t another time, when Betty did not come something which I had required her to y temper became ruffled; and going to tchen door, I stood upon the step, withɔing in, and began to scold her. 'Betty,'

I, I would have you to know you are aid your wages to live in idleness; when er you to bring me my shoes, I expect be done without having to come myself lem."

Betty made me no reply, and this irritated till more; so bouncing into the kitchen, a colour like a rose, I began, 'Betty, let ell you'

Hush! hush!' said my aunt, who stood e me, holding up her hand and shaking

head.

Betty was up-stairs all the while, and as my aunt who was in the kitchen, nining some grocery which had been sent in. For a moment I stood like a e; but as soon as possible I got out of kitchen, went up-stairs, and shut myself n my own room. Never was I more tified in my life. However, it was an llent thing for me, and for Betty too; not one angry or impatient word did she have from me again.

Once when I was at dinner with some

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I had eaten

of it already; but when I saw a lady give the last slice to a young person Fied out, 'Please to let me have half

sh! hush!' said my aunt; and my fork fell from my hands. My aunt danything about it afterwards, for y she saw that I was sufficiently reNo one since that day has ever reme with being greedy. No, no; the hush!' of my aunt Esther effectually

ld go on to tell of other instances he Hush! hush!' of my aunt not ected me at the time, but produced impression on my mind; and I canmember these things with gratitude

ion.

unt was a kind creature. Though, reproved me, she scarcely ever said 'Hush! hush!' yet, at other times, eal of good advice fell from her lips. y,' said she to me on one occasion, were sitting together at our sewing nmer arbour, more than one-half ubles we bring upon ourselves. The ss fly goes buzzing about till he a spider's web; the silly moth

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o far into the trap that he is caught by ck and destroyed. But there is no one the fly, and the moth, and the mouse r danger. Now we know our danger, know that sin is as sure to be followed row, as the day is to be succeeded by ht. Every bad temper, every angry every sinful desire, is an injury to us. eceive ourselves when we think that, e they are not punished directly, they no evil.

>metimes a seed lies a long time in the d before it springs up; and sometimes, 1 evil deed lies covered over a long time it is discovered. There is but one 1 rule on which we can depend in going gh life, and that rule is the word of This will guide us in every difficulty, -ill preserve us in every danger; and if poor, weak, sinful nature renders us e to follow this rule of ourselves, our nly Father has promised his Holy Spirit p our infirmities. Look, then, on your as your best earthly friend.

here are two things, Patty, above all s, that I wish you to know; and the Bible, d in a teachable spirit, will set them plainly before you. One is, that you sinner; and the other, that Jesus Christ

to his care, and he shall gather you in his arms, and carry you in his

this simple and affectionate way of me just suited my disposition, and her more and more. Her method ind and tender, that when I only of doing wrong, and her Hush! se in my mind, it made me feel like thing, for I knew that what she ndemn must be displeasing to God. n the last illness came upon my aunt ore trial to me, and a sad loss to the ghbourhood; for she was a visitor of reliever of the poor, and a Christian th to those who loved and to those lected their Bibles: the one she o convince of their error, and the confirm in the good part they had

s a dark day when her breathless carried to the family vault in the d. Scores of people had gathered to see the last of the good lady,' was she called by the poor people tages she visited, whose wants she and whose hearts she comforted. hearse, with the nodding plumes black horses, the mourning coaches,

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y folks present, that some of the people stood on the churchyard wall, > or three lads climbed the old yewsee the procession as it came along. id not go down into the vault myself, 3 quite near enough to hear the mould her coffin-lid, when the words 'ashes s,' and 'dust to dust,' were spoken. ried hard to prevent crying till then, ly a few tears had escaped me; but it possible to hold out any longer-I aloud. One or two near me cried Iush! hush!' but I heeded it not; it t the voice of my aunt, and I was led hardly able to stand.

ars have passed away since this solicene, and yet it is as fresh in my mes ever. Even now, I never walk to the church, and read what is written on nb, 'I know that my Redeemer liveth,' t feeling the past come over me afresh ; ever have I given way to grief there at fancying that I again heard the low ! hush!" of my aunt Esther."