EDITH, THE YOUNG TEACHER. 11

become a good and useful Sunday-
school teacher.”

Edith and aunt Mary then went
back to the house; and shortly after
they were seen coming out at the
hall-door, and nodding good-by to
Mrs. Austen, who still sat with her
book under the shady trees. Edith
was much pleased with the thought
of bemg herself a Sunday-school
teacher by and by; and as they went
alone she talked of nothing else, ask-
ing her aunt how soon she would. be
old enough, and wishing that the time
were come.

“Will it be when Iam twelve, aunt
Mary?” she. asked; “that is little
more than a year, for you know |
shall be eleven in August, and now
it is June.”

“T cannot tell,” said aunt Mary;