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Mary, though her little hands were too feeble to work much, felt that she was a burden to her toiling, self denying parent; and though she could not persuade her to let her stay at home and help her, used all her time out of school in taking care of little Richard, then only three years old. MARY THOUGH HER LITTLE HANDS WERE TOO FEEBLE TO WORK MUCH FELT THAT SHE WAS A BURDEN TO HER TOILING SELF DENYING PARENT AND THOUGH SHE COULD NOT PERSUADE HER TO LET HER STAY AT HOME AND HELP HER USED ALL HER TIME OUT OF SCHOOL IN TAKING CARE OF LITTLE RICHARD THEN ONLY THREE YEARS OLD
lled Tony, was now thirteen years old. He was an active, industrious boy; and all the neighbors were willing to employ him on their farms and about their houses, so that he was able to do a great deal towards supporting the family. He was a good boy, so honest and truthful, so kind-hearted, and so devoted to his poor mother, that he was a great favorite in the vicinity; and some of the richer folks, when they really had no work for him, would find something for him to do, for he was so proud and high-spirited that he would not take money he had not earned. Mary Weston, the daughter, was eleven years of age. Like her brother, she had a sweet and gentle disposition, and did all she could to assist her poor mother in the strait of her poverty. But Mrs. Weston, though she had a hard struggle to get along, sent her daughter to school winter and summer, preferring to deprive herself of many of the comforts of life, rather than have her daughter forego the advantages of a tolerable education. WHOM EVERYBODY CALLED TONY WAS NOW THIRTEEN YEARS OLD HE WAS AN ACTIVE INDUSTRIOUS BOY AND ALL THE NEIGHBORS WERE WILLING TO EMPLOY HIM ON THEIR FARMS AND ABOUT THEIR HOUSES SO THAT HE WAS ABLE TO DO A GREAT DEAL TOWARDS SUPPORTING THE FAMILY HE WAS A GOOD BOY SO HONEST AND TRUTHFUL SO KIND HEARTED AND SO DEVOTED TO HIS POOR MOTHER THAT HE WAS REALLY A GREAT FAVORITE IN THE VICINITY AND SOME OF THE RICHER FOLKS WHEN THEY REALLY HAD NO WORK FOR HIM WOULD FIND SOMETHING FOR HIM TO DO FOR HE WAS SO PROUD AND HIGH SPIRITED THAT HE WOULD NOT TAKE MONEY HE HAD NOT EARNED MARY WESTON THE DAUGHTER WAS ELEVEN YEARS OF AGE LIKE HER BROTHER SHE HAD A SWEET AND GENTLE DISPOSITION AND DID ALL SHE COULD TO ASSIST HER POOR MOTHER IN THE STRAIT OF HER POVERTY BUT MISSUS WESTON THOUGH SHE HAD A HARD STRUGGLE TO GET ALONG SENT HER DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL WINTER AND SUMMER PREFERRING TO DEPRIVE HERSELF OF MANY OF THE COMFORTS OF LIFE RATHER THAN HAVE HER DAUGHTER FOREGO THE ADVANTAGES OF A TOLERABLE EDUCATION
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