to her, even the JufHce
himiVlf came »o with her Joy; and though
feveral Hogs and Horfes died, and the Winu
frequently blew afterwards, yet Madam Giles
was never fuppofed to have a Hand in it ; and
from hence it is plain, as I obferved before,
that a Woman mult be very poor, vsty old,
and live in a Neighbourhood, wntre the
Pe-'ple are vsryjlupidt before the can poflibly
pafs for a Witch.
Twas a Saying of Mr Williams^ who would
fo.netimes be jocoifc, and had the Art of
making even Satire agreeable: that if ever
yawe- dc^tf fed the Character of a WJtch, it
was after this Money w<is \-:\\. her; for that
with her Five Thoufond Pound?, ihe^did
ni;re Acts of Cr.«.r.tv^and friend i_y O;ti -e%
than all the People of Fortune within utty
Miles of the Pi ce.
After rhis, Sir William inveighed agamic
the abiurd and foobih Notions, which the
Country People hr.d inibibvd concerning
Hi'ches, and Vvitchcr^ft. and having proved
that tiiere was no iuch Thing, but that ail
\vere the EfFtcls cf F« liy and Ignorance, hs
cave the Cou<t iurh an Account of M-'S
Mxrgery, -nd her Vinue, g; ud Senfe, and
prurient Behaviour, th<u the G. lultnun pre-
icnt \vere enamoured \vi-.h her, and returned
ber public Thanks ipi vhc gicui Service me
had
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 85
had done the Country. One Gentleman in
particular, I me.n Sir Charles Jones, had
conceived fuch an high Opinion of her, that
he offered «>er a confiderabie Sum to take the
Care of his Family, and the Education of his
Daughter, which, however, (he refufed; but
this Gentleman, fending for her afterwards
when he had a dangerous Fit of Ulneis. fhe
went, and behaved fo prudently in the Family,
and fo tenderly to him and His. Daughter,
that he would not permit her to Itave his
Houf-r. but foon after made her Propofals of
Marriage. Sr»e w«s truly fenfib'le of the
Honour he intended her, but, though poor,
fhe would not confent to be made a Lady,
till he haJ effectually provided for his Da^c;!)-
ter; for (he told iiiui, that Power was a
dangerous Thing ro b~ t rutted with, and that
a good Man or Woman would n«.vei ihro\w
themlelves into the Road of Temptation.
All Tilings being fettled, and the Day
fixed, the Neighbou-s came in Croucs to ice
the Wedding; for they weie al! j,'iad, that
cne who had b*jen inch a good little Gil,
and was become fuch a virtuuu> ai d good
Woman, w«sjult going to be male al.ady;
but juit as the Clergyman had opewid his
l»ook, a Geutlenjiti richly drsflcJ ran into
the Church, and cried. Stop ! ilop ! Tfrs
greatly alarmed the Congregation, p-trticniaiiy
the i«it«<ided Biiae and Br»atyOou>j u-hum he
H fiift
The Renowned Hiftory of
firft acco'led, and defined to fpeak with them
apsrt. After thev had been talking fpme
Jittle lime, the People were greatly furprized
lo fee Sir Charles ft;ir.d motioniefs, and his
Bride cry, and faint au-ay in the Stranger's
Arm?. This Teeming Grief, however* was
only a Prelude to a Flood of Joy, which im-
roed'ately fucceeded ; for you muft know,
gentle Reader, that this Gen'kman, fo
richly drafted and bedizened with Lace, was
that identical little Boy, whom you before
law in the Sailor's Habit; in fhort, it was
little Tern Two- Shoes, Mrs Margery's Bro-
ther, who wasjuft come from beyond Sea,
where he had made a large Fortune, and
hearing, a^ fom as he landed, of his Sifter's
intended Wedding, had rode Pofi, to fee that
a proper Settlement was made on her, which
he thought (he was now intitled to, as he
hir-
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 87
himfelf was both able and willing to give her
an ample Fortune. They iuon returned to
the Communion-Table, and were rmrried in
Tears, but they were Tears of Joy.
