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200 DANGER IN THE DARK.<br />

"Good woman, for <strong>the</strong> sake of <strong>the</strong> Holy Virg<strong>in</strong><br />

Mary, mo<strong>the</strong>r of Jesus, give us food 1 We can obta<strong>in</strong><br />

no employment, nor have we been able, for nearly<br />

three days, to f<strong>in</strong>d anyone k<strong>in</strong>d enough to afford us a<br />

morsel to eat."<br />

Mrs. Foresti was a woman of tender sympathies<br />

and unbounded benevolence. She hastened to set<br />

before <strong>the</strong> miserable-look<strong>in</strong>g mendicants <strong>the</strong> best pro-<br />

visions <strong>in</strong> her house. Like starved hounds, <strong>the</strong>y fell<br />

to work, giv<strong>in</strong>g better evidence by <strong>the</strong>ir actions than<br />

<strong>the</strong>y had by words, of be<strong>in</strong>g hungry.<br />

band:<br />

Touched with pity, <strong>the</strong> lady, aside, said to her hus-<br />

"Mr. Foresti, can we not give employment to <strong>the</strong>se<br />

poor lads ~"<br />

"I'll venture my life on it," replied <strong>the</strong> husband,<br />

"<strong>the</strong>y have no wish for employment, unless it were to<br />

do some devilment."<br />

"Oh, certa<strong>in</strong>ly, <strong>the</strong>y would gladly accept of some-<br />

th<strong>in</strong>g to do whereby <strong>the</strong>y might earn <strong>the</strong>ir bread, and<br />

clo<strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>mselves more decently. It will at any rate<br />

be an act of charity to give <strong>the</strong>m an opportunity to<br />

improve <strong>the</strong>ir condition." .<br />

"My dear," said Mr. Foresti, a little impatiently,<br />

"I want no such reprobate, scarecrow-look<strong>in</strong>g fellows<br />

about me."<br />

"As for that, I can soon improve <strong>the</strong>ir appear<br />

ance; of course I wouldn't allow <strong>the</strong>m to wear sue],<br />

rags, and go unwashed and nncombed as <strong>the</strong>y now<br />

are. Possibly we might reform <strong>the</strong>ir habits and teach

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