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in the direction of Mrs Bartlett and Dave

"Well," the Squire interrupted, "you need not go away hungry, you can

stop here and eat your dinner, and then Hi Holler can take you in the

wagon to the place provided for such unfortunate cases, and where you'll

have food and shelter"

"The poor farirl said, wildly; "no, no; if you will

not give me work I will not take your charity"

"Father!" exclaioing up to the Squire and putting her hands on

his shoulders, "it see a little

hard while I've been away from home, and I don't think it has i as a house What

has he done with it?"

Here the professor came to Kate's aid "Squire," said he, "isn't it

written that 'If ye do it unto the least of these, ye do it unto me?'"