CHAPTER VII.

WE did not wake next day till the sun shone in upon us. I told my wife
and sons that as it was the Lord's day we would do no work. Our beasts
and birds had first to be fed. This was done by my wife, who then
brought us some hot milk, and made us sit down on the grass and take
it. When our meal was done, I got on a log in front of my sons, and we
all sang a psalm we knew by heart. Then I sought to teach them and
spoke to them thus:

"There was once on a time a Great King, who had two vast realms, the
Land of Light and Truth, and the Land of Night and Sloth. Those who
dwelt in the first were full of life and joy. The King held his court
at the Place of Rest where all was bright.

"This King had a land, not far off, where those for whom he had so much
love should dwell ere they went one by one to the Place of Rest. This
land was the Home of Earth. He gave to his Son the right to rule the
host that dwelt in the Home of Earth, and set forth to think what they
were to do, and all the ills that would come to them if they did not do
as they were bid.

"At first they were all glad to hear the way in which they were to
live, and the terms on which they could reach the Land of Light and
Truth. Sad to tell, they soon broke the King's laws, and paid no heed
to what they knew to be his will. Still there were a few who did as
they had been taught, and dwelt in peace, in the hope that they would
please the King and at last reach the place where he held his court.

From time to time ships came to the Home of Earth, and at last a great