may suffer them to be
poor, and distressed, and hide his good purposes from human sight, yet
in the end they are generally crowned with happiness here, and no one
can doubt their being so hereafter.

THE RENOWNED HISTORY OF MRS. MARGERY TWO-SHOES

PART TWO

In the first part of this work the young student has read, and I hope
with pleasure and improvement, the history of this lady, while she was
known and distinguished by the name of LITTLE TWO-SHOES. We are now
come to a period of her life when that name was discarded, and a more
eminent one bestowed upon her; I mean that of MRS. MARGERY TWO-SHOES;
for as she was now president of the A, B, C college, it became
necessary to exalt her in title as in place.

No sooner was she settled in this office, but she laid every possible
scheme to promote the welfare and happiness of all her neighbors, and
especially of her little ones, in whom she took great delight; and all
those whose parents could not afford to pay for their education, she
taught for nothing but the pleasure she had in their company; for you
are to observe that they were very good, or were soon made so by her
good management.

I

OF HER SCHOOL, HER USHERS, OR ASSISTANTS, AND HER MANNER OF TEACHING

We have already informed the reader, that the school where she taught
was that which was before kept by Mrs. Williams. The room was very
large and spacious, and as she knew that nature intended children
should be always in action, she placed her different letters, or
alphabets, all round the school, so that every one was obliged to get
up and fetch a letter, or to spell a word when it came to their turn;
which not only kept them in health, but fixed the letters and points
firmly in their minds.

II

A SCENE OF DISTRESS IN A SCHOOL

It happened one day, when Mrs. Two-Shoes was diverting the children
after dinner, as she usually did, with some innocent games, or
entertaining and instructive stories, that a man arrived with the
melancholy news of Sally Jones's father being thrown from his horse,
and thought past all recovery; nay, the messenger said, that he was
seemingly dying when he came away. Poor Sally was greatly distressed,
as indeed were all in the school, for she dearly loved her father, and
Mrs. Two-Shoes and all her children dearly loved her.

At this instant something was heard to flap at the window, at which
the children were surprised; but Mrs. Margery, knowing what