There is fomerhing wonderful in this young
Gentleman's Pi efervatioii and Succefs in Life ;
which we (hall acquaint ihe Reader of, in ihe
Hi'fory of his Life and Adventuies, which
will foon be published.
CHAP. VII. and Laft.
The true Ufe of Riches.
f"T»HE Harmony and Affection that fubfided
X between this hippy Couple, is in-xpref-
t>le; but T*ime, which d ffolves the clofeft
nion, after fix Years, fevered Sir Charles
om his Lady; for being feized with a vio-
nt Fever, he died, and left her full of Grief,
mugh pofltiTed of a large Fortune-
We forgot to remark, that after her Mar-
age, Lady Jones (for fo we mu(t now call
er) ordered the Ch ;pel to be fi'ted up, and
lowed the Chaplain a conh'derable Sum out
f her own private Purfe, to vifit the Sick,
nd fay Prayers every Day to all the People
at could attend. — She alfo gave Mr Joknfon
en Guineas a Year, to preach a Setmon an-
»ally, on the Neceflitv and Dutits of ihe
H a Mar-
38 Tbs Renowned HiJIory of
Marriage State; and on the Deceafe of Sir
Charles, the gave him ten more, to preach
yearly on the Subjecl of Death ; (he had put
all the P-triili into Mourning for the Lofs of
her HuftHnd : and to thofe Men who attended
this yearly Service, (he gave Harveft Gloves,
to their Wives Shoes and Stockings, and to
all ti e Children little Books and Plu<r»b cak.s:
We muft aifo obferve, that (he herfeifwove
a Chaplec of Flowers, and before the Service,
placed ir en his Grave (tdne; and a fuitabie
Pfalm was always fung by the Congregation.
Aboti' thus Time, (he fceard that Mr Smith
was opprefTed by Sir Timothy Gripe, the
Juftice, and his Friend Grafpall, who endea-
voured to deprive him of Part of his Tithes;
upon which (he, in Cor.junclioi with her
Brother, defended him, and the Caufe was
tried in IVtlhninfter hall* where Mr Smith
gained a Verdict; and it appearing that Sir
Timothy had behaved moft fcand Aloofly as a
Jaftue of »he Peice, he was ftruck off tht
Lift, and no longer permitted to a<5l in tha
Capacity. Tl'is w is a Cut to a Man of hi:
imperious Difp >{iti-~>n, and this was foltowec
bv one Vet more fevere ; for a Relation < f hi
wh-> faad an undoubted Right to the Mould
'well Filate, finding that it was poffible to ge
the b trer at Law of a rich Mao, laid cUrn
to it. brought hi" Aclion, and recovered th
MdDor of Mouldnvell; and being after
ware
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 8f ^
wards inclined to fell it, he, in Confederation
of the Aid Lady Margery had lent him during
his Difrrtfs, made her the firft Offer, and (he
purchaffjd the Whole, and threw it into dif-
ferent Farms, that the Foor might be no
longer ur.der the Dominion of two overgrown
Men.
This was a great Mortification to Sir
Timothy, as well as to his Friend Grafp*//,
who from this Time experienced nothing but
Misfortunes, and was in a few Years fo dif-
poffefied of his ill-gotten Wealth, that his
Family were reduced to feek Subfiftence from
the Pari»h, at which thofe who had felt the
Weight of his Iron Hand rejoiced; bur Lady
Margery defired that his Children might be
treated with Care and Tendernefs; for they,
fays Hie, are no Ways accountable fir the
Aft ions of their Father.
At her firft coming into Power, (Tie took
Care to gratify her old Friends, efpecially
Mr and Mrs Smith, whofe Famiiv (he made
happy. — She paid great Regard to the Poor,
nvade their Tntereft her own, and to induce
them to come regularly to Church, (he or-
dered a Loaf, or the Price of a Loaf, to be
given to every one who would accept of it.
