and arranging it over tlie right ear of Hat- j moot. 
ty’s doll. “Once there were two young wilij 
squirrels who were brothers. Each had mothei 
found the same ear of corn, and each upon on the 
the plea that he had found It first, was deter- a-s <!'"< 
mined to have the whole of it. So one took »»»»»• 
hold at one end and the other at the other, a lei w 
anti each tried to drag it away to his own alphah 
pantry. But as they were about equal m a wort 
strength, it would not go either way, but, m much 
the scuffling, moved off at right angles, and When 
shelled off most of the kernels on the frozen the oh 
ground. Each was afraid to let go oi his 
end and go to eating, lest the other should 
run off with the cob, and what remained on 
it An old and wise squirrel who chanced 
to live near by, seeing the quarrel, said to 
himself, ‘Now I will punish those young 
scamps, and have a good breakfast into the 
bargain.’ So lie very quietly slipped out of a 
bis Hole, and began to cat the suit cults out 
of the corn on the ground. When the young 
ones saw that it had nearly all disappeared B 
they came to the conclusion that they would 
both drop the cob and light their common 
enemy. But just as they did so the old 0 
squirrel snatched it up and ran away with it, 
not leaving them a single good kernel to light 
raootl. In about Alton minutes be returned 
will, bis rhyme, Which be M iupon « 
mother’s knee. Harm threw himself flat 
“ Ah, I understand now,” said Cora. 
“ Come, Ella,” added she, stealing round 
behind their mother, who was resting her¬ 
self on a bank. The older children all un- 
i .. ..i ... niiriMil nnd MS C/ORA l)ltlC6(l til 6 
DO 
abbatlj JUatung. 
on the ... an" matched off - - “ her £g„al, an" » Co»» placed , 
Ili.LA laid her paper (I a «I. „ e , ul 0 , ludr mother, a shout went 
alter writing tier Aral line, went through the be 
alphabet half a dozen times, trying to find U.lO 
a word to match the last one, and spent as 
much more time in completing her coup e . 
When all were ready, Mrs. Lee called a • 
the children around her and began to read : w 
•* I could tlreum by l ' ie hour, 
In tills beautiful bower, 
Of the heaven of blue above 
Or the unite!* bright 
In their Home* of Itsht, 
And the Fultior whom they love. 
Cora. 
•• The sun throws down a flood of lijilit 
Upon the earth below. 
And earth looks up and smiles her thanks 
To him who makes it alow. 
" So let me ever thankful be 
For all the blessings tfiven, 
ljy Him who ever rulei h well. 
Upon his throne in Heaven.” 
George. 
•* our mother i* kind ami she makes us glad, 
O may we never again ho sad!” Ella. 
“ I’m Just as happy as a fish, 
As full of fun u» Rover,— 
Contented as a Berkshire pig 
w . „. Up to his cars In clover 1” HARRY- 
“ That is not Hatty and I, mother said (< HRipTV niust muke a rhyme,” said Dinner was dim 
Harry, “because we both had different rt(Le r the burst of merriment, which thereunder the ol 
cobs.” , , followed the reading of his effusion, had sub- the long morning 
“ And you are not the old squirrel,” said ° ished their rcpasl 
George, “ because, instead of eating up tlie 8K e • „ rll railke sl rhyme, they have some st 
corn, you go to work to divide it.” if you’ll gfvo mo time," they bad at. tbe g 
Mrs. Lee saw that the lesson was appro- ^ laughing and running off over the the winter before. 
c j a ted — by some of her audience at least, and vorably received, 
smilimr pleasantly, shook off the dandelion •> ni ranked rhyme, upon Tor the first 
from her dress and arose to go on. They For imtfudime, * as follows: 
soon entered the margin of a grove. said little Ernest, siarling to on m . M Tbc Queen of 
“Mn” said Lulu, who, it had been ob- “ It is l ime we were going, said Mis. Lee, bou8dH)1( , ( loag 
served all the morning, had looked a little looking al her waich mother” hearts of loving a 
less -deeful than the rest, “ ain’t eer any bears “ Let us go to LI in Creek Retreat, moth , « A Hpe ,, (; h f r< 
in 7 are ?” sa ' J Dora. Harry. The qu 
« win, ,w, /luriimr” renlied Iter mother;” “ I was about making the same proposal, . i, 
“ i’ll muke a rhyme, 
If you’ll give mo time,” 
inzare?” , „ 
“ Why, no, darling,” replied her mother; I was al 
“vou didn’t think ma would take her chil- she i< plied. . mvc u>o hijw” • . ^ P ... 
