Because she promised them to Maggie when she marries John Thomas
"I promised to give them quilts to Maggie, for when she marries John Thomas"
The bold is from the story
Answer:
Wisdom, indeed, will give orders that long-established governments should not be changed for light and short-lived causes; and, accordingly, all experience has shown that mankind is more inclined to suffer evils, although they are tolerable than to right themselves by doing away with the customs that they are used to.
I don’t see any questions
Answer:
empower, status, development I think ☆☆☆☆☆