"Honor thy father and thy mother," the commandment says; and she could think of no better way to obey the divine precept than to support her mother when there was no one else upon whom she could rely.

Little by little their earthly possessions had passed away.

Mrs.Redburn had never learned how to save money; and when the day of adversity came, her funds were soon exhausted.

She had no friends to whom she dared reveal her poverty, and when want came to the door, she was too proud to beg.

Hoping for better days, she had sold most of her best dresses, and those of Katy.