This brought many of them to Church, who
by Degrees learned their Duty, and then
came on a more nobfe Principle. She aifo
took Care to encourage Matrimony ; and in
H 3 order
9* The Renowned Hiftory */
order to induce her Tenants and Neighbours
to enter into that happy State, (he always
gave the young Couple fomething towards
Houfe-keeping; and ftocd Godmother to all
their Children, whom me had in Parties, every
Sunday Evening, to teach them their Cate-
ciifm, and ledure them in Religion and
Morality; after which (he treated them with
a Supper, gave them fuch Books as they
wanted, and then difpa:ched them with her
Blefling. Nor did foe forget them at her
Death, but left each a Legacy, as will be
fecn among other chariuble Donations when
we publifti her Will, wh:ch we may do in
iume future Volume.— Thtre is one Bequelfc
however fo fingular, tnat *e cannot help
taking fome Notice or it in this Place; which
is, that of her giving fu many Acres of Land
ro he p!*nrcd y = arly wi::s Potatoes, for all
the Poor of any Panih who would come and
fetch them for the Ule of their Families; but
if any took tneni to feli they were deprived
of that Privilege ever after. And thefe Roots
were planted and raifed from the Rent aiiGng
from a F ;rm whitii (he had ailigntd oter for
that Purpofe. In fhort, (he was a Mother to
the Poor, a Phylidan to ?be Sick, and a
Friend to all who were in Diitreis. Her Life
was the greateft Bleffing, and her Death the
grenteit C.lanmy that ever was felt in the
A Moaumcut, bat without
Jnlciijp-
Mrs MARGERY TWO-SHOES. 91
Infcription, was ereded to her Memory in
the Cnurch-yard, over which the Poor as
they pafs weep continually, (o that the Stone
is ever bathed in Tears.
On this Occafion the following Lines were
fpoken extempore by a young Gentleman.
J:foew vain the Tears that fall from you t
dnd hsrefupply the Place of Dew!
HO*VJ vain to weep the happy Dead,
IVho now to heavenly Realms are fled !
Repine no moret your Plaints forbear,
And all prepare to meet the?n thsre.
The END.
A P P E N D- 1 J.
The GOLDEN DREAM; or, The INGE-
NUOUS CONFESSION.
rj ^O fliew the Depravity of human Nature,
JL and how apt the Mind is to be mifled by
Trinkers and falfe Appearances, Mrs *7~<w$-
Shoes does acknowledge, that after (he be-
came rich, Hie had like to have been too fond
of Money; for on feeing her Hufband receive
a very large Sum, her Heart went pit pat,
p;t pat, ail the Evening, and (he began to
think that Guineas were pretty Things. To
fupprefs this Turbulence of Mind, which was
a Symptom of approaching Avarice, (he faid
her
94 APPENDIX.
her Prayers earlier than ufual, and at Night
h-d the ioilowing Dream, which I Ihall relate
in her own Words.
** Methought, as I flept, a G?nii ftept up
to me with a French Commode, which havirg
placed CD n.y Head, he laid, Now go acd
be happy, for from henceforth every Thing
y u touch (hail turn to Gold. Willing to try
t'je Expeiirnent, 1 gently touched the Bed-
pott sod Furniture, which immediately be-
came maflv Goldburoiflitd, and of furprtzsng
Brightness'. I eheo touched the Walls of the
Houfe, which aflumed the fame Appearance,
and looked amazmgiv magnificent. Elated
with this wonderful Gift, 1 ran nattily for my
Maid to carry the joyful News to her Matter,
who, as I thought, was then walking in the
Garden. Sukey came, but in the ExucY I
was in, happening to touch her Hand, the be-
came inttandy an immoveable Statue. Go,
faid I, and call your Mailer; but (he made
DO Reply, nor could (he Itir. Upon this I
fhritked, and in came my dear Hufoand, whom
I ran to embrace ; when no fooner had I
touched him, but he became good tor nothing,
that is, g od for nothing but his Weight in
Gold ; and that you know could be nothing,
where Gold was ib plenty- At this Inftant up
came anosher Servant with a Glais ot Water,
thinking me ill; this I attempted to fwallow,
but no iooner did it touch ray Mouth, than
it
APPENDIX. 95
it became a hard foHd Body, and unfit for
drinking. My Diltrefs now grew infupport-
able ! I had dedroyed, as I thought, my dear
Hufband, and my favourite Servant; and I
plainly perceived, that I fhould die for
Want in the Midft of fo much Wealth. Ah,
faid I, why did I long for Riches ! Having
enough already, why did I covet more;
Thus terrified, I began to rave, and beat my
Breaft, which awaked Sir Charles, who kindly
c tiled me from this State of Inquietude, and
compofed my Mind."
