" And a little
prayer in our hearts will be the best help of all. Self-command and
goodness will not come by nature as we grow up, but we must work for
them in childhood.
When the Monday allowances were brought out, and the pig's chance
inquired into, David alone produced his whole sum, untouched by
forfeiture or waste, and dropped it into "Toby Fillpot." Elizabeth
had her entire sixpence; but a penny had been spent on a letter to
Mamma, and she gave but one to the fund, in spite of the black looks
she met from David. Sam had lost a farthing by the shower, and had
likewise bought a queen's head, to write to his father. The rest,
fourpence-three farthings, he paid over. Poor Johnnie! his last
week's naughtiness had exceeded his power of paying fines, and a
halfpenny was subtracted from this week's threepence; while the
Gibraltar man had consumed all that fines had spared to little Annie,
had left Susan only threepence, and Henry but twopence-halfpenny.
This, with twopence that Miss Fosbrook had found in her travelling-
bag, made one shilling and fourpence-farthing--a very poor collection
for one week.
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