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hou eOnes " tnnt You are DOT at school
dear Mary she asked, as she aGeetionats.
ly returned their greeting
"A shade passed over the ehilds eourte
nance - she replied
Mother did Dot get rs ready as usual -
l ssked her ones IL IL was not school time
bat che said that 10 made little difTer.ne.
sow, for us sbould not be able to 70 to school
long. Somsthipg is the matter With poor
mother She has cried ell she morninR. aud
father was very sad too 1 an glad you
have come, Aunt EIieu'
This is worse than sotieips,ei,' though,
MrS Camden fear Clara has some AZ
Fiction Of sbieh l am isnorsBi aud With
ready sJmpaihy she Suffered 81 once.
Mrs Camden Is 10 her ovu room. ma'am =
said the servant Il presume you Gao zoe
ber, although she desired me TO tell any one
Who called that she was not we'll, aud did
not feel able 10 see company
1 will 90 up TO her room was The reply.
aud the gentle tap at the door was answered
BY request to walk la
Good morning, Clara I an grieved 10
hear that you are not we'll this morning.
was the saiutation Of the visitor. 20 whi1b
greeting pressure Of the haod and show.
eT OF tears was the only response You
alarm me Clara Has anything occurred Of
which l am uninformedl Your husband,
il he well y
Alas, my poor husband 1t is for him
that grieve most deeply, sobbed Clara
Surely, Ellen, William has told you Of our
mutual misfortunes p
'He has told me that there u danger Of
heavy loss In their business, which will. for
. while, embaTrass them. aud render econo.
my necessary but / do assure you my dear
sister, there 10 no cause for this extreme
anxiety and alarm Ifyour husband is des-
Popding, there is more need that you should
beealm sud cheerful
Surely 1 should sympSthise ai.E bis
grisfs, was tho almost Indignant reply
Would you have me smile when Henry is
sad My heart must be cold indeed
les-but II We would give consolation,
We must endeAvor 10 keep our own minds
10 quiet, cheerful state apd, IL possible,
present. brighter side Of the pieture TO
bin whom VIC are endeAvoriug to console .
But there eau be no brighter side, FL
len The prospect is, that we are peuui.
less'
" 90, 20, Clara not so bad as that but
even II We we're, We should be thankful that
our husbands are still con paratively Young
men, With good health aud updiminisbed
energies and we have talents and accom- j..
pilsbmeuts which might add materially to
eur diminished incomes SO cheer up, my
dear sister, aud above all, remember that
our affections, ~ we'll as our blessings are
from Fathers baud, aud are designed for
the same great end The loss Of worldly
riches cannot dim our hopes Of eternal bsp
MS ii
not the future bright before us 2
The better feelings aud deeper principles
OF Clara responded to this appeal, and for
time she made some effort 20 rise above
the grief which she had allowed to over.
vhelm her
With her husbands return, however, the
dark shadow returned also There Eas no
vigorous effort to raise him from the slough
Of dosPond into which he had fallen. a
slight attempt at = smiling welcome was
Instantly checked by the despairiBg expires.
siOu Of bis countsDabee.
A week passed before matters we're de.
cidsd aud when Henry Camden was forced
10 aeknouieGEs The superiority Of his broth.
eT's iudgsment There vas INDEED heavy
loss, and some retrenohmept was neecssary
but they we're s,ill 10 possession Of every
comfort
This removal Of their worst fears did not.
however, In Henry Candies family pro-
duce the relief which might have been ex.
peeted Evfy economical arrangement
vas viewed As eslsmity, aod uiaiBs acts
Of self denial, which, 20 the more cheerful
Ellen, seemed scarcely Wsrth noticing. we're
to Clara subjects Of nourufal regret aud
CONSTANT annoyance
Three years bad passed. the cloud which
bsd obseafe1 ;hsi' worldly prospects had
disappeared, and she brothers Ssrs more
prosperous than ever
IL vac the birthday Of The eldest daugh.
ter of William Camden, lovely girl Of
tueivs years, and hsppy party we're a..
sembied 70 celebrate the joyful day
Ia u not aslghtful 10 look ~ the
children ? ssid The fond mother, e., usarisd
unb her sHsftiobs for the sntsrtSiumsbt of
bsr yoane gassts, she seated herself by the
side q her sister 10 Law, Who had been in.
vitsd 20 Aeoom fsny Der 0un little ones on
the occasion There ia 90 tnueh innocence
10 tbsiF JOY, Il seems 70 bring us bssrsr "a
our heavenly bone uhsa We join them ID
their sports khoW 20 better eurs fof tbs
heart sehe than % miogls vith group oi
merry ttH9feh
Hat DO BOT fears for The faiafe ever de
iurb your Mid Whils contsmplsiibg theii
Joy ? asked Mrs lIsnry Csmdsb 81 sb'
STOPPED 10 kiss ebe of the joyfui iiitle ones
Who a. that momsbt, rSa up 70 ihsm fof I
carfaa
'Trus' sss ,bs reply bui uto uoult
isail dread q ihs futufs ~ ttsir wears
hsafis7 Cobhiing 10 he love u thst'
hesvsaig Fsthef. vs fb0uld teach ihcm q
ftosivs, dsy ~ day their daily bread, -
j0icing 30 thc sunshine, sad FeTafdinE il,
storms STA hamblu grhtiiade 81 mess-n
gers Of their FaihsTs love, pgfifyiog thst
pouls fFom ssythly dfoas Aureig ss wal
ffjoiss viIh then. ny dear sisisr. ussbuk
, ID ~ the fear of evils shroa4sd 10 faiafi
~
I Their eouvsrssiiou sss iotsUupted y
\ ths sppgossh u littls Eliea Csm fsn, Ciark
/ yoonEost dspghtsF, ohiid ~ foes yesf.
lsa1iag hsF htils eansis, q bfighL mssi
hlns fsilos, nsarly yssr ygpbRof
'Look. mamma, sKeisimsi Bnso, eos
90 Hsnry sb1 ! haFs ooma 70 sit - 90
and aaut Eiisn We ere tired D8s 80
usut 70 rsst. sd bsTs sous niss aaFsi
plums 10 ny P9skst s1a Hsury shsli ts'
han'
Thsg fmtsd tbsasti5 81 their nsfbtr
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