the same care as his own.

The little Granthams spent few beside their sleeping hours at home; for, as their father's house almost joined to Mr. Ellison's, they returned thither without inconvenience every night, coming early the next morning; and having at Mr. Ellison's both their corporal and mental food; the first of which was some ease to the narrow circumstances of those good people, and the latter gave their father the most sincere joy, as he now saw them in a way of being educated equal to their birth, and future fortune, of which he had before utterly despaired. Indeed he found his expence much lightened; for Mr. Ellison carefully provided them apparel, in every respect equal to that worn by his own son; and was very watchful that the latter assumed no superiority over them, to whom he shewed him he was in reality greatly inferior; but this was explained to him in the absence of the Grantham's; for Mr. Ellison wished for their sakes the thought might not occur to them; and exhorted their father and mother not to destroy one benefit arising from their present low estate, which might greatly add to the

happiness of their lives, by instilling into their minds a pride that must be the source both of private chagrin, and public contempt.
Mr. Ellison was not so wholly engaged either by private vexation, or domestic business, as not to extend his attention to all his neighbours. The little estate he had bought lay in three parishes, which gave him a knowledge of the state of each.
He found the poor tax ran very high, and yet the poor were but ill taken care of; the farmer was much burdened, the poor but little relieved.
All these inconveniencies he endeavoured to apply remedies to, which he did effectually; and, besides relieving the wants of the poor, he promoted a spirit of industry among them.
On other occurrences his benevolent disposition scarce knew any bounds; he composed all differences in his neighbourhood,

was the father of the orphan, a true friend to the distressed and helpless, a visitor of the sick and those who were in prison, and many a debtor, that had not been so out of wantonness, he delivered from the unrelenting pursuits of his creditors.
These scenes were indeed the great feasts of his soul; but all his hours yielded him refined pleasures, because they were all spent in the exercise of benevolence; a desire to do good to others, was so intirely his governing principle, that, however engaged in business or pleasure, he never lost