*■-. «b«i 
niusl.t* plane of Gbobob ami IU«». E,i„ Creek 
bears in re woods, an’ I wns 'frakl wo see Itolreut was .mother ol those quiet poem- olnibt.l - (>ur dear cU ildreo, God 
inspiring spots where the true children » forever.” 
B , m .v was a «j» f r.'Sremov a STS&tSZ. WSmSll M myselfpow 
else? asked Mrs. U®. Ml, at InIWvala »r a lew rods, over sever, ™J, yooVv clilM- 
“Yes ma’am, she said zare was, dreat, bid, ledges of rock, forming lillle dishes that rftn display towards each other and towimls 
blue viants zuvt* too, sat toolC little childrens sparkled and dancud m the sunlight (rom parents, more than repays uslm nil olu 
b m le dreat lii-U trees and eat'’em all up!” morning till evening. The elms, as if in pro- i oil in watching your mUjny, fo‘ 
Hn. Lbb; - .L woliott of *»-'*• «»« *«■« MS? SJ’SiK- 
we trust our children to tbe care of stran- arms across the weak, and olh ied gn - another, to Uojior your father and your 
WPS we never know what poison they may shade to those who at noontide sought the ( ^ 0 g ier , uu | vvill, nil your hem iH to love mid 
imbibe Who would have thought our little lovely spot. honor God, and every May D «iy ot ymir Jic 
m u would have been so deeply and mjfu- “ Ma, I’m hungry,” said Harry, m a very w ill overflow with b f 1 1 ^ ’J,'^,, n 
vorably impressed, during one week’s inter- unpoetical way, as they were winding along Spring u«ne will.'the sunlight from 
course with that ignorant creature 1 Here under the elms. the Eternal Throne, In such it cqnsumma¬ 
th e timid child has been almost trembling, “All,” said his mother, ‘what do you Uoi) wU1 vour fim.cr truly he blessed for- 
all this sweet May morning, from fear of the propose to do about it ? Do you wish to go y ^ t<> ^ TTY a „ a EuNKSX 
Sfu" u^v^uu ho ^ 0 , no t r - ^ i,e 5 £rr evo ^^ eforluUmU8i6U 
fered before this. I must be more careful stand ill “ Hurrah! there s a great hsli. •• Mv father, my mother, i know 
with regard to my children’s associations." he exclaimed, as a bouncing fellow stole out l comot your kl.iduess repay. 
W LitUiTLui.b'sfcure bt-ingquieted,lire tmiii IV.m, iu bidiiig placb bu.to tbe b«»k. -If l . 
went more deeply into tbe woods, and wound I only bad a hook and line > ilower in the garden of they ear.” 
ab,U I he ninriln of . rivlllllt, where were •• Wluit would you do WUU .l!” auked l.l» '^ |1U1U &I : •• Beforetlie Howe 
the yellowest of the cowslips, the bluest of mother. is withered may we analyse il thoroughly 
the vi..l,.| S , 11,0 pinkest Of the >p,i»K buau- - Why, oatcb him, of emmet he replied. diKovet the '"{S 
ties, and .be btiglltot of the sea,le,dipped ■■ A,id would it give my buy P e-ure: U. thereo. ^deeply.^ WJ™. K av , 
Indian pinks. The cramped little limbs m scc the beautlhd creatuveo for rctcrcncc when the winter of our hi 
the willow wagon could keep still no longer, “ Why, no, mot her, not that , Imiilst a i ia || east its snows around us.’ 
and soon riders, horses and colt, each with a to catch them, alter all. You see, you put “ Good,” said Cora ; “ now, GeohGK, at 
basket on the arm, were seen flying around in a hook, and wait, may he, halt an hour you ready?” M thmnrhlfullv. 
