50 A KIND TURN DESERVES AND GETS ANOTHER. 



it was not want of money she complained of 

 when she was talking free and easy to my 

 wife, but the being looked down upon, and 

 the way the servants treated her, copying 

 like after their mistress. My wife, who 

 knew a little about these things, when she 

 could do so and not give offence, used to 

 recommend her to wait on herself all she 

 could, and show a kind way to them ; and 

 when she tried it, she said she found there 

 was nothing she couldn't do for herself, and 

 how much better she got on. "We missed 

 her a great deal when we lived in the vil- 

 lage; for when the children were ill, she 

 was forbid to come and see us, for fear of 

 carrying home the complaint ; though it was 

 all an excuse, for it wasn't at all catching. 

 About two months before I went back to 

 the squire's, she went into his family, after 

 their governess married, and then we saw 

 her again, and times were better with her ; 

 and to show she hadn't forgot my wife's 

 kindness in former days, she had made her 

 the present of the shawl and shoes; and, 

 unknown to us, had told the squire how 

 glad I should be to go back to my old place 

 again; and begged my master to take me 



