OUR HOME BIRDS. 
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command, and make her nest on high ? She dwelleth 
and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, 
and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the 
prey, and her eyes behold afar off’ In the ancient 
hieroglyphics of the Christian Church the eagle al- 
ways represents the evangelist John, ‘because like 
an eagle,’ says the early Christian writer Jerome, 
‘ he ascends to the very throne of God, and says, In 
the beginning was the Word.’ It is for this reason 
that in many churches the desk from which the Holy 
Scriptures are read is made in the form of an eagle.” 
“ I like that last part so much, Miss Harson!” said 
Clara timidly as she and little Edith gathered closer 
to their governess. 
“ I like it all,” said Malcolm, “and I think you’ve 
done the eagles splendidly. Couldn’t you think of 
something more, though, if you tried ?” 
“ Probably I could, dear,” was the smiling reply, 
“ but I do not wish to try. A great many more things 
might be said about eagles, but I have no intention 
of exhausting the subject, for I hope that you will 
read for yourselves by and by. Besides, we have 
other birds to consider.” 
Two dear little birds were soon lodged in a soft 
nest up stairs, and two pairs of arms clung about the 
young governess’s neck in a loving good-night kiss. 