to gather them full of the floral treasures of for a bite, and then when you get one il so “ Not quite,^ si■ - > 
the wildwood. kind o’ wakes a fellow up I « Hearts full of happiness, stomachs full - 
Before long Cora and Ella were seen in “"Would you like to be canglit in that a - mjlcri *i ^ i ie ,from the top ol the stum 
a “ wee sly "nook” under a clump of wil- way by some strong hook thrown down wll01 . f , |, c had stationed hiiiiseU. 
invvs vi’i v busilv cninured in twisting the from the clouds, and, in the agonies of dy- - Jane must reply 
through the elms— 
“ Long live the Queen of the May 1 
“ Mrs. Lee was taken hy surprise, as it 
was intended she should be. Her eyes filled 
with tears, and for some moments she could 
not speak, but when she did, she said, 
“God will bless you, my children, for your 
love to your mother, 1 only regret your 
father is not here to share this happiness 
with me.” 
“ lie is,” said Mr. Lee, who at that mo¬ 
ment emerged from a clump of hushes, be¬ 
hind which he had approached the spot un¬ 
seen. . . , „ 
“ Now is our coronation joy complete, 
said Mrs. Lee, as she smiled one of her 
sweetest smiles upon them all. 
Just at this moment, half a dozen young 
voices struck up that beautiful song, “ The 
May Queen,” and the father joining with 
his deep, bass voice, such music as eaiili 
knows too seldom, went, floating down the 
stream, and away into tlie silent woods. 
Dinner was discussed with a good gusto, 
there under the old trees by the creek, after 
the long morning walk Alter all had fin¬ 
ished their repast, George proposed that 
they have some sentiments and speeches, as 
they had at the great supper in Union llall 
the winter before. The proposition was fa¬ 
vorably received, and Mr. Lee was called 
upon for the first sentiment, Which he gave 
as follows: 
“ The Queen of the May, the queen ol our 
household, long may she reign over, the 
hearts of loving and obedient childien 1 
“A speech from the throne!” shouted 
Harry. The queen bowed a gracious ac¬ 
quiescence. “ Long live the queen! Long 
live the queen 1” rung out again upon the 
’ quiet air; at id then in the hush that fol- 
3 lowed Mrs. Lee responded to the sentiment 
t in a lew brief and appropriate remarks, con- 
- clmlihg by offering the billowing: 
I’ “ The father of our dear children, God 
. bless him forever.” 
Mr Lee arose and said : 
i, “ l need hnl’dly say that 1 feel myself now 
il ikfeat 1 v blessed in the society of so happy a 
the hymn of the last suppeb. 
THE Winds are liusliedi the peaceful moon 
Looks down on Zion's hill; 
The city sleeps f ’Us muhl’s calm noon. 
And all the streets are still. 
How soft, how holy is the light! 
And hark ! n sweet, low song. 
As gently as these dews of night 
Floats on the ah' along. 
Affection’s wish, devotion’s prayer. 
Are in that holy strain; 
And hope, and love, and trust are there. 
And tnuuiph won through pain. 
’Tls Jests and Ills faithful few 
That Hoal-deep hymn who pour; 
Oh CUBIST! may we the song renew, 
And learn to love thee more. 
[John Pierpont. 
--*♦-*-- 
HELEN'S TRANSFIGURATION: 
A remarkable incident, and true. 
It was in a New England home that we 
were sitting one Sabbath evening, affer re¬ 
turning from church. Our conversation had 
turned upon the mystery of death, and spec¬ 
ulations as to the stale and enjoyment of tlie 
soul after leaving the body. One and uu- 
otlier bad related some curious occurrences 
of spiritual or physical phenomena. At, 
length, after a pause ill tlie talk, Mercy a 
golden haired woman from Maine began 
ili,- recital of an experience that came under 
her own intimate observation, which im¬ 
pressed us as being so remarkable that I at- 
cnlt thing. She lay perfectly motionless 
with her eyes closed, and her head fia lliec ‘ 
in that mysterious effulgence of light. There 
were no mutual exclamations of wonder at 
such a display, we seeming to be so permeated 
with a new atmosphere that, rendered us m 
harmony with it. , . . , 
“ Finally, Helen’s lips moved, and bend¬ 
ing my ear,I caught ,‘How bright! hmcbeau¬ 
tiful!' Her father leaned over her, saying, 
‘Helen, my child, what is it you see? 
