BEAUTY.

“ (EAUTIFUL”” exclaimed Mary Mar-

vel, with a toss of the head and a
slight curl of her cherry lips. ‘“ There
isn’t a good feature in her face.”

“And yet, I think her beautiful,” was
the calm reply of Mrs. Hartley.

“Why, aunt! Where are your eyes?”

“ Just.where they have always been, my
child !”

* “ Agnes is a good girl,” said Mary, speak-
ing in a less confident manner. Every one
knows this; but, as to being handsome, that
is altogether another thing.”

“Is there not a beauty in goodness,
Mary?” asked Mrs. Hartley, in her low,
quiet way, as she looked, with her calm,

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