d not
know what to do, and asked Mr. Wesley for advice. "I'll tell you what
we'll do," he said; "we'll change schools"--Mr. Wesley taught a school
too--"and I'll see if I can cure them."

So the two gentlemen changed schools, and when the boys came the next
morning they found they had a new teacher, and this new teacher, to
their astonishment, wore neither shoes nor stockings. You can imagine
how the boys stared; but Mr. Wesley said nothing, just kept them to
their lessons. This went on for a week, and at the end of that time the
boys were cured of their pride and vanity.

Though Mr. John and Mr. Charles Wesley were so good, they were not
perfect. They said and did many unwise things, and only saw their
mistake when it was too late. One thing was they expected the people to
lead the same strict lives they did, and to believe everything they
believed. This, of course, the people of Georgia would not do, they
thought their ways were just as good as Mr. Wesley's, and I dare say in
some things they were. Instead of trying to persuade them and explaining
why one way was better than another, Mr. Wesley told them they _must_ do
this, and they mustn't do that, until at last they got to dislike him
very much. One woman got so angry that she knocked him down.

I am sure you will all feel very sorry when you read this, for Mr.
Wesley was working very hard amongst them, and thought he was doing what
was right. Mr. Charles did not get on any better at Frederica, where he
had gone to work and preach. Like his brother, he was very strict and
expected too much from the people. He tried and tried, not seeing where
he was to blame, and at last wearied and disappointed he returned to
England.

After he had gone, Mr. John took his place at Frederica, hoping to get
on better than he had done at Savannah. It was of no use; he stayed for
twelve weeks, but things only seemed to get worse and worse. At last he
had to give up and go back to Savannah. Things, however, were no better
there, and before long he too began to see that his mission had been a
failure, and he returned to England a sadder and a wiser man.

In spite of all their mistakes Mr. John and his brother must have done
some good in Georgia, for the missionary who went after them wrote and
said: "Mr. Wesley has done much good here, his name is very dear to many
of the people." It must have made the brothers glad to read this, for it
is hard when you have been doing what you tho