3 THE HISTORY OF ©

Charlotte. My dear Mrs. Neale pointed out
fo me many places in the Holy Scriptures,
where we are exhorted never to talk. about idle
and ynprofitable things. .Ucould if you please,
shew you those texts in my Buble.”

**No, for Heaven's sake, child,” said Mrs.
Bennet; “ keep your preachments to yourself,
Why, I suppose, by and by, these good Chris-
tians will deny us the use of our tongues.
Come, Jet us hear no more of this.”

I obeyed, for she looked very angry: and,
O! how earnestly did I wish that | was not
bound to remain with this woman.

Had Mrs. Neale known what she was, I felt

assured, she would rather have seén me in my
grave, than have placed me under her care. But
she always had a good character, and no one,
before her betters, spoke with so much modesty
and -propriety, as she had the art to do.
: The next subject of their discourse was
dress; and Charlotte gave an account to Mrs.
Bennet, of the gowns and head-dresses which
the ladies wore at Ludlow. Mrs. Bennet, in
her turn, described some fine dresses which
she had lately made up.

Charlotte wished that she could afford to
buy a silk gown, and said, she should never
be easy till she could get one. Then turning
to me, ‘ Susan,” she said, ‘‘how are you off
for clothes? Have you any finery to shew
us? Come, open your box, and let us set
what you have in it.” ‘

To prove that I was willing to oblige them
in every thing in my power, [ unlocked my