sunday and not to make it as yon can t know your dinner but now day this blessed christmas as is ever coming if you take your dinner to the the and the and hear the thin and lake the d be a deal the better and you d now which end you stood on you could put your trust i them as knows better nor we do you d ha done what it ties on us all to do s which was an unusually long of speech for her was uttered in the soothing re tone with which she tried to prevail on a sick man to take his medicine or a basin of for he had no appetite had never before been closely urged on the point of his absence church which had only been thought of as a part of his general and he too direct and simple to s appeal nay nay ho said i know nothing i ve never been to no said in a low tone of then herself of s advent from an unknown country she said could it ha been as they d no church where you was born o yes said sitting in his usual posture of leaning on his knees and supporting his head there was � a many � it was a big town but i knew ing of em � i went to was much at this new word but she was rather afraid of inquiring further lest chapel might mean some haunt of wicked ness after a little thought she well master man if you had no church th no the good it do you for i fuel so set np and comfortable as was when i ve been and heard the prayers and the singing to the praise and glory god as mr gives out � and mr saying good words and more la r on day and if a bit o trouble comes i feel as i can put up wi it for ve looked for help i the right quarter and myself up to them as we must g vo ourselves up to at the last and if we n done our part it is n t to bo believed al them as are above as be v poor s of her simple fell rather on s ears for there was no word in it that could rouse a memory of what he had known as religion and his comprehension was quite by the which was no of s but only her way of avoiding a familiarity he remained silent not feeling inclined to assent to the part of s speech which he fully understood � her recommendation that he should go to church indeed was so to i� beyond the brief and for that words did not without the of a di but now having become used he s awful presence had advanced to his mother s side and seeming to notice him the time tried to return s signs of good will hy the lad a bit of cake shrank a and rubbed liis head against his mother s shoulder but tor it for shame said his mother taking him on her tap however why jou don t want cake again yet awhile he s wonderful hearty she went on with a little sigh � that he ia god knows he s my and we spoil him for me or the father must him in our sight � that she s brown head and ht it must do master good to see such a of a child but on the other side of the hearth saw the neat rosy ce as a mere dim round with two dark spots in it and he s got a voice like a � you wouldn t think went on he can sing a christmas s taught him t for a token as he to good as he ran team the good tunes so quick come up and sing the ril to master o that s said gently op when mother tells you and let me hold the cake till you ve done was not to display his talents even lo an under and after a w more signs of consisting in rubbing the backs of hi j hands over his and then peep i ing between them at master to sec if be looked for the he at length his head to be duly adjusted and stand i ing behind the table which let appear above it only as far as his i broad so that he looked like a body i he began with a clear and in a melody that had the of an hammer � f cr christ on listened with a devout look at in some confidence this strain would help to him o church that s music said when had ended end had secured his piece of cake again there s no other music to the christmas music � hark the sing and may judge what it is at master with the and the voices as yon can t help thinking yon ve got to a better place a ready � for i would n t speak ill o this world seeing as them put us in it as knows best but what wi the drink and the and e bad and the hard dying as i ve seen times and times one s thankful to hear of a better the boy sings pretty don t he master yes said veiy the with its hammer like had fallen on bis ears as strange quite unlike a and could have none of the contemplated but he wanted to her that he was grateful and the only mode that occurred him was to offer a no thank you master said down a hands we must be going home now and so i wish good hy if ever feel bad in your inside 