I therefore present you with a
locket containing the hair of your beloved friend, Victorine, as a
testimonial of my esteem for your integrity and honor."
Poor Lilias! She had never been so happy in her life as when she threw
herself in Victorine's arms, and shed tears of joy upon her bosom.
Whether these few outlines of this truly interesting story be founded on
fact or not, we cannot forbear to say that God will assuredly, sooner or
later, fully reward all those who live up to the holy principles and
precepts of his own blessed truth, and he is no less faithful in
punishing every proud and wicked doer.
* * * * *
FAULT FINDING--THE ANTIDOTE.
(Continued from page 162.)
At length it was time to choose his path in life, and being inclined to
mercantile pursuits, his father placed him in the store of one of their
friends, where he would have every facility for acquiring a thorough
knowledge of business. Oh, how carefully did his mother watch the effect
of a closer contact with the world, and a more prolonged absence from
her hallowed influence--and how gratefully did she perceive that her
precious boy still came to her with the confiding love of his childhood,
in all the temptations of his business life, and that her influence was
still potent with him for good.
"Mother, I was terribly urged to go to the theater last week," said he
in one of his frequent visits at home.
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