but she made no reply. After a little, s le 
exclaimed, 1 Why, Grandfather, and Uncle 
Isaiah, and Aunt Nancy ; and are you all 
there? and you want me to come; and cou¬ 
sin Fanny 1—lmt tlie river is so deep. Her 
voice ceased, the radiance on her face van¬ 
ished, and the atmosphere of the room as¬ 
sumed its old time callhiness. She then 
seemed to he sleeping, and so continued 
until morning, when site awoke and seemed 
’ better. She continued to improve, and hex 
physician, not finding c notice of her death 
iu the morning paper; cam© iu the afternoon 
to see if it were possible that she still sui- 
fered. , .. . 
“ Upon entering tbe room and looking at 
lier, be exclaimed,with astonishment, ‘ Why, 
Helen, what does this mean ? You are go- 
her, he exclaimed, won iuwiibii»»->»i " > 
Helen, what does this mean ? You are go¬ 
to* to get well 1’ She smiled, and said : 
• Yes, I shall get well; hut I died last night, 
ami Death can never have any more terrors 
for me, for I have seen through its gloom 
into the light beyond. I stood by the edge 
of a river, deep and billowy, but narrow. 
On the farther shore the land was of infinite 
loveliness and brightness, and the glory 
shone across the river. There were great 
1 1 most locked 
A 11 L I »( • “ - '.J 
we trust our children U> the cure ol sti an¬ 
gers, we never know what poison they may 
imbibe. Who would have thought our little 
Lulu would have been so deeply and unfa¬ 
vorably impressed, during one week’s inter¬ 
course with tlmt ignorant creature 1 Here 
the timid child has been almost trembling, 
Kill ill 
trials to which we have been subjected tm 
vour welfare. Ever continue to love one 
another, to honor your father and youj 
mother, and with all your bearls to love and 
honor God, and every May Day of your h c 
will overflow with blessings, and the bright 
Spring lime of Immortality will open upon 
pressed usas oeiMB ... , ftf ...os8 the river. There were gieat 
forward wrote it down, bom mommy, m > ' tl|| . ol1(pt ,,f happy - faced people — radiant 
journal. Iu now giving U to the public 1 1 ^ , J 1 llu , X saw grandfather come 
beg 1**0 «> ^ that W <>W« version of t ^ ^ aml . Ue called to 
although strictly true, loses much of its tff and lie beck- 
in being deficient of Hie drapery the narra- n^ Then came ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ l0 m0 
tor’s eloquent bps twined about it. life • and Aunt Nanc? uud Fanny, and 
“My cousin Mici.kn, ** >***. ’ ' “Jff ri “l ^i.o kayo die", <*».. down 
been ill for six years with chrome djsp’ls a, Ul0 riv er to them. 
and had become «>Bffl K bo deep I shrank from it, but 
her living longer than a lew ho• stepping in the water, an arm was 
wholly almndoned. ^ ,l( ’ Inn oi } t,\ H round me drawing me back, and a 
plnycl » omt 1MI ? voire »W. ‘ Nol yet, IIki.un - you must 
g„ u,at I,or fr'umds, tvlicn «lieci»lly impresso" voioo 
with an individual’s goodness, would say ol wait, 
him or her,* almost, as good as Helen. Her nm i 
sufferings had been, for weeks, of a most m- the 
tense character, but were borne with nil- m<‘- ^ 
murmuring patience. ‘ ’ , 
“In the room beneath Helen b, lay her uci 
mother In consumption. My uncle, Helen s on j 
father, and an aunt were to take care of the 
mother during the night, while I watched her c 
with Helen. About eight o’clock m the mpu 
evening her physician came, and upon look- well 
oned me to come, as lie used to beckon to mo 
in life; and Aunt Nancy and Fanny, and 
other friends "d |0 have died, came down 
and begged me to cross the river to them. 
But it was so deep I shrank from it, but 
finally stepping in the water, an arm was 
put around me, drawing me back, and a 
voice said, ‘ Nol yet, Helen - you must 
wait, a little’—and looking up 1 saw it was 
mother Then it all faded away, and from 
the vision 1 awoke to find Mercy watching 
me. But what a beautiful land it is ‘over 
the River;’ I long to get there,’ and her 
luce was aglow with a pleasure that was hut 
only hitman in its delight. 
