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 and prayed. Her parents in the cottage were beyond the reach of her voice, but her heavenly Father, she knew, was always near, and could hear her feeblest cry. Mary had been taught to say, "our Fa- ther," and in this time of sorrow, when friends were far away, and there was none to help, she called upon Him who has said to little children, "Come to me."

Mary had closed her eyes in prayer, and when she opened them she espied a lamb. It was seeking the tenderest herbs among the tall grass, and had strayed away from its mother and the rest of the flock, so that Mary saw at a glance she had a compan-