ss to her.

She fell on her knees and thanked God for his goodness, and prayed that
she might never again doubt Him, but that even in times of sorrow, she
might be able to say, with heart-felt trust in the words of her father's
verse:

"God holds us in his hand,
God knows the best to send."

Uncle Titus and Aunt Ninette engaged their rooms with Mrs. Kurd for the
following summer; Uncle Titus even went farther still, and begged Mrs.
Kurd, no matter what happened, never to promise them to any one else; for
he left her house now with keen regret, and hoped to return to it every
summer as long as he lived.

When Monday morning came, the whole family were on hand before the
cottage, to wish the departing guests good-speed. Rolf drew the uncle
aside, and asked if he might venture to send a charade to Karlsruhe, now
and then; to which Uncle Titus kindly replied that he should receive any
such with pleasure, and answer them with punctuality.

Sly little Hunne, when he overheard these remarks, declared at once, "I
will also send mine;" for he did not doubt that his would be equally
acceptable to Uncle Titus, if not more so. He thought also that the quiet
people of Karlsruhe would never be able to guess such charades as he would
make, and his heart was filled with pride. Dora and Paula wandered arm in
arm into the garden, singing gaily,

"No farther losses to deplore
In friendship live for evermore."

APPENDIX.

The Charades in this story, involving play upon the German words and
syllables, are of course nearly all untranslatable; the translator has
therefore substituted English ones; as follows:

PAGE

_Welcome_ for "Heimkehr" 80

_Music_ " "Katzenmusik" 104

_Milton_ " "Vogelweide" 105

_Palfrey_ " "Milch Strasse" 107

_Plato_ " "Aristotle" 227

_Caesar_ " "Heliogabal" 228

_Bonaparte_ " "Wallenstein" 230

_Matterhorn_ " "Finsteraarhorn" 230

_Gladstone_ " "Semiramis" 231

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