e who
frightened me."

Away Hetty flew, as fast as possible, to arrange the matter at home.
Mrs. Hall could not say no, and Hetty soon exchanged her every-day
clothes for her best gown and ribbons.

The Town-hall was crowded, and Hetty heard some one in a pink bonnet
say, "Why, there's our Hetty; how did the child get here?" Then she
turned her smiling face upon Matilda Ann in triumph.

When the concert was half over, and the singers were taking a rest, a
very grand-looking person came to Miss Martin and said: "How do you do,
my dear Amy? I am so glad to see you! And who is this little friend with
you?"

Then the teacher spoke very kindly of Hetty as one of her best pupils,
and Jim was also introduced, and the grand-looking lady said some very
pleasant things to them.

"Who is that?" whispered Hetty.

"It is my aunt," replied Miss Martin--"the one who gives me so many
pretty things. She would like me to live with her, but I prefer to
maintain myself. I could never dress half so tastefully if she did not
give me such nice clothes."

"Oh," said Hetty, much pleased to hear this confirmation of her own
charitable supposition. "May I tell mother about it?" she asked.

"Certainly," said Miss Martin; "I wish you would, for I don't want to be
thought extravagant."

From that time Miss Martin had no stancher friends than Jim and Hetty;
and when one day Jim's big brother led her up the aisle of the village
church as a bride, there were two young people behind her in white
gloves and ribbons who looked almost as bright and happy as the chief
actors of the day.

[Illustration: "STRAYS."--FROM A PAINTING BY H. H. CAUTY.]

A LITTLE GIRL'S IMPRESSIONS OF MADEIRA.

BY KATIE C. YORKE.

It was a beautiful clear day in October when I had my first view of
Madeira. The high blue mountains, the green shores, and the white city
of Funchal gleaming in the distance, looked very lovely to us as we
approached the island.

About noon we anchored at a little distance from the city, and swarms of
row-boats came around the ship. Some of them were full of half-naked
brown boys, and if we threw a piece of money into the beautiful blue
water, they would dive down and catch it before it reached the bottom.
Some of the other boats were full of men, who came on board, bringing
fans, canary-birds, parrots, feather flowers, basket-work, filigree
jewelry, and many other things to sell.

We and some of the passengers got into