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He had used silver dishes and silver forks; they ate their coarse fare from a few half broken plates. His father was rich, and they were very poor. HE HAD USED SILVER DISHES AND SILVER FORKS THEY ATE THEIR COARSE FARE FROM A FEW HALF BROKEN PLATES HIS FATHER WAS RICH AND THEY WERE VERY POOR
struggle for a subsistence, she was happy, and her children were happy. They had no fine house, no money, no rich carpets, no beds of down, as their rich neighbor had, yet they were quite as happy as he was. The God of nature gave them the same beautiful prospect of lake and hills, and woods and rocks, to look out upon; and if these things helped to gladden their hearts, it was goodness which lay at the foundation of all their joys, and cast a ray of sunshine across the path of poverty and want. They were contented with their lot, hard and bitter as many others deemed it; and contentment made them happy,--prepared their hearts to enjoy the blessings of plenty, if God in his wisdom should ever bestow it upon them. The boys found the family at supper, and Frank could not but contrast his evening meal with that of the poor widow's family. He had just partaken of the choicest fruits, nice cake, hot waffles and muffins, set before him; the Westons had only brown bread and very white butter. HARD AS SHE WAS OBLIGED TO STRUGGLE FOR A SUBSISTENCE SHE WAS HAPPY AND HER CHILDREN WERE HAPPY THEY HAD NO FINE HOUSE NO MONEY NO RICH CARPETS NO BEDS OF DOWN AS THEIR RICH NEIGHBOR HAD YET THEY WERE QUITE AS HAPPY AS HE WAS THE GOD OF NATURE GAVE THEM THE SAME BEAUTIFUL PROSPECT OF LAKES AND HILLS AND WOODS AND ROCKS TO LOOK OUT UPON AND IF THESE THINGS HELPED TO GLADDEN THEIR HEARTS IT WAS GOODNESS WHICH LAY AT THE FOUNDATION OF ALL THEIR JOYS AND CAST A RAY OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE PATH OF POVERTY AND WANT THEY WERE CONTENTED WITH THEIR LOT HARD AND BITTER AS MANY OTHERS DEEMED IT AND CONTENTMENT MADE THEM HAPPY PREPARED THEIR HEARTS TO ENJOY THE BLESSINGS OF PLENTY IF GOD IN HIS WISDOM SHOULD EVER BESTOW IT UPON THEM THE BOYS FOUND THE FAMILY AT SUPPER AND FRANK COULD NOT BUT CONTRAST HIS EVENING MEAL WITH THAT OF THE POOR WIDOW'S FAMILY HE HAD JUST PARTAKEN OF THE CHOICEST FRUITS NICE CAKE HOT WAFFLES AND MUFFINS SET BEFORE HIM THE WESTONS HAD ONLY BROWN BREAD AND VERY WHITE BUTTER
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