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ate. At last, after a long time, everything was chosen, and they
started home as happy a set as I ever saw. Everything was
just as I wanted, and I think will do much good. I cut out a
number of aprons ready for to-morrow, my sewing day. For
the last three weeks I have had one session from half past eight
until three o’clock, with a half hour intermission at noon. I
think I will continue it through the winter. Will have a longer
afternoon after my school becomes larger. |
Truly thy friend, SaraH A. STEER.
“* Waterford, 12th mo. 80th, 1867.”’

“Dear Children,—On last Third-day afternoon I gave out the
nice presents of toys and candies you sent. As each present was
handed out, I wished you could be present to see how happy you ©
made these children. You will never be forgotten .by them.
Several of the children were sick, and I sent gifts to them. Yes-
terday, one sister told me how happy you had made her little
brother. The mottoes I have nailed up, and the children trimmed
them with overgreens. On Third-day afternoon some of the pa-
rents came in and. heard them read and answer some questions.
They seemed as glad as the children over the presents. ‘T'o the
mothers I gave some thread, needles and buttons. I shall teach
the children to sew on the dry goods. ‘The tin plates I gave to
some old people. The books I hope to use in the First-day
school, I have just commenced. I had some very nice books sent
me which I gave to the larger scholars. 1 hope your own Christ-
mas was a happy one, and that all that are to come may be so.
My love for yourselves. :

Your friend, SARAH M. E ty.

“ Thriftland, 12th mo. 30th, 1867.” :

“My dear little Friends,—A merry Christmas to you! and may
the dear Heavenly Father bless you, both now and in all coming
years. Indeed, I am sure that He will, if you continue thus mindful
of the happiness and comfort of others. O that you could have.
seen the happy faces, covered all over with smiles, made so by
your kindly gifts; their little hearts beat quick and fast as they
watched with eager eyes the pretty, amusing, good and useful
presents you sent to them. Some of them had told me a few
days before that they were too poor to have Christmas; that
there was no use for them to hang their stockings up. I did not
inform them then that dear little children miles away at the
North had remembered them, for I wanted to surprise them ; but.
when they heard that you had chosen to make them happy, their
bright eyes filled with tears of joy and gratitude, for these dark-
browed children of our Heavenly Father have large souls and