30 WILD DICK AND 54 himself highly gratified by the manner in which he had received the intelligence of the death of his parents. The continued exhibition of precept and example, at that excellent institution, for such a length of time, had broken the chain of evil habit 5 and given to this unfortunate and misguided boy a new departure, as the sailors say, for the voy^j of life. “ How very great,” said farmer Little, “ are the responsibilities of parents, for the influence of theiu example itipon their children! And how can jve"be sufficiently grateful to those kifid hearted men, who tread in the steps of their "blessed master; who go about, doing good Y who have built up such institutions as tliese; and who *go up and down the streets of our great cities', snatching these brands' from the burning !” “I consider the House of Reformation,” said Parson Jones, who had heard of this remarkable event, and ridden over but too late, to see Richard, who had gone to his work; “ I consider the House of Reformation,” said this good man, “ as a • great moral machine. How remarkably does
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