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p. 287. The prudence oF Kliyogg would not have 

 been complete, had he not made a //^7//, to prevent all 

 difpute and diibrder after his death, for which he could 

 now tranquilly wait. He thus faw his houfe folidly 

 founded upon two ions, who are likely to purfue his 

 niaxhus. llie ions of his fecond marriage will al- 

 ways find in their eldefl: brother a Ibpport cemented by 

 double ties. 



p. 288. That which affords the mofl plcafurc to our 

 old man, when he gives himfeif a little rcpofe, is the 

 education of his txvo new Tons and of his grandchildren. 

 He collcifts them about him, as a hen colleds her chick- 

 ens ; and they love him fufficicntly to fiy to him upon a 

 iingle lock. He makes them read, and learn parts of 

 their catechifm or of the pfalms ; they fay their pray- 

 ers in his prefcnce, night and morning ; and he alfo 

 teaches them to flng. One cannot, without being af- 

 fected, obferve them affembled about his knees, and 

 finging one of the pfalms of David with him ; the great 

 devotion which he (hews on his fide communicating it- 

 felf to the little ones. He does not forget ^fo to in- 

 fpirc in them the maxims, that they ought to defpijc 

 what they d) not gain by their exertions^ and to regard 

 f ride as the greatejl of human follies , — When the author 

 heard the children ling for the firft time, he was defir- 

 oas of marking his fatisfadlion by offering them a piece 

 of money ; but the children perceiving from the looks 

 ef the grandfather, that he thought it would difgrace 

 them to accept it, returned it immediately. 



p. 289. *Yo complete the account of thefe little chil- 

 dren, it mull: be obferved that Kliyogg teaches them to 

 break in and manage the cattle ; and often occupies them 

 in other agricultural works which do not exceed thch^ 

 age. He keepr> by preference, the company of theiit 

 children ; thinking that he daily acquires a new refcm- 

 biancc to them by the decline of his own flrength. He 

 therefore cats *.vith them at a fcparate table. 



p. 290. 



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