68 The Story of the IHamiltons.

 "Had she always been rich?" inquired
Grace.
 I believe so, but she was best off in the
latter part of her life."
 "What remarkable thing did she do ?"
again inquired Grace.
 She used her sense, for one thing, and her
kindness for another."
 "Was she ever married, or had she any
celebrated children ?"
 "I don't know about her children, but
she was married twice; first to a rich man,
the possessor of 3,000 sheep and I,ooo goats,
afterwards to a person of very great renown,
both as a man, a warrior, and a King."
 But tell us what she did."
 "The king of Israel was at that time at war
with one of his subjects, who afterwards be-
came king in his stead, this subject was a
good and holy man, 'after God's own heart,'
his name was-- who knows ?
 "David ?" interrogated Grace.
 "Yes, his name was David, and he sent a
civil message to the husband of the woman
I am thinking of, begging him to send some
bread and meat to him and his followers; but
the husband would not He answered the
messengers rudely, and bade them be gone,*