Simeon second blushed scarlet; but his mother only
smied, and said, " Simeon is my good boy; he will grow
older, by and by, and then he will he like his father."

"I hope, my good sir, that you are not exposed to any
difficulty on our account," said George, anxiously.

"Fear nothing, George, for therefore are we sent into the
world. If we would not meet trouble for a good cause, we
were not worthy of our name."

"But, for me," said George, "I could not bear it."

"Fear, not, then, friend George; it is not for thee, but for
God and man, we do it," said Simeon. "And now thou
must lie by quietly this day, and to-night, at ten o'clock,
Phineas Fletcher will carry thee onward to the next stand,
-- thee and the rest of thy company. The pursuers are
hard after thee; we must not delay."

"If that is the case, why wait till evening?" said George.

"Thou art safe here by daylight, for every one in the
settlement is a Friend, and all are watching. It has been
found safe to travel by night."

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