EDITH, THE YOUNG TEACHER. oO”

grief and concern. Mrs. Austen feared
that it would prove a snare to the soul
of Edith, and keep her from growing
in grace, and in the knowledge of
her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ ;
and aunt Mary knew that while she
gave way to vain and foolish thoughts
of this nature, she could never be a
useful teacher in the school.

We cannot say to what evils these
faults of Edith might have led, if
they had not, happily, been cured in
time. Perhaps they might at last have
turned away her heart from the love
of Christ; for we do not know the
danger there is in yielding even to
one sin, nor can we tell where its
sad effects may end.

It happened, late in the summer,
that an old lady came to spend a
fortnight with Mrs. Austen, and she