Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-28

rier against the strong flood of self-con- demnation.
 The little guest had feasted, had told her sorrowful story and fallen asleep. A pretty color came into her cheeks and lips, her soft brown hair and curling lashes, her whole gracefully relaxed little figure grew more and more attractive to Miss Persis' eyes so unaccustomed to noting childish beauty; she sat near and watched wake her. By and by she opened her eyes and looked about in bewilderment. 10, I must go home!" she cried, "My mamman be SO worried about me-" Miss Persis felt sharp pang as of jealously or loss. "Yes, Amy, you must go," she anowered, with an effort, and soon old white Bess and the phaton stood before the gate Amy clambered in, Miss Deane followed, lifted the reins, chirruped and drove away.
 As she came through the village alone ophilus May, and much to his own acton ishment that young man found himself riding by the side of lady in whose pres ence he had suffered much embarrass- ment, feeling that she despised his youth and considered him an unworthy success sor to the Rev. Jeremiah Dryar of saintly memory Now, he was wondering why he had so misjudged this genial and commun- icative person. "I never saw any one so brave and patient as Mrs. Campbell" she was saying. "Her husband died eighteen months ago and she has worked in the fac tory ever since, while this little Amy, only little Ralph. Amy's own mother died when the child was five years old, but she and her step-mother are devotedly at tached to each other. Now, an uncle in Ohio offers Mrs. Campbell and her boy home, but he does not want Amy Of course she has no claim upon him and he no interest in her, but it will be a great trial to them if they must be separated. If Mrs. Campbell was Amy up but she has been ailing for weeks and they were out of nearly everything. Amy feels that her mother ought to go and that was why the dear little thing started out this morning to find home for herself. My posies drew her to my door, for which am truly thankful. shall go there again on Saturday and bring Amy back with me. Then next week shall have the mother and boy come for a visit-we can talk matters over then and decide what to do. But I think, if she will trust Amy to me, that I will keep her for my own. can give her everything she needs, and she will give me an interest in life and save me from utter selfshness. I feel as if had enteEtained angels unawsres today" she said, AS she left Mir. May at his boarding place, adding, with seeming inconsequence, Eff you see Miss Allyn please tell her to call on me Saturday morning without fail"
 As Margaret went up the walk that morning she noticed with some surprise the strangely blank look of the sitting room windows, but concluded that Miss Deane was giving her pets shower bath. Entering she found herself confronted by rows of queer-looking parcels of all sizes, very irregular in outline, wrapped in layers of newspaper and carefully tied with multitude of strings. "Oh, what are those funny things,' she cried, and the mas suspicion of the truth dawned upon her, "they can't be -
 "Yes, they are," said Miss Persis, proud ly.
 "And Amos and old Bess will help you take them to the church''-
 70 dear Miss Persist" exclaimed the de lighted girl, as she threw her arms around Miss Deane and pressed her warm red lips to the faded cheek; "how lovely you are!"
 'Nonsense!" said Miss Persis.
 HILARY.