ry whit as dingy now,
as it had been on that rainy evening, but she gave no thought at all to
it. She lighted her fire, and sat down to her writing; not reports
to-night. She must write a letter to Aunt Hannah; a brief letter it
was, but containing a great deal. This was it:

"DEAR AUNT HANNAH:--

"Don't you think, I am going to be married! Now,
you never expected that of me, did you? Neither
did I, but that is the way the matter stands. Now,
the question is: May I come home to the wedding?
The old farm-house is all the home I have, you
know. I hope you will let us come; I am giving you
plenty of notice; we shall not want to come until
after the spring term; one of us wants to be there
by the seventeenth of June, I thought I ought to
tell you before the spring house-cleaning. Let me
hear from you as soon as you can, so that I may
know how to plan.

"I could be married in the church, I presume, but
I feel, and the other one concerned feels so
too,--that I would like to go back to the old
farm-house. We won't make much trouble, nor have
any fuss, you know.

"Dear Aunt Hannah, I am so glad the money gave you
comfort. Then I am so _very_ glad that you thought
about that other matter of which I wrote; that is
the greatest and best thing to have in the world.
I think so now, when I am on the eve of other
blessings; that one stands before them all. The
gentleman whom I am to marry is a minister. He is
very good.

"Aunt Hannah I shall want your advice about all
sorts of sewing when I come home. I shall come in
May, that is, if you let me come at all. I hope
you will. Give my love to Uncle Reuben. My friend
sends his respects to you both. Lovingly,
"Marion J Wilbur."

She had a fondness during those days, for writing out that name in full.

A gentle tap at the door being answered, admitted Flossy Shipley.

"You darling!" said Marion, brightly, as she gave her eager greeting.
"How nice of you to come and see me when you have so much to think of.
Flossy where is Mr. Roberts? Why don't you bring him to call on me?"

"He hasn't time to call on anybody," Flossy said, wi