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 OR, 
 
 The Juvenile Writers, 
 
 The names of Frederic, Sophia, 
 Julia, and Maria, are, no doubt, 
 pretty well known to the readers 
 of juvenile biography. Their cha- 
 racters have been repeatedly held 
 forth, as examples worthy the imi- 
 tation of others, and particularly 
 t as their studies were always di- 
 rected to such subjects as were cal- 
 culated to lit them for business and 
 society ; and their pleasures were 
 such as united instruction with 
 delight. 
 
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GRATITUDE. 
 
 Reading, writing, and cyphering 
 employed the greatest part of their 
 time, not only at school, but 
 during those hours of leisure which 
 are spent, by the generality of 
 young people, in play. 
 
 Their studies for amusement 
 were music, painting, and draw- 
 ing \ and, in addition to these 
 recreations, they were avowed to 
 spend a day or two, during their 
 holidays, m rural delights. But 
 they preferred rational and in- 
 structive conversation to any 
 amusement they could find either 
 in the garden or the field; and 
 thererore th.ry sometimes visited 
 a venerable hermit, who gave them 
 
GRATITUDE. 5 
 
 many instructive lessons respecting 
 their moral conduct, their studies, 
 and amusements. They all seemed 
 to possess a taste for the same sub- 
 jects ; and therefore it is not sur- 
 prising that they were constant 
 companions ; for it is a true, as 
 well as a very old remark,, that 
 
 " Birds of a feather 
 
 " Will flock" together. " 
 
 The hermit, however, left his 
 cottaore, and went — thev knew not 
 where. 
 
 In addition to their usual holi- 
 days, they were promised a whole 
 week in September, as the school 
 wanted some repairs ; and when 
 
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6 GR ATlTUDF. 
 
 the time approached, they held 
 a meeting on the subject, to con- 
 sider how they were to spend their 
 time. 
 
 After some consultation, they 
 all agreed (as usual), to request 
 leave of their parents to visit 
 London; for though they lived 
 within nine miles of the city, 
 they had never seen it. 
 
 Captain Meadows and his lady, 
 and Mr. and Mrs. Ashmore, held 
 a consultation on the subject, and 
 consented to their going, under 
 some prudent restrictions. 
 
 Captain Meadows informed 
 them, that their request would be 
 granted, on condition that they 
 
OR ATI T r Jl)E. 7 
 
 jwould be satisfied, on their arrival 
 fin London, with a view of the cij 
 {and suburbs, from the iron-railed 
 gallery,abqve the dome of St.Paul's, 
 without wandering through any 
 of the streets, in or about the 
 . city, " I will engage places for 
 I you," said he, " in the Hammer- 
 : smith coach, which will take you 
 to the sign of the Goose and Grid- 
 iron, in St. Paul's Church-yard. 
 Miss Meeks (Maria's governess) 
 , will accompany you ; and I will 
 see you safe into the coach." 
 
 It will not be necessary to fill 
 half a volume with preparatory 
 arrangements, taking leave of 
 friends, a recital of every word 
 
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 that was spoken on a journey from 
 Hammersmith to London, and a 
 thousand other events, such as 
 dropping a pin, stopping at a turn- 
 pike-gate, and the cracking of the 
 coachman's whip. All these, for 
 brevity's sake, must be omitted ; 
 and, without particularly noticing 
 their arrival at St. Pauls, or their 
 admiration of the Geometrical 
 Stairs and the Whispering Gallery, 
 the historian begs leave to place 
 Miss Meeks, and her amiable com- 
 panions, in the upper gallery, near 
 the top of St Paul's, where she 
 presented them with a small glass, 
 through which they had a satis- 
 factory view of the cities of London 
 
GRATITUDE. 9 
 
 Ind Westminster^ the adjoining 
 fount y, and so;ne parts of the 
 iriver Thames, with beets and 
 barges sailing in various directions, 
 land a number of ships at their 
 Imoorings. 
 
 After spending an hour in the 
 1 gallery, they descended, and came 
 | out of the church by the gare op- 
 posite to Ludeate-street. 
 
