I think we would not abuse it, but without it 'twould be quite useless to undertake the charge." "Dear mamma!" cried Vi, her eyes shining, "how good, how kind, and unselfish you always are!" Mr.Dinsmore, entering the room at the moment, asked playfully, "What is the particular evidence of that patent at this time, Vi ?" She answered his question by repeating what her mother had just said.
"I have a voice in that," he remarked, with, a grave shake of the head.

"I do not think, daughter, that I can allow you to be so burdened." She rose, went to him where he stood, and putting her arms about his neck, her eyes gazing fondly into his, "Dear papa," she said, "you know I will do nothing against your wishes, but I am sure you will not hinder me from doing any work the Master sends me ?" "No, dear child, you are more His than mine, and I dare not, would not interfere if He has sent you work; but the question is, has He done so ?" "If you please, papa, we will take a little time to consider that question; shall we not ?" "Yes," he said, "it need not be decided to-day.

The right training and educating of those children would certainly be a good work, and could it be so managed that I could do all the hard and unpleasant part of it----" he said musingly.
"Oh no! no! my dear father," she hastily interposed, as he paused, leaving his sentence unfinished, "the work should be mine if undertaken at all." "Perhaps," he said, "it might be tried for a short time as a mere experiment, to be continued only if the children do not prove ungovernable, or likely to be an injury to our own; for our first duty is to them." "Yes indeed, papa!" responded his daughter earnestly.

"And nothing can be really decided upon until Capt.

Raymond comes.