But at last night came on, and Mattie did not know what to do. She crept in among the bags, and covered herself up, but they smelled bad, and she knew she could not sleep on them all night. She thought once she would ask the ticket agent to let her stay in the ticket-office, but he had spoken so crossly to her that morning that she did not like to. She was not very sleepy, because of the long nap she had taken in the daytime, and wandered about on the wharf till about eleven o'clock, and then she went and sat down on the bags and fell asleep. [Illustration: THE ISLAND HOME LEAVES THE WHARF.] When she woke up, the morning sun was streaming into her eyes, and from the hurrying to and fro of many feet, she knew that the morning steamer had come in from the Island Home. She got up and watched the crowd, for she thought maybe her mother might have gone to the Island Home, after all, and had come back. Sure enough! Just as the crowd had passed, she saw the "red feather" on her mother's hat and gave a little scream of delight as she saw her go over and speak to the ticket agent. She ran eagerly over to her, pulled her dress and called: "Mamma! Mamma! Here I am!" Her mother turned suddenly and caught her in her arms and cried: "My darling child!" Then the whole story came out. Mrs. Maynard had been detained about half an hour in getting through the crowd, and when she finally came to where she had left Mattie, and she was not there, she was very much frightened, and found Mr. Ridgeway again, and told him about it. They followed the crowd into town, and, following them everywhere, ascertained that she was not among them. They anxiously turned back to the wharf just, as the steamer pulled up, and the crowd began to rush on board. They hoped that Mattie might also have gone on the steamer, and went through it hunting for her. But while they were hunting, the boat started, and Mrs. Maynard was obliged to stay at the Island Home all night, and was just coming off the steamer when she was discovered by Mattie. They took the ten o'clock boat for the Island Home, and spent a very happy week there. But as Mattie was going to bed that night, she said: "Mamma, I want to tell you something." "Well, darling?" "I asked God to have you find me, and to keep me safe till you did, and I think that is the reason you did." "Yes, darling, I think so too; and I thank him very much for sparing my Mattie to me. Let us kneel down and tell him so now." LILY DAY. IT was surprising, how many people were of the same mind that week. The cause of it was lilies. It seemed as if there must have been a convention of lilies held in Fairview at that time, for they were out in full glory.