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OLD Willy cannot do any active work now; but he dislikes to be idle, and spends part of his time in making baskets for the market-people. He is happy in having a small dwelling free from rent, and more happy still in thinking of all the blessings he has experienced in years past, as well as of those now left to him. He knows many chapters of the Bible by heart, and, while at work, sometimes repeats them aloud. No one hears him complain of being lame and feeble; but many times he is heard to say, "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits."