MOORE’S  RURAi-  WEW-YORKER. 
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442 
Ellen  stood  Rpoechloss  In  awtonlsUmont;  tor 
she  saw,  indeed,  he  was  no  other  than  the  stTOll- 
Ing  miislclaji— (or  that  hJizol  eye  had  left  a  tender 
regret  in  Ellen’s  heart  (or  which  she  had  often 
chid  herself;  and  os  It  tlasluMl  across  her  julnd 
who  he  was,  and  how  she  hud  sUiffed  hlapoek- 
ef*  t'-lth  bread  and  beef,  she  fell  on  her  knees, 
cr}lDg:^‘'rorglvc  me,  sir;  oh,  forgive  me.  l 
knew  not,  indeed,  you  were  any  other  Hum  what 
you  Bccrnod." 
•‘Forgive  you,  F.II011 !  Yes,  my  fair  girl;  you 
have  more  need  of  forgiveness  than  you  thluk,  for 
you  have  wolen  my  peace  of  mind  awoy.  Will 
you  restore  It  to  mo  ?  Will  you  be  my  partner 
now  again- for  aU my  lifelong?”  He  raised  her 
from  the  flooi-  as  he  sjKJke  and  drew  her  tenderly 
toward  him ;  aud  she  laid  her  lace  upon  his  bosom 
and  wept  war.s  of  the  pui-est  Joy  and  glit(lne.sH  as, 
a  midst  hLs  curcBses,  she  promised  to  be  his  through 
life.  Kre  he  led  her  back  to  get  a  blnssliig  from 
her  parcjds,  he  twk  from  hlR  bosom  u  bonquel,  of 
the  latest  primroses  of  the  year  and  tlxed  t  hem 
on  her  breast,  whispering:— “These  flowers  must 
always  be  sacred  to  us;  for  it  waa  when  you  were 
giilbeilng  th(Joe  of  mine,  so  rudely  broken  and 
scattered  liy  an  ungentle  hand,  that  my  .soul  went 
out  to  you  in  the  rulnoss  of  Its  flrst  affection.” 
So  Ellen  became  the  wife  of  air  Evan,  and 
through  life  proved  herself  a  true  wife,  a  lo^^ng 
mother,  and  a  benefactress  to  the  p<jor  and  lowly. 
Sir  Evan's  mother  never  had  cause  to  regret  hav¬ 
ing  given  her  sancUou  to  the  marriage ;  for  she 
beoame  very  proud  of  her  lovely  daughter-in-law, 
whose  ohanning  characH'r  was  dally  astonishing 
her  more  and  more.  They  are  old  now,  and  tuo 
elder  lady  has  passed  away;  and  the  young  gene¬ 
ration  are  grown  up  to  muidy  sons  and  boauUful 
daughters,  being  loved  and  wooed  ami  won  in 
their  turn;  but  none  of  them  are  happier  with 
tlmlr  lovcin  than  EUeii  Istvlth  SlrEvan;  and  In 
the  spring  ho  never  appears  before,  nor  on  any 
morning  wlUiouta  bouquet  Of  primroses,  which 
slie  places  lu  her  bolt  us  she  had  done  long  ago  to 
those  he  had  first  given  hor.  The  family  all  know 
the  story ;  and  they  have  hcunl  how  chagrined 
the  haughty  .Maigaret  was  when  she  learnwl  who 
she  hud  refu.secl  to  dance  with  at  the  wedding  by 
the  river  side,  and  whose  flower.-'  iJie  had  bmken 
so  rudely  and  cast  to  Hie  winds;  and  tlni  most 
valued  palming  In  llm  castle  Is  the  fair  Klleu  I u 
hor  white  dress  and  blue  ribbons,  and  sunny,  rip¬ 
pling.  golden-brown  hair,  with  a  tender  look,  half¬ 
glad,  half-regretful,  giitUerliig  Into  her  homiuot 
the  broken  prim  roses,  aud  a  luizel-eyed,  handsome 
gipsy  gazing  at  her  with  passionate  admiration. 
- - — - 
A  SUOOESSFUL  MEROHAUT. 