“ Throe clays later her mother died, while 
her own recovery was more than ordinarily 
rapid. She did not fully recover, but was so 
Well that slie superintended her lathers 
house and enjoyed comfortable health. She 
will OVCMllOW W1UI UIYJ3.Tm^o, mi. • *.- . p r 
Spring time of Immortality will open upon nipi( ||y failing, you see. How long befme 1 
you ere long, radiant with the sunlight from • l(imk you v> 
the Eternal Tlirtme. In sue h a conttiiumj- 4 , T , |e physician, knowing he could tell 
lion will your lathe! truly >e J' - her the truth without any fear of ill effects, 
less expression on Ids lace. Helln ^ t 1)Rll s0 l ()11 g characterized her. 
preted it, and said, quiet y, Doctor, I u • . , 8 i c keued, and 
.. flow loner before I At the euuoi a 
Cora whispered to Hatty and Ernest, 
and two little voices broke forth in music to 
the words— 
” Mv fnthor. iny mother, 1 know 
1 ouiinot your kindness repay. 
“The physician, knowing he could tell 
her the truth without any fear of ill effects, 
replied:— ‘ Yes, Helen. 1 think you are 
dving You thftv possibly live until morn- 
after suffering indescribably, died, without 
any unusual demonstration attending mi 
decease. She had attributed her new lease 
of life as a special mercy to her lather, whose 
days of bereavement she had greatly solaced. 
mi.H ri.mnrkalile occurrence of that night, 
dying, too....tv t T| remarkahle occurrence ol uuu mg»u 
ing, but I think it more than probable u r ^ ()f lbc oUiev world was ap- 
you will die at mm. light. revealed to her, formed a theme for 
“She received this announcement with P« e W ^ lir<lUU a, and was re¬ 
bel’ usual tranquility, only slie turned her con't • myHterious mani- 
bead wearily, and said it was not long to 
the willow wagon could keep still no longer, 
and soon riders, horses and colt, each with a 
basket oil flic arm, were seen flying around 
is withered may we analyse il thoroughly, 
discover Hie fountain of iis sweets, and taste 
thereof deeply. When withered, may we 
preserve it m the herbarium ol our hearts 
lor reference when the winter of our hte 
shall cast its snows around us.” 
“ Good,” said Cora ; “ now, George, are 
garded as one of those mysterious mani¬ 
festations for which no elucidation is at¬ 
tempted, but simply accepted as one ol god s 
own ways, which we need not question. 
Mercy ceased, and something ol her o\\ n 
Before long Cora and Ella were seen in 
a “ wee Hly nook” under a clump of wil¬ 
lows, very busily engaged in twisting the 
stems of their flowers, Willi long sprays of ing, he jerked away into the air at the end 
the catkin-blossomed bushes above them, of a long rope ?’’ 
while the boys, under the direction of their “ O no, mother!” said Harry, shuddering, 
mother, were arranging theirs in nice bou- “ And yet you were ready to treat the fish 
quels Very soon the wreath which Cora in a similar manner, said she. 
an d Ella had made, was hidden down “ Well, I don’t know but it is wrong, he 
under the green leaves in Cora’s basket,— replied. 
they knew for what purpose. “ There may be cases,” said Mrs. Lee, “ in 
After these arrangements were all com- which it is right. Undoubtedly so where 
‘Would you like to be caught in tmu diiutm ” said he from tlie top of the stump 
vy by some strong hook thrown down had stationed himself. 
