THE STARS 329 



together, making what looks Uke a faint, milky 

 pathway along the sky. 



When we learn to know the brighter stars and the 

 constellations, they become our friends as they 

 have been the friends of so many of those who went 

 before us. We call the stars by name, and pick out 

 in the twinkling mass those that we like the best, 

 knowing that ages and ages of men, women and 

 children have looked upon the same stars and have 

 regarded them in the same friendly way. 



The winking Algol, the glorious Sirius, the red 

 Arcturus and the bluish Vega have been named and 

 watched by people for countless ages; so have Orion, 

 the Pleiades, the Dipper, the Northern Crown, the 

 Sickle, and all the other sparkling constellations. 



And shall they not speak to us, those giant suns, 

 rolling through endless space at the command of 

 God? Let them say to us that the all-powerful God 

 who made all things is yet our Father and Friend. 