FifTV  years  ago  or  more,  saj's  the  Xew  York 
Sun,  a  lad  numed  Augustus  Ilemenway  was  en¬ 
gaged  as  a  shop  boy  Ina  dry  goods  store  In  Charles¬ 
town,  Maas.  Hte  exlnaordluary  aptitude  for  bust- 
neas  attracted  the  notice  of  a  Boston  merchant, 
who  was  heai’lly  engaged  In  South  Atnerlcan 
trade.  He  took  the  hoy  to  Ids  eounllng  house  on 
Central  lYharf,  Boston,  and  when  the  latter  grew 
np  to  manhood  sent  him  to  Valjturalso  to  look  af¬ 
ter  hts  largo  interest  In  that  city,  1  n  a  short,  time 
the  young  man  left  hts  employer  and  struck  out 
for  Ulmaoir.  This  South  American  trade  was  a 
comprehensive  one.  it  embraced  the  buying  of 
all  kinds  of  South  Amerletui  products,  hides,  wool, 
oopper.  eU'..  sending  them  to  the  United  States, 
and  bringing  bock  an  assomnenl  of  American 
manufactures.  The  bu»lncs.s  esmbllshed  by  Uem- 
enway  advanced  with  great  Htndes-  The  wealthy 
English  houses  Ih  Valpai-also,  having  confldence 
In  the  remarkable  ablUt}’  of  the  .young  Amerlcnn. 
lent  him  their  credit.  A  singular  feature  luthls 
man's  career  was  t  hat  be  never  gave  a  note-  Ilia 
business  In  a  few  years  had  become  so  great  that 
ho  found  It  necessary  w  return  to  Boston  and 
estabU.sh  a  house  In  that  city.  He  sent  hl3  broth¬ 
er,  Cliarlos  P.  Ilemenway,  to  South  America  to 
manage  the  house  there,  and,  remaining  himself 
In  Boston,  enlarging  bis  operations  until  the  mag- 
nltnde  of  them  demanded  every  moment  of  hjs 
time.  He  even  built  his  own  ships,  and  made  ad¬ 
ditional  profits  by  carrying  his  own  goods.  He 
owned  sugar  plantations  In  Cuba,  copper  mines 
in  South  Araericji,  and  had  business  relations  with 
the  Barings  of  such  magnitude  as  to  astonish  even 
that  coloss-al  house,  and  the  whole  of  this  Imracnso 
business  he  managed  hlraaeir. 
Xow  comc.s  a  strange  change  In  his  career. 
About  llfteen  years  ago,  one  morning  ho  walked 
nio  the  China  Insurance  Company’s  onice,  aud 
expressed  some  anxiety  about  a  payment  which 
he  was  obliged  to  mako  of  a  comparatively  trifling 
amount,  saying  that  lie  was  afraid  he  should  not 
be  able  to  moot  It.  Mr.  Bacon,  the  President  of 
the  company,  was  astonished,  aud  after  some  talk 
with  Mr.  Ilemenway,  wk.s  convinced  that  the  lat¬ 
ter  was  a  little  out  of  his  mind.  .Mr.  llemonwaj' 
himself  came  to  the  same  conclusion.  He  sent 
for  his  lawj’or,  and  ordered  him  to  draw  up  a 
power  of  attorney  confiding  the  management  of 
his  business  to  his  brother  Francis,  and  Mr.  Tlle- 
Bton,  hlB  brother-in-law,  of  the  Arm  of  BpofTord  A 
'I’l lesion.  Associated  with  them  was  hla  chief 
clerk,  a  Mr.  Brown,  also  a  man  of  great  business 
fingttclty.  Having  done  this,  he  quietly  retired  to 
I  ltchtleld,  conn.,  and  put  himself  In  charge  of  an 
eminent  medical  man  who  resides  there.  In  his 
house  he  remained  for  thirteen  years,  watching 
and  nursing  hl.-»  broln.  lie  had  satlsfled  lUms«iir 
that  without  perfect  rest  and  quiet  the  machtne 
so  terribly  tried  would  give  out,  and  the  result 
wotild  be  softening  of  the  brain.  lie  pa&aod  his 
time  In  quiet  amusement,  glanced  at  the  news¬ 
papers,  but  would  never  allow  the  word  business 
to  he  mentioned  In  hts  pres»Mice.  During  this 
long  period  of  seclusion,  the  great  civil  war  broke 
out  and  was  e.xtlngulshed,  specie  disappeared,  a 
new  currency  was  born,  new  channels  of  trade 
were  opened,  and  new  methods  of  btuslnees  were 
evolved.  The  great  whirlwind  swept  by  him  un¬ 
noticed.  To  his  friends  Ilemenway  appeared  to  be 
hopelessly  Insane. 
