THE HAPPY FAMILY; OR, Selfishness and Self-Denial, BY THE AUTHOR OF "SIMPLE RULES;" "THE HISTORY OF A FAMILY," &c. &c. BRIGHTON : H. S. KING, 1, NORTH STREET, AND 44, EAST STREET. HAMILTON, ADAMS, AND CO., LONDON. 1851. f.447. 2533. f. 444 INTRODUCTION. Ir is purposed that this little tale should be the first of a series, intended to illustrate the "Fruits of the Spirit;' "the object of the present one being to shew that the home where God is faithfully worshipped, should be the abode of "love, joy, and peace." In tale the second, it is proposed to delineate the fruits of "long-suffering and gentleness." THE TWO FAMILIES. CHAPTER I. "But happy they, the happiest of their kind, Fate their hearts, their fortunes, and -THOMPSON. THE bells of the old tower of St. Mark's rang out a merry peal, and the inhabitants of the usually dull and quiet country town of M appeared to be in an extraordinary state of excitement-young and old were collected in a dense crowd round the walls of the churchyard, watching with eager eyes the egress of a bridal party; and no wonder -it is not often that two sisters are married on the same day, and in this instance, too, they were twin sisters; and from the day |