A LONG AGO STORY. IOl

“Oh yes, my dear! but what we call the
preachings in Scotland means the time when
there is the communion service, which is only
twice a year. You can’t understand, my dear,”
seeing that Floss looked as mystified as ever ;
“but never mind. When you are older you
will find that there are many different ways of
saying and doing the same things in churches,
just like among people. But this Sunday I
am telling you of the services were to be very
long indeed, too long for the children, consid-
ering the six miles’ drive and all; so they
were left at home with old Phemie.”

“Did they mind?” said Carrots.

“Ohno! I fancy they were very well pleased.
They were always very happy together, the two
of them and Cesar.”

“And of course they promised to be very
good,” said Floss.

“ No doubt of that,” said nurse, with a smile.
“Well, they certainly hit upon a queer way
of amusing themselves. Mother came home

from church one of the earliest ; she had a lift