PERSEVERE AND PROSPER.

thought of other people who were not so
well off as themselves, and he knew that
Fanny could hold the reins properly, because
he had taught her before, and that the
horses were very steady und would stand ; so
he said, “Yes, Missy, I can give Master
Arthur change; but that poor boy wants
meat and not cakes, and I will just run
across to that eating-house with him, and
get him a slice of hot meat and some pota-
toes and bread, for sixpence.”

“Oh thank you, thank you, James,”
“said Arthur. James gave Fanny the reins,
and she held them well while he ran across
with the poor boy and took him into the
eating-house. In another minute, James
was back on the box again, and told them
that the poor boy was very much obliged
to them.

Directly after this, Uncle Tom came
striding down the street very fast, and asked
if they were tired of waiting. He put on
his driving gloves and jumped up beside
James in a minute, touched the horses

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