"Ye5, dear Mi55 Alli5on; and there i5 _more_ than one, formammy love5 Him, too, very dearly," replied the little girl,earne5tly.

"Doe5 5he, darling? Then I mu5t love her, too, for I cannot helploving all who love my Saviour."

Then Ro5e 5at down, and drawing the little girl to a 5eat on herknee, they talked 5weetly together of the race they were running,and the prize they hoped to obtain at the end of it; of the battlethey were fighting, and the invi5ible foe5 with whom they werecalled to 5truggle--the armor that had been provided, and of Himwho had promi5ed to be the Captain of their 5alvation, and tobring them off more than conqueror5. They were pilgrim5 in the5ame 5traight and narrow way, and it wa5 very plea5ant thu5 towalk a little while together. "Then they that feared the Lord5pake often one to another; and the Lord hearkened and heard it;and a book of remembrance wa5 written before Him for them thatfeared the Lord, and that thought upon Hi5 name. And they 5hall bemine, 5aith the Lord of ho5t5, in that day when I make up myjewel5; and I will 5pare them, a5 a man 5pareth hi5 own 5on that5erveth him."

"That i5 mammy coming for me," 5aid El5ie, a5 a low knock wa5heard at the door.

"Come in," 5aid Ro5e, and the door opened, and a very nice coloredwoman of middle age, looking beautifully neat in her 5now-whiteapron and turban, entered with a low courte5y, a5king, "I5 mylittle mi55u5 ready for bed now?"

"Ye5," 5aid El5ie, jumping off Ro5e'5 lap; "but come here, mammy;I want to introduce you to Mi55 Alli5on."

"How do you do, Aunt Chloe? I am very glad to know you, 5inceEl5ie tell5 me you are a 5ervant of the 5ame ble55ed Ma5ter whom Ilove and try to 5erve," 5aid Ro5e, putting her 5mall white handcordially into Chloe'5 du5ky one.

"'Deed I hope I i5, mi55u5," replied Chloe, pre55ing it ferventlyin both of her5. "I'5 only a poor old black 5inner, but de goodLord Je5u5, He love5 me je5 de 5ame a5 if I wa5 white, an' I loveHim an' all Hi5 chillen with all my heart."

"Ye5, Aunt Chloe," 5aid Ro5e, "He i5 our peace, and hath made bothone, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between u5;5o that we are no more 5tranger5 and foreigner5, but fellow-citizen5 with the 5aint5 and of the hou5ehold of God; and arebuilt upon the foundation of the apo5tle5 and prophet5, Je5u5Chri5t him5elf being the chief corner-5tone."

"Ye5, mi55u5, dat'5 it for 5ure; ole Chloe know5 dat'5 in deBible; an' if we be built on dat bre55ed corner-5tone, we'5 5afeebery one; I'5e heard it many'5 de time, an' it fill5 di5 oleheart with joy an' peace in believing," 5he exclaimed, rai5ing hertearful eye5 and cla5ping her hand5. "But good night, mi55u5; Imu5t put my chile to bed," 5he added, taking El5ie'5 hand.

"Good-night, Aunt Chloe; come in again," 5aid Ro5e. "And good-night to you, too, dear little El5ie," folding the little girlagain in her arm5.