About  eighteen  months  ago,  like  a  clap  of  thun¬ 
der  from  a  clear  sky,  a  telogr.am  came  to  Charles  | 
Hcinctiway,  worded  thus;  "BrliUf  on  your  trial  | 
bal.-ince  -Augustus  Ilemenway.’’  The  brother  , 
telegnifih'jd  to  the  physician.  The  a  nawer  canjo ; 
“  lAitleiit  perfectly  recovered.''  Mr.  Hemenw'ay 
received  his  brother  and  the  trial  balance  and 
looked  over  It.  A  few' days  afterward  he  walked 
into  his  counting  room  on  Lewis’s  wharf,  hung  up 
hl.shal  on  the  accustomed  peg  and  sat  down  to 
b)i.Hln'‘s8  quietly.  Tn  a  few  days  more  he  looked 
over  the  enlUe  tranHactlons  of  the  house  for  the 
past  thirteen  years,  and  generally  approved  ol 
what  Jiad  been  dono. 
Mr.  Hemenw-ay  resumed  the  charge  of  his  busl- 
nim  It  liiKl  been  enormously  enliU-gcd  by  his 
brother  and  Mr.  Brown.  To  them  he  relcaiicd  the 
entire  prollts  of  the  Hilrleeu  years.  Xow  this  ex¬ 
traordinary  naan  has  resumeil  his  sometime  sus¬ 
pended  buslncHti.  lie  Is  now  engaged  In  sonae 
operation,  which  will,  no  doubt,  prove  .successful, 
a,s  It  is  ,'isscrted  that  diming  Ills  long  career  he 
never  nni.-'le  a  bu.slucss  int.t  ike.  .Mr.  llcni'.mway 
Is  probably  tin;  vveeJlhlust  man  hi  America.  He 
own.sagreat  deal  nt  firoii'a  ty  In  New  York  city. 
Seeing  Uiat  the  dry  goo  is  trade  was  drifting  over 
to  Church  street,  lie  hou^hl  -  ouie  old  hcuHesihcro, 
and  pulling  them  down,  enjett-d  stores.  He  re¬ 
ceived  aa  much  for  one  yt-ar’ij  nL-iil  as  the  ground 
an  loll  houses  COM.  inirlngtlie  whole  long  solT- 
Imprlsonment  of  I’lks  jv'o  irkuhle  man,  lu.->  wife 
was  an  angel  of  mercy  to  t’ac  poor,  going  aljout 
and  visiting  them,  and  spending  money  to  the  ex¬ 
tent  of  a  prince's  revenue.  All  this  she  did  In  the 
most  uriost'-ntatloiis  manner,  and  as  Bocretly  as  If 
detection  would  bring  scorn  Inste.id  of  honor. 
- - - 
DEACON  MANVJN,  OF  LYME, 
CWK  Of  the  early  settlors  of  Lyme  was  Ucynold 
Marvin.  He  was  a  rich  land-holder,  a  militia  cap¬ 
tain  and  a  deacon  of  the  church.  He  professed  to 
be  governed  by  Divine  communications*-  On  one 
oi’cafilon  he  announced  tlialthe  I/jrd  had  directed 
him  to  distribute  Ills  cows  among  the  poivr.  A 
sliirUefK  fellow  who  was  omitted  In  the  distxlbu- 
t.lon  linally  went  to  the  deacon,  and  said  ho,  too, 
h4irl  nxa-lved  a  eoniuiunlcatlon  from  the  I/>rd.  who 
had  scut  him  there  for  a  cow. 
“  Of  course,  then,  .von  mast,  have  a  cow,”  was  the 
reply.  “  But  what.  sort,  of  a  cow  did  the  Lord  say 
I  must  give,  you— a  new  mlleli  or  a  farrow?” 
“  A  new  milch  cow,  sir.” 
“Indeed !  Your  communication  could  nof  have 
been  from  the  Lord,  for  1  have  no  new  milch  cow.” 
The  barriiMl  beggar  departed. 
Another  time  Hie  deacon  opixisi  d  some  church 
measure,  which  was  carried  In  spite  of  him.  He 
promptly  refused  to  pay  Ids  chuaii  t.axes,  aiul 
was  sued,  and  his  saddle  taken  for  tho  debt.  Ho 
esteemed  blmw'll  deeply  wronged,  and  rode  upon 
a  sheep  skin  (wheeled  V9hleles  had  *a  yet  hardly 
appeared  In  the  colonies)  forever  afterward.  And 
riding  upon  his  shccp-skln  one  day  ho  reigned  his 
homo  up  to  the  cott-igo  door  of  j>ret.ty  Betty  Lee. 
