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to place us.' 'Be content with such things as
ye have,' says St. Paul. And again, speaking of himself, he tells us, 'I
have learned, in whatever state I am, therewith to be content.' Besides,
Tom, the rich are not always happy. They have a great many cares and
anxieties that we know nothing of. You cannot have forgotten what
trouble Farmer Tomkyns was in last spring when so many of his cattle
died of the distemper, and he was afraid he should lose the rest. It is
true the Squire can afford to have always a grand dinner to sit down to;
but of what use is that when he is, and has been for years, in such a bad
state of health that the choicest dainties afford him no pleasure! Do not
you think, Tom, that if you were in his place, you would gladly give all
the fine clothes, dainty food, and wealth that you possessed, to be
strong and hearty again, even . . . .
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