MARY’S FIRST HOME. 13

that their wishes were the wishes of her own
mother, Mary was awed, and had no power nor
wish to object to anything. She could only weep
in anguish over the thought of parting for ever
with her from whom she had never parted, even
for a few hours, without tears. The promises
which Mary made then to her mother could not
be easily forgotten. Till this time, being shy and
timid in her disposition, and having seen little of
her uncle, she had been very reserved in her man-
ner to him; but after this she would sit on his
knee and hang around his neck as lovingly as if
he were her father; and soon after her mother’s
death she gave avery strong proof of her readiness
to be controlled by his wishes.

We have spoken of Mary’s Maumer. This was
a negro woman, who had nursed and attended on
her always from her birth, and as she was kind
and affectionate, Mary had become very much
attached to her, and Mr. Mowbray had intended
to send her to her uncle’s house with her, but to
this Mr. Lovett objected. ‘She is a very good
woman,” he said, ‘‘and takes great care of Mary
—too great care, for she is now old encugh to