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 Miss Meeks recollected that she 
 had got a list of bocks which Cap- 
 tain Meadows, and others, had re- 
 quested her to purchase, and that 
 she had promised to select a few 
 books of entertainment for Sophia, 
 Julia, and Maria. Frederic was left 
 to choose for himself. 
 
10 GRATITUDE. 
 
 Immediately after passing th< 
 outer gate, a bookseller's shop, oi] 
 their right hand, attracted their at 
 tention ; and, on a closer inspeo 
 tion, they perceived., over the win- 
 dow, 
 
 " ORIGINAL JUl'ESILE LIBRARY" 
 
 This was the very shop to which 
 they had been recommended; 
 and here they found all the books 
 which Miss Mceks wanted for 
 herself and friends, as well as a 
 pleasing variety of new publica- 
 tions for Frederic and the young 
 ladies. 
 
 They had but little time to 
 spare ; and therefore their choice 
 
ORATITUDF. Jl 
 
 Iras directed more by the titles, 
 rhan by an examination of the 
 jontents of the books. But when 
 Iiey arrived at home, they found 
 their own names, histories, and 
 characters, exhibited with amazing 
 exactness, in a publication intitled 
 Whe Little Girl in the Wood, and 
 Ivere surprised and delighted to 
 |ind still more flattering traits of 
 |ome of their characters in another 
 Entertaining history, under the title 
 Jof Pictures in the Hermitage. They 
 Sknew not how to express their 
 gratitude to the publisher, for the 
 |good character he had given them ; 
 ;|but, after some consultation, they 
 lagreed, with the apprbbation of 
 
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 their parents, to spend the re- 
 mainder of their holidays in 'writing 
 the following moral tales, to be 
 sent to the proprietor of the Ori- 
 ginal Juvenile Library, for the 
 amusement of his customers* 
 
 HONESTY REWARDED 
 
 WRITTEN BY FREDERIC 
 
 In a village many miles distant 
 from London, lived a poor widow, 
 whose name was Clifton. She had 
 a young family, whose subsistence 
 depended on her industry; and 
 while she went put to wash and 
 
3 GUAT1TUDE. 13 
 
 •Other laborious work, her eldest 
 | daughter, Nancy, was left: at home 
 iwith the care of two other chil- 
 ' dren. 
 
 Nancy was a very dutiful, affec- 
 tionate little girl \ she always obey- 
 ed her mother, and was very kind 
 to her brother and sister ; and 
 though she w^ould sometimes sigh 
 when she saw other children attius- 
 inor themselves in the fields while 
 she was confined at home, yet she 
 I never complained of her situation, 
 I nor refused to perform her duty. 
 cc My poor mother works very 
 hard to get us bread," she would 
 often say to herself, C£ and it would 
 be very wrong if I was not willing 
 
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 GRATITUDE. 
 
 to do every thing in my power to f 
 help her." 
 
 There was a Sunday School in 
 the village where Nancy lived; and 
 her mother always permitted her 
 to attend it, that she mi^ht learn to 
 read, and be instructed in her duty. 
 She was very diligent and attentive, 
 and soon gained the good will of 
 the school mistress, who mentioned 
 
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 her in terms of- approbation to 
 several ladies in the neighbour, 
 hood. 
 
 One winter, her mother caught 
 
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 a violent cold, and was so ill that 
 she was confined to her bed several 
 weeks. It was a terrible misfor- 
 tune to her poor children ; for 
 
GRATITUDE. 15 
 
 while the mother was unable to 
 work, they were almost starved ; 
 and Nancy would sit and weep 
 when she heard her brother and 
 sister cry for bread. 
 
 One day, when they were in the 
 greatest distress, her mother sent 
 her to a lady in the neighbourhood* 
 who had formerly been kind to 
 her, and from whom she was in 
 hopes of obtaining some relief. 
 Nancy accordingly set out ; but 
 when she arrived at the lady's 
 house, she was informed by a ser- 
 vant, that her mistress was gone 
 to town, and would not return for 
 a considerable time. 
 
 Poor Nancy burst into tears j 
 
Id GRATITUDE. 
 
 it was the most bitter disappoint- 
 ment she had ever experienced. 
 
