every year from another county where they could not find conſtant employment, and Mrs. Maſon allowed them to ſleep in her barn. The little ones knew their benefactreſs, and tried to catch a ſmile; and ſhe was ever ready to ſmile on thoſe whom ſhe obliged; for ſhe loved all her fellow creatures, and love lightens obligations. Beſides, ſhe thought that the poor who are willing to work, had a right to the comforts of life.
A few moments after, they met a deformed woman; the children ſtared her almoſt out of countenance; but Mrs. Maſon turned her head another way, and when the poor object was out of hearing, ſaid to Mary, I intended to reprove you this morning for a fault which I have frequently ſeen you commit; and this moment and the other evening it was particularly conſpicuous. When that deformed woman paſſed us, I involuntarily looked at ſomething elſe, and would not let her perceive that ſhe was a diſguſting figure, and attracted notice on that account. I ſay, I
