The Contrast. 17

 

“There remaineth therefore a rest unto the
people of God.”

That was indeed a verse for Sunday, she
thought, as she bent over her Bible. It was a
large, handsome book, with pictures in it, just
such beautiful pictures as you see here. Mrs.
Baynes had many loving recollections belong-
ing to that book. How often her husband
had read to her from it! How often she had
shown Johnnie the pictures on quiet Sunday
afternoons, and taught him Bible lessons from
them !

I think she had lost herself in some such
remembrances, when she was suddenly roused
by hasty footsteps; the door was pushed
open hurriedly, and Stephen ran in. He was
sobbing as if his heart would break ; and Mrs.
Baynes, in some alarm, took him on her lap
and begged him to tell her what was the
matter.

“TI won't go to school any more!” he
gasped. “I won't go! I won't go!”

“Why, Stephen? What has happened?”

Stephen only sobbed ; but presently he put
his arms round her neck and began to im-
plore her—

“Don’t send me there again! don’t send
me!”

B