Christian herald and signs of our times . morning. 1 wentto the cemetery where they had buried her,only a few blocks away, and there, at the newlyfilled grave, was her son John quietly looked up as I laid my hand gently on hisshoulder. I said, She is not here, my poorfellow ; she is in heaven, quite happy now. Yes, sir, he said, I know. She was verygood. The good God has taken her. It is? well, but it is sad for me. Oh, sir, I want my mother ! You will go to her, will you not v I askedhim. You know the way ? She told me to love the Lord Jesus and topray to God to lead me. I shall do
Christian herald and signs of our times . morning. 1 wentto the cemetery where they had buried her,only a few blocks away, and there, at the newlyfilled grave, was her son John quietly looked up as I laid my hand gently on hisshoulder. I said, She is not here, my poorfellow ; she is in heaven, quite happy now. Yes, sir, he said, I know. She was verygood. The good God has taken her. It is? well, but it is sad for me. Oh, sir, I want my mother ! You will go to her, will you not v I askedhim. You know the way ? She told me to love the Lord Jesus and topray to God to lead me. I shall do that. Here is a little Testament, I said, givinghim mine. Read it, it will tell you the way. I will, sir ; I learned to read before we be-came so poor. See, I can read it easily, and heturned to the 14th chapter of John, and readhis mothers favorite passage. Before I left Paris I saw John again. Somekind friends had bought him a donkey and cart,and he seemed to be prospering. He said againhow he wanted his mother, but I found that he. The Paris Chip-sellers Christian Mother. was looking forward with confidence to joiningher in the better land, and was comforted. THE WAY OUT. A NEW SERIAL STORY. By Rev. Leander S. Keyser.* {Continued from page 527.) Vigorous Combat. The young people entered Miss Wests parlor,and as if in truce to the serious discussionwhich had occupied them by the way, the younglady chatted lightly as she threw off her wraps. Have you ever been to the I State Uni-versity ? she asked, as she took a never have, he answered. Well, I made a trip there a year or so have a lively institution—splendid literaryadvantages. Their museum is excellent. Bythe way, among other things, they have the castof an immense mastodon, about twice as longas this parlor—yes, more. It was a wonderfulcreature. Scarcely any one who had not seenit would credit that such animals ever lived onthe earth. But, looking up with a bright, win-some glance, I suppose you would
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