Well,  the  wedding  bells  rang  cheerily  and
the  wedding  went  gaily  onward,  until  an  inci-
dent occurred  that  disturbed  the  host.  Is  any-
thing more  embarrassing  than  to  find  that  one's
provision  for  an  entertainment  has  proved
insuflS.cient  ?  The  wine  of  the  country,  the  ex-
pressed juice  of  the  grape,  was  the  usual  drink
on  a  festive  occasion.  The  host  had  not
calculated  rightly.  There  was  not  enough.
No  doubt  the  wife  of  the  host  told  Mary.
What  were  they  to  do  ?  Could  she  suggest
anything  ?  Rachel's  or  Rebecca's  or  Hannah's
marriage  to  be  ruined  by  this  lack,  the  house
thus  stigmatized,  it  was  most  vexatious.  The
good  people  were  sadly  troubled.
Mary  spoke  a  word  to  her  son.  "They
have  no  wine,"  she  said.  I  don't  know  what
she  thought  He  would  do,  but  it  is  evident
that  she  rested  confidently  and  without  a  fear
on  His  power  and  His  ability  to  do  something.
She  said  calmly  to  the  servants.  Do  whatever
He  tells  you,  "  Whatsoever  He  saith  unto  you,
do  it."  It  was  as  if  she  had  authority  in  the
house.  It  was  certainly  said  and  done  as  if
she  had  serenest  faith  in  Jesus,  that  this  thing,
a  little  thing  in  one  way,  a  great  thing  in
another,  would  be  set  right  by  His  hand.
"Fill  the  water-pots  with  water,"  said  the


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wedding  guest,  who  could  work  a  miracle  if
He  chose.
They  filled  them  up  to  the  brim.
"  Draw  out  now  and  bear  to  the  governor  of
the  feast."

And  they  bare  it.
