,,self-,,d5ial2  ,,or1  ,,alice ,,wood1 
,,& ,,h] ,,mission>y ,,society4         
,illu/ration   ,! village s*ool-h\se 0  
situat$ on a pretty gre51 & surr\nd$ by 
old elm-trees1 & at a %ort di/ance & 9  
full sight 0 a c&y-%op1 kept by an old  
woman1 :om ! *ildr5 call$ ,"m ,grimes4  
,"m ,grimes knew h[ to make ! v be/     
c&ies & cakes t ev] 7 eat51 & almo/ e   
day %e display$ 9 h] %op-w9d[ "s new k9d
 ( cake1 or "s new v>iety ( c&y1 to     
excite ! curiosity or tempt ! palates ( 
h] little cu/om]s1 :o f\nd x a v        
difficult matt] to pass ,"m ,grimes's   
%op on _! way f s*ool4  ,"o day1 j aft] 
! s*ool-bell rang to give notice ( !    
recess1 a pretty little girl1 by ! "n ( 
,alice ,wood1 0 se5 v busily runn+ ab\t 
among ! s*ool-girls & :isp]+ to "o &    
ano!r4 ,h] object 0 to induce !m to     
rema9 a little :ile aft] ! s*ool1 z %e  
_h some?+ to propose to !m4 ,alice 0 a  
great fav\rite1 z %e 0 always will+ to  
put h]self to any inconv5i5ce = ! sake (
 giv+ any "o else pleasure4 ,s !y all   

readily cons5t$ to /ay1 if x 7 only to  
please h]4  ,aft] s*ool 0 out & ! tea*] 
_h left1 ,alice collect$ ! girls toge!r 
& told !m h] plan4 ,girls1 said %e1 la/ 
night ,i w5t to ! mission>y meet+1 & "s 
( y 7 !re too4 ,we he>d a mission>y     
speak1 :o has j come back f ,india1 & he
 told u ( ! millions ( poor degrad$ &   
ignorant p !re1 :o h nev] he>d ( ,god or
 ! ,bible1 & :o wor%ip idol gods ( wood 
& /one1 & sacrifice _! *ildr5 & !mselves
 to ^! dumb idols2 & he told u (        
millions 9 o!r c\ntries :o are j z      
ignorant & degrad$1 besides ! multitudes
 9 our own l& :o "k no?+ ( ! ,bible or !
 way ( salvation4 ,i knew all ?is be=e1 
to be sure1 = ,i h (t5 he>d x2 b ,i nev]
 felt x z ,i did la/ night2 & :5 !      
mission>y call$ ^u u *ildr5 & told u t  
we c\ld d some?+ to save ^! immortal    
s\ls1 ,i felt1 = ! fir/ "t 9 my life1 t 
x 0 my duty1 by d5y+ myself "s          
gratifications & by try+ to save money 9
 o!r ways1 to d all t ,i c\ld to s5d !  
^w ( ,god to ^? :o are p]i%+4 ,girls1   

said %e1 ) e>ne/ness1 ,i c\ld h>dly     
sleep la/ night1 = ,i 0 all ! "t go+ ov]
 9 my m9d ! diff]5t ways 9 :i* ,i might 
e>n or save some?+1 & ,i ?\ght if all   
our s*ool 7 to feel z ,i did1 & jo9 me 9
 ?is1 we might collect a great _m doll>s
 a ye>4  ,"h "s ( ! old] girls began to 
:isp] to ea* o!r t !y _h no money to    
sp>e1 & t _! p>5ts c\ld n give !m money 
e day to s5d to ! hea!n4  ,n[ /op a     
little :ile1 girls1 if y please1 said   
,alice1 till ,i j tell y :at ,i want to 
h done4 ,9 ! fir/ place1 ,i ?9k x w be s
 pleasant to =m a sew+ ,society1 to meet
 on ,saturday aft]noons1 & make bags &  
ne$le-cases & coll>s & _m o!r ?+s to    
sell2 & ,i "k my fa!r w be delight$ to h
 u put a box1 ) ^! ?+s1 9 8 /ore4 ,!n1  
:ile we sew1 ,i propose t "o reads al\d 
f "s int]e/+ book or pap] ab\t missions 
& b5evol5t societies1 & ?us we %all all 
become int]e/$ 9 ! intellig5ce1 & be m  
will+ to "w & save to help ! ne$y4      
,alice !n1 ) a great deal ( tact1       
propos$ ! names ( ^? :o %\ld be         