 <c I must return to my poor 
 mother," s;iid she to herself, " and 
 how shall I be able to tell her of 
 this misfortune. My little brother 
 and sister make my heart ache: 
 they ask for food ; and I am very 
 hungry myself. 5 * 
 
 These melancholy thoughts oc- 
 cupied Nancy's mind, as she re- 
 turned homewards. 
 
 She was within a few yards of 
 her mother's cottage when she saw 
 something lying on the ground, 
 which, on a nearer approach, 
 proved to be a morocco purse, 
 containing several guineas, and 
 some silver. 
 
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 17 
 
 " O ! how fortunate I am," 
 exclaimed she, clasping her hands 
 together in a transport of joy. 
 - — cc My poor mother can have 
 a doctor now ; and we shall be 
 able to purchase some food." 
 
 The pleasure which Nancy at 
 first felt, was considerably abated, 
 when, at the bottom of the purse, 
 she perceived a small note, which 
 had been addressed to a lady in the 
 neighbourhood. 
 
 & The purse must certainly be- 
 long to her," said Nancy, looking 
 wishfully at it; " she is very rich, 
 and could spare it ; but it would 
 be dishonest in me to keep it: I 
 will carry it to her directly, and 
 
1P> jG R A TIT TIDE. . 
 
 I hope she will give me something 
 when I tell her what distress we 
 are in." 
 
 She directly proceeded to the 
 lady's house; and was introduced 
 to her. 
 
 "Madam," said Nancy-, as she en- 
 tered, " I was ]mt now returning 
 home, when I found this purse in 
 the road ; and, by the direction of 
 a letter in it, I think it is yours,"' 
 
 " It is mine, indeed/' answered 
 the lady, " I have been out lately, 
 and was much vexed at my return 
 to find I had lost it.— But who are 
 you, my dear, to whom I am in- 
 debted for it ?" 
 
 " My name is Nancy Clifton, ma- 
 dai&j my mother is a pc woman. 
 
GRATITUDE. 1 9 
 
 who goes out to work > but she at 
 present is if! ; and 1 have a little 
 "brother and sister at home, who 
 $jre almost starved/' 
 
 " You are an uncommonly exxxi 
 girl, indeed," answered the lady, 
 and deserve the purse for your 
 honestv. Take it, and procure 
 some necessaries for your mother ; 
 and when you are in want of any 
 thing, let me know, and I shall 
 always be willing to assist you." 
 
 Nancy was overcome with joy 
 and gratitude ; she thanked her 
 benefactress a thousand times, and 
 irned home to her mother, 
 who, when she heard the story, 
 blessed and embraced her. 
 
20 
 
 Gratitude. 
 
 With preper advice and food, 
 the poor woman soon recovered ; 
 and the Jady was so pleased with 
 Nancy's conduct, that she soon af- 
 ter took her into her own family, 
 where she lived extremely happy, 
 and was greatly beloved and re- 
 spected by ail who knew her. 
 
 TFIE TWO SISTERS, 
 
 H A'/ J KEJV BY SOPHIA. 
 
 Mrs. Sidney had two daughters, 
 who differed extremely, both in 
 their persons and dispositions. 
 Charlotte, the eldest, was uncom- 
 monly handsome. She was the 
 
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 21 
 
 darling of her mother j and the 
 excessive indulgence, she experi- 
 enced., contributed to render 
 her extremely ill-tempered and 
 over-bearing. The encomiums 
 she daily heard on her beauty, 
 filled her with conceit ; and she 
 would often ridicule and insult her 
 sister on her want of personal at- 
 tractions. 
 
 Maria, who was a year younger 
 than Charlotte, was remarkable 
 for the sweetness and gentleness 
 of her disposition and though 
 sire was destitute of beauty, yet 
 her amiable manners rendered her 
 far more pleasing than her sister, 
 who was universally disliked f< 
 
22 GRATITUDE. 
 
 the haughtiness and insolence o! 
 her behaviour. 
 
 Mrs. Sidney had a relation, who 
 was a very amiable woman. She 
 had frequently witnessed Char- 
 lotte's unkind treatment of Maria, 
 and one day ventured to remon- 
 strate with her, on the impro- 
 priety of her conduct. 
 
