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spend all that we have upon ourselves, little as
that may be. If we deny ourselves some few
pieces of finery, or even some few comforts, that
we may give a little to those who are in greater
want than ourselves, God will reward us ten-
fold: but if we greedily and selfishly spend all
we can earn upon ourselves, our Lord, I fear,
will say to us, at the great day of judgment,
Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fre,
prepared for the devil and his angels. For Iwas
an hungred, and ye gave me no meat; I was
thirsty, and ye gave me no drink; I was a
stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and
ye clothed me not; sick and in prison, and
ye visited me not.” (Matt. xxv. 41—43.)

T think as you do, Susan,” said Charlotte,
that rich people ought to spare some of their
abundance to give to the poor; but you know
that we are not rich.”

«As to you, Charlotte,” I answered, “ who
have so many of the good things of this world,
who have money to spend on gloves, and rib-
bons, and laces, and fine gowns; can you say
that you have nothiag to spare to the poor? |
have less than you possess, and am obliged to
work hard for what I have; but, like the poor
widow, I think it my duty to give my mite to
the poor. And I remember what St. Paul says
to the man who has been a thief: Let hem
that stole steal no more; but rather let him la-
bour, working with his hands the thing which is
good, that he may have to give to him that need-
eth. (Eph. iv. 28.) And I could repeat to
you twenty other texts in the Bible, to exhort