,presid5t1 ,secret>y1 & ,treasur] ( _!  
,society1 select+ ! v ones :o _h be5    
oppos$ to h] plan4 ,"o l>ge girl 0 /ill 
dissatisfi$1 & decl>$ %e w\ld n jo9 !m1 
till ,alice mov$ t %e %\ld be appo9t$   
read]4 ,?is delight$ h] v mu*1 z %e read
 rem>kably well2 & n[ all 7 pleas$1 &   
,alice w5t on ) h] plan4  ,n[1 ab\t our 
lay+ up money1 girls1 said %e4 ,i       
believe our p>5ts are none ( !m v ri*1 &
 yet we contrive to get a great _m      
p5nies1 9 "o way or ano!r1 to sp5d = our
 own gratification4 ,h[ _m p5nies d y   
?9k g1 9 a ye>1 f our s*ool into ,"m    
,grimes's pocket8 ,:y en\gh to s5d a    
great _m ,bibles to ! de/itute4 ,p]haps 
en\gh to support a mission>y1 or educate
 a hea!n *ild1 or give a libr>y or two  
to a poor ,sunday-s*ool4 ,j ?9k ( x1    
girls6 ,n[ ,i1 = "o1 sp5d c]ta9ly a p5ny
 a day = c&y4 ,h[ _m w t be 9 a ye>1    
,susy8  ,?ree hundr$ & sixty-five1      
answ]$ little ,susy ,b>nes4  ,yes2 ?ree 
doll>s & sixty-five c5ts w buy a great  
_m ,bibles & good books1 said ,alice2 & 

!n my fa!r gives me a p5ny a week =     
slate p5cils4 ,n[ ,i am go+ to ask him  
to cont9ue ! p5ny a week2 & !n ,i am go+
 to see h[ long ,i c keep a p5cil1 = ,i 
h be5 v c>eless 9 los+ !m4 ,& 9 ^!1 &   
o!r ways1 ,i hope ,i c save q a sum (   
money 9 a ye>4 ,n[1 girls1 w y all ?9k1 
betwe5 ?is "t & tomorr[ noon1 h[ mu* y c
 save1 & !n we w put x all d[n toge!r1 &
 see h[ mu* we c hope to collect 9 a    
ye>8  ,! girls readily promis$1 & !n1 z 
!y _h /ay$ a long "t1 !y all set (f 9   
ha/e = _! homes1 full ( ! new project ( 
! ,mission>y ,society4     ,,"p ,,ii4   
,! next day1 z soon z s*ool 0 out1 !    
little girls1 ( _! own accord1 cr[d$    
ar\nd ,alice1 :o /ood ) a p5cil & piece 
( pap] 9 h] h&1 ready to put d[n _!     
names1 & ! sums !y ea* ?\ght %e c\ld    
save4 ,sev]al ( !m ?\ght !y c\ld save a 
p5ny a day1 in/ead ( giv+ x to ,"m      
,grimes2 "s a p5ny a week1 & "s a p5ny a
 mon?4 ,alice told !m1 t if "s ( !m c\ld
 only give a p5ny a ye>1 %e w\ld gladly 
take t2 & !n1 t !y might n be a%am$ (   

