ANECDOTE OF DIR. ROGERS.
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The Rev. DR.. Rogers and several Of his hear
ers were once summoned to appear before Sir
Richard Craddock, justice Of the peace, for
worshippng God according to the dictates of their
own conscience. While they were waiting in
the great hall, expecting to be called upon, little
girl, six seven years of age, who was Sir
Richards grand daughter, happened to come
into the hall; she looked at Mr.. Rogers, and was
much taken with his venerable appearance. Being
naturally fond of children, he took her upon his
knee, caressed her, and gave her some sweetmeats.
The child being particular favorite of her grand
father, had acquired so great an ascendency over
him that he could deny her nothing, and posses
sing too violent spirit to bear contradiction, she
was INDUCED in every thing she had been COR
tradicted, she ran penknife into her arm to the
great danger of her life. This ungovernabe spirit
was in the present instance overruled for good.


While she was sitting on Mr. Rogers knee eating
the sweatmeats, she looked earnestly at him and
asked "what are you here for sir?'' He answered,
81 believe your grandfather is going to send me
and my friends to jail" Upon this she ran up
to the chamber. where Sir Richard was, and
knocking with her hands and heels till she got in,
she said to him, 'What are you going to do with
my good old gentleman in the hall?" "That is
nothing to you, get about your business said
he. ''But WON'T" said she; che tells me that
you are going TO send him and his friends to Jail,
and ify you do send them I'll drown myself in the
pond as soon as they are gone; will indeed
When he saw the child thus peremptory it shook
his resolution, and induced him to abandon his
design Taking the mittimus in his hand, he
went down into the hall, and thus addressed these
good men. 81 had here made out your mitti-
mus to send you all to Jail, as you deserve; but
at my grandchild's request, drop the prosecu-,
ton, and set you all at liberty" They all bow
ed and thanked his worship. But Mr.. Rogers
going to the child, laid his hand upon her head,
and lifting up his eyes to heaven, said, "God bless
you, me dear child! May the blessings Of that
God whose cause you have now pleaded though
you know him not be upon you in life, at death,
and to all eternity.!'- prayer of the good
old man was heard, and many years after, was
graciously answered in her conversation to Cod


An additional fact may increase the interest of
this anecdote. son Of this DR.. Rogers; who
was, years after this, participating the politeness
and hospitality of pious lady, related at dinner
the above incident of his father, for the entertain
ment of the company. When he was through,
the lady says, care you the son of that Dr. Ro-
gers?" He answered yes. She replied 81 am
that little gir!''