150 CHILDREN'S BOOK FOR SABBATH HOURS.

ly's utter misery and despair when she said yes; and Bessie and he had soon
found it out ? She should never dare to reached the lane, and found Sally stand-
look upon the face of her little friend ing out in the bright sunshine, but with
again She could never go to the dear all the sunshine gone out of her little
Sunday-school! All her bright hopes pinched face.
had vanished in a moment, and her little She ran eagerly to meet her, and Bes-
heart cried out at the great wrong which sie and her papa had soon learned the
had been done her. whole sad story.
 In the days which followed, she would "Well, never mind, Sally," she said;
linger for hours about the corner of the "you just come to my house every Sun-
street where she was to have met Bes- day morning, right after breakfast, and
sie, on the next Sabbath, with a most we'll have another suit ready, which you
pitiful look upon her young face, even shall keep there. Then you can go after
after it had grown dark, and the lamp- all."
lighter had begun his nightly rounds, Sally's face was shining with happi-
still dreading to go home, lest her mother ness once more, and she promised to try
should whip her, as she had so often again.
done of late. The sight of the child's After that Sabbath, she was never
sorrowful face seemed to madden her. absent from her dear Sunday-school.
 And who can tell Bessie's disappoint- Through the cold and rain and snow
ment not to find her there when the she came; for she loved the sweet songs
bright Sabbath morning came ? No she had learned to sing, and the beauti-
Sally ? Such a thought had never en- ful old story of the Saviour's love, better
tered her head! than any of the other children, who had
 No sooner was the Sunday-school over heard them all their lives long, and she
than she poured her story into her fa- never ceased to thank God for sending
their's ear. "Couldn't you go with me to Bessie to find her.
find her after church, papa ?" And papa