SUSAN GRAY. 107

the sake of God, to think no more of me; but
to leave me to gain my livelihood in an inno-
cent and honest way, and to serve my Maker
in that humble state in which he had been
pleased to place me.

He looked at me, I thought, with pity, and I
pleaded so hard with him, that he would, I
verily believe, have left me, and have thought
no more of his wicked purposes, had not my
mistress said to him, in a reproaching and
taunting way, ‘ What, will you now give her up
when we have gone so far? I see that her heart
relents, and she will, Iam sure, go with you.”

But why do I repeat all this wicked conver-
sation? Surely, I have said too much about it
already. It is enough to say, that the Captain,
now being encouraged by my wicked mistress,
began to use new arts to persuade me to go
with him to London.

O! how many shocking oaths he used! how
many deceitful promises he made! and I doubt
not but that I should at length have been
deceived by them, had not God Almighty
mercifully put into my head a plan by which |
escaped from guilt, and was brought, by his
tender care, to this happy and peaceful dwell-
ing, where I hope to close my eyes in the bless-
ed society of those who love my God and my
Saviour.

I said to the Captain and to my mistress, ‘1
fear that God will one day require an account
of your conduct towards me. You seem both
resolved on my ruin, and J, alas! have no pro-
tector but my heavenly Father. But,” added