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gy, “but wait here, and I will run and
ask Diana.”

Running hastily into the kitchen,
she called out, “ Diana, there is a poor
boy out here, and oh! he does play so
beautiful! and he wants to know if he
may have a piece of bread ?”

“Yes, yes,” said Diana, “if he’s poor,
give him a piece of bread whenever he
wants it; the chickens won't miss it,
‘cause they've got plenty; and Mrs.
Caswell won’t miss it; and she ought
to be thankful if she don’t give nothing
to the poor herself, that there’s some-
body to do it for her; I wish she could
come in for a share of the credit.”