THE BEAUTIFUL LADDER. 295 
“ Bless God for the gift of eyes, and for the 
spectacle of unearthly beauty which he spreads 
over the heavens ; but if the glory which fills 
the eyes does not awaken gratitude within the 
heart, the heavens should rebuke us for our 
dulness. 
“But 
‘ Now comes still evening on, and twilight gray 
Hath all things in its sober livery clad.’ 
The sun is down, and the glory that so recently 
made gorgeous the west has faded away; and 
has the hand that traced the wondrous pictures 
and hung them over the evening skies ex¬ 
hausted its skill in the effort, and left the night 
to gloom and darkness? No ; the same good-^ 
ness that gilded the morning and purpled the 
setting sun has put upon the brow of night a 
‘ crown of glory ’ and a ‘ diadem of beauty,’ 
that he might give us ' songs in the night’ In 
our next study let us try to get the keynote of 
this night-cheering anthem. 
“ In bidding you good-night,” added Doctor 
Dean, “ I have the pleasure of inviting you to 
the brown cottage to-morrow evening to give a 
welcome to its new tenants.” 
