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Every year Ephraim, Susan, and Jenny, visit the island; and on one night, when she has laid her babe to rest in gran'ma's loving care, Jenny climbs the tower-stairs with her father, and they spend the beautiful midsummer night in watching the light together. There they talk of life and its duties, of God and his constant presence, of heaven and its joys; and Jenny comes down at sunrise to meet her baby's first smile, more than ever strengthened and encouraged to be "Faithful to the Light."

NELLY AND HER GOOD FAIRY.

NELLY AND HER GOOD FAIRY.

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E sure and clear up your room nicely," said Mrs. Morgan to her little daughter Nelly, one evening,

as Nelly gave her a good-night kiss, and started to go upstairs to bed.

"Put away

all your playthings carefully, so that your room can be swept to-morrow."

Nelly did not like this command at all. Some little girls had been visiting her in the afternoon, and she had pulled the clothes out of her drawers, and strewn all her playthings about the room, in playing "house." But Nelly was too well brought up to answer, "I won't," so she said, "Yes, mamma," rather sleepily, and went upstairs. How slowly and languidly she went to work! She picked up the cards one by one, she folded

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