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Agnes, with much emotion, assured her daughter that all should be

done as she desired.

"I would say something more; that which has befallen the poor

youth, would never have occurred to him, if he had never thought

of me. He is a wanderer, a fugitive; he has lost all his little

savings; he has been deprived of every thing he possessed, poor

fellow! and you know why-and we, we have so much money! Oh!

mother, since the Lord has sent us wealth, and since the

unfortunate--you regard him as your son, do you not? Ah! divide

it, share it with him! Endeavour to find a safe man, and send him

the half of it. God knows how much he may need it!"