u say," he began, "that you hope soon to be in heaven. Cannot you
cast your care for your child on your heavenly Father?"

"I have tried to; but sometimes my faith is weak. He has been taught
his duty to God. I"--

A fit of coughing interrupted her, after which, Mr. Curtis hastened to
say:

"I will be a friend to your boy. I must leave you now; but here is a
sum of money, you will need for immediate wants. I will try and call
again before night. In the meantime, what is your name?"

"Martha Washburn."

They hurried away, reached the cars just in time, found exactly what
they wished, smoke trees, tartarian honeysuckles, azalias, etc., etc.,
ordered them to be ready for Mr. Grant's team Monday noon, and then
went back to the city.

Bertie enjoyed everything. The long rows of trees, the neat lines of
bushes; but his heart was full of Jimmy Washburn. His little hand
nestled itself into his father's, and every chance he had to speak, he
repeated,--

"Oh, papa! I do love you. I do thank you so much. How glad that poor
woman looked when you told her you would take care of her boy."

Mr. Curtis told his wife afterward that he kept thinking, as he saw
Bertie's flushed, eager face, of the text, "of such is the kingdom of
heaven," and prayed that God might keep his heart like that of his
pure-minded boy.

Before he left the city, he made arrangements for Jamie's admission to
a mission school, where he would be well educated, and then sent to a
home in the great West. Then they hurried to Woodlawn to receive a
warm welcome from mamma, Winnie, and a smile from little Violetta.

CHAPTER XV.

THE LAST CHAPTER.

My young reader, I hope ere this you have come to love our little
Bertie, and are sorry that this is the last chapter of the last volume
about him and his sister Winnie.

I love Bertie dearly, and should like to tell you much more about him;
but in the short space that is left I can only relate a few words of
his after life.

Suppose I were to say that he became a liar, a thief and a
Sabbath-breaker, would you believe me? You could not, because you have
seen that he loved God and feared sin. You know how he grieved when he
disobeyed his parents; and how earnestly he confessed his fault to his
heavenly Father. You know how he tried to conquer his impatience, and
to be a dutiful, loving child. You know how earnestly he endeavored to
win every one around him to be good; and how anxious he was to make
ot