The parents, afterwards, following close on each other, died in a joyful faith in Him who, in a twofold sense, had been to them resurrection and life.
Mary had been shortly before married to a cabinetmaker, an upright man, who was well aware what a pearl the Lord had presented him with in his wife. On the marriage day, the bridegroom made his bride a present of a beautiful family Bible, with gilt edges and silver clasps. The bride, in return, gave him a piece of embroidery, wrought by her own hand, and set in a gilt frame. There were on it full-topped trees, and branches decorated with all kinds of little birds. A kind form wandered beneath the shade of the trees, and strewed corn right and left for the happy songsters. At the foot of the piece, composed of particles of gold, might be read the words:--"Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?"
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THE CLAREMONT SERIES, 1/.
Handsomely bound in Cloth. Illustrated.
1. THE CLAREMONT TALES
A story for Boy and Girls. By A.L.O.E.
2. A WREATH OF SMOKE
Or A Wedding in a London Fog. By A.L.O.E.
3. GRACE VERNON.
Or Christian Lore and Loyalty. By A.L.O.E.
4. CHRISTIAN CONQUESTS
A Collection of Stories, by A.L.O.E.
5. POMEGRANATES FROM THE PUNJAB
A Series of Stories, by A.L.O.E.