The children for an instant were quiet, and the wealthy citizen drew his purse from his pocket, and holding it towards Daph, he said, “You ought to have something to make amends for this day’s trouble. Take that for you and the children.” “Ise thank you, sir,” said Daph, drawing back, “Ise thank you, sir, but my missus’ childen shall want for nothing while poor old Daph can work for them.” “Well, have your own way Daph,” said Diedrich Stuyvesant; “but one thing you must let me do for you. Let me take the gold chains that have given you so much trouble, and put them in safe keeping. I will see that you get their full value in money, if you should ever be in need.” The treasured jewelry was cheerfully relinquished; and Daph even felt relieved to have them no longer in her charge. “Remember, Daph,” said the kind-hearted citizen, as he bade her good-bye, “remember, you have something now to depend upon.” “Ise thank you for your goodness, sir--Ise thank you. Ise sure the great Lord will nebber let Daph come to want.” “Never, Daph! either in this world or the next!” said Rose; and with one of her sweet smiles she followed her father from the room. XII. Home Scenes. The days of excitement and distress, so full of moment to Daph, were succeeded by a time of comparative quiet and peace. Every morning the kind voice of Rose Stuyvesant, broke in upon the solitude of Daph and the little ones. Louise learned to look as eagerly for the face of Rose as a flower for the sunlight, and to turn as fondly towards it. There seemed to be for the little girl an irresistible charm in the refinement and guilelessness of her new friend; and the sweet words of holy teaching, that ever dropped from the lips of Rose, had waked to music, a chord in the child’s heart, that had long slumbered in silence. The sensitive conscience and peculiar interest in spiritual things, that had marked her when under her mother’s influence, became again evident. As from a weary dream, she woke to the beauty and reality of religious truth. Rose was no sentimental teacher, contented with exciting mere feeling, that worked to no good end. The unselfish devotion and respectful deference of poor Daph, had fostered a slight imperiousness in the little Louise; and she had learned to seek her own comfort, with but too little regard for the feelings and wishes of others. Rose soon saw that her little pet was in danger of becoming quietly selfish, and unconsciously proud and dictatorial. Tenderly, but faithfully, the young teacher pointed out to Louise the germs of those hateful faults, growing and strengthening in the bad soil of an evil heart; and the conscience of the child, made her deeply feel the necessity of the warning thus affectionately given. Bad habits, long indulged, are not easily overcome, even when the highest and best motives govern the conduct.