He confessed that he had been all his days a wanderer from the right path, and that if left to himself he never would have sought it; but thanked God that he had been led by the gracious influences of the Holy Spirit to turn his feet into that straight and narrow way; and he prayed that he might be kept from ever turning aside again into the broad road, and that he and his little girl might now walk hand in hand together on their journey to the celestial city.
Elsie's heart swelled with emotion, and glad tears rained down her cheeks, as thus, for the first time, she heard her father's voice in prayer.

It was the happiest hour she had ever known.
"Take me, papa, please," she begged, holding out her hands to him, as he rose from his knees, and drawing his chair close to her couch sat down by her side.
He took her in his arms, and she laid her head on his breast again, saying, "I am _so_ happy, so _very_ happy! Dear papa, it is worth all the sickness and everything else that I have suffered." He only answered with a kiss.
"Will you read and pray with me every morning, papa ?" she asked, "Yes, darling," he said, "and when we get into our own home we will call in the servants morning and evening, and have family worship.

Shall you like that ?" "_Very_ much, papa! Oh, how nice it will be! and will we go _soon_ to our own home, papa ?" she asked eagerly.
"Just as soon as you are well enough to be moved, dearest.

But here is Aunt Chloe with your breakfast, so now we must stop talking, and let you eat." "May I talk a little more now, papa ?" she asked, when she had done eating.
"Yes, a little, if it is anything of importance," he answered smilingly.
"I wanted to say that I think our new home is very, very lovely, and that I think we shall be _so_ happy there.

Dear papa, you were so very kind to furnish those pretty rooms for me! thank you _very_ much," she said, pressing his hand to her lips.