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THE HISTORY OF
GOODY TWO SHOES
LITTLE
OTHERWISE CALLED MRS. MARGERY TWO SHOES THE MEANS BY WHICH SHE ACQUIRED HER LEARNING AND WISDOM, AND IN CONSEQUENCE THEREOF HER ESTATE; SET FORTH AT LARGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE Who
from a state of Rags and Care, having Shoes but half a Pair; Their Fortune and their Fame would And gallop in a Coach and Six.
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EDITED BY CHARLES WELSH A.UTHOR OF
"A BOOK SELLER OF THE LAST CENTURY," "NOTES ON THE HISTORY OF BOOKS FOR CHILDREN," ETC.
WITH T 'yfiiJTY-E \GtiT >lLLU$TE\A?IONS AFTER 7 HE XHE ORIGftiA'L'. EDITION OF 1765 MARION' I,.' PEABODY '
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little girl, and was become such a and virtuous good woman, w as going to be made a lady but just as the clergyman had opened his
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book, a gentleman, richly dressed, ran into the church, and cried, "Stop stop This greatly alarmed the congregation, par'
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ticularly
the
intended
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bride
and bridegroom,
whom
he wished to speak privately. After they had been talking some little time, the people were greatly surprised to see Sir Charles stand motionless, and his bride cry and faint away in This seeming grief, howthe stranger's arms. with
was only a prelude to a flood of joy, for, you must know, gentle reader, that this gentleman, so richly dressed, was that identical little boy, whom
ever,
Little
Goody Two
Shoes,
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you before saw in the sailor's habit in short, it was little Tom Two Shoes, Mrs. Margery's brother, who was just come from beyond sea, where he had made a large fortune, and hearing, as soon as he landed, of his sister's intended wedding, had hastened to see that a proper settlement was made on her. He was both able and willing to give her an ample fortune. They soon returned to the altar and were married in tears. but they were tears of joy. ;
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THE TRUE USE OF
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harmony and affection existed happy couple. Lady Margery did
greatest
between
this
not forget her old friends:
hearing that
Mr.
Smith was oppressed by Sir Timothy Gripe, the justice, and his friend Graspall, she, with the aid of her brother, defended him, and the cause was tried in Westminster Hall, where Mr. Smith gained a verdict and it appearing that Sir Timothy had behaved most unjustly, he was struck off the list, and no longer permitted to act as a ;
justice of the peace.
Lady Margery was especially grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, whose family she made happy. She paid great regard to the poor, and made She also always gave to their interest her own. young married couples a useful wedding present and was godmother to the children all
the
whom
she invited to her house once every week. She first taught them, and after the lessons treated them to a supper, gave them such books as they wan