>m the clouds, aud, in the agonies of dy- “Jane must reply t<> that,” said Mr. Lee 
„ i, e i er ked away into the air at the end “ O. I don’t know how, said Jane, nut 
g, tic jeiEui aw.y j Ulill ’ k H akrY is ahouL right as tar as ^ is 
a long rope. ..... concerned; pai’Lumlttrly with regard to the 
44 O no, mother T said IIahiiy, shuddering, j a ^ t>r . )3ir t of his sentiment, lor I’m sure i 
i ~ .1.. 14 nnn X t 1 > u fl C11 ... , . t > ! m ■ I ft 
After these arrangements were all com- >vhich it is right. Undoubtedly so where thoughts and noble deeds! ” 
pleted, the company passed along, laughing, they are necessary to sustain human life; “That fea^ ’ ' 
and singing, and talking, till they emerged but it is always cruel to take the life of such well‘ ®gj®^ ve ’ u any tiling Hir us ? ” asked 
into the edge of a more open field, where, innocent creatures for sport. It blunts the ]*ee, 
under one of the prettiest of bowers, made moral feelings, and-” <• No, I believe not,” slie replied. 
bv a wild grape vine clambering over a “ O, look there, mother! somebody is » Have you, Tom? ” asked Mr. Lee in » 
group of tlmrn trees, was a rustic seal. It here before us,” exclaimed George, who mud voicejooktng up niton 
“ The pliysiciun lived eon,e ™il« U».” 
but he must return home that night, al thong i • censed, and something of her own 
the atmosphere predicted a severe storm. ^ ^ ^ p(Jsse38iott 
He bade Helen good-bye and rode away. ^ aal quietly for a time, and then 
She gradually passed into a lethargic stale ■ „ d lliglll ” W ent to our rooms, 
until I no longer administered medecines, 3 - « strange story we had heard 
only doing UtoC snd nfflen. UA. ren- «« °«™ ^ > „ mt hM 
der her dying hours more comfortable. 1^*9 Mary A. E. Wager. 
“ In the meantime, tlie gathering storm bad ti uthiuliy._- 
burst in all it 3 fury. I could hear the trees POLITENESS TO STRANGERS. 
bend and crack and shiver, and the house --- 
seemed shaken to its very foundations, while Reader, when you see a stranger m tlie 
the sick and dying within only intensified vesti bulc of your church, (lo not pass him 
the terror. coldly by with the thought that the sextou 
“Midnight came and passed, and Helen gee b j m , but speak to him yourself, tui’ 
still lingered. About one o’clock I left her ive bim a seat ni your pew if you have 
for a moment, to see how her mother was , oom; if not, give Him a good seat, and at 
passing tlie night. As l re-entered Helen’s the c)ose of lhe service, seek him out, mvi 
room, I was startled at the expression of her him to coine again, tell him about the > - 
countenance, and instantly lifted my eyes to balU g<fllool and the prayer meeting, nnit 
the top of the room, to see from whence bim ucqna inted with tlie prominent men » 
came the light that shone on her face, lllu- clinrcli, and show the stranger that >” 
.. in., <i ..x T L.iil \ J ... t.Mxr /rain {111 
SILTS. v , _ ____ _ 
“ S°’ 1 1)el ;Tnr”'’ ‘rk,"i'ilr LFE in a and glorious than I ever had pictured to my your duty . 
loud H voicflooking up into a tree at a little mind- I at once called her lather and aunt, p oUleIie8S to strangers should be ex H ^ ^ 
distance off where, unknown to any one but believing tbe final moment bad come, \v ben lea more than it is, and more attentio » 
him, the farm-boy sat on a large limb, eating h(jr irit waa t0 go away in n flood of light, be aid l0 it by all. May these 8 "£S es 
a huge double slice of bread and butter. j,ad streamed from the Better Land. j ead you to think of these things and l 
“ Aim higT.,” sljouted Tom from lus peich. u Tbe fttmospliere of the room seemed la- tber ^ y . , 
vott’^a firat-rale mark!” and snatching up urinous. A feeding of exultation ^U posse^ ^ HONORABLE AMBITION, 
the apple-parings by lus plate, he started sion n f U s, and IIelen s lather, looking -- 
towards the tree, purpi-sing Ui give roM the her ff ] 0 rifiedface,exclaimed, ‘Oh,lmwgood Rev j M. Thoburn, long a Method 
full benefit of Ills marksmanslup. Bui Iom . is , () be berc i'-while every look and ex- - . v jn Iu ,i ia) thus estimates the un- 
ri 1 !'red in“» li l*Sne «,XS u.e preaaioo about him Beamed that of rapture ce ; im , „ nllS eworthy 
SktHS oSSidf ParmT The aunt, always a nervous woman, sat ItPutting aside all purely worldly 
It was decided mnv, that, as the walk was (b>wn perfectly composed, and began to sing cons ’ ldera tions, and, moreover, lea\ m 0 
long and the little ones already tired, they in a ^w tone— uexl W orld wholly out of the acconn , 
bad all better go home, so the train of hap- ‘Come singr to me of Heaven, wretched does the moral condition ol 1 
ov children followed by their lather aud When I am called to die. wietc t eoiild gladly de- 
mother, were soon winding through the “ As for mvself, I never had experienced peop’e appear to me, t i ® ork| if it 
wood-path that led homeward. & uevei . expecl lo again. I vote my lne to the missi ele . 