This Scene I have often confidered as a
LefTon, inftru&iog me, that a Load of Riches
jring, inftead of Felicity, a Load of Troti-
)les ; and that the only Source of Happinefs
is Contentment Go, therefore, you who
have too much, and give it to thofe who are
in Want ; To (hall you be happy yourfelves,
3V making others happy. This is a Precept
from the Almighty, a Precept which muft he
regarded ; for, The Lord is about your Paths ,
2nd about your Bed, and fyteth out all ymr
,6 APPENDIX.
An ANECDOTE, refpefling TOM TWO-
SHOES, communicated by a Gentlewant
ivbo is new 'writing tbf Hijlory of his
Life.
IT is generally known, that Ton T<w»- Shoes
went to Sea, when he was a very Jinle Boy,
and very poor, and he returned a very great
Man, and very rich ; but no one knows how
he acquired fo much Wealth but himfelf, and
a few Friends, who have perufed the Papers
from which I am compiling the Hiilory of
his Life.
After Tom had been at Sea fome Years, ke
was unfortunately call awav, on that Part ol
the Coatt of Africa inhabited by the Hotien*
totj- Here he met with a strange Book, which
the Hottentots did not underitand, and whitll
gave him fome Account of Prejler Johni
Country; and being a Lad of great Curiofitj
and Refolution, he determined to fte it; ac-
cordingly he fet out on the Purfuit, attendee
by a young Lion, which he had tamed, anc
made fo fond of him, that he followed hin
like a Dog, and obeyed all his Commands
and indeed it was happy for him that he hac
(uch a Companion; for as his Road la^
through large Woods and Forcits that wen
full of wildBcHtls, and without I&.iabitants
he mult have betn foon fUived or torn i;
Pieces
APPENDIX.
97
Pieces, had he not been both fed and protected
by this noble Animal.
Tom had provided himfelf with two Guns,
a Sword, and as much Powder and Ball as he
could carry; wuh thefe Arras, and fuch a
Companion, ii was mighty e*fy for him to
get Food; for the Animals in thefe wild and
extenlive Forefts, having never feen the Effects
of a Gun, readily ran from the Lion, who
hunted on one Side, to Tom, who hunted on
the other, Co they were either caught by the
Lion, or (hot by Uis Matter : and it was plea-
f*nt enough, after a hunting Match, and the
Meat was drcfTed, to fee how Cheek by Jowl
they fat down to Dinner.
When
APPEND I X.
When they came into the Land of Utopia t
he difcoverecl the Starue of a Man creeled <-n
an open Plain, which had this Inscription
on the Pedellai: On May-day in the Morn-
ing, ivben the Sun fifes, I Jhxll have a Head
cj Gold. As ii was now iiie
latier End of
il, he flayed to fee this wonderful Change;
and in the mean Time, enquiring of a poor
Shepherd urh.it was the Realon of the Statue
being erefted there, and with that Infcription,
he \v< s informed that it was fet up many Years
ago by an /^r^w»Philofopher,who travelled
ail the World over in fearch of a real Friend;
that he lived with, and was extremely fond
of a great Man, who inhabited the next
Mountain ; but that on fome Occafion they
quarrelled, and the Philofopher, leaving the
Mountain, retired into the Plain, where he
creeled
A P P E N D 1 X. 99
erected this Statue with his own Hands, and
fs-on after died. To this he added, that all
the People f < r many Leagues round came
there everv May Morninp, exptding 10 fee
the Stone head turned to Gold
Tom got up early en the Firft of I\lay to
beh. id diis amazing Change, and when he
came near the Statue he law a Number of
People, \vho all ran away from him in the
utmoll Confternation, having never before
feen a Lion follow a Man like a Lap-dog.
