Thankful Rest

of praise in his ear, which sent a glow to his heart. Surely never was meal so enjoyed as that lunch on the summit of Pendle Peak; and they lingered so long

while Mr. Goldthwaite, Miss Keane, Minnie, and Tom went to the ravine on the other side of the Peak to find some rare specimens of wild flowers Miss Keane was anxious to secure for her collection. The judge was to whistle at four o'clock, if they had not then returned; and promised to have tea ready, which was considered a great joke. L

please," said Lucy timidly, "where Newh

plain. "There, straight as the crow flies, little one," he said, pointing west. "It i

, and a little sigh followed

en, I think, didn't

ed. It is not a nice pla

the loved father and mother who h

d, gently laying a rug over him, slipped away. He opened his eyes directly and watched her. She only moved a few yards from him, and knelt down with her face to the west. He heard a few falteri

s face, not wishing her to see that he had heard that little prayer. But he never forgot it. Two hou

sn't a sign of the wanderers. Suppose you and I mak

fire, and make tea too, and there

help to the best of

few yards down the slope, which was found without any difficulty; and he brought back the kettle filled, and placed it on the fire. He had so many odd remarks to make about his new occupation, that Lucy was kept laughing pretty nearly all the time. It was getting on for five o'cloc

Keane, laying her kind hand on Lucy's sunny head

Miss Alice," replied L

she sat on the waggon like a queen, and commanded me like a

in a day?" she said. "I wish the ot

teously. "I guess they don't want any tea: lovers

I trouble you for the teapot.-Papa, ha

g down by Lucy's side. "We had a splendid time down there, while Alice

d Lucy; "you know I have nobody b

hwaite from the other side of the table-cloth.

rrie beside himself, and after looking blankly at her for a few minutes, said solemnly, "I thought I heard you say you wanted ferns; but I must have been mistaken, or possibly they haven't come up in the gl

lice when they had finished. "We won

ember of the company composes, within the space of ten minutes, four lines of verse descriptive of the scene

n, and each one declared it im

atch on the cloth, and gave the signal. You would have laughed at the utter stillness then, and at the per

" said Mr. Goldthwaite

e with a very comical smile, and

to me that

nt for

out all you

on Pendl

is effusion, and the judge pr

' in the second line,

get it to rhyme, so I was obliged to put in something. It is not bad for an old fell

page from N

deep s

e heart in

s us nea

solemnly. "You have beaten m

" said Carrie, as she passed up her sli

uty of t

so free,

y eyes wi

me with

t; and then Miss Keane rel

it is! No r

on t

earthly thou

anish

ane feared he should have some difficulty in adjud

rote a poe

not be

re I don't

to be

her, laughing with the rest. "It has not the remo

please," p

he paper from Minni

know I can'

was v

make us pl

ou I'm r

ped her paper into the judge's hand, and drew back behind Minnie. The judge

ill brightnes

ty on th

eart with str

akin t

upon a ste

he Bett

see the gl

my Fath

ing near m

ones gon

mount God's st

arth's tea

All eyes were turned to Lucy, who shrank

at length.-"Who would have thought this shy

Lucy so much that they held their peace at length, and the

e received the paper from Tom's reluctant hand. "Perhaps t

er and pencil before them, and every expression true to the life. It was wonder

ut I think you deserve a special prize, my lad.

m. "When I felt a pencil in my han

ge, and she nodded assent. She had not yet r

ng," said the judge then. "We

Miss Keane and Miss Goldthwait

little apart. "What a perfectly elegant poem that was you wrote. It's 'most as good as W

Miss Keane's was just as good, I think,

-Tom, won't you draw me a picture of my very own to keep? I wish you'd come up and

like," answered Tom readily, "but I

the Peak for another year, the descent was begun. Lucy walked part of the way with M

easantly. "Have you had a nice day?" "I shall never f

pped behind the hill when the tired party reached the Red House, and a big moon was coming up serenely in the opal sky. Mr. and Miss Gol

o on writing, my dear; we will hear of you yet." And he kissed her as he set her to the gr

Mr. Goldthwaite had not spoken much to Lucy all day, but he had watched her, how closely she did not know

of his manner. "My soldier has shown to advantage to-day," said Miss Car

he paddock at Thankful Rest, "do you kn

," answered Lucy pr

" inquired she

o marry Miss

ughed o

oing to marry Mr. George

one which would have infinitely amused that gentleman had he heard it;

s up to the quiet sky. "I think papa and mamm

utiful earnestness which had often come to him of

kissed him as he wished; then the