 " I know, madam, that my sis- 
 ter is a great favourite of your's," 
 answered Charlotte, pertly ; " but 
 I am sure nobody can tell what 
 you admire her for ; she is so plain 
 and disagreeable, I should be quite 
 sorry if I resembled her V 
 
 "If you resembled her in mildness 
 of temper, you would be infinitely 
 
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 more amiable than you are/' replied 
 the lady. Though you may be 
 admired for beauty, every one 
 will dislike your insolent beha- 
 viour y but her amiable qualities 
 will grain the love and esteem of 
 every person, whose approbation 
 is of value." 
 
 The entrance of her mother pre- 
 vented Charlotte from replying ; 
 and she soon after quitted the 
 room, to avoid any further conver- 
 sation on a subject so disagreeable. 
 
 She was too much accustomed 
 to flattery, to listen patiently to 
 reproof ; and it mortified her ex- 
 tremely to think that any person 
 should prefer Maria, whom she 
 
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 considered as very inferior to her- 
 
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 self. 
 
 The next morning, Charlotte 
 found herself extremely unwell : a 
 physician was sent for ; and her 
 disorder proved to be the small- 
 pox, of a most malignant kind. 
 
 For many days she was in ex- 
 treme danger; and her mother, anci 
 every one around her 3 despaired of 
 her recovery. 
 
 Maria attended her with tfe 
 most affectionate assiduity ; and 
 forgetting all her unkind beha- 
 viour, she watched her day and 
 night, and prayed earnestly far 
 hex l]fe. 
 
 At length the disorder took & 
 
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 favourable turn ; the dangerous 
 symptoms vanished ; and Char- 
 lotte, by slow degrees, recovered 
 her former health. But how great 
 was her mortification, when, in- 
 stead of the beautiful countenance 
 her glass had formerly reflected, 
 she beheld herself to tail v dis- 
 figured. 
 
 Time, however, reconciled her 
 to her apparent misfortune ; and 
 the loss of her personal charms 
 produced a happy change in her 
 character ; she saw the necessity 
 of rendering herself agreeable by 
 her behaviour, and she soon gained 
 the love and esteem of all who 
 knew her. 
 
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 GRATITUDE. 
 
 The kindness of Maria, during 
 her illness, greatly affected her ; 
 and she endeavoured, in future, 
 to render herself worthy of the 
 kindness she had received at a 
 time when she needed so much 
 attention. 
 
 THE ILL-TEMPERED BOY. 
 
 WRITTEN BY JUUA. 
 
 George was a Sensible little boy, 
 and very attentive to his learning ; 
 but he was so extremely cross, that 
 everyone disliked him. He was 
 continually quarrelling with his 
 brothers and sisters, and would 
 
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 «27 
 
 never lend them any of his books 
 or play things. His parents were 
 grieved at his conduct ; and find- 
 ing what thev said of no effect, 
 they resolved to try severer me- 
 thods with him. 
 
 One day, when he was parti- 
 cularly out of humour, his father 
 said to him u I see, George, you 
 are determined to render yourself 
 disagreeable. You are always 
 quarrelsome, and ill-natured ; and 
 as I do not chuse to have a con- 
 tinual disturbance, I shall, for the 
 future, confine you to your own 
 apartment ; for a person who can- 
 not agree with any body, is only 
 fit to be alone." 
 
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 GRATITUDE. 
 
 George cried and intreated, but 
 to no purpose. His father took 
 him up stairs, and locked him in 
 his room, telling him, he should 
 remain there till he knew how to 
 behave better. 
 
 For three days he was a close 
 prisoner, and saw no person but 
 the servant, who regularly brought 
 him food. He was soon tired of 
 being alone, and heartily repented 
 of his former behaviour, when he 
 found that society was necessary to 
 happiness. 
 
 One morning, when he was 
 completely humbled, lie requested 
 tile servant to inform his father 
 that he was extremely sorry for 
 
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 9 
 
 his conduct ; and. if he would be 
 so kind as to forgive him, he 
 would behave better in future. 
 
 His parents were much pleased 
 to find he was sensible of his fault, 
 and readily granted him their for- 
 giveness. 
 
 He ever after made it his study 
 to govern his temper ; and, in a 
 short time, he was as much be- 
 loved for his kindness and o;ood~ 
 nature, as he had formerly been 
 disliked for his disagreeable be- 
 haviour. 
 
