quite alone, she rose from her chair, and kneeling down with the
open Bible before her, she poured out her story of sins and
sorrows, in simple, child-like words, into the ears of the dear
Saviour whom she loved so well; confessing that when she had done
well and suffered for it, she had not taken it patiently, and
earnestly pleading that she might be made like unto the meek and
lowly Jesus. Low sobs burst from her burdened heart, and the tears
of penitence fell upon the pages of the holy book. But when she
rose from her knees, her load of sin and sorrow was all gone, and
her heart made light and happy with a sweet sense of peace and
pardon. Once again, as often before, the little Elsie was made to
experience the blessedness of "the man whose transgression is
forgiven, whose sin is covered."

She now set to work diligently at her studies, and ere the party
returned was quite prepared to meet Miss Day, having attended
faithfully to all she had required of her. The lesson was recited
without the smallest mistake, every figure of the examples worked
out correctly, and the page of the copy-book neatly and carefully
written.

Miss Day had been in a very captious mood all day, and seemed
really provoked that Elsie had not given her the smallest excuse
for fault-finding. Handing the book back to her, she said, very
coldly, "I see you can do your duties well enough when you
choose."

Elsie felt keenly the injustice of the remark, and longed to say
that she had tried quite as earnestly in the morning; but she
resolutely crushed down the indignant feeling, and calling to