The bigger boys and girls begged Mary to talk to them some more about Adam and Eve. They said they were not weary. Charles Linn said he would hold Ellen Raby on his lap, while Harry and Lily rested on the floor. But Mary looked at her watch, and she said, “We will not talk any more now. It is after four o’clock. It is time for us all to go home. It does not rain much now, and we can go home without getting very wet.” Then Mary put away the Bible, and she went and brought Carry Deacon’s shoes and stockings to her. “Now Carry, dear,” Mary said, “go and take off the borrowed shoes and stockings, and put on your own. Yours are quite dry.” Carry did as she was bidden, and then Mary took the shoes and stockings which Carry left off, and put them into her basket; for my little readers will remember they belonged to Lucy Linn, and we must never forget to return carefully and in good season any thing that we borrow. Mary took care that each scholar had the right umbrella and the right dinner-basket, and then she kissed them all, and they went home. Charles Linn said he did not care for a little rain, and he took the large basket and ran home. He left the umbrella for Mary and his little brother Harry, and his sister Lucy, and Mary and Lucy and Harry walked home together. [Illustration: THE END] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Footnote A: This incident contains a historical fact. In many parts of Pennsylvania, which were originally settled by members of the Society of Friends, some of their social customs are still adhered to, even by families not of their sect, and one of these customs is to observe a short season of silent supplication before meals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ =TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE:= Italics, bold letters, blackletter font and small capitals have been converted to _ = ~ and ALL CAPS respectively. Perceived typos have been silently corrected. Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized. Archaic or variant spelling has been retained.