"Now, Ben, you must learn to read," said the father, when they had taken their places for tea, "so that in a few months you can go out and earn your living again like a brave boy." "So I will, if my own father, in Peters Street, will let me stay with you. Oh! I do hope he will. But I haven't made you a bow for the fine book. This is how we bow to the gentry when they give us coppers, isn't it, Kit?" and he stood up and made them all laugh while he pulled his front hair and then went head over heels all along the grass. Then Harry received his present, which was a squeaking pig, and it added to the merriment of the little party to see his pleasure, and to hear his funny little crows of delight mingling with the squeaks of the pig. Ben was merry that night. He felt so happy, for Mr. Gray said he had gone to Peters Street in the middle of the day and had seen their old home. He brought with him the little Sunday school books and a wallflower Kit prized. He also had called on Mrs. Perrin, who had been a kind friend to them, and had had a long talk with her. She told him much of Ben's faithfulness to Kit, and cried at the thought of losing the children. However, Gray asked her over with her children to spend the day at Wood Cottage in a fortnight's time, and she had promised to come. Rogers (Ben's father) was not at home, but Mrs. Perrin said she would give him the message that Gray left, and do her best to persuade him to give Ben up to them, and then she would write and let the inmates of Wood Cottage know the result. She had little difficulty about it, for Rogers wanted to go to sea, and his only drawback had been leaving the little fellow. Ben was very glad to get his few books again. "This one has our newest hymns in it," he said, pointing to the well-worn cover. "Let us hear it, Ben," said the mother. "Well, turn about then, Kit," said the boy, "you one verse and I the next." Kit laid her doll down with a fond look, and folded her arms while she repeated-- "We are lambs of the flock, And no danger we fear, While the voice and the call Of our Shepherd we hear. "We will follow, we will follow His call to our home in the sky." Then Ben went on with the two next verses-- "Oh, the pastures are green, And the flowers bloom around, By the side of still waters He will make us lie down. "We will follow," etc. "Oh, that all the dear lambs Had a heart to reply, When the good Shepherd calls From His home in the sky. "We will follow," etc. "That is very pretty, and nicely repeated too," said Kit's parents. Do you know any more? "I know a beautiful one about" "I want to be like Jesus, So lovely and so meek For no one--one-----" "Marked" put in Ben-- "Marked an angry word That ever heard Him speak." "And I like the verse," added Ben-- "I want to be like Jesus, Engaged in doing good, So that of me it may be said, He hath done what he could."