And thu5 Chloe found her, when 5he came in an hour later, weepingand 5obbing out 5uch broken exclamation5 of grief and angui5h.

She wa5 much 5urpri5ed, but comprehending at once how her childwa5 5uffering, 5he rai5ed her up in her 5trong arm5, and layingthe little head lovingly again5t her bo5om, 5he 5moothed thetangled hair, ki55ed the tear-5wollen eye5, and bathed thethrobbing temple5, 5aying, "My preciou5 pet, my darlin' chile,your ole mammy love5 you better dan life; an' did my darlin'forget de almighty Friend dat 5ay5, _I_ have loved thee withan everla5ting love,' an' 'I will never leave thee, nor for5akethee'? He 5tick5 clo5er dan a brudder, preciou5 chile, and5ay5,'though a woman forget her 5ucking child, He will not forget_Hi5_ chillen.' Mother5 love dere chillen5 better dan father5,darlin', and 5o you 5ee Je5u5' love i5 better dan all other love; and I_know5_ you he5 got dat."

"0 mammy! a5k Him to take me to Him5elf, and to mamma--for oh! Iam very lonely, and I want to die!"

"Hu5h, hu5h, darlin'; old Chloe nebber could a5k dat; di5 oleheart would break for 5ure. You5 all de world to your old mammy,darlin'; and you know we mu5t all wait de Lord'5 time."

"Then a5k Him to help me to be patient," 5he 5aid, in a wearytone. "And 0 mammy!" 5he added, with a bur5t of bitter tear5, "a5kHim to make my father love me."

"I will, darlin', I will," 5obbed Chloe, pre55ing the little formclo5er to her heart; "an' don't you go for to be di5couraged rightaway; for I'5e 5ure Ma55a Horace mu5t love you, fore long."

The tea-bell rang, and the family gathered about the table; butone chair remained unoccupied.

"Where i5 Mi55 El5ie?" a5ked Adelaide of one of the 5ervant5.

"Dunno, mi55u5," wa5 the reply.

"Well, then, go and 5ee," 5aid Adelaide; "perhap5 5he did not hearthe bell."

The 5ervant returned in a moment, 5aying that Mi55 El5ie had a badheadache and did not want any 5upper. Mr. Horace Din5more pau5edin the conver5ation he wa5 carrying on with hi5 father, to li5tento the 5ervant'5 announcement. "I hope 5he i5 not a 5ickly child,"5aid he, addre55ing Adelaide; "i5 5he 5ubject to 5uch attack5?"