Year: 1870

She put her head back through the door as
she started, to tell US there was a new moon.
and we must be careful not to look at it over
our left shoulder or we should lose our wish
Nell went sideling up to the window, and stood
there long time wishing in silence.


" Now make haste to bed" said mother,
" for Saturday is coming tomorrow !"


And she did come. She came early in
busting mood, bringing bread to be baked,
cookies and pies to be made, pork and beans
10 be cooked, crullers to be fried, and any
amount of sweeping to be done. We all went
to work with energy, though Bell was accused
of putting more berries in her mouth than
she did into the pies. We had warm work
that day and plenty Of it but the appetizing
odor that Aoated through the kitchen encour.
aged US, and Ben ate so many Of the fresh
hot crullers that he had no appetite for din.
ner We did not have very much Of din
ner however, for Saturday said she liked to
take her heartiest meal toward evening when
the beans came out of the oven.


O" declare" said Bell, laughing, " it is
fact, isn't it, the old saying have heard so
often that Every day brings its own work = "


And we agreed with her emphatically.-
But after Saturday had gone, what peace and
rest stole over the house, and next morning
when we awoke everything seemed so quiet,
except the sweet singing Of the birds There
were no carts or wagons rumbling through
the street, no boys playing and shouting, no
people hurrying TO the stores on errands.


One can really draw n long breath" said
Bell 3" should know Sunday had come,
even if had forgotten all that is in the al
manac ~ And when we went down stairs we
found indeed that dear, quiet Sunday was
there. Ben, with an unusually neat appear
ance, sat studying his Bible lesson earnestly,
and mother, with folded hands, was looking
out at the peaceful morning sky. There was
no work to be done-nothing but the meals,
and they were light and simple for Sunday
said she had something else to think Of be-
sides what she ate and she wanted US all to
have time to 60 to church.


We went, all Of US, both morning and after.
noon, and heard our dear old clergyman
speak words that went straight to our hearts,
His texts were, Day unto day uttereth
speech and night unto night showeth knowl-
edge !" and So teach us to number our days
that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom"


1t was so pleasant as we all walked slowly
home, our whole family together. Nell came
last, and Bob Carter was with her. When
we reached the gate, and paused, he came up
to us all, in his bright, honest way, and said
we were the happiest family he knew Of and
he hoped we would let him become one of us.
How Ben stared But mother smiled very
kindly, and when Bell and turned suddenly
to look at Nell, she stood there blushing,
with ring on her finger which we had never
seen before.


"What day of the month is your birthday,
Nell 2" asked Ben


" The 10TH" said Nell.


"Well, now I'm going to find your verse"
and hastily turning the leaves of his Bible,
he came to the oit-read thirty-6rst chapter of
Proverbs, and read us the twelfth verse


" She wW do him good, and not eva all
the days Of her life"


Then We all went happily into the house,
still enjoying the quiet presence of Sunday.