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wind might whistle for admission in vain. He came in and stood by the fire for a moment then, before they set off, and asked Faith softly what else was wanted? And Faith whispered in answer-- "'The Dairyman's Daughter?' but you must give it." "Can't you get some comfort in reading your Bible, Sally?" said Faith while Mr. Linden went out to the sleigh with his hammer and nails. "Laws!" said Sally--"what's the use! I haint got the heart to take the trouble to read, half the time." "If you read one half the time, and pray too, Sally, you'll soon get heart for the other half." "It's easy talkin'"--was Sally's encouraging view of the case. "It's a great deal easier doing," said Faith. "If you try it, Sally, it'll make you so glad you'll never say you want comfort again." "Well you've brought me a heap to-day anyhow," said Sally. "Just look at that winder! I declare!--I 'spect I'll make out to eat my dinner to-day without scolding." Mr. Linden came back with the tract, but kept it in his hand for a minute. "Do you know, Sally, how a house is built upon the bare ground?" he said. "The mason lays down one stone, and then another on that; and if he cannot have his choice of stones he takes just what come to hand--little and big, putting in plenty of mortar to bind all together. Now that's the way you must build up a happy year for yourself,--and in that way every one can." The words were spoken very brightly, without a touch of faultfinding. "Well"--said Sally rocking herself back and forth in the rocking-chair--"I 'spect you know how."--Which might have been meant as a compliment, or as an excuse. "I think you do," said Mr. Linden smiling; "and I am going to leave you a true story of how it was really done by somebody else. Will you read it?" "Yes"--said Sally continuing to rock. "I'll do any thing you ask me to--after that winder. You've given me a good start--anyways. I'd as lieves hear you talk as most things." There was not time for much more talk then, however. Mr. Linden and Faith went away, leaving the little book on the table. But when Sally went to take a nearer view of its words of golden example, there lay on it the first real little gold piece Sally had ever possessed. "That was a good beginning," said Faith in a sort of quiet glee, after she had got into the sleigh again. "I knew, before, we were like a butcher and baker setting off on their travels; but I had no idea there was a ca
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