JJlack f OPLA\—pOUI\AGE, 
♦ UR course is onward, onward into light: " 
What though the darkness gathereth amain 1 
Yet to return or tarry, both are vain ;. 
How tarry, when around us is thick night 
Whither return? what flower yet ever might. 
In days of gloom and cold and stormy rain, 
Enclose itself in its green bud again, 
Hiding from wrath of tempest out of sight ? 
Courage-we travel through a darksome cave; 
But still, as nearer to the light we draw, 
Fresh gales will reach us from the upper air, 
And wholesome dews of heaven our foreheads lave, 
And darkness lighten more, till full of awe, 
We stand in the open sunshine unaware. 
—jMeekness. 
7 IELD all the days their dues, 
But when the evening light is lost, or dim. 
Commune alone, in spirit, and with Him; 
Restore your soul with stillness, as is meet. 
And when the sun bids forth, haste not to shew 
Your strength ; but kneel for blessing, ere you go; 
And meekly bind the sandals on your feet. 
Thomas Ashe. 
