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it to the gratitude of the poor mistaken men 

 whom I had rescued from guilt. I found that they 

 were Irishmen ; and that they had been driven 

 as vagrants from parish to parish. I soon had it 

 in my power to procure them work, and their 

 warm hearts do, I believe, feel endless gratitude. 



" As my eldest boy was a very promising child 

 in disposition and intellect, my good friend Mr. 

 Benson made it a point, that he should be allowed 

 to assist in his education ; he has completely 

 prepared him for the university, and through 

 some interest which he possesses, he was so kind 

 as to place him there a few months since, at a 

 very trifling expense to me. Through him, also, 

 another happy circumstance occurred to me 

 two or three years ago; a connection of Mr. 

 Benson's, who had lately come into possession of 

 an estate in this neighbourhood, having met me 

 at the parsonage, requested me to be his agent ; 

 giving me full powers to plant, improve, and su- 

 perintend the management of the whole pro- 

 perty. This to me is a most interesting employ- 

 ment ; and as I give full time and attention to it, 

 I consider my salary to be fairly and honourably 

 earned. 



" Amidst all her laborious vocations, my 

 wife continued to educate our daughters. Her 

 main object has been to give them religious 

 principles, and that solid kind of knowledge, 

 which a well-taught female should possess. 



