advantage; and to associate with their rude, hobbish boys. How could your parents make such a will !"

"Mamma loved Uncle Murray," said Anna, who never could bear to hear any reflection thrown on her own Mamma. "Well, well,” replied Aunt Ross, "your Mamma had some strange notions; but what is to be done now? I would not for the world you should lose all the advantages you have got with me; and six months is such a time at your age. All the other little girls will get before you, and Louisa never attended to any thing half so well till you came. What shall I do?" Aunt Ross thought for a little, then said, joyfully, "Ah! that will do! Miss Palmer shall go with you; and I can get another governess for Louisa, who I can myself superintend; and her French governess is to be with us immediately. That will do delightfully, and as much as possible counteract the evil you would acquire at your uncle's. Poor Miss Palmer, to be sure, will not like to bury herself in such a place; but your uncle will increase her salary for the time. You may go to the schoolroom, my dears, for I must settle all this immediately; so Aunt Ross rung the bell, and desired the servant to tell a lie, and say she was not at home, though she was; and the children went off to the school-room.

Every one was angry at Anna's uncle for com

ing to take her away. Uncle Ross vowed she should not go, for he could not live without his pretty, good-natured, cheerful little Anna; and then he said, "I have adopted her in the place of my poor Marianne. I will give her the fortune I meant for my own child. What can that preaching minister do for her? She shall not go." Aunt Ross knew, however, that Anna's uncle could not be prevented from taking her away; she therefore tried to reconcile her husband to the idea of parting with her, and mentioned her plan of sending Miss Palmer with her. Uncle Ross could not, however, be reconciled to the thought of parting with Anna, "his only brother's only child." And though he was at last obliged to acknowledge that he could not prevent her going, he never saw her for the two following days without saying something against her Uncle Murray, and lamenting over her being obliged to go to such people. George and Louisa, too, lamented over Anna, and for themselves. "What shall we do without you, Anna?" said George. "Louisa must always have her own way, or she is as cross and ill-natured as- -I cannot say who; and Jane is such a clod, it makes me yawn to look at her. And what, on earth, will you do at the manse? Make butter and cheese?" "Hold your tongue, George," said his Father, who had overheard him, "Do you not know that my father, your own grandfather,

was a minister? Many a happy day have I spent in a manse, though it might not suit me now, and is not a fit place for

provide a better for her.

Anna; at least I can

But do not you be such

a blockhead as to speak with contempt of the profession of your own grandfather."

"Dear me, Papa now thinks you will be as happy at the manse!" said Louisa.

say you will choose to remain there."

"I dare

"Go to the school-room, you impertinence!" exclaimed Uncle Ross, looking quite in a passion at Louisa.

"Oh no, dear, dear uncle !" said Anna, coaxingly. "Louisa did not mean any thing, but is sorry that you like me to go to the manse." the manse, my own

"I do not like you to go

Anna."

“Ah, then, do not be displeased with Louisa." "Very well, I forgive her, since you ask it," said Uncle Ross, allowing Louisa to seat herself on his knee, as a proof of reconciliation.

So much was said against Anna's uncle, and so much did George and Louisa ridicule every thing she should meet with at the manse, when out of their father's hearing, and so much did Miss Palmer lament over her fate in being obliged to go to such a place, that Anna felt quite afraid of her uncle's arrival; and on being told, on returning from her walk with Miss Palmer, on the day he was expected, that he had arrived, and

was in the drawing-room with her aunt, her heart beat so quick she could scarcely get breath to walk up stairs. Her walking things were taken off, and her dress arranged, though Miss Palmer remarked that it was waste of trouble, for what could Mr. Murray know about dress? Anna then waited, listening eagerly for some one's approach to desire her to come to the drawing-room. At last she was sent for, and, with a feeling for her uncle of mingled fear and dislike, she went down stairs, her heart beating quick as she went. The servant who had been sent for her opened the drawing-room door, and the moment Anna entered her uncle rose to meet her; but when he saw her cold and constrained looks, he stopt, and looked disappointed.

"Come and speak to your uncle, my love," said Aunt Ross; and Anna slowly and timidly approached, not venturing to look up in his face. He held out his hand, and she gave him hers.

"I perceive you are very sorry to see me," said her uncle, in a very gentle tone of voice, and sitting down, he put his arm round her, and drew her close into his bosom, and said in a whisper, "God bless my sister's child."

Anna heard these words said so kindly, and she looked up in his face. He looked very mild, and very kind, and said again, "You are sorry to see me, Anna." Anna had been taught by her aunt always to try to say what was civil and

obliging, because it was very impolite not to do so, and she answered, "No, uncle, I am happy to see you."

"Hush!" replied her uncle, but still in a gentle tone of voice, "I must never hear any thing but truth. I love you the more for being sorry to leave your friends; but you know it was your Mamma's wish. Do you remember your Mamma ?"

"Oh yes, yes!" replied Anna, "my own dear, dear Mamma! I remember her quite, quite well."

Anna's uncle kissed her affectionately, "Then my love," said he, " you will try to do cheerfully what she wished."

"Yes, uncle, I will try," said Anna.

"And your aunt, and I, and my boys, will try to make you happy," said her uncle.

"I propose sending her governess with Anna, Mr. Murray," said Aunt Ross. "I know she can have no masters, in the retired situation where you live, and I should regret extremely her losing those advantages altogether which she has enjoyed in my house. I am sure you must agree with me in thinking my plan a proper

one."

"I beg your pardon, Madam,” replied Mr. Murray, "I cannot agree with you. Anna must be entirely under my own and my wife's care while she is with me. Whoever instructs her