means of improvement; till at length my grandmamma was advised to send me to school. But though I left my cousin, I did not leave my wicked heart behind me. My ill-tempers followed me even to this place, and I should surely have been as miserable here as I was at my grandmother's, if my kind governess, and you, Miss Jenny, had not taken pains to shew me the wickedness of my heart; and had I not been led, by God's mercy, to seek help from the Holy Spirit to overcome my wicked tempers."

Here Miss Patty Locket ceased, and the dinnerbell called them from the arbour.

After they had dined, Mrs. Teachum told them, she thought it proper that they should use some exercise in the cooler part of the day, lest, by sitting too much, they should injure their health.

As soon as the children understood their governess's pleasure, they readily and joyfully prepared to obey her commands, requesting that they might be permitted, after school, to take a walk as far as the dairy-house, to eat curds and cream.

Mrs. Teachum not only granted their request, but said she would dispense with their schoolattendance that afternoon, in order to give them more time for their walk, which would extend to between two and three miles; she likewise added, that she herself would accompany them.

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At this they all flew like lightning to get themselves ready for their walk, and soon with cheerful countenances attended Mrs. Teachum in the school-room.

This good gentlewoman was so far from laying them under any restraint in their walk by her presence, that she encouraged them to run in the fields, and to gather flowers; which they accordingly did, each little Miss trying to get the prettiest flower to present to her governess. In this agreeable manner, they arrived at the dairy-house before they imagined they had walked a mile.

There lived at this dairy-house an old woman nearly seventy years of age. She had a fresh colour in her face, but was troubled with the palsy, which caused her head to shake. She seemed to bend under a weight of infirmity, and her hair was become quite grey; but retaining much goodhumour, she received the young party with a hearty welcome. The little people flocked about this good woman, asking her a thousand questions; and Miss Polly Suckling was so silly as to ask her why she shook her head so, and what made her hair so white.

Miss Jenny Peace hearing this, and being afraid lest they should say something which might offend the old lady, begged them not to talk so fast.

"O! let the dear rogues alone," said the old

woman, "I like their prattle:" and, taking Miss Polly by the hand, she added, “Come, my dear, we will go to the dairy, and skim the milk." At these words they all ran into the dairy, and being in high spirits, some of them were so rude as to dip their fingers in the cream; which when Mrs. Nelly perceived, who was the eldest daughter of the old woman, and managed all the affairs of the dairy, she requested them all to walk out of the. dairy, saying, that she would bring them what was fit for them: upon which, Miss Dolly Friendly reddened with anger, and was going to answer; but Miss Jenny Peace checked her.

The old woman now caused the little company to sit down at a long table, which she soon supplied with plenty of cream, strawberries, brown bread, and sugar.

Mrs. Teachum took her place at the upper end of the table, while the young people sat down in their usual order, to partake of the good things provided for them; being first reminded by their excellent governess to give thanks. After which Mrs. Teachum told them that they might walk into the garden and orchard; when it would be time to return home.

The good old woman shewed them the way into the garden, and gathering the finest roses and pinks she could pick, she gave them to Miss Polly, for whom she had taken a great fancy.

Before they departed, Mrs. Teachum rewarded the old woman for her trouble; who, on her part, expressed much pleasure in having seen so many well-behaved young ladies, and said she hoped that they would often repeat their visit.

These little friends had not walked far in their way home before they met a miserable ragged man, who begged their charity. The little girls immediately gathered about this poor creature, and were hearkening with great compassion to his story, when Mrs. Teachum came up to them; who was not a little pleased to perceive all her scholars with their hands in their pockets, whence they speedily distributed some sixpences and several halfpence. She took occasion however to point out to them, after the poor man was gone, that in general alms were more usefully bestowed upon such poor persons as live in the neighbourhood, and are known, than upon those who go begging about the country.

The little party got home about nine o'clock; but, late as it was, they did not forget to return thanks to the Giver of all good things for the variety of pleasures which they had that day enjoyed.

WEDNESDAY,

The sixth Day.

THIS morning the little society were so entirely engaged with their school-duties and their masters, that they had no opportunity of assembling in the beloved arbour before dinner: and after schoolhours in the afternoon, two young ladies, Lady Caroline and Lady Fanny Delun, who had formerly known Miss Jenny Peace, and who were at present in that neighbourhood, came to make her a visit.

Lady Caroline was sixteen years of age, tall and genteel in her person, of a fair complexion, and possessing a regular set of features; so that upon the whole she was generally complimented as being very handsome: but her sister, Lady Fanny, had not the least pretensions to beauty.

It was but lately that their father had, by the death of a distant relation, become Earl of Delun; so that they had not long been addressed by the title usually given to noblemen's daughters.

Miss Jenny Peace received them as old acquaint