II,  vv.ia  an  old  Dutch  door,  cut  In  two  In  the  mid¬ 
dle.  She  came  and  leaned  upon  the  lower  half, 
her  blue  eyes  opemxi  wide,  and  her  dainty  h.ands 
holding  l:ust  to  u  plate  she  was  wiping. 
“ Betty.” .said  he  solemnly,  “the  Lord  has  sent 
me  here  to  marry  you.” 
“The  Lord's  will  be  dono,”  she  replied. 
The  duacou  nudged  his  horse  and  t  rottod  slowly 
away,  and  the  maiden  finished  washing  herdlsUes, 
Betty’s  father  was  not  friendly  to  l.bo  de.acon,  and 
tried  to  break  up  tJic  oug  igomont.  Uo  did  not 
succeed,  a.s  appears  from  the  “publlshmCint,” 
which,  according  to  the  custom  of  the  rimes,  w-ag 
posted  upon  live  church  door.  It.  was  Lho  produc¬ 
tion  of  the  prospective  bridegroom  and  ran  thus: 
Reynold  Marvin  and  Betti'  Lee 
Do  intend  to  marry  ; 
And  though  her  dad  op-pOM.ed  be, 
They  can  no  longer  tnrrj'.” 
They  were  married  and  lived  in  peace,  and  a. 
small  stone  house  on  the  west  side  or  “  The  Street  ” 
brought  up  a  large  family  of  eJHldrnn,  and  in  due 
course  of  events  were  gathered  to  their  fiithers. 
On  a  time-worn  headstone  in  the  Lyme  cemetery 
may  be  seen  the  following  Incriptlon ; 
'■  Tula  DoBPon,  aired  nlxly-olght 
Is  freed  on  Earth  from  aarvlng-. 
May  for  a  crown  no  loiignr  wait, 
Ljme’a  Captain  Reynold  Marvin." 
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adds  that  ".Mrs,  WAirriELD  always  writes  good 
books.’’  It  is  an  American  story,  though  an  Kn- 
gllsh  gentleman  Ugurcs  as  a  prominent  character. 
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ver’s  most  popular  works. 
LITERAfiY  ITEMS. 
A  REVISED  and  enlarged  edition  of  Dr.  Hooker's 
work  on  Chemistry  wlU  be  published  by  Harper  A 
Brothers. 
Charles  Reade,  the  popular  English  author,  is 
said  to  bo  meditating  a  visit  to  the  Philadelphia 
Centennial. 
Senator  Looan  has  w  litton  a  play  for  private 
exhibition.  It  is  caHcd  “The  Adveutures  of  a 
congressman." 
lTAJ,y  has  a  poef,-laurcatc,  Giovanni  Patii,  who 
is  so  prolific  l.liat  ho  has  just  publisluvl  a  volume, 
called  “  Pblcho,”  containing  (569  sonnets. 
The  Rev.  Dr.  Henry  M.  Dexter  of  The  congre- 
gatlonallst  will  soon  publish  a  monograph  on 
“  Roger  Williams  and  hts  Relations  to  the  Puii- 
tans." 
DR.  Holland’s  novel  of  “Revenoaks”  has  reach¬ 
ed  Its  twenty-fltth  thousand.  Its  dramatization 
by  Dr.  Holland  and  Mls.%  Glider  has  been  com¬ 
pleted. 
Beamish  Murdoch,  a  lawer  and  author  of  some 
note  In  Nova  Scotia,  and  tho  historian  of  that 
Province,  died  recently  in  the  seventy-slxt,h  year 
of  hla  ago. 
Mr.  Caleb  Ccsiiino,  U.  S.  Minister  to  Spain,  has 
fnllen  into  that  lutlrmlty  of  noble  minds— he  has 
written  a  poem  for  the  birthday  anniversary  of  a 
French  piinceas,  five  years  old. 
Household  art  Is  occupying  the  public  and  puh- 
Usbers  in  England  as  well  as  In  America.  Two 
now  books  are  announced,  “  The  Art  of  Furnish¬ 
ing”  and  “  Tables  and  Chalre.” 
