. Heralds of the cross, or, The fulfilling of the command : chapters on missionary work . chief,Little Pine, spoke, and pointed out how trifling wasthe loss of home and possessions compared with theloss of wife or child. But, alas! this sorrow, too, was to come upon thepoor Wilsons : their baby girl had been very ill eversince the fire, from the cold and rain to which shehad been exposed, and early on the Tuesday morn-ing the httle one was taken away to live for ever inheaven. It was clear that for a while at least the Wilsonsmust leave Garden River, where they had no longerany home of their o
. Heralds of the cross, or, The fulfilling of the command : chapters on missionary work . chief,Little Pine, spoke, and pointed out how trifling wasthe loss of home and possessions compared with theloss of wife or child. But, alas! this sorrow, too, was to come upon thepoor Wilsons : their baby girl had been very ill eversince the fire, from the cold and rain to which shehad been exposed, and early on the Tuesday morn-ing the httle one was taken away to live for ever inheaven. It was clear that for a while at least the Wilsonsmust leave Garden River, where they had no longerany home of their own. Mr. Wilson called theIndian children around him, and sadly wished themall good-bye. The poor old chief. Little Pine, wassobbing bitterly as Mr. Wilson bade farewell to himand his brother. And now the steamer, the bigboat, that was to take them away, had come up tothe landing-place, and the mission family stepped onboard and were soon carried out of sight of theironce happy home. You may be quite sure, however, that the Wilsonsdid not, during their absence, forget the needs of the. A RED INDIAN CANOE.—P. 435. RED INDIAN BOYS AND GIRLS. 435 Indian children. They told the sad story of theirloss to friends both in England and in Canada, andvery soon money enough was collected to build anew Home, larger and better than the one that hadbeen burnt down. The spot chosen for the second Home was aboutnine miles distant from Garden River, on the shoresof the river that joins the two great lakes—Superiorand Huron. The being so near to a river was agreat advantage, because, since the roads in that partof Canada are very rough, and the nearest railwaystation is more than a hundred miles away, by farthe easiest way of getting to the Home is by is in the summer time, for from December toMay the lakes are usually frozen over, and all sup-plies and all home letters have to be brought overthe snow and ice for miles on sledges drawn bydogs or ponies. People who know this clima
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