40 -A PEA CEFUL HO1ME. Isaac lived by a well too: his flocks of sheep were on the hills close by, the white lambs gambolled on the grass before his door, the cattle feeding on the hillsides were his own, servants stood ready to do as Rebecca bade them, the tents of his own people, ready to serve or to defend, were all around them. Isaac and Rebecca had a peaceful happy home, and the tent where there had been grief and sorrow after the mother's death, where Abraham and Isaac had wept and been so lonely, began to be cheerful with the sound of glad voices and words of thankfulness. Isaac lived a quiet shepherd life, he shared in no great battles, and no cruel wars; he planted his fields, and "Lhe grain came up a hundred fold; because the Lord blessed him, he kept gr,'\\iu g richer until he had great flocks and herds, and more and more servants and pos- sessions. The good wife too, was busy in the home; she could spin and weave, and knew how to use the flax and wool from the flocks, and the goats'-hair; her home was bright- ly furnished, garments were made, and her household were clothed in linen and in scarlet because she worked willing- ly with her hands.