Are ye not much better than they ?' Surely, my brother, God careth for us as much as for the wild creatures, that have no sense to praise and glorify his holy name.

God cares for the creatures He has made, and supplies them with knowledge where they shall find food when they hunger and thirst.

So I have heard my father say; and surely our father knows, for is he not a wise man, Hector ?" "I remember," said Louis, thoughtfully, "hearing my mother repeat the words of a good old man she knew when she lived in Quebec;--'When you are in trouble, Mathilde,' he used to say to her, 'kneel down, and ask God's help, nothing doubting but that He has the power as well as the will to serve you, if it be for your good; for He is able to bring all things to pass.

It is our own want of faith that prevents our prayers from being heard.

And, truly, I think the wise old man was right," he added.
It was strange to hear grave words like these from the lips of the giddy Louis.