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weary of hearing that sweet story of and to please herself instead of pleasing
old." She was an affectionate child, and Christ, that she put off the day of re-
a word of love would make her smile all pentance till by-and-by. But "By the
over her face, and hold up her rose-bud road of By-and-by one arrives at the
mouth for a kiss. So, when she knew house of Never" is an old and very true
of Christ's love to the little ones, and proverb, and Kate was in danger of
how He blessed them, when He was on waiting till too late," when God, in
earth, her heart opened to Him at once, love and mercy, by a very sad trial,
and she always called Him "my dear called her to Himself.
Jesus." One bright day, little Ethel and Mar-
 She was her papa's great pet and most gie, being tired of all their games, and
precious treasure, and he would do any- finding that Cousin Kate was with mam-
thing that she asked. Cousin Kate was ma, reading aloud, concluded to go to
often amused to see the great strong the woods. So, taking some twine, and
man obeying his little tyrant so well. some crooked pins, they prepared to fish
But she was gentle, and ruled her sub- in the brook. They did not think to tell
jects by love. One reason that made where they were going, for they often
her so especially dear to Mr. Lindsay went there with their papa. The woods
was that she was a perfect picture of her were about a quarter of a mile away, and
mamma. Only poor mamma was pale a little brook ran thro' them, usually a
and thin, and always lying on a couch, shallow stream, but swollen now by re-
while little Margie was full of life and cent heavy rains, and rapid and deep.
health, with cheeks as pink as roses in When they reached it, they found it a far
June. She played all day, just as hard as different brook from the peaceful one of
could be, and at night was "so tired" that their former acquaintance; but still kept
she needed no lullaby to fall fast asleep as on in their purpose to catch some fishes
soon as her head touched the pillow. for dinner." A fallen tree lay across the
 "Cousin Kate" dearly loved all the stream, and Ethel, who was used to all
family at "The Cedars." Her own mother sorts of climbing, went bravely over
was dead, and her father lived abroad, so without a thought. Just as she reached
that she was always glad to come to be the other side she heard a scream of ter-
with her Uncle Charles. His wife, or ror from Margie, and looking back saw
"Aunt Cecelia," as Kate called her, was that her little sister had slipped off the
a lovely Christian, and her influence was log, and was hanging by her dress that
very good over the affectionate and gen- had caught on a twig.
erous, but proud and high-spirited girl. Keep quiet, Margie, and I'll come!"
Kate often wished that she was a Chris- said she ; but as she stepped upon the
tian, like her aunt; but it was so much log again, her weight shook it a little
easier to let things go on as they would, and Margie was thrown into the stream.
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