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circumstances first darkencd their minds ana
now, in the actual circumstances, she was
not wanting in either words or deeds OF h cPi
Her grief gave way speedily to pe''e' '''
ing. ,. H., so;d
Let us no, fail to hope, Duncan, she sa'u
Il feel assured that your application VIII DC II,
tcnJcd IN. God will provide Tor you scnool'
We must hasten towards the town, night Is
drawing on.
Shnl1 We tell our readers that the whole
family knelt down upon the beach, and commit
ted tlieir way to the Being whose car is ever
crcn to the cry of the afflicted When they
rose. the father sung the youngest child IN a
plaid upon his breast, the mother bound litllr
bundle of valuablcs upon her back, each took
one of the two elder children by the hand, ana
thus they resumed their journey.
They road lay along the shore Of the castle
BAY, and then round the peak, and along Tue
other base of the headand, which Noel had a.
ccnded that morning. As they passed the castle,
they saw the earl and domestics busting and
running about in great alarm. Ignorant OF Inc
cause the poor teacher could not help recaiiihg
the bitter words which his lurdship had spoken.
and thus addressed his wife,
L think. Rachel, that my ll-requitied tolls
emong his ,enantry might have engaged him to
a little interest in our future welfare
At all events. Duucau,' the wife replied, he
owed YOU an apologv-kind words. at least--ior
the rudeness of his factors men to us this day
Yes she continued, with dash of Indignation
glowing in her face, he owed you help. lac owed
you sympathy. he owed you justice. lie was
hound to YOU. to me. to these little ones. by our
verv SORROW even if it had not been caused by
himself
But either her indignation or her grief, or both
together, checked her utterance. and she said no
more. Duncan did not venture to reply. IL
truth, he was unable. The wrong which had
been done to him was at present hidden from
his view by his anxiety about the future. lie
could not yet define it or utter it. 1t lay dulnl
within him in the deep recesses of grief and
fear With Rachel it was different she clear.
" saw the thought which her husband only
dimly felt. Although she continued silent. the
thought was working in her soul. Her flushed
face, her guckcning steps. indicated how clear
~ she unprecedented the injustice OF the carl's
reply
Proud carl that he Isl! she exclaimed within
her own mind, with all his greatness he does
not knew how sacred is human home. What
other earl, what otter earthly dignitarv. wla
human heart, so cruel as to have acted as he anC
his have done He said j do not know you
] owe you nothing, you inconsidsrable boor oi
my estate ! The man was wrong proud peer
VITO taught thee so to speak. A better than thou
~
Morning and evening lie came TO our solitary
home. lie came to US with life, with bread
with reason, with family ties, with words from
His Fathers bosom. He calls us no longer
servants, but friends. Are His friends to be SC
despscd !--Refused the cup of cold water Sin
lies at thy door, my lord
Again, however the current Of her thoug'It-
was interrupted. Duncan and the children were
standing still. They had at length reached he
t,-,, e tt,,I i,,l l.,
the hay in which the castle stood has been ira
yelled. and they were now prepared 10 vino
round t" the other base If the crag. which ran
along the shore of the open sea, and skirted tn,
road mat led In the town.
Why are they pausing here What has
rooted them so TO the ground They cannot
hide from themselves that night is has;ing NJ
behind them-Iet there they stand, gazing
right across the month of the bay. and far Oven
into the Level country beyond. A column oI
smoke is rising against the eastern sky in the
distance. The wind heaves it to side for a
moment. then breaks it near the ground, ant
bright flames issue out beneath. Duncan ant
his family are again in tears. Rachel was thu
first TO speak,
The home where Our babes were born S,
--Duucan-
She could say no more. House and schoo
were in flames. The officials of the agent Q
lroVluence were burning them as worthless, an
their late possessors had unexpectedly chance
10 turn towards the painful sight.
Mournfnlly they Withdrew their gaze and re
.nmed their journey. In few minutes the
had doubled the cape of the crag, and the chi
breath OF the open sea beyond came up sorel
against the faces ofthe children
I he sea is gathering for a storm, Rachel,
raid the teacher.
Let us mend our steps, children replied til,
mother we have to reach that spire shining f.,
before us ere we rest
The sea rolled in heavily on their left. o.
their right, slopng up from the road arose TIN
northern face Of lleadand Crag.
[Concluded merit meckl