Mr Hargrove sab so still that Regina hoped he had fallen asleep, bub very soon he said :

* My dear, you need nob fan me.' ' 1 hoped you were sleeping, and thab a nap would refresh you. 1

He took her hand, pressed ib gently, and said with the grave tenderness peculiar to him :

' What a thoughtful good little nurse you are ! Almosb as watchful and patienb as Elise. Have you had your supper?' ' All bhab I want, some bread and milk. Hero and I ate our supper before you came. Shall I bring your slippers? 1 'Thank you, I believe not. Before long I will go to sleep. Regina, open the organ" and play soft and holy, with tho Tremul ant. Sing me that dear old " Protect us through the coming night," which my Douglass loves so well.'

' I wish I could, but you know, sir, ib is a quartette ; and beside, I should never get through my part; it reminds me so pain fully of the last time we all sang it.' ' Well then, my little girl, something else. "Oh that I had wings like a dove !' To-night I am almost like a weary child, and only need a lullaby to hush me to sleep. Go, dear, and sing me to rest.'

Reluctantly she obeyed, brightened the library lamp, and sat down before the cabinet organ which had been brought over to the parsonage for safe keeping while the church was being repaired. "As she pulled out the stops, Hannah touched her.
