taking a friendly leave of her fellow-servants, she left the
house, and soon engaged herself as dairy-maid in a farmer's
family, about three miles off; in which place she behaved so
extremely well, and so much to the satisfaction of her master and
mistress, that, after she had lived there a little more than two
years, with their entire approbation, she was married to their
eldest son, a sober, worthy young man, to whom his father gave a
fortune not much less than three thousand pounds, with which he
bought and stocked a very pretty farm in Somersetshire, where they
lived as happy as virtue and affluence could make them. By
industry and care they prospered beyond their utmost expectations,
and, by their prudence and good behaviour, gained the esteem and
love of all who knew them.

'To their servants (for they soon acquired riches enough to keep
three or four, I mean household ones, besides the number that were
employed in the farming business) they behaved with such kindness
and civility, that had they even given less wages than their
neighbours, they would never have been in want of any; everyone
being desirous of getting into a family where they were treated
with such kindness and condescension.

'In this happy manner they continued to live for many years,
bringing up a large family of children to imitate their virtues;
but one great mortification they were obliged to submit to, which
was that of putting their children very early to boarding school,
a circumstance which the want of education in Mrs. and indeed I
may add Mr. Flail, rendered absolutely necessary.

'But I am afraid, Mrs. Sally and Mrs. Nelly, you will be tired, as