th a good wife in
Betsy, as indeed those who marry on right grounds seldom are. But if
religious persons will, for the sake of money, choose partners for
life who have no religion, do not let them complain that they are
unhappy: they might have known that beforehand.

Tommy Williams was now taken home to Mr. Stock's house and bound
apprentice. He was always kind and attentive to his mother; and
every penny which Will Simpson or his master gave him for learning a
chapter, he would save to buy a bit of tea and sugar for her. When
the other boys laughed at him for being so foolish as to deny
himself cakes and apples to give his money to her who was so bad a
woman, he would answer, "It may be so, but she is my mother for all
that."

Mr. Stock was much moved at the change in this boy, who turned out a
very good youth. He resolved, as God should prosper him, that he
would try to snatch other helpless creatures from sin and ruin.
"For," said he, "it is owing to God's blessing on the instructions
of my good minister when I was a child, that I have been saved from
the broad way of destruction." He still gave God the glory of every
thing he did aright: and when Will Simpson one day said to him,
"Master, I wish I were half as good as you are." "Hold, William,"
answered he gravely, "I once read in a book, that the devil is
willing enough we should appear to do good actions, if he can but
make us proud of them."

But we must not forget our other old acquaintance, Mr. Stock's
fellow 'prentice. So next month you may expect a full account of the
many tricks and frolics of idle Jade Brown.

PART III.

SOME ACCOUNT OF THE FROLICS OF IDLE JACK BROWN.

You shall now hear what befell idle Jack Brown, who, being a
farmer's son, had many advantages to begin life with. But he who
wants prudence may be said to want every thing, because he turns all
his advantages to no account.

Jack Brown was just out of his time when his master Williams died in
that terrible drunken fit at the Grayhound. You know already how
Stock succeeded to his master's business, and prospered in it. Jack
wished very much to enter into partnership with him. His father and
mother too were desirous of it, and offered to advance a hundred
pounds with him. Here is a fresh proof of the power of character!
The old farmer, with all his covetousness, was eager to get his son
into partnership with Stock, though the latter was not worth a
shilling; and even Jack's mothe