838 . - DIGGING A GRAVE

“Let me have baby, ma’am,’™ she said ;
“this is his sleeping time.” She returned
from the door, and attempted to take the
child, who was more than half asleep.

“No, he can sleep here,” replied Mrs.
Layton. — |

‘Tet me have him, please, ma’am,” per-
sisted the girl. “ Master said he was not to
sleep in this room.’ |
. “But I say he shall!” sald the mother ; :
( and you are impertinent. Leave the room!’ i

“Oh, very well!” was the answer.

“If anything happens the child, and you
let him fall in the fire, as you have done
before, I shall call this young woman to
prove I did my best to prevent it.”

And she flounced out of the room. Mar y.
who had been a servant, was astonished at
such’ conduct, for she had still more than a
remnant of old Irish reverence for her em-
4 ployers, and, she thought, her mistress wil] -

surely give her warning.