. Letters from Europe to the children; Uncle John upon his travels. her to raise money to sustain him at least 116 UNCLE JOHN UPON HIS TRA VELS, for a time. She had been a teacher. So sheinterested her former pupils and their parents inthis good brother, and soon had secured moneyenough to pay his expenses for a month. Thisshe sent him, with directions to keep on in hiswork and she would soon send him years have since passed. He has contin-ued in his beloved service for Jesus and hasnever lacked. By means of this lady, and offriends raised up by her influence and that ofothers, suf
. Letters from Europe to the children; Uncle John upon his travels. her to raise money to sustain him at least 116 UNCLE JOHN UPON HIS TRA VELS, for a time. She had been a teacher. So sheinterested her former pupils and their parents inthis good brother, and soon had secured moneyenough to pay his expenses for a month. Thisshe sent him, with directions to keep on in hiswork and she would soon send him years have since passed. He has contin-ued in his beloved service for Jesus and hasnever lacked. By means of this lady, and offriends raised up by her influence and that ofothers, sufficient money has always been pro-vided. They do not take pains to solicit money;but they pray, as does he himself also, with faithin God, that the daily bread of the belovedcolporteur may be given: and it comes, often inways quite unexpected. This excellent brother left my room only twoor three hours since, after a very delightful name is Mr. Vignal. Dont you think thathis three little children are Gods sparrows; anddoes not God feed them? Uncle LETTER TENTH THE BIRDS IN THE PALACE con- Dear Boys and Girls: NOTHER story I will tell you. Near^^AS ^^^^^ great city of Paris lives a rich* Russian nobleman. His name is Prince Demidoff. He is immenselywealthy; has great estates and gold mines inRussia, and palaces, I dont know how many,in France and Italy. But he is a worldly,selfish man, and seems to care for nothing buthis dogs and monkeys. He has a nephew,Count Demidoff, who is his heir. The Countis also very rich, and a few years ago was asworldly as his uncle, and a wild and wickedyoung man. But see by what wonderful means Il8 UNCLE JOHN UPON HIS TRAVELS. God led him to think of and prefer the moreexcellent way. The nobility of Russia, like everybody elsethere, must always do just as the Emperor the higher nobles, especially, he seems tokeep a very strict watch, even to choosing wivesfor them when they marry, and they must al-ways marry
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