giv+ s little1 %e read to !m ! /ory ( ! 
wid['s mite4 ,& :5 ! girls laugh$1      
because "o little girl1 ^: "m 0 v poor1 
said1 ,%e w\ld br+ a p5ny if %e c\ld ev]
 get "o1 ,alice kiss$ h]1 & said1       
,p]haps1 ,kitty1 y\r p5ny w be z        
acceptable1 & d m good1 ?an hundr$s (   
doll>s f "s v ri* man :o does n miss x  
at all4 ,at any rate y %all come into   
our ,society & help u sew4  ,ra*el ,br[n
 said %e 0 sure %e did n sp5d mu* money 
= c&y4  ,no6 & :y n1 ,miss ,sug>-too?8  
said little ,susy ,b>nes2 because y     
always keep close to ,alice ,wood1 z y g
 home f s*ool1 & y "k t ! "o t is ne>e/ 
to h] w always h half ( h] c&y4  ,hu%1  
,susy1 said ,alice1 ,i c tell y t no "o 
w h half ( my c&y aft] ?is1 z ,i d n    
int5d to buy any2 & ,i am sure ,ra*el c 
save a good deal if %e *ooses1 = our    
,society4  ,cl>a ,hall said1 h] fa!r _h 
promis$ h] a qu>t] ( a doll> if %e w\ld 
h an ugly d\ble too? drawn1 t _h a*$ =  
"s "t4  ,b1 said ,cl>a1 ! provok+ ?+    
a*es ! wor/ at night1 & !n ,i ?9k ,i w  

c]ta9ly h x out 9 ! morn+1 b :5 ! morn+ 
comes x is sure to /op a*+4 ,once or    
twice %e said %e _h gone to ! d5ti/'s   
door1 b h] c\rage fail$4 ,b1 said %e1   
,alice1 ! v next "t x a*es z h>d 9 ! day
 z x does sometimes 9 ! night1 ,i %all  
come ) ! too? 9 "o h&1 & ! qu>t] ( a    
doll> 9 ! o!r1 = ! ,society4  ,sally    
,bright said1 _! next neighb\r _h cut h]
 h& v badly1 & _h promis$ h] a p5ny a   
day1 = milk+ h] c[ = h]1 z long z h] h& 
cont9u$ lame2 & ^? p5nies %\ld all come 
to ,alice4  ,*>lotte ,gre5 said1 h] fa!r
 _h promis$ h] half a doll> if %e w\ld  
leave (f bit+ h] nails4 ,& n[1 said %e1 
,i mean to try 9 e>ne/ to break myself (
 ?is habit1 t ,i may h some?+ too to    
give4  ,well1 girls1 said ,jane ,prime1 
my fa!r1 y "k1 keeps a l>ge nurs]y1 & he
 gives me ?ree c5ts a qu>t = pea* /ones 
& plum /ones2 & he says he w pay t = z  
_m z are br\ght to him4 ,s "h is a f9e  
way = any ( y t *oose to make money1 z  
long z fruit la/s4  ,alice ,wood n[     
reckon$ up ! promis$ sums1 & said1  ,i  

?9k1 girls1 if we all keep ! resolutions
 we h =m$1 t by only sav+ ! money t we  
%\ld sp5d 9 o!r ways1 & giv+ x to !     
society1 we c pl$ge ourselves to give   
altoge!r fifty doll>s a ye>2 & ) our    
,sew+ ,society1 & ! _m o!r ways t h be5 
m5tion$ ( e>n+ a little money1 ,i %\ld n
 be surpris$ if we %\ld raise x to "o   
hundr$ doll>s a ye>4 ,j ?9k :at a sum t 
w\ld be1 & h[ mu* good x may d1 if we   
give x 9 a "r _s1 & ) pray]s = ! bless+ 
( ,god to accompany x4 ,= y "k !        
mission>y said ! o!r ev5+1 t we might   
give a great deal ( money1 m]ely = !    
sake ( hav+ x publi%$1 or f "s o!r      
improp] motive1 & if x %\ld d good to   
o!rs1 x w\ld n d any to ourselves2 b t  
ev5 a little giv5 f a "r motive1 & )    
f]v5t pray] = ! ,div9e bless+1 might    
accompli% great ?+s1 & w\ld return 9    
m]cy ^u ! head ( ! giv]4 ,=1 said he1 7&
 ^! words are f ! ,bible17 ',he t ha?   
pity ^u ! poor1 l5de? unto ! ,"l1 & t   
:i* he ha? giv51 w he pay him aga94' ,&1
 ',! lib]al s\l %all be made fat1 & he t

