55 GOOD LITTLE ROBIN. 31 this child appear to have been the object of Heaven’s particular regard! He has been almost miraculously preserved upon the pathless waste of waters. He has not been permitted to perish in the midst of his wickedness ; but, under the guidance of the father of the fatherless, he has been borne in safety to the shore. All things have worked together for his good. Even the very sins, which he committed, $ave conducted him to the place of safety#^nd cefdrm^ion.” The arriyffl-Vr Richard-Wild, in the village of Tippletowri, .was ^n eVent of no. ordinary character. Many were'“ .eager to behold the child, that had been lost, and was found; and not a few, in whose minds curiosity and incredulity were blended together, were desirous of scrutinizing the little sinner, that was said to have repented. Accordingly, on Sabbath morning, all eyes were turned towards farmer Little’s pew, to catch a glimpse of little Dick; and so universally striking was the change, not only in size, but in his air of manliness and the gravity of his deportment, that he went
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