Old Friends. 159

she has the same loving happy disposition,
and there are times when Grace fancies she
can catch an expression, or a tone of voice,
resembling those of her departed sister.
 And what has become of Arnold? You
will be glad to hear his son Charles has made
quite a comfortable little fortune out in Aus-
tralia. He has returned to England some
years, is married, and Arnold has lived with
him for two or three years. Clara Lee and
Lucy Price are still firm friends of Grace's,
and often spend a pleasant visit at the Grange.
Miss Campbell is as amiable and as devoted
to her pupils as ever, and her school as much
thought of, and as well filled, as in days when
we had more acquaintance with it.
 While we have been talking about old
friends, a carriage has driven up to the Grange,
and a joyful meeting has taken place between
Gilbert, now an ordained clergyman with a
pleasant vicarage of his own, and his parents.
He is returning from his wedding tour, and
presents his young wife to the home circle
with every demonstration of delight. Wait
one moment, reader, and see what you think
of the bride! Ah! you have recognized
her! Yes, the wife of the Rev. Gilbert
Hamilton, vicar of Crescot, is none other than