the Poor of any Parish who would come and fetch them for the Use of their Families; but if any took them to sell they were deprived of that Privilege ever after.  And these Roots were planted and raised from the Rent arising from a Farm which she had assigned over for that purpose.  In short, she was a Mother to the Poor, a Physician to the Sick, and a Friend to all who were in Distress.  Her Life was the greatest Blessing, and her Death the greatest Calamity that ever was felt in the Neighbourhood.  A Monument, but without Inscription, was erected to her Memory in the Church-yard, over which the Poor as they pass weep continually, so that the Stone is ever bathed in Tears.

On this Occasion the following Lines were spoken extempore by a young Gentleman.

How vain the Tears that fall from you, And here supply the Place of Dew?  How vain to weep the happy Dead, Who now to heavenly Realms are fled?  Repine no more, your Plaints forbear, And all prepare to meet them there.

The END.

APPENDIX.

The GOLDEN DREAM; or,
the INGENUOUS CONFESSION.

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To shew the Depravity of human Nature, and how apt the Mind is to be misled by Trinkets and false Appearances, Mrs. Two-Shoes does acknowledge, that after she became rich, she had like to have been too fond of Money; for on seeing her Husband receive a very large Sum, her Heart went pit pat, pit pat, all the Evening, and she began to think that Guineas were pretty Things.  To suppress this Turbulence of Mind, which was a Symptom of approaching Avarice, she said her Prayers earlier than usual, and at Night had the following Dream; which I shall relate in her own Words.

“Methought, as I slept, a Genii stept up to me with a French Commode, which having placed on my Head, he said, now go and be happy; for from henceforth every Thing you touch shall turn to Gold.  Willing to try the Experiment, I gently touched the Bed-post and Furniture, which immediately became massy Gold burnished, and of surprizing Brightness.  I then touched the Walls of the House, which assumed the same Appearance, and looked amazingly magnificent.  Elated with this wonderful Gift, I rang hastily for my Maid to carry the joyful News to her Master, who, as I thought, was then walking in the Garden. Sukey came, but in the Extacy I was in, happening to touch her Hand, she became instantly an immovable Statue.  Go, said I, and call your Master; but she made no reply, nor could she stir.  Upon this I shrieked, and in came my dear Husband, whom I ran to embrace; when no sooner had I touched him, but he became good for nothing; that is, good for nothing but his Weight in Gold; and that you know could be nothing, where Gold was so plenty.  At this instant up came another Servant with a Glass of Water, thinking me ill; this I attempted to swallow, but no sooner did it touch my Mouth, than it became a hard solid Body, and unfit