The Works of Hannah More [microform] : Including Several Pieces Never Before Published
The Works of Hannah More [microform] : Including Several Pieces Never Before Published
More, Hannah, 1745-1833
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Worthy^ who found himself quite in a new world, returned home with his friend alone. In the evening he ventured to ask BragweU^ if he did not, on a Sunday night, at least, make it a custom to read and pray with his family. Bragwell told him, he was sorry to say he had no family at home, else he should like to do it for the sake of example. But as his servants worked hard all the week, his wife was of opinion that they should then have a little holiday. Mr. Worthy pressed it home upon him, wheth...er the utter neglect of his servants' principles was not likely to make a heavy article in his final account: and asked him if he did not believe that the too general liberty of meeting togedier, jaunting, and diverting themselves, oh Sunday evenings, was not often found to produce the. worst effects on the morals of servants and the good order of families? I put it to your consciencfs, said he, Mr. Bragwell, whether Sunday, which was meant as a blessing and a benefit, is not, as it is commoiJ^ kept, turned into the most niiischievous part of the week, by the sel- fish kindness of masters, who, not daring to set their servants about any public work, allot them that day to foHow their own devices, that they themselves may with more rigour refuse them a little indulgence, and a reasonable holiday, in the wqrking part of the week, whicfL a good servant has now and then a fair Digitized by VjOOQ IC • THE TWO WEALTHY FARMERS.
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