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Rh CHAPTER VII.

did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us. I told my wife and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work. Our beasts and birds had first to be fed. This was done my my wife, who then brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take it. When our meal was done, I got on a long in front of my sons, and we all sang a psalm we knew by heart. Then I sought to teach them in the best way I could think of, and spoke to them thus:—

"There was once on a time a Great King, who had two vast realms, one known as the Land of Light and Truth, and one as the Land of Night and Sloth. Those who dwelt in the first were full of life and joy. The King held his court at the Place of Rest, where all was bright. The great aim and joy of all who dwell there was to wait on Him, for they were bound by a bond of love.

"This King had a land, not far off, which He made for a time the place where those for whom He had so much love should dwell ere they went one by one to the Place of Rest. This land was the Home of Earth. He told each of them that this was to be their home but for a time, and that all who did His