r child from her
arms and laid it on a bed.

Mr. Morris's compassion once excited, was never stinted. "Bless you,
woman," he whispered to Mrs. Barton, "don't tremble so. If the little
imp has really made off, your loss shall be made up to you. Come, cheer
up--I have engaged a place for you and your children in a return
carriage, and you will all be in Newark to-night, safe and snug."

"God bless you, sir," replied Mrs. Barton. "I am ashamed of myself; but
my courage and strength seem quite spent."

At this instant, Edward, who had gone out on the first notice of the
boy's delinquency, returned, shouting, "He's coming, he's coming;" and
directly the messenger made his appearance with the wallet unharmed, and
followed by Tristram, who came doggedly on muttering, "that it was a
poor reward for lugging the old woman's bundle to be hunted for a
thief."

"Stop your clamor, Tristy," said Mr. Morris, "the devil shall have his
due; there is a shilling for you, which is full as much as your
character is worth."

"I don't know as to that," replied the boy, pocketing the shilling:
"those that have much character can do as they please, but I have so
little, that I set a high price on it."

The carriage was now ready in which Mrs. Barton was to proceed, and her
friends saw her depart cheered and comforted by their kindness, and
themselves enriched by the opportunity they had improved of imitating
our heavenly Benefactor by 'raising the sinking heart, and strengthening
the knees that were ready to fail.'

After our travellers were again on their way, Mr. Morris said he did not
at all like Tristram's look, when he said Goody Barton would remember
him the next time she felt the weight of her wallet. "The little rascal
said too, that he had changed his mind, and was going back to the
States--putting that and that together, I am afraid his evil fingers
have been inside the poor woman's bundle."

Julia was sure he could not be so wicked--she had herself observed the
bundle, and that it was very nicely sewed.

Mrs. Sackville hoped and believed that there was no harm done to the
poor woman's property; and the concern of the party for their protegee,
gradually gave place to their admiration of the beauties of their ride,
and the animated expectation of seeing the Falls.

Edward declared that his ears already began to tingle,--and after they
passed Chippewa, Julia resolutely shut her eyes, for fear of having the
first impression w