Being thus left alone, he fixed his Eyes on
the Sun, then riling with refplendent Majefty,
and afterwards turntd to the Statue, but
could fee no Change in the Stone. — Surely,
fays he to himfelf, there is fome myftical
Meaning in this ! This Infcription mull be an
Aloigma, the hidden Meaning of which I
\vill endeavour to find; for a Philolopher
would never exped a Stone to be turned
to Gold: accordingly he meafured the
Length of the Shadow, which the Statue
gave on the Ground by the Sun fhining on
it, and marked that particular Part where
the Head fell, then getting a Cbopvefs (a
Thing like a Spade) and digging, he difco-
veredaCopper Cheft, full of Go'd, with this
Infcription engraven on the Lid of it :
Thy WIT,
Oh Man ! whoever thou art,
Hath difclofed the /Enigma,
Ii And
xoo A P P E N D I X.
And difcovered the GOLDEN HEAD.
Take it and ufe it,
But ufe it with WISDOM;
For know,
That GOLD, properly employed,
May difpenfe Bleflings,
And promote the Happinefs of Mortals ;
But when hoarded up,
Or mifapply'd,
Is bat Trafh, that makes Mankind miferable..
Remember
The unprofitable Servant,
Who hid his Talent in a Napkin;
And
The profligate Son,
Who Squandered away his SuWtance,
And fed with the Swine.
As thou haft got the GOLDEN HEAD,
Obferve the Golden Mean,
Be good, and be happy.
This Leffbn coming, as it were, from the
Dead, ftruck him with fuch Awe and Reve-
rence for Piety and Virtue, that before he
removed rhe Treafu re, he kneeled down, and
earnefUy and fervently prayed that he might
make a prudent, jufl and proper Ufe of it. He
then conveyed the Cheftaway; but how he
got it to England, the Reader will be in-
formed in the Hiftory of his Life. It may not
be improper, however, in this Place, to give
the
A P P E N D 1 X. loz
the Reader fome Account of the Philofopher
who hid this Treafure, and took Ib much
Pains to find a true and real Friend to enjoy
it. As Tom had Reafon to venerate his Me-
mory, he was very particular in his Enquiry,
and had this Charader of him; — that he
was a Man well acquainted with Nature and
with Trade; that he was pious, friendly,
and of a fweet and affable Difpofition ; that
he had acquired a Fortune by Com-merce,
and having no Relations to leave it to,
he travelled thro' Arabia ', Perjia, India,
Lybiay and Utopia, in Search of a real Friend.
In this Purfuit he funnel feveral, with whom
he exchanged good Offices, and that were
polite and obliging, but they often flew off
for Trifles, or asfoon as he pretended to be
in i Diltrefs, and requefted their Afhfhnce, left
him to ftruggle with his own Difficulties. So
true is that Copy in our Books, which fays,
Advsrfity is the Touchjtone of Friend/hip. At
lail, however, he met wirh the Utopian Phi-
lofopher, or the wife Man of the Mountain as
he is calied, and thought in him he had
found the Friend he wanted ; for though he
often pretended to be in Diitrefs, and aban-
doned to the Frowns of Fortune, this Man
always relieved him, and with fuch Chearful-
nefs and Sincerity, that concluding he had
found out the only Man to whom he ought to
open both his Purfe and his Heart, he let him
I 3 fo
so* J P P E N D 1 X.
fo far into his Secrets, as to dc fire his ailifhnce
in hid ng a large Sum of Money, \vhich l-e
wanted to conceal, left the Pr nee of the
Country, who was abfolute, fhouJd, by the
Advice of his wicked IViiniller, put him to
Deuth for his Gold. The two Philofophers
me' and hid the Money, which the Stranger,
after iome Days, went to fee^ but found it
gone. How he was (truck to the Heart, when
he found that his Fiiend, whom he had often
tried, and uho had relieved him in his
Diftrefs, could net withstand this Temptation,
b'-it broke throi.-gh the i;-.cred Bonds of Fnend-
fliip, and turned even a Thief for Gold which
hedid not want, as he was already very rich.
