to blame; but that the whole quarrel
arose from the faults of others. At last ensued the following dialogue
between Miss Jenny Peace and Miss Sukey Jennett, which brought about
Miss Jenny's designs; and which we recommend to the consideration of all
our young readers.

MISS JENNY. Now pray, Miss Sukey, tell me, what did you get by your
contention and quarrel about that foolish apple?

MISS SUKEY. Indeed, ma'am, I shall not answer you; I know that you only
want to prove, that you are wiser than I, because you are older. But I
don't know but some people may understand as much at eleven years old as
others at thirteen: but, because you are the oldest in the school, you
always want to be tutoring and governing. I don't like to have more than
one governess; and if I obey my mistress, I think that is enough.

MISS JENNY. Indeed, my dear, I don't want to govern you, nor to prove
myself wiser than you; I only want that instead of quarrelling, and
making yourself miserable, you should live at peace and be happy.
Therefore, pray do answer my question, whether you get anything by your
quarrel?

MISS SUKEY. No I cannot say I got anything by it: for my mistress was
angry, and punished me; and my hair was pulled off, and my clothes torn
in the scuffle; neither did I value the apple; but yet I have too much
spirit to be imposed on. I am sure I had as good a right to it as any of
the others; and I would not give up my right to anyone.

MISS JENNY. But don't you know, Miss Sukey, it would have shown much
more spirit to have yielded the apple to another, than to have fought
about it? Then indeed you would have proved your sense; for you would
have shown, that you had too much understanding to fight about a trifle.
Then your clothes had been whole, your hair not torn from your head,
your mistress had not been angry, nor had your fruit been taken away
from you.

MISS SUKEY. And so, miss, you would fain prove, that it is wisest to
submit to everybody that would impose upon one? But I will not believe
ii, say what you will.

MISS JENNY. But is not what I say true? If you had not been in the
battle, would not your clothes have been whole, your hair not torn, your
mistress pleased with you, and the apples your own?

Here Miss Sukey paused for some time: for as Miss Jenny was in the right
and had truth on her side, it was difficult for Miss Sukey to know what
to answer. For it is impossible, without being very silly, to contradict
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