Those who have travelled 3000 miles with a
number of children can understand how this was appreciated by us,
when every nerve was strained, and nature was yearning for a long
sleep free from the shaking of the railway.
"At 5 P.M., on the seventeenth day after leaving London, we reached
the end of our journey, and found our farmer-nephew, with his team,
awaiting our arrival. Soon we were on the hill, looking at the little
Home beyond. As we approached the gates the shout of welcome from
more than a score of young voices greeted us, and on the verandah we
were received by our loved niece, and the dear friends who have been
assisting her in the absence of her parents. The strain of travel now
being over, we were able to enjoy a few hours' rest, our hearts full
of gratitude for the many mercies which had encompassed us all our
journey through.
"'How good is the God we adore,
Our faithful, unchangeable Friend
Whose love is as great as His power,
And knows neither measure nor end.'"
During the winter, individual visitation of the children had been
most effectually accomplished by the four Inspectors appointed by the
Canadian Government, the result of which proved to be most favourable
to the plan of placing the "Solitary in families.
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