"Will they be any the less annoying without His aid, dear?"
"They will be less annoying if people are rich, Aunt Faith."
"Some of the most unhappy women I have ever known, have been rich,
Sibyl."
"But I would not be one of those, aunt. I would be rich and happy at the same time."
"If you could, my dear. But wealth brings with it its own troubles; sometimes in the shape of the donor; I trust you would not marry for money?"
"Not for money alone, aunt. But I see no reason why a rich man might not be loved for himself as well as a poor man. It does not follow that because a man is rich he must therefore be selfish or ill-tempered."
"Certainly not, my dear; but we will not discuss it any longer, at present. You are young, and I wish you to understand yourself thoroughly. Take no rash steps, and remember that wealth is as nothing compared to a true heart, and that this world's best treasures are perishable, while religious faith abides with us through life and death into eternity."
In the afternoon Mr. Leslie came again to the old stone house, and inquired for Mrs. Sheldon. "I have come to ask for your horses," he said, as Aunt Faith entered the parlor; I have secured a large carriage that will take all the family, and now, if you will send Jonas down with the horses, we can hope to have Margaret safely established at Mr. Green's before night."
"Certainly, Mr. Leslie. Is there nothing more I can do?"
"Not to-day, thank you. I shall go out with them myself."