Year: 1869

could not find where you had moved. | was neg
ligent-very, But say, do you know me?''


1T amt George Munson?' gasped Heppy
starting from her chair and trembling like an as
pen.


"Look at that purse? Didn't you see tina
name ?" and as the old man spoke he showed he
a name worked in gold thread, but which she hat
not detected. But she read it now-George Nun
son.


Then she looked in the time-worn face, and gra
dually the features of one she had loved in year
long agone were revealed to her. 1t was her Owl
brother-her own dear brother George.


Presently Jareb Gropp saw his wife in the ole
mans arms, and with one bound he reached th'
middle of the floor.


''There," he cried, 'now see Supposin' II
taken that gold. If had, we'd never have know
George Munson. I tell ye there's always sun
beam sure to fall upon good action. It'll come
sometime, ye may depend George, how dye do
Amt l glad we didn't touch your gold? How
could I ever looked my delights brother in thu
face of it? How de do-how de do?"


The last half of this speech had been made will
the old mans hand in his grasp for even then tht
thought had not worked itself into Jareb's homes
mind that any pecuniary good was to grow out O
this.


But it was indeed Heppy's own brother, ane
one of the chief objects he fed in view when hi
set out on his travels was to find his sister if pos
sible. He had forgotten her husband name, hav
ing heard it but once in India, and then only
casually in conversation with man who had JUS
come on. The old man was very rich; and nov
that he had found the only living relative he hac
on earth, he resolved to settle down with her.


A large house, on beautiful eminence, the
wealthy owner of which had just died, was fol
sale, and Uncle George bought it, and thither he
took his sisters family. And in after times there
were some great doings in that great house. The
little Crops had competent teacher, and they
became prodigies Of learning. Jareb was utterly
astonished at the wondrous intellect they display
led.


/ But the balance was kept up As the little ones
became more and more advanced and threw Of
the children's things, Jareb and Uncle George put
them on and became children themselves. One
day the two men were caught in the act Of jump
ing leap frog over each Others shoulders and had
not Heppy come out and stopped them, there is
no knowing how many necks might have been
broken.


1t was fortunate for them that the good dame
retained all her strong sense for there were sea-
sons when, in the height Of their childish joy they
might have done much mischief had she not been
ever near to watch over and protect them; and
once Il have it from good authority when she
caught them wrestling lat side longs'' she took
them by the ears and led them into the house.


But they had to indulge in rough sports, for as
Uncle George had suddenly become thawed out
from the ice of misanthropy and lonesomeness,
and as Jareb had full as suddenly been lifted up
from the dark depths Of poverty and want, they
found themselves moved by spirit of joy and
gratitude that wouldn't be curbed. So Heppy had
to watch them until some of the children became
old enough to-reason with them; and then she
played with the girls in the house, and let the boys
take care of the boys out of doors.