86 SOCIAL DOINGS. 



lady's conservatory, there was not a spot from 

 one end to the other that had a sloven's cor- 

 ner in it. Ice-house, fruit-room, potatoe and 

 root store, every thing alike. Every tool was 

 numbered, and had to be returned to its 

 place ] or the man that didn't do so was 

 fined. I was a week there, and I never 

 spent a happier one. My new friend was so 

 kind, and wished me to see every thing, and 

 was never tired of answering my questions ; 

 and there never surely was a merrier man, 

 though he was a thoughtful one too, at times. 

 The first morning, before breakfast, he asked 

 me if I was ashamed to hear prayers read ; 

 and I said, " No, not a bit of it ;" so in came 

 the little maid, and he read part of a chap- 

 ter ; then we kneeled down, and he read a 

 prayer, asking God's blessing, for Christ's 

 sake, upon us and all dear to us, finishing 

 with the Lord's Prayer. It was like oiling 

 the wheels for a day's journey ; and what 

 a blessing, thought I, is such an example to 

 these two young people ! One of the morn- 

 ings, when my friend had to go from home 

 early, his wife took his place, and did the 

 duty just the same. I sha'n't soon forget her 

 voice and manner. 