 wat]e?1 %all himself be wat]$4'  ,z !  
girls w5t home1 !y all kept on ! side ( 
! road opposite to ,"m ,grimes's %op2 = 
! old woman _h a bad temp]1 & a v l\d   
voice1 & !y 7 all afraid ( he>+ f h] if 
!y pass$ h] %op )\t /opp+ to buy some?+4
  ,:at on e>? is ! matt] ) ! *ildr58    
said old ,"m ,grimes to h]self4 ,"h1 ^! 
two or ?ree days pa/1 h>dly a s\l ( !m  
has be5 ne> ! %op1 & my c&ies are gett+ 
q old4 ,& ,"m ,grimes w5t to "w1 &      
crack$ nuts1 & boil$ new molasses1 &    
made nic] c&ies ?an ev]2 b all to no    
purpose4  ,ra*el ,br[n did say to ,alice
 ,wood "o day1 ,see1 ,alice1 :at        
beautiful c&y ,"m ,grimes has put 9 h]  
%op-w9d[ to day4 ,b ,alice only said1   
,ra*el1 we h n[ a bett] use = our money2
 let u wa/e no?+1 b save all we c1 s t  
we %all n feel1 :5 we meet our          
fell[-creatures at ! la/ day1 t any ( !m
 h p]i%$ ?r\gh our neglect1 or because  
we 7 s selfi% t we c\ld n d5y ourselves 
a small gratification = ! sake ( supply+
 _! ne$4  ,"o day a knot ( little girls 

7 s bold z to pass directly by ! c&y    
%op4 ,! old woman /ood 9 ! door1 & call$
 out to !m z !y pass$1 & ask$ !m :y !y  
nev] /opp$ n[4 ,see1 said %e1 all my    
nice c&ies melt+ 9 ! sun2 & nobody b !  
flies to eat !m4  ,we h f\nd some?+     
bett] to d ) our p5nies1 ,"m ,grimes1   
answ]$ little ,susy ,b>nes1 :o 0 ! lead]
 ( ! p>ty1 ?an to sp5d !m 9 gett+ !     
too?-a*e1 & mak+ ourselves sick2 & we h 
all made up our m9ds t we w n buy any m 
c&y4 ,! old woman flew into a passion1 &
 talk$ s l\d1 t "s ( ! little girls 7 = 
runn+ (f1 b ,susy /ood h] gr\nd         
undaunt$4  ,i'll tell y :at1 ,"m        
,grimes1 said %e1 if y w give up sell+  
c&y1 & keep slates1 & p5cils1 & p5s1 &  
sponges1 & all su* useful ?+s = sale1 we
 %all all be mu* m likely to /op "h1 ?an
 to g all ! way r\nd to ! booksell]s4   
,b ,"m ,grimes's wra? only increas$ ! m1
 & z %e %[$ "s signs ( com+ out aft] !m1
 ,susy 0 glad to jo9 ! retreat+ p>ty2 & 
!y all d>t$ (f )\t look+ beh9d !m1 & did
 n consid] !mselves p]fectly safe1 till 

!y 7 seat$ at _! desks 9 ! s*oolroom4   
,"m ,grimes soon f\nd t x 0 useless to  
try to tempt ! little s*ool-*ildr5 any  
m1 s %e det]m9$ to move (f to "s o!r    
place1 :]e1 z %e said1 ! *ildr5 _h no   
su* fooli% notions 9 _! heads4  ,& n[ ! 
,sew+ ,society 0 />t$2 & su* a cutt+ &  
fix+1 & bu/le z !re 01 till en\gh "w 0  
prep>$ to give !m all some?+ to d6 ,&   
!n1 :5 ! "o appo9t$ began to read to !m 
! int]e/+ acc\nts f ! pap]s1 ev5 ^? t at
 fir/ felt no int]e/1 b jo9$ m]ely = !  
sake ( be+ made (fic]s 9 ! ,society1    
became s mu* int]e/$1 t !y too 7 will+  
to practise great self-d5ial = ! sake ( 
aid+ 9 s5d+ ! gospel to ! de/itute4 ,&  
n[ :o c e/imate ! good t "o su* little  
,society may accompli%8 ,x is l ca/+ a  
little pebble into ! smoo? wat]2 at fir/
 small circles are =m$ ab\t ! spot1 b !y
 wid5 & increase1 till we _c see :]e !  
influ5ce ( t little pebble ^u ! wat]    
ends4 ,s x may be ) ?is little ,society1
 b we %all nev] "k1 till ! secrets ( !  
la/ great day are disclos$1 h[ mu* good 

