partner; married Mary, and had my snug house in the country. Mr.
Charters succeeded in that speculation; entered into several others,
some of which were of a more fraudulent nature, failed, and was
ruined. He ran off to America, and no one knows what became of him. I
have left business some years. I purchased a nice property in the
country, built a Church upon it, and have ever thanked God, who never
forsakes those who wish to act righteously.

"It pleased God to take all my sweet children from me--every state
has its trials--the youngest was just like your little flower-girl."

Mrs. Newton was much pleased with this story; she then told her own,
and little Fanny's. The fat gentleman's eyes were full of tears when
she ended; when he was going away he put another half-sovereign into
her hand, and saying, "The first was for the child," walked out of
the house.

A short time afterwards, a clergyman came to see Mrs. Newton--she
was surprised; he sat and talked with her some time, and seemed
greatly pleased with her sentiments, and all she told him of herself
and Fanny. He then told her that he was the clergyman whom Mr.
Walton, on the recommendation of the bishop of the diocese, had
appointed to the church he had built; that Mr. Walton had sent him to
see her, and had told him, if he was satisfied with all he saw and
heard, to invite Mrs. Newton and the little flower-girl to leave
London, and go and live in one of the nice widows' houses, which good
Mr. Walton had built, near the pretty village where he lived.

Then there was great joy in poor Mrs. Newton's humble abode; Mrs.
Newton was glad for Fanny's sake, and Fanny was glad for Mrs.