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For a few months I remained peaceably at hoenuine friendship, fro; and in the earnest prosecution ofmy stay at Wellwood House, and to lay in new stores for future use My father's health was still very infirm, but not lad I had it in ing his favourite songs

No one triumphed over my failure, or said I had better have taken his or her advice, and quietly stayed at hoain, and lavished s I had undergone; but not one would touch a shilling of what I had so cheerfully earned and so carefully saved, in the hope of sharing it with the there, our debts were already nearly paid Mary had had good success with her drawings; but our father had insisted upon HER likewise keeping all the produce of her industry to herself All we could spare from the supply of our humble wardrobe and our little casual expenses, he directed us to put into the savings'-bank; saying, we knew not how soon we ht be dependent on that alone for support: for he felt he had not long to be with us, and ould becoone, God only knew!

Dear papa! if he had troubled himself less about the afflictions that threatened us in case of his death, I am convinced that dreaded event would not have taken place so soon My mother would never suffer him to ponder on the subject if she could help it

'Oh, Richard!' exclailoo as any of us; at least you would live to see the girls randfather, with a canty old dahed, and so did h

'THEY s!' said he; 'ill take them I wonder!'

'Why, nobody shall that isn't thankful for them Wasn't I penniless when you took me? and you PRETENDED, at least, to be vastly pleased with your acquisition But it's no eta livelihood And I wonder, Richard, you can think of bothering your head about our POVERTY in case of your death; as if THAT would be anything co you--an affliction that you well knoould s up all others, and which you ought to do your ut like a cheerfulthe body in health'