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,illu/ration    ,no4 #ce4    ,,! ,,bl9d 
,,begg>   ,,( ,,j]i*o4    ,,by ,,!      
,,au?or ,,( ,,peep ,,( ,,day4           
,,london3   ,,john ,,hat*>d ,,& ,,son4  
#ahdh4     ,illu/ration  ,,! ,,bl9d     
,,begg> ,,(  ,,j]i*o4   ,x is v common  
to see bl9d m5 begg+ 9 ! /reets4 ,d n y 
pity ! bl9d8 ,h[ sad x mu/ be nev] to   
see ! light ( ! sun1 nor ! gre5 leaves 9
 spr+1 nor ! faces ( our de>e/ fri5ds6  
,a long :ile ago a bl9d man sat begg+ by
 ! side ( ! road4 ,z he sat he he>d !   
noise ( a great cr[d walk+ along4 ,he   
did n "k :y !re 0 su* a cr[d1 s he ask$ 
! p pass+ by :y s _m _h come toge!r4 ,!y
 told him t ,jesus ( ,naz>e? 0 pass+ t  
way4 ,! bl9d man _h he>d be=e ( ,jesus4 
,he _h he>d t he c\ld d great wond]s1 & 
he felt sure 9 8 he>t t ,jesus c\ld make
 him see4 ,b ! bl9d man c\ld n g to     
him--h[ c\ld he d>e to /ir 9 su* a cr[d8

 ,he might h be5 pu%$ d[n & trodd5 ^u & 
cru%$ to dea?4 ,b he c\ld speak4 ,he    
cri$ out v l\d1 ,h m]cy on me1 ,o ,"l4  
,he did n cry out once or twice1 he kept
 on cry+ out1 hop+ t ,jesus w\ld he>    
him4 ,b ! ,"l took no notice ( him1 & a 
great _m p came up to him & told him n  
to make su* a noise4 ,yet ! poor man    
w\ld n be quiet2 he knew t ! ,"l 0 pass+
 by1 & t he might soon be gone1 & t he  
might nev] pass t way aga91 s he cri$   
out m ?an ev]1 ,"l1 h m]cy on me6 ,& did
 ! ,"l take notice ( him at la/8 ,yes1  
he did2 he /ood /ill1 & told ! p to br+ 
t bl9d man to him4 ,h[ k9d x 0 9 ,jesus 
to c>e = ! bl9d begg>6 ,jesus is v k9d1 
& c>es = e poor creature 9 ! _w4 ,at la/
 ! bl9d man he>d "s "o speak k9dly to   
him1 & say1 ,be ( good com=t2 rise1 he  
calle? !e4 ,h[ glad he 0 to he> t ,jesus
 _h s5t = him6 ,he got up v quickly1 &  
w5t to ,jesus1 = n[ ! p made room = him4
 ,no "o n[ 0 rude to ! poor begg>1 =    
,jesus _h call$ = him4  ,& :at did      
,jesus say to him8 ,he ask$ him ?is "q1 

,:at d y wi% me to d = y8 ,! man repli$1
 ,"l1 t ,i may receive my sight4 ,jesus 
piti$ him v mu*1 & he t\*$ 8 eyes1 &    
said1 ,receive ?y sight4 ,t mom5t he 0  
able to see4 ,h[ glad he n[ 0 t he _h   
cri$ out1 ,"l1 h m]cy on me1 & t he _h n
 left (f :5 ! p told him n to make a    
noise6 ,he w\ld n leave ,jesus n[ he _h 
f\nd him1 b w5t aft] him on ! road1     
prais+ him1 & ?ank+ ,god = 8 goodness4  
,if all p w\ld pray z ?is bl9d man did1 
,jesus w\ld he> !m all4 ,! *ild :o reads
 ?is book is n bl9d4 ,if y 7 bl9d h[    
c\ld y read to fa!r or to "m8 ,b !re is 
some?+ :i* ,jesus c\ld d = y1 t w\ld    
make y happy = ev]4 ,:at is x8 ,d y "k8 
,if he 7 to say1 ,:at d y wi% me to d = 
y8 :at w\ld y answ]8 ,i %\ld l y to say1
 ,=give me my s9s1 & give me ?y ,holy   
,_s4 ,my de> *ild1 d make ?is little    
pray] e day4 ,jesus w\ld he> y4 ,p]haps 
y live 9 a v poor place4 ,p]haps y live 
9 a little room 9 t[n1 up "s d>k & n>r[ 
/airs2 p]haps !re is v little furniture 
9 x1 & v little food 9 ! cupbo>d1 b     

