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She prays her Savior, then, to guide,
And teach her what to do;
Fred soon returns to tell papa,—
"Yes; we must take the two!"
For while she knelt in earnest prayer,
The Savior seemed to say,
In sweetest accents to her heart,
"Work, while 'tis called to-day.
"Take these dear little orphans home—
Go, feed these lambs for me,
And I will care for you and yours,
I will your Savior be."
Oh, will not other parents hear,
The Savior sweetly plead,
For my sake, take these orphans home,
And be my friends indeed.
ALMIRA AND MINNIE.
MOTHER.
Almira, go and get your work,
And sit with me, my dear;
And, Minnie, you may read to us,—
We will with pleasure hear.
Two little misses thus employed
Is a delightful sight;
