248 THE DREAMER'S MISSION. 



that his mission was not accomplished when a high and noble 

 soul was rescued from the pursuit of a happiness lower than 

 itself ? Who will dare question the wisdom of that Power, 

 which made the feeble mind to shed a light upon the gifted 

 soul, — which limited the sphere of usefulness to one, only that 

 it might be made more widely expansive to another ? 



No — the pure in heart, — the good, the true, never live in 

 vain. Action may find a limit, — thought may be chained down 

 to earth, but the daily beauty of a life, leaves a « membrance 

 which like the subtle essence distilled from the rose, pervades 

 the whole atmosphere, and lends a portion of its sweetness to 

 many who have never looked upon the flower. 



