his hand, and asking him to sit down for a minute, he went out of the room, and Teddy heard him go upstairs and cross the room over that in which he was sitting. After a minute or two he came back bringing a parcel in his hand.

'Teddy, my boy,' he said, when he had shut the door, 'you've got more kind friends than you think for, and so we all have, for we are apt to forget when we are in trouble that there is One watching over us, who knows it all and will help us if we trust in Him. He has been taking care of you and your good mother, Ted, and has put it into the hearts of several in this place to give to your necessity. At our school meeting last Tuesday a little subscription was made to fit you out for your new place, and to help your mother with her rent. You know we are all poor men, and have not the means to do all we wish, but here is a pound which we collected in the room, and I wish to show my regard and affection for you by asking you to accept from me, as a parting gift, a pair of good new boots.

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