92 GLENOWEN, OR THE

said she, to Charles and Rosa, on the
following day, “ they bring a blessing
both upon themselves and others. Who-
ever has sent all these fine things must
have heard of you, if they, have not
seen you ; and since Mr. Lloyd thinks
they are as much ours as if we had
bought them, for he told me so him-
self, why I don’t see why you may’nt
wear the jackets and trowsers, Charles,
and you, Rosa, the pretty frocks, with-
out our thinking any more about the
matter.”

Thus saying, she took out one of the
cambric dresses intended for Rosa, and
being anxious to see how her darling
looked in her new clothes, would have’
tried it upon her. .But Rosa shrunk
_ back,—-trembled, and it was not till
: after