But I cannot help feeling vexed at the woman." "We must make many allowances for the poor, Mrs.Lander.They often bear a great deal of wrong without a word of complaint.

Some people take advantage of their need, and, because they are poor, make them work for the merest pittance in the world.

I know some persons, and they well off in the world, who always employ the poorest class of people, and this under the pretence of favouring them, but, in reality, that they may get their work done at a cheaper rate than it can be made by people who expect to derive from their labour a comfortable support." Mrs.Lander was stung to the quick by these words; but she dared not show the least sign of feeling.
"Surely no one professing to be a Christian can do so," said she.
"Yes, people professing to be Christians do these things," was replied; "but of course their profession needs a better practice to prove it of any worth." When her visitor retired, after having expressed her opinion on the subject under consideration still more unequivocally, Mrs.Lander did not feel very comfortable, nor was her good opinion of herself quite so firm as it had been earlier in the day.

But she took good care, in the future, not to give any more work to Mrs.Walton, and was exceedingly particular afterwards, in employing poor people, to know whether they sewed for Mrs.Brandon.There are a good many people in the world who encourage the poor on Mrs.Lander's principle.
JESSIE HAMPTON.
"WHAT are you doing here, miss ?" The young girl thus addressed was sitting by a centre-table, upon which stood a lamp, in a handsomely furnished drawing-room.

She laid aside the book she was reading, and, without making any reply, rose up quickly and retired.