Oh ! inidhe, what is the Heaitof Mj.nmade
of: Why am I ccr.demied to live amoog
P^ p e who have no Sincerity, and who bar-
ter the mo(t hcred Ties of Frier.dihip and
Humanity for ihe Dirt that we irea^J on ?
Had I iofl my Gold, and found a real Friend,
I fhouid liavebeen happy with !he Exchange,
but row 1 am iv.oil miferable. After feme
Time he v. iped otf his Tears, and being de-
te i mined not to be ib impoftd on, he had
Recourie to Cunniog. and the Arts of Life.
HL went to h s pretenc'ed Friend with a
cheat h-i C ;unrenance, told him he had more
Gold ro l.uie, and dcilrtd him to appoint a
linie uiien tney might go together, and
i/i>to li.e Earth to put u into the fame Pot;
the
APPENDIX. 103
the other, in hopes of getting more Wealth,
appointed the next Evening.
They went together, opened the Ground,
and found the Money they had firft placed
there, for the artful Wretch he io much con-
fided in, had conveyed it again into the Pot,
in order to obtain more. Our Philoiopher
, immediately took the Gold, and putting it
into his pocket, told the other he had now
altered his Mind, and (hould bury it no more,
till he found a Man more worthy of his
Confidence. See what People lofe by being
diftiuncfli. This c*lls to my mind the Words
of the Poet:
A Wit1* a Feather, and a Chief s a Rod>
An bone/l Mitt's the noblejt Work of God.
Remember this Story and take Care whom
you truft ; but don't be covetous, forJid, and
mifcrable ; for the G. Id we have is but lent
us to do Good xvirh. We received all from
the Hand of Goii, and every PC i ion in Dii-
trefs hath a ju(t Title to a Poi lion of it.
A LETTER from the PRINTER, which he
dejtres may bt infertcd*
S I R,
I Have done with your Copy, fo you may re
turn it to the Vatican, if you pleaie ; and
pray tell Mr An?elo to bnifh up the Cuts,
that, in the nsxt Edition, they may give us a
good Impreflion.
The Forefight and Sagacity of Mrs Mar-
gery1* Dog, calls to my Mind a Crcumftance,
which happened when I was a Boy: Some
Gentlemen in the Piace where I lived had been
hunting, and were got under a great Tree to
flicker themfelves from a Thunder-florin ;
when a Dog that always followed one of the
Gentlemen leaped up at his Horfe feveral
Times, and then ran away and barked. At
laft, the Gentlemen all followed to fee what
he would be at ; and they were no fooner gone
from the Tree, but it was fhivered in Pieces by
Lightening! 'Tis remarkable, that^s foon as
they came from the Tree, the Dog appeared
to be very well fatisfied, and barked no more.
The Gentleman after this always regarded the
Dog as his Friend, treated him in his old Age
with great Tendernefs, and fed him with
Milk as long as he lived.
My
APPENDIX. 105
My old Maft r Grierfon had slfo a Dog,
ithat ought to be mentioned with Regard; for
he ufed to fet him up as a Pattern of Sagacity
and Prudence, not only to his Journeyman,
but to the whole Neighbours. This Dog had
been taught a thoufand Tricks, and among
other Feats he could d*nce, tumble, and
drink Wine and Punch till he was lurle better
t.jan mad. It happened one Day, when the
Men had made him drunk with Liquor, and
he was capering about, that he fell into a
large Veffel of boiling Water. They foon got
him out, and he recovered; but he was very
much hurt; and being fenfibie that this Acci-
dent arofe from his lofing his Senfes by Drink-
ing, he would never tafte any ftrong Liquors
afterwards. My old Matter, on relating this
Story, and (hewing the Dog, ufed to addrefs
us thus, Ah* my Friends, had ycu but half the
Senfe of this poor Dc^ hsre, you ivould never
get judditd) andbeloolt'
I am, SIR,
Yours, &c.
W. B.
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