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THE BEAUTIFUL LAD DEB. 
ties to floating in the air on golden wings and 
sipping honey from the morning flowers. And 
are there no moral analogies here ? Does God 
so adorn and care for a feeble and short-lived 
race of insects, and leave those created in his 
own image, and invested with infinite possibili¬ 
ties and longings, only to neglect and chance, 
cast off to caprice and despair? Every true 
heart answers with emphasis, ‘ No; the thought 
would be blasphemy.’ Then surely it is our 
duty, as it should be our highest joy, to de¬ 
voutly worship and adore the God of our life 
and the sleepless Guardian of our steps, our 
hope now, and our eternal joy hereafter—that 
gracious Being ‘ who is over all, God blessed 
for ever. Amen!’ 
“ The transition from the air-spangled butter¬ 
flies to the ‘ fowl of the air ’ is as natural as it is 
easy; it is the next round in the ascent of crea¬ 
tive glory. Higher in structural organization, 
and serving a more obvious purpose in the di¬ 
vine plan, the lessons of ornithology have al¬ 
ways possessed peculiar attractions for the stu¬ 
dent of natural history. We may hate the bugs 
and take but a passing notice of the gorgeous 
butterflies, but none are so dull as not to feel 
