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 privately, to always follow Fay when she
 FAY'S VOYAGE
 went off alone and see that she came to
 S,. iCI)U never saw little Fay Foster, no harm.
 S did you ? She was quite a pet One day, when Peter was gone to the
 of mine and I loved her dearly; blacksmith's to have old Sally shod, Fay
 but the Good Shepherd took stole out, when nobody knew it, and that
 her away from us after she had lived on was how she came to have the remarka-
 earth a few years, and I believe she is ble adventure that I will tell you of.
 now among the thousands of children, It was a warm, sultry, June day, and
 who stand "around the throne of God, in Fay thought, if she were only out in the
 heaven," singing Glory, glory, glory boat, it would be delightful. So, taking
 She lived in a pleasant country place, her sun-bonnet and a book of fairy tales,
 called Springdale," and she enjoyed a with wonderful pictures, she started off.
 great deal that little city girls know When she reached the pond, she found a
 nothing of. A short distance from the great many wild flowers in blossom near
 house was a pond that had been named the bank,-whole handfuls of lovely ones,
 "Echo Lake;" and often on summer that seemed to be waiting for her to
 days, Fay went down to the pond and come and gather them. So she picked
 sat in her sister Jennie's little boat. It all she could carry in her little hands and
 was a white boat, with "Water-lily" then, climbing into the boat, she set to
 painted on the side, and, when it was work to make them into garlands to deck
 fastened securely to the pier, made a herself and the boat. It was a very
 lovely seat in which to read or just sit pretty picture that she made, sitting there
 still and do nothing. like a May-queen, rocking back and forth
 Fay did not often go down to the boat in the tiny boat and singing softly to
alone, but sometimes she did so and, as herself a little song she loved:
she was accustomed to wander off alone Jesus is the children's Friend,
and come back safely, the family thought None but Him their wants can know;
nothing of it. Her "Aunt Sue," indeed, By His hand, He leadeth them,
thought it was a "crazy idea to let that Showing them the way to go."
child go off alone to the water," and made The gentle breeze fanned Fay's hot
various objections; but papa said: cheek and played with her fair hair, and
 "Nonsense! The pond is as safe as the boat was so comfortable that by and
the garden any day, and Fay has a wise by, she laid down in it and looked at the
head on hcr little shoulders. I'll trust pictures in the book, awhile. Almost
her, anywhere." before she knew it, however, she fell
 Mamma always agreed with papa, and asleep, while the boat, lifted gently up and
so there was nothing that poor Aunt Sue down, rocked her as if it were a cradle.
could do about it, excepting to tell Peter, Dinner time came, but no Fay ap-