Mary Minds Her Business

sewing," said

maiden sisters, every stitch a hope, ever

ul thoughts," spoke up

metimes they read the Psalms, especially the Twenty-third, and sometimes Mar

ve thoughts, too,"

sing passage in a book, it was put on one side to be read at their daily sewing bee; and

ch better Josiah is l

her sister

ed Miss Patty. "I heard him speaking yes

cause he's living

quite so sure that it's going to be a boy. I'm afraid

but now they looked at each other in sil

ly spoke Miss Patty. "

thoughts. And even if the first one is a g

ght of that,"

and a faint touch of colour arose to M

ng a little, too-"we've had so much to do with bringing it ab

had been nodding throughout this confession

that before they be

Basil. That means kingly or royal." Then of course they turned to Cordelia. Corde

ased at these

had a notion one day. She wished to visit the factory

ryptic remark, "you simply can't kee

the various shops, some of which were of such a length that when

nother load, its chain and tackle swinging low, when Martha started across the room to look at one of the boys who had caught his thumb between a hammer and a nail and was trying to bin

pected visitors, the Angel of Death following

uddling the baby in her arms. "Look, Josiah," she said,

repeat the sentence which he had been whispering to himself, "It's God's

he was quieter, the two sisters went away,

ich means bitterness?" asked M

Patty. "That's wh

each other earnestly-looke

'Mary' then," sa

ow my heroine