356 PWENTY-FIETH EVENING,

“at a lucky time, for this is our harvest supper.
We shall have some of our neighbours to make merry
with us, who will be almost as glad to see you as we
are—for you were always a favourite among them.”

It was not long before the visitors arrived. The
young folk ran out to mect them, crying, “Our
Edward’s come back—our Edward’s come home!
Here he is—this is he; and so, without ceremony,
they introduced them. “ Welcome !—welcome! God
bless you!’ sounded on all sides. Edward knew all
the elderly ones at first sight, but the young people
puzzled him fora while. At length he recollected this
to have been his schoolfellow, and that his companion
in driving the plough; and he was not long in finding
out his favourite and playfellow Sally, of the next
farm-house, whom he left a romping girl of fifteen,
and now saw a blooming, full-formed young woman of
three-and-twenty. He contrived m the evening to
eet next her; and, though she was somewhat reserved
at first, they had pretty well renewed their intimacy
before the company broke up.

“ Health to Edward, and a happy settlement among
us!” was the parting toast. When all were retired,
the Leturned Wanderer went to rest in the very room
in which he was born, having first paid fervent thanks
to Heaven for preserving him to enjoy a blessing the
dearest to his heart.

EET ERED omeEnory

“TWENTY-SIXTH EVENING.

 

DIFFERENCE AND AGREEMENT ;
OR, SUNDAY MORNING,

Ir was Sunday morning. All the bells were ring-
mg for church, and the streets were filled with people
noving in all directions. |

Here, numbers of well-dressed persons, and a long
trau. of charity children, were thronging in at the