Sheldon  A  Co.  have  removed  to  No.  8  Murray 
St.,  where  they  will  hereaiter  confine  themselves 
exclusively  to  publishing,  in  which  they  purpose 
to  engage  more  largely  than  over  before. 
The  publication  of  Charles  Sumner's  works  has 
come  to  a  standsUll,  Hie  fund  left  by  him  for  com¬ 
pleting  tho  edition  having  hcRii  expended.  Sev- 
eml  volmiies  remain  to  be  (.‘lilted  and  printed. 
SCRIBNER,  Armstrono  A  Co.  vvlll  reprint  the  vol¬ 
ume  of  >Ir.  VY.  s.  Gllberf’s  plays,  Including  “  The 
Wicked  World,”  “  Pygmalion  and  Galatea,”  “  The 
Princess,”  “  Charity,"  “  The  Pal.aceot  Truth,”  and 
"  Trial  by  Jury." 
Hon.  David  A.  Wells  has  prepared  a  satlrteal 
work  on  nuance,  entitled  “Robinson  Crmsoo’s 
Money.”  it  tells  how  Crusoe  and  Friday  went 
Into  money  making  and  gives  the  sad  results.  The 
story  will  be  profusely  Ulustratodby  Thomas  Nast 
and  will  be  issued  by  the  llarpors. 
The  end  of  the  dispute  concerning  the  verity  of 
Gen.  W.  T.  Sherman’s  crlUclsms  in  bis  Memouu,  Is 
not  yet.  Gen.  Boynton  having  sharply  reviewed 
the  Memoirs,  la  now  In  his  turn  pursued  by  Mr.  C. 
W,  Moulton,  who  essays  to  prove  that  Bo.vnton’a 
review  Is  warped  and  unfair. 
THE  VOYAGE. 
ANOHOllED. 
O  WEABT  day*  and  niirhtn,  *0  "till,  so  stUl- 
Tho  useless  sails  bang  flapping  stiff  and  slow. 
Wo  pine  and  chafo,  and  set  our  helpless  will 
In  vain  revolt  at  what  to  rliango,  to  know 
I*  not  for  us.  We  hear  tho  strong  winds  blow 
And  frol  as  in  the  east,  the  west,  we  see 
Ores*  ships  and  small  go  sliding  fast  and  free. 
ADRIFT. 
O  fearful  days  and  nights,  so  dark  and  oold— 
'rhe  swift  waves  tum-'k  and  leap  on  every  side . 
No  rudder  steers ;  no  mast  nor  spar  (».n  hold ; 
We  think  no  ear  conld  hear  us  if  we  cried ; 
We  think  Hod  would  not  miss  us  if  we  died ; 
Wo  feel  forgotten,  helpless,  mst  away; 
Wo  shut  our  eyes  aud  do  not  even  pray. 
ON  "BORE. 
O  peaceful  days,  and  peaceful  nights— whose  peace 
Cannot  be.  uttered !  O  grucu  shores  of  life 
Beyond  the  body !  8haJl  wo  over  cease 
To  smlla  that  Uu-ough  such  hot  and  sUly  strife 
We  cease?  That  doubta  and  fears  could  grrow  so 
rife  ? 
That  we  could  tall  to  sec  how  God’s  good  hand 
Our  anchorings  and  our  driftings  planned  ? 
- - - - 
A  BEAUTIFUL  EXTRACT. 
It  was  night.  Jorimlem  slept  as  quietly  Jimld 
her  hills  u-s  a  child  upon  the  breast  of  iw  mother. 
The  Dolscleas  sentinel  stood  like  a  statue  at  his 
post  and  the  phllosopher’B  Lamp  burned  dimly  In 
Hio  recess  of  his  chamber.  But  a  moral  darkness 
Involved  Hie  n.iHoii  in  Itsunenllglitc-ned  shadows. 
