nduced to give. He told of long and lonely months in distant
lands, of weary hours and heavy days, of fierce struggles with his
rebellious spirit; of battles with his stubborn pride, and resistance to
the force of evil habits. He told, too, with his handsome lip quivering
with emotion, how the wild struggle ceased at last, and "the peace of
God, which passeth all understanding," came to his troubled breast.

"And," continued he, "with my love and trust in 'Him who doeth all
things well,' once more restored to my rebel heart, I found myself
possessed of renewed energy, and an indomitable spirit of perseverance,
which seemed to conquer all difficulties. I made many friends, and
acquired much wealth, and then started for my native land. I rfeached
it,--a crowd about these doors drew me hither, and you know the rest.
The old times at No. -- Chartres-street hang over my manhood only as a
finger of warning, and I have learned that they alone can tread a
prosperous path in this life, who follow God's Guide-board, which is the
Bible, and trust to His finger to point it out to them."

The joyous party left at once for the shores of the Hudson. There Arthur
re-purchased the old homestead for his mother, and remained "a single
man," the comfort and blessing of her old age. And every summer sees
Blanche and Guly there, while "_Uncle Arthur_" looks out upon the lawn,
watching the bright figures flitting among the trees, and smiles to see
the shadows falling by them, as in the olden time.

THE END.

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