. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . ls which they worshiped, and they did not know the only trueGod, whom we worship. Did Ruth go back this time? asked Carrie. It seems tomeshe might have wondered whether Naomi really wanted her com-pany. Ruth was not one of the suspicious kind, always looking outfor slights and offenses. She knew Naomi loved her, and Naomislast words called forth from Ruth one of the sweetest replies whichever fell from human lips. Mary may read it from Ruth i, 16, 17. Mary turned to the place and, while Carrie looked over her shoul-der, she rea
. Delightful stories; or, Home talks out of the Wonderful . ls which they worshiped, and they did not know the only trueGod, whom we worship. Did Ruth go back this time? asked Carrie. It seems tomeshe might have wondered whether Naomi really wanted her com-pany. Ruth was not one of the suspicious kind, always looking outfor slights and offenses. She knew Naomi loved her, and Naomislast words called forth from Ruth one of the sweetest replies whichever fell from human lips. Mary may read it from Ruth i, 16, 17. Mary turned to the place and, while Carrie looked over her shoul-der, she read: And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or toreturn from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go;and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people,and thy God my God: where thou diest, will I die, and there will I UNDYING DEVOTION. 221 be buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but deathpart thee and me. How lovely ! exclaimed Carrie, as Mary ceased. When Naomi saw that Ruth was decided to keep her company,. Andshe said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods ; return thouafter thy sister-in-law. And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee.—Ruth i, 15, 16. to serve the true God, and to live and die with her people, thenNaomi urged no more, but the two journeyed lovingly on to Bethle-hem, where Naomi had lived before she went to Moab. Good for them ! shouted Charley. When they arrived there was a great stir among the kind peo- 222 GRANDPA GOODWINS STORIES. pie of Bethlehem. They were grieved to learn how sadly Naomihad been bereaved, and how she herself had failed; she, too, was allbroken up with the memories of what she had passed through. Iwent out full, she sobbed, and the Lord hath brought me home againempty. Poor thing! said Carrie, wiping away her own tears. I dontwonder she was broken-hearted. She had cause to be. When they reached Bethlehem it was just the time of barleyharvest.
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