Uea.son  shed  a  faint,  glimmering  over  the  minds  of 
men  like  the  cold  and  liwufllclcnt  shining  of  a  dls- 
uuit  slur.  The  iiomortaiity  of  man’s  spiritual  na¬ 
ture  was  unknown,  hts  relation  to  Heaven  undis¬ 
covered,  and  his  future  desilny  obacured  In  a  cloud 
of  mystery.  It  was  at  this  period  that  two  forms 
of  elherR,al  mold  hovered  aliout  the  lanfl  of  God’s 
cho.scn  people.  They  come,  sister  angels,  sent  to 
oarHi  on  somti  emlKUvsy  of  love.  The  one  of  ma¬ 
jestic  stature  and  vvell-formed  limb,  which  her 
drapery  scarcely  concealed,  and  her  erect  bearing 
and  steady  eye  exhibiting  the  highest  degree  of 
strength  and  confidence.  Her  right  arm  was  ex¬ 
tended  lu  an  e.xpre.s6JV(!  gcBtiire  upward,  where 
night  appears  to  have  planted  her  darkest  pavil¬ 
ion;  while  on  her  left  Inclines  her  delicate  com¬ 
panion,  In  form  aud  countenance  the  contrast  of 
the  other.  She  was  drooping  like  a  flower  molstr 
cned  by  rcfresliing  dew,  and  her  bright  .and  troub¬ 
led  eyes  scanncri  them  wun  ament  but  varying 
glancc«.  .Suddenl.v  a  light  like  the  sun  Ila.shecl  out 
from  Hie  he-areas,  and  Faith  and  Hope  Uailod  with 
exciting  song  tho  ascending  star  of  Bctlibiicm. 
Y'curs  rolled  away,  and  a  stranger  wa.s  seen  lu  Je¬ 
rusalem.  He  was  a  weak,  unasauming  man,  whose 
happiness  seemed  to  consist  In  acts  of  benevolence 
to  tho  human  race.  There  were  deep  traces  of 
sorrow  In  his  countenance,  though  no  one  knew 
why  he  grieved,  lor  he  lived  In  tlie  practice  of 
every  virtue,  and  was  loved  by  all  the  good  and 
wkve. 
By-and-by  u  was  rumored  that  the  stranger 
worked  miracles,  that  Hie  blind  saw,  the  dumb 
spake,  the  de.id  arose,  tho  ocean  moderated  its 
chafing  tide,  the  vcit  thunder  articulated.  He 
was  the  son  of  God.  Envy  a-isailed  him  to  death. 
Thickly  guarded  he  slowly  asconded  the  hill  of 
Calvary.  A  heavy  cross  bent  him  to  the  earth ; 
but  Faith  leaned  on  his  arm  and  Hope,  dipping 
her  pinions  In  his  blood,  mounted  to  the  skies. 
GOLDEN  THOUGHTS. 
D01.VO  good  Is  a  sure  way  of  getting  good. 
Let  another’s  shipwreck  be  your  sea-majk. 
Where  the  heart  is  Inclined  there  also  will  the 
feet  turn. 
There  Is  no  to-morrow  that  cannot  be  converted 
into  to-day. 
No  man  la  .«io  Insignificant  as  to  be  sure  that  hls 
example  can  do  no  ha  rm. 
Men  may  judge  us  by  the  success  of  our  efforts ; 
God  looks  at  the  eflorts  themselves. 
It  was  Ooorgo  Herbert  who  said  a  handful  of 
good  life  Is  worth  a  bushel  of  leanilng. 
Kkuoion  Is  a  little  like  ether  in  one  respect— It 
evpjiorates  unless  you  look  after  It  carefully. 
Thk  door  between  us  and  heaven  cannot  be 
opened  it  that  between  us  and  our  fellow  men  is 
shut.  *’ 
Some  change  their  sins  as  they  do  their  clothes, 
and  60  wait  upon  their  Infernal  master  tn  a  new 
livery. 
As  sharp  and  nipping  winters  do  to  the  earth, 
so  do  affections  to  the  heart— they  mellow  it,  make 
It  tnittful. 
Value  the  friendship  of  him  who  stands  by  you 
in  the  sterm ;  swarms  of  Insects  will  sunound  you 
In  the  sunshine. 
Kindness  la  the  music  of  good  will  to  men,  and 
on  the  harp  tho  smallest  finger  may  play  heaven’s 
BW'eetest  luiieR  on  earth. 
I  LIKE  to  go  all  round  a  text  to  see  what’s  after 
and  belore ;  then  1  often  find  it  is  like  a  Uttle  dia¬ 
mond  set  in  pearls.— .ifomJy. 
IT  is  never  too  late  with  us  so  long  as  we  are 
still  aware  of  our  faults  and  bear  them  Impatient¬ 
ly,  and  so  long  as  aspirations  eager  for  conquest 
stir  within  as. 
.All  truths,  unless  productive  of  holiness  and 
love,  are  of  no  avail.  They  may  float  upon  tho 
surface  of  the  understanding,  but  this  is  to  no  pur. 
pose  unless  they  transform  the  heart. 
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