graced. Terrible! Terrible!"

Mr. Carlton groaned as he uttered these words. His anguish was painful to
witness. His brother's crime pierced his heart. Happily he was able to
weep, and thus relieve the violence of his feelings.

"It is terrible indeed," replied Uncle Morris. "But while we deplore his
fall, let us be thankful that _our_ honor is unstained by his crime. Let
us also strive not to give way to useless grief, but let us spend our
energies in efforts to break the fall of his unfortunate wife and child,
whom he has dragged down with himself to poverty, if not to shame. If
_you_ will give Kate a home, I will see to her education, and will provide
her with clothing."

"Spoken like your noble self!" rejoined Mr. Carlton. "Of course, she shall
have a home, so long as I have one."

A free conversation, between all present, followed this remark, during
which Mr. Carlton tried to make his sons feel, that the most absolute
poverty if combined with integrity, is preferable to wealth allied with
dishonesty, and that it is better to die a pauper's death, than to be
guilty of a dishonorable act.

As for Jessie, her heart was swelling with generous impulses, towards poor
Kate. "I will be a sister to her," said she, in reply to a reference made
by Guy, to Kate's bad behavior during her visit, the previous summer, "and
will do my best to make her both happy and good!"

"Take care, Jessie!" said Guy, laughing. "Perhaps she will tempt the
wizard to forsake his bride, and to take to his old pranks again. What
will you do then?"

"I will try to keep on such good terms with Perseverance, his wife, as to
prevent that," replied Jessie. "See if I don't?"

"Good! I'll request Corporal Try to place your name in his roll of honor,"
said Guy; "but the tea-bell rings, let us go to tea!"

* * * * *

Concluding Note.

Jessie Carlton will appear again in future volumes of the Glen Morris
Stories, in which it will be seen whether her victory over the little
wizard was temporary or lasting; and whether she fulfilled her purpose, to
do her best to make Kate Carlton both happy and good.

THE ALDEN SERIES.

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

I.
CHOICE STORIES FOR THE YOUNG 37-1/2
By Joseph Alden, D.D.

II.
RUPERT CABELL, AND OTHER TALES 37-1/2
By Joseph Alden, D.D.

III.
THE OLD REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER 37-1/2
By Joseph Alden, D.D.