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The Snow Storm.


but they had not always lived alone there.
Mrs. Rays two sons went away from their
mother, to 90 TO sea, aud Mrs. Ray intended
20 leave her solitary cottage, and before
winter find Il home among the little cottages
ut the foot of the mountain. But she
was Sc mu>h attached to her own
pleasant home where she had lived !
many years, that she delayed leaving
it rs Ion" AS possible. All through the !
lingering autumn there was more free !
dom for jawrt. who WAS emrrprisinT, and !
toni %! mounting some Of tb. greatest /
heights in search of flowers. She would |
TO. t"" every day down to the glen, where |,
their friends lived. who would fill her bas !
kct with leliracies to take her mother, and
eveiv dav asked when she was coming down
to live among them.
One day. as Jane, LEFT her mothers house
for one of these daily visits, both she n"d
her mother saw how threatcuingly the
clouds were gathering.
IL fear there is going 10 lie n storm" said
Mrs. Ray:"i am almost afraid to lut YOU
go down through The glen. If it should
surprise YOU. and delay YOU in coming
home, j, would give IN" grra; anxiety"
"rh. do no, I've afT;.,l,' said Janet "if
:terc is going to he Il storm, there is no
more need we should Lave something to
eat in the house and | shall he back before
you have time to be anxious"
.Iare st! forth hu! among the mountains
it began to SNOW before she had long gene.
She, meanwhile, had passed through the
glen. and had reached The little huts in the
valley.
I'm surprised to see you," said her moth
cr's friend, Ann Ross, ''or rather, | wish
Your mother had come with you. Donald
WAS savin" this morning your mother ought
To he safely housed among us. And to-day
i, books quite threatening"
Janet promised that she would urge her
mothers moving away directly, and she did
not l;ugrr long. but exchanged some cf her
own and her mothers work, for the little
supplies Hey should need, and set cu.
homcward.
Her path led up The glen, and she could
not help stopping lo admire how the swol-
len stream dashed over .!ic rocks. Pres.
cn,ly, her WHY Was impr'!cd ty ;h. ru>!r"
current, and Size soon met The. storm OF SHOW
that WIS last increasing. She hurried on
through, the binding ilakc:. and by the RI
sing stream. and then she had to leave the
watcr-r"urSc, and climb mp the hill side
She inu.rl the snow hal been fast incrr;,s-
il" Cor some h":,rS, and it WIS difficult; 10
keep her footing in the mi!,t Of the decp
cninr drifts She kept col,ta.eol,sly on
til =. last her strength failed her.
My mother how FRIGHTENED she will Lc
for me- sl," ,inongl't, "and am quite with
out help. Then she remembered how. i,
stormy nights, wien size aiil her mother
had lanrird her TWO brothers Were strug
glng against storms upon tn" sea. III"
mother had always ended in saying, "Gnt
is there as well rs here. They are in hi
hands, and could ask no better protection
even were they close hv my side"
"AnL 50 she is PRAYING for me now.
said Jane, to herself; "Gnl is here rs we
as there, anal lis AIMS will uphold me eye
in DEATH" she added for tire snow wa
folding about her chilii"gly.
Tiicu she hrg"n to sing with lou
The Lord my rcfug" is!"
For s!.e was heSining to be benumbe
with the cold anl the thought il her lpotl
er should come out TO find her. she wou!
send out her voice to meet her.
Meantime. Donald ls"ss lad returnc
home toward evening, and when he foul,
that Jane: l.al been down in the glen, al
had set out 10 return he was very niue
alarmed. 80
"You should not have let her gone back
he SAID 10 his wife 1.-The snow is gatherr
fast among The mountains, and ] do II,
know how Janet can get home alive"
lie set ont t!irrctly with his dog, and OF
or two OF his ncighbors. in the steps of
net. With difficulty they made their wf
up the glen ; the drifting snow c'orLrd ST
NOR. the diving light and they could n
decide at what point Janet would have i
the gen. The men took different pat
and Donald followed one path, which T.
dog. who seemed to understand the otir
Of their search, eagerly led him upon. Y
even the dog seemed uncertain, for Jan
had lost her usual course, and had bc,
WANDERING bin,liy through the snow.
At length. Donald himself reached t
cottage and found that Janet had not be
there. The poor mother was almost d
tractcd and had been calling Janc:'s nal
in every direction, and herself having seart
in vain among the drifts, Douald went la
upon tie sca,cl again, with his dog, n
just as the faithful animal had started
ward, as ii ho had come upon the see
Donald hea,d a Voice in the distance.
hastened on and :onnd Janet sinking in
snow, her breath almos, gone but still 81,
ing out the words Of her hymn. She "
hardly conscious whensDonald took her
his arIns. lie carried her to the Gotta
and by the warmth from the fire, she opel
her eyes and said:
"Ah. m>hcr. God was there as well
here.--I had no fear in His arms, an
trusted that you: too, felt Him near.-Gi
Treasury.
a SCoTCHMANs SERMON on MoDE
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