ntingdon the coming of her sister-in-law was eminently
beneficial; for her tender love, her wise and judicious counsels, her
earnest prayers, all helped to establish the restored mother in a
healthful and happy tone of mind, and were the means of guiding her to
that perfect peace which dwells nowhere but in the hearts of those who
have sought and found in their Saviour the friend who loves above all
others.

When Miss Huntingdon had been at the cottage two or three days, and was
walking with Amos and Walter by the ebbing waves, Julia having remained
behind with her mother, Walter suddenly stopped, and said, "Auntie, I
have something very sad to tell you, and I want your advice."

Both his aunt and Amos looked at him with surprise and anxiety, and then
the former said, "Well, dear boy, I am sorry that there should be
anything troubling you; but if I can be of any use or comfort to you in
the matter. I shall be only too glad."

"Sit down here then, Aunt Kate, if you please, on this bank; and if you
are not both of you heartily ashamed of me and disgusted with me when I
have told you all, well, you ought to be."

When all three were seated, Walter fully related his adventure at the
watering-place, concluding with the attack upon the preacher, laying a
full share of blame on himself, and ending with the words, "Now, dear
auntie, what do you say to that?"

Both his hearers looked very grave, and were silent for some time. At
last Miss Huntingdon, laying her hand lovingly on Walter's shoulder,
said, "Dear boy, it is certainly a sad story, but you were led into what
you did from want of watchfulness; and as you are now aware of your
fault, and are sorry for it, I should not, if I were you; needlessly
distress myself, but just make, if you can, some amends."

"Ah! that's the point," cried Walter; "you mean, of course, make some
amends to the good preacher. Yes, that can be done, for he said he
should be at his post at the same hour every day during the season. But
it will require some moral courage to do it, and no little of that
valuable article too. Now I am sure, dear auntie, you have in that
cabinet of your memory one drawer at least full of examples of moral
courage, and you can pick me out one to suit this case."

"Yes, dear boy," said his aunt, smiling, "I daresay I can; for ever
since you first asked me to help you in the matter of moral courage by
examples drawn from real life, I have been noticing and stor