,jesus kn[s :]e y live1 & he kn[s y\r   
"n1 & y\r fa!r's "n1 & y\r "m's "n1 & he
 he>s all y say4 ,he w\ld be mu* pleas$ 
to he> y pray+ to him1 because he loves 
y1 & he once di$ ^u ! cross t y might n 
g to hell4 ,if y g to heav5 y w see !   
bl9d begg> !re--,i mean ! begg> :o once 
0 bl9d4 ,!n y w s+ ) him ab\t ! love (  
,jesus 9 sav+ y\r s\ls4  ,if y wi% to   
read a full acc\nt ( ?is bl9d man1 y w  
f9d x 9 ,m>k x4 #df to end1 & also 9    
,luke xviii4 #ce to end4         ,:5    
,jesus ,*ri/ 0 "h bel[1       ,& spread 
8 works ( love abroad1     ,if ,i _h    
liv$ s long ago1       ,i ?9k ,i %\ld h 
lov$ ! ,"l4      ,jesus1 :o 0 s v k9d1  
,:o came to p>don s9ful m51     ,:o     
heal'd ! sick1 & cur'd ! bl9d3          
,oh1 mu/ n ,i h lov$ him !n8      ,b :]e
 is ,jesus8 ,is he dead8       ,oh1 no2 
he lives 9 heav5 above3     ,& ble/ are 
!y1 ! ,savi\r said1       ,:o1 ?\gh !y h
 n se5 me1 love4      ,he sees u f 8    
?rone on high       ,z well z :5 on e>? 
he dwelt2     ,& :5 to him poor *ildr5  

cry1       ,he feels su* love z !n he   
felt4      ,& if ! ,"l w grant me grace1
       ,mu* ,i w love him & adore2      
,b :5 9 heav5 ,i see 8 face1            
',twill be my joy to love him m4        
,jane ,taylor4     ,,! ,,end4           
,mac9to%1 ,pr9t]1 ,great ,new-/reet1    
,london4     ,,pray]4       ,o ,fa!r 9  
,heav51     ,?\ ha/ made all ?+s2     ,!
 sun1 moon1 & />s1 ! l& & sea4     ,?\  
ha/ made me4     ,?\ ha/ tak5 c>e ( me4 
,i ?ank ,!e = all ?y k9dness4           
,great ,god1 ,?\ art 9 e place2     ,?\ 
see/ 9 ! d>k1     ,z well z 9 ! light2  
,?\ kn[e/ all ! naughty ?+s     ,t ,i h 
done1 & said1 & ?\ght4      ,o ,m]ciful 
,"l1 p>don my s9s1     ,because ,jesus  
,*ri/1 ?y de> ,son1     ,di$ ^u ! cross 
= s9n]s4     ,give me ?y ,holy ,_s1     
,t ,i may love ,!e1 & obey ?y laws4     
,keep me f m9d+ ,satan1     ,& save me f
 go+ to hell3     ,& :5ev] ,i die1      
,o take my s\l to ,heav54      ,:5      
,jesus comes ) cl\ds1     ,& ) ! holy   
angels1     ,may ,i be glad to see ,him4

     ,may my de> p>5ts1 & bro!rs1 &     
si/]s1     ,be happy ) ,!e = ev] & ev]4 
,may all p love ,!e1     ,& speak ( ?y  
goodness4     ,he> me = ,*ri/'s sake4   
,am54     ,transcrib]'s ,note     99    
,punctuation & spell+ errors h be5      
correct$4