Invisible Helpers

some time, and had at last lain down under a tree to sleep. They had been roused, they said, by a beautiful lady with a lamp, who took them by the hand and led them home. When they questioned her, she smiled at them but never spoke a word. To this strange tale they both steadily adhered, nor was it possible in any way to shake their faith in what they had seen. It is noteworthy, however, that though all present saw the light and noticed that it lit up the trees and hedges that came within its sphere precisely as an ordinary light would, yet the form of the lady was visible to none but the children.