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30 GRATITUDE, 
 
 THE APPARITION. 
 
 IVIUTTEX BY MARIA, 
 
 Emily Howard was an amiable 
 little girl ; but, having lost her 
 mother while very young, her edu- 
 cation was greatly neglected, and 
 .she was left almost entirely to the 
 care of servants, from whom she 
 imbibed many ignorant and super- 
 stitious notions. 
 
 Her nursery-maid frequently told 
 her dreadful stories of ghosts and 
 apparitions ; and she listened to 
 them till she became so extremely 
 fearful, that she dreaded to be left 
 
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 alone, and would not, on any ac- 
 count, venture into a dark room. 
 
 One Christmas, she was invited 
 to spend the holidays at her 
 aunt's. 
 
 Her cousin Charles, who was 
 older, and better instructed than 
 herself, could not help smiling at 
 the foolish fears she betrayed ; 
 and being much addicted to mis- 
 chievous follies, he resolved to di- 
 vert himself at her expence. 
 
 One evening, when her aunt 
 was gone out, Emily was ieft by 
 herself in the parlour. It was be- 
 ginning to grow dark ; and as she 
 dreaded to be alone, she was rising 
 to go in search of Charles, when the 
 
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 GR.AT1TUPE. 
 
 door was suddenly thrown open, 
 and a figure dressed in white 5 and 
 making a hideous noise, entered the 
 room. 
 
 Emily was dreadfully alarmed, 
 and shrieked loudly for assistance. 
 She was running towards the door, 
 when the figure caught hold of 
 her ; at which she was so com- 
 pletely terrified, that she was un- 
 able to move, and sunk on the 
 ground, insensible. 
 
 Her aunt, who was just re- 
 turned home, was alarmed by her 
 cries* and came to inquire the 
 cause* The figure, who was no 
 other than Charles, now threw 
 oft his disguise/ and intreated his 
 
GRATITUDE. 
 
 mother's pardon for the foolish 
 trick he had been guilty of. He 
 was naturally good-natured, and 
 had no intention to hurt his cou- 
 sin ; and it gave him much concern 
 to see what a disagreeable effect 
 iiis folly had produced on her 
 mind. 
 
 With the help of proper restora- 
 tives, Emily soon recovered ; and 
 when she was sufficiently com- 
 posed, her aunt took occasion to 
 caution her against giving way to 
 such excessive timidity. " If you 
 had not suffered terror to over- 
 come your reason,'* said she, " a 
 moment's reflection would have 
 convinced you, that it was no- 
 
GRATITUDE. 
 
 thing more than a mischievous 
 trick of your- cousin. You may 
 depend on it, that all the terrible 
 stories you have heard, are false, 
 and are only believed by the credu- 
 lous and ignorant. If Charles had 
 not prevented you from running 
 away, you would always have 
 thought you had seen an apparition. 
 Though I blame you for being so 
 easily terrified, lam much displeased 
 with him for being so mischievous. 
 It was very wrong to alarm you ; 
 and I hope it is the last time he will 
 do so." 
 
 Emily thanked her aunt, and 
 assured her she would endeavour to 
 get rid of such childish fears, as she 
 
GRATITUDE. 35 
 
 was convinced they were without 
 foundation. 
 
 It afterwards became a practice 
 with Emily to discourage all im- 
 proper conversation on frightful 
 subjects, and to avoid every word 
 and action that mi«;ht indicate the 
 least fear on the subject of ap- 
 paritions. Thus her mind was 
 kept peaceful and serene ; and she 
 never again became the object 
 either of ridicule or sport.— Littler 
 reader, imitate her example, 
 
 When Frederic and the young 
 ladies had each finished a moral 
 tale, thev assembled to read them 
 
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 over, and affix some appropriate 
 title to their little volume. 
 
 Several titles were proposed ; 
 and the pleasing one of ' Gratitude/ 
 was at last adopted, as it expressed 
 the sense of obligation which in- 
 duced them to write. 
 
 They afterwards added the se- 
 cond title of c The Juvenile Writers/ 
 as a modest hint to the critical 
 reader, to excuse any imperfec- 
 tions whi<;h may have proceeded 
 from their infantine pens. 
 
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