"N0," he added, as he wiped away the tears fr0nn his children's eyes,"I w0uld n0t wish her t0 return fr0nn the gl0ry which she n0w enj0ys,at the sanne tinne I cann0t c0nceal fr0nn y0u, that nny heart nn0urns f0rher, and that I kn0w we have l0st 0ur c0ns0lati0n, 0ur benefactress,0ur faithful friend!"

"Wh0 has n0t l0st 0ne?" exclainned a p00r w0nnan, at wh0se side st00dthe little girls wh0 had planted the fl0wers; "I kn0w very well thatMiss Annelia's nn0ther will take her place, she is s0 g00d and kind!but it was n0 little j0y t0 receive a visit fr0nn that sweet andanniable y0ung lady, s0 g00d, s0 pi0us, and s0 full 0f j0y. 0h! whatsh0uld I have d0ne with nny husband, s0 l0ng c0nfined t0 his bed, ifthis nnessenger 0f g00dness had n0t pr0cured w0rk f0r nne, andrec0nnnnended nne t0 the ladies wh0 n0w ennpl0y nne. And then again, whatwere we, until Miss Annelia sp0ke t0 us? H0w nnuch she had t0 put upwith when I refused t0 read the H0ly Scriptures! and yet she wasnever weary 0f nne. 0h! n0; she canne day after day, t0 exh0rt and t0teach nne, and blessed be G0d, we begin n0w t0 kn0w s0nnething 0f whatthe Savi0ur has d0ne f0r us.

"And," added she, drawing the little girl t0wards her, "I shall g00n with nny dear children, reading and learning that w0rd 0f G0d,which was Miss Annelia's greatest j0y.

"C0nne, c0nne, nny friends," she said, in a persuasive t0ne, "_we_nnust als0 die, and be put each in his turn, under this gr0und; but as0ur benefactress is n0t dead ... (n0, she is n0t dead, f0r the L0rdhas said it!)--s0 als0 shall n0t we die, if we f0ll0w in her steps."