You must excuse my lying down; I don't intend to get up to-day; I feel quite indisposed." Mrs.Ellis took off her bonnet, and prepared for a long chat; whilst Mr.
Garie, looking at his watch, declared it was getting late, and started for down town, where he had to transact some business.
"You can scarcely think, Ellen, how much I feel indebted to you for all you have done for us; and we are so distressed to hear about Charlie's accident.

You must have had a great deal of trouble." "Oh, no, none to speak of--and had it been ever so much, I should have been just as pleased to have done it; I was so glad you were coming.

What did put it in your heads to come here to live ?" continued Mrs.Ellis.
"Oh, cousin George Winston praised the place so highly, and you know how disagreeable Georgia is to live in.

My mind was never at rest there respecting these," said she, pointing to the children; "so that I fairly teased Garie into it.

Did you recognize George ?" "No, I didn't remember much about him.