Mr. Leonard, who had been listening very attentively to the story, said, as his face lighted with a happy smile:
"I never thought of it all in that way before. Every day, in all our work on the farm and in the house—indeed, wherever we may be—we should learn new and beautiful revelations from our Heavenly Father; how much He is constantly giving us, and how thankful we should be."
The moon had risen to its full glory over the earth. The waters of the river glistened. The trees, cornfields, and meadows were peaceful and grand, as though they, too, felt the power of the glorious light.
Susie put her brown arms around her mother's neck and kissed her good-night.
"Oh, how I love the Big Book!" she said.
"I wish I could read it as all those great men have read it," said
Frank.
"So do I," said Donald.
"'Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge,'" mused the mother as her loved ones went to bed with sweet thoughts of a beautiful world and a loving God.