udes, and as
nothing can be made that does not belong to the general scheme, she
could not fail at least to imagine a flicker of relationship between
some of them, and thus a shadow of the reality of things found its way
to her.

There was one thing, however, which moved and taught her more than all
the rest--the lamp, namely, that hung from the ceiling, which she always
saw alight, though she never saw the flame, only the slight condensation
toward the centre of the alabaster globe. And besides the operation of
the light itself after its kind, the indefiniteness of the globe, and
the softness of the light, giving her the feeling as if her eyes could
go in and into its whiteness, were somehow also associated with the idea
of space and room. She would sit for an hour together gazing up at the
lamp, and her heart would swell as she gazed. She would wonder what had
hurt her when she found her face wet with tears, and then would wonder
how she could have been hurt without knowing it. She never looked thus
at the lamp except when she was alone.

[TO BE CONTINUED.]

[Illustration: WAITING FOR THEIR TURN.]

EMBROIDERED CANVAS RUG.

[Illustration: Fig. 1.--RUG.--[See Figs. 2-4.]]

The pretty glove-case published in No. 2, November 11, was warmly
welcomed, and our young friends are eagerly clamoring for more holiday
gifts that they can make readily and cheaply. In compliance with their
wish we will occasionally furnish fancy articles that can be
manufactured by little hands. One of the most tasteful and useful
presents that we can suggest is a handsome canvas rug, which can be
easily made with the help of the accompanying pictures and description,
and which is sure to prove a successful Christmas gift. The rug is made
of ecru linen Java canvas, which, with the border, can be bought cheaply
in any large fancy store. The centre of the rug is twenty-eight inches
long and nineteen inches wide, and is embroidered in loop stitch with
claret-colored worsted. The border is four inches wide, and is worked in
cross stitch with similar worsted. That useful periodical, _Harper's
Bazar_, gives full directions for working these and many other stitches.
Almost every little girl, however, knows how to make these simple
stitches, or can find some one to show her. The rug is lined with gray
drilling, and edged with fringe, of which the illustration Fig. 4 shows
a full-sized section.

[Illustration: Fig. 2.--REEL FOR RUG, FI