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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. 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
ttle 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. By constantly striving to be useful, and by continually watching for opportunities to be of service to her mother, she very sensibly diminished the burden of her cares. Poor as the widow Weston was, 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 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. ATION 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 BY CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO BE USEFUL AND BY CONTINUALLY WATCHING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO BE OF SERVICE TO HER MOTHER SHE VERY SENSIBLY DIMINISHED THE BURDEN OF HER CARES POOR AS THE WIDOW WESTON WAS 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
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