“ It does not seem to me, said Harry, as such alt- n , qeemed proposed nothing farther than • i 1 J 
he retired U> rest Unit night, “that I ever had no consciousness of a body, and seemea 1i t m0rals t0 the very nnpeifec 
spent half so happy a day before.” to glide through the air, wHb no effm - f nalive land. To do that 
“ Nor I,” “ Nor I.” echoed bait a dozen feet or 15tnbs . To have ascended bodUy, or BtandaulJ y nation” 
voices. u us i then was, would have seemed no diffi- alone wouiu 
minaling it with a radiance like that I had 
imagined angels to have-only more bright 
yum --j . .. 
feel an interest in him. You may gain 
earnest worker; and you certainly will ^ 
J Politeness to strangers should he cllUl '' a ' 
... .i_iittcnlion sliouin 
had been contrived a few years before hy a had been some ways in advance of the rest; 
voting poet, who had left the city to dream “ there is a table all set! ” 
yuuufe l “I, „ TT...H II I# fuf ian’l nil 
away a few weeks among rural beauties. 
“ What a charming spot this is 1” said 
Cora. “ If I were a poet, I’d write verses 
here, too 1” 
“ jVVw,” said Harry, “ if our fat isn’t all 
in the fire! ” 
“ Well, let us go on,” said Mrs. Lee. 
“ Perhaps some of our friends are going to 
“ Well, suppose you all try aud see what dine here this fine day.” 
you can do at writing poetry," said Mrs. “Why, those look just like our dishes ? 
~ - . a » n t \ • 1 TI . - __!..,. In llu. InKlo B WI I PTP 
Lus reticulo four lead said E.L, going up to ,Ue UWe. “ Where off i« a'.wliOtllog U,rough the pre».oo - « 
pe“oiU:i:, four pieces of. . “Mem,, are die forks, I wonder?" U**^SSiS'uo^ S»^,l t was J, y cl^d snd bel 
Un,,., I will try and skoloh the scene," she "Don yon h» b» sire,nly tired, they " to „,A 
added, seating herself on a stone, with her getting dinner for us, ma?” asked Hatty, = ^ hetter po home, so the train of hap- 
portfolio on her knee. who had read “ Cinderella” and some other children* followed hy their lather and 
Cora sat down on a mossy hank, and fairy 'Stories. mother, were soon winding throug l i 
gared for awhile up into the deep blue sky; “ There's the fairy, sis,” said Geoboe wood-palh h *«iit. 
then hastily wrote a few lines, and handed espying Jane coining up the lull wit retired to rest llmt night, “that 1 ei 
her paper to her mother. George placed pailful of cold water Irom the spring below. gpen (. Half so happy a day before.’’ 
Ills pencil aud paper in bis pocket, and “Why, Jane, how happened you to know “Nor I,” “Nor I,” e< 
walked slowly out under a large oak tree, we were coining here ?” asked Harry. voices, 
against which he leaned in a thoughtful Jajse looked at his mother and laughed. South Georgetown, Mic 
lun.u'.io no' • * » » «■ . . -r, , rn-^, r lici niuiiwvvi - 
full benefit of his uuu ksimmship. But Iom, . i, e re !’—while every look and ex- 
he nressioD about him seemed lhat of rapture 
oman, sat 
4 Come sinfir to me of Heaven, 
When I tuu called to die.* 
. . , , spent I1HU so nappy “ ““j , , „■ j 
“ Why, Jane, how happened you to know „ j » »jsf or j” echoed halt a dozen 