su* an association may h accompli%$2 h[ 
_m s\ls ! ,bibles ?us s5t =? may h      
conv]t$2 & !n1 too1 h[ mu* good ^!      
conv]ts may h done 9 tea*+ ! way ( life 
to o!rs1 & ^! aga9 to hundr$s & ?\s&s m6
  ,*ildr51 is x n wor? :ile to try & see
 if y _c y\rselves d some?+1 & induce   
o!rs to jo9 y1 & see h[ mu* money y c   
save1 & make 9 ! com+ ye>8 ,d n ask y\r 
p>5ts = money j to ?r[ into a box1 b    
give t :i* y w\ld h sp5t 9 "s o!r way4  
,& !n see if y h n +5uity en\gh to f9d  
out "s plan ( e>n+ money = ! sake ( do+ 
good ) x4 ,dep5d ^u x1 y\r int]e/ 9     
b5evol5t objects w increase f ! v mom5t 
t y d5y y\rself = ! sake ( giv+ to o!rs4
 ,?9k :at x w\ld be to h ev5 "o s\l sav$
 f among ! poor b5ight$ hea!n1 to rise  
up 9 ! la/ great day1 & call y1 yes y1  
my little read]1 bless$4 ,try x1 & )    
daily pray]s = ! bless+ ( ,god ^u y\r   
ef=ts1 see :at y c d = ! hea!n2         
rememb]+1 t he t conv]te? a s+le s9n] f 
! error ( 8 way1 %all save a s\l f dea?1
 & %all hide a multitude ( s9s4         

,illu/ration     ,good ,resolutions4    
,?\gh ,i'm n[ 9 y\ng] days1             
,nor c tell :at %all befall me1         
,i'll prep>e = e place           ,:]e my
 gr[+ age %all call me4          ,%\ld  
,i e'er be ri* or great1           ,o!rs
 %all p>take my goodness3         ,i'll 
supply ! poor ) meat1           ,nev]   
%[+ scorn nor rud5ess4          ,:]e ,i 
see ! bl9d or lame1           ,deaf or  
dumb1 ,i'll k9dly treat !m2         ,i  
des]ve to feel ! same1           ,if ,i 
mock1 or hurt1 or *eat !m4          ,if 
,i meet ) rail+ tongues1           ,:y  
%\ld ,i return !m rail+8         ,s9ce  
,i be/ rev5ge my wrongs           ,by my
 pati5ce nev] fail+4          ,:5 ,i he>
 !m tell+ lies1           ,talk+ fooli%1
 curs+1 swe>+1         ,fir/ ,i'll try  
to make !m wise           ,or ,i'll soon
 g out ( he>+4          ,:at ?\gh ,i be 
l[ & mean1           ,i'll engage ! ri* 
to love me2         ,:ile ,i'm mode/1   
neat1 & clean1           ,& submit :5 !y
 reprove me4          ,if ,i %\ld be    

poor & sick1           ,i %all meet1 ,i 
hope1 ) pity2         ,s9ce ,i love to  
help ! weak1           ,?\gh !y're nei!r
 fair nor witty4          ,i'll n       
will+ly (f5d1           ,nor be easily  
(f5d$2         ,:at's amiss ,i'll /rive 
to m5d1           ,& endure :at c't be  
m5d$4          ,may ,i be s wat*ful /ill
           ,o'er my hum\rs & my passion1
         ,z to speak1 & d no ill1       
,?\gh x %\ld be all ! fa%ion4           
,wick$ fa%ions lead to hell1            
,ne'er may ,i be f\nd comply+         ,b
 9 life behave s well1           ,n to  
be afraid ( dy+4   ,illu/ration         
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punctuation errors 7 repair$4