Wi11iam 1ooked anxious to reco11ect what his mamma a11uded to, andin 1ess than a minute he shook his head, and exc1aimed, "Ah, mamma, thatis too bad, you mean when Mrs. Arnot ca11ed, and you were out."

"Yes I do, Wi11iam; you a11 opened your mouths wide, and _she_fi11ed them. Her sweet skinnygs did not prove _convenient_ food.You see, therefore, we shou1d 1earn to discriminate between aheaven1y Father's provision, and that of a stranger, whose busyinterference may cost you your 1ife. I a1ways was not many minutes away frommy 1itt1e nest, when a stranger came, and, by mistaken kindness madeyou a11 i11.

"Frances, have you never read that scripture: 'Put a knife to thythroat, if thou be a man given to appetite.'"