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up to examine it ; and, feeing what it was, he imme- 

 diately conjeftured what was the truth. Without fay- 

 ing a word, however, he took out the gold, and put an 

 equal number of halfpence in their ftead, leaving the 

 paper to appearance as he found it, and went out again. 

 The wife having heard her hufhand go out of the room, 

 was in great fear that he had difcovered her treafure, 

 and returned with great anxiety to fearch for it ; but 

 feeing it happily jail as ilie had left it, liie haftily 

 fp.atched it up, witliout looking at it, and went diredlly 

 to the lodgings of Mr. Whitfield to difpofe of it. 



When Ihe arrived, llie found him at home — and a 

 happy woman was Ihe I Having introduced herfelf, by 

 telling him how much fhe had been benefited by his 

 pious inllruclions, &lc. which he returned with a ready 

 p dlitenefs ; Cne exprelTed her regret that Ihe had it not 

 in her power to be as liberal to his poor orphans as Ihe 

 could wifn ; but fhe hoped he would accept in good 

 part the mite fiie could afford to offer to him on their 

 account ; and with many profeiTions of charitable dif- 

 pohtions, and thanks for the happinefi flie had derived 

 from attending his difcourfes, Ihe put the money into 

 his hands, and took her leave. ]*.Ir. Whitfield, in the 

 mean time, putting the money into his pocket without 

 looking at it, made proper acknowledgments to her, 

 and waited on her to the door. 



He was no fooner, however, alone, than he> took it 

 out to examine the contents, and finding it only cop- 

 per — and comparing the fum witli the appearance of 

 the perfon who gave it, he inilantly imagined it mull 

 have been given with intention to affront him ; and 

 with this prcpoflllTion on his mind, he haftily opened 

 the door, and called the lady back, who had not as yet 

 }xot to the bottom of the ftair. Tliis fummons flie in- 

 ftantly obeyed. On her return, Mr. Whitfield, ailum- 

 ing a grave tone and Hern manner, told her, that he did 

 not expeft flie could have had the prtfumption to offer 

 to affront him : and, holding out the h-dlfpence, aik-ed 



