BE TRUE. 99 .

could not help, however, calling on
Mrs. Page, and thanking her for her
affectionate interest in the poor little
Laura; nor was that kind lady less
grateful that the little girl was to re-
ceive the reward of her fidelity, by
becoming the adopted daughter of
one who not only had the disposition,
but the means, of making her happy
and useful.

Mrs. Elmore had no desire to pro-
long her stay at F . Since she had
become acquainted with the true cha-
racter of Mrs. Wingate and her daugh-
ters, she felt ill at ease in their
society. In a few days, therefore,
Laura bid adieu to the villagers, shed-
ding tears of heartfelt regret upon the
neck of her kind friend, Mrs. Page,
and upon the green sod of her pa-
rents’ graves.