402 fird l / 4 LWRITTEN FOR OUR COMM.] SOLDIER'S FUNERAL HYMN NY MRS J. W. LANE We weep, to-day, the fallen brave, Now sleeping in their distant grave, Our stricken hearts in anguish mourn, For loved ones who will ne'er return The soldier's calm, untroubled sleep, • Where Heaven's pure dews alone may weep ; I•Tor clash of arms, nor trampling feet, Can reach them in their safe retreat. We saw not the ensanguined fray, Whero the red, life-stream ebbedaway,.' Nor watched the dauntless spirit's flight, As life's fair sun went down in night. We saw not Death's gray shadows lie On the damp brow and glazing eye, Before us still they seem to move, All health and brightness, life and'love Thou Sovereign Ruler of the.alcies, Accept this costly sacrifice, And teach our aching hearts to rest; Resigned and hopeful,,on thy breast. And when fair, Freedom's, banner waves, In triumph o'er. these honored graves, To them each freeman's love iihall raise, A. hero's monument of praise. EAST BETHANY, Dec. sth, 1864. WHAT ARE THEY DOING? "Little spariciw, come,heie andsay, r What you're doing'all the day." "Oh, I fly dtier hedges and ditches to find. A fat little`wortn, or a fly to my mind; And I carry it,' back to my ownEretty nest, For the dear little pets ' I thatwarm with my breast; For until I can teach them the way how to fly, If I did not feed them, my darlings would die. Sow glad they all are when they see me wine home, • And each of them chirps, Give me acme! give me soine !' • " Little lamb, come here andiay, What you're.doing all the day." "Long enough beforeyou wake, Breakfast I am-glad to take • In the meadow, eating up Daisy, cowslip, buttercup.; Then about the fields I play, Vrisk.and scamper all the day, When' I'm thirsty, I can drink . Water at the river's brink; When at night Igo to sleep, By my mother I,most keep:: I am safe enough from cold At her side within the fold.?' Little bee come here and say What yisu're doing all the'daY." • • Qb, every,day, and all daylong,; Among the flowers .you-hear myeong; I creep in every bud I see, ,I ' And all the honey is for me: takelt to the hive with care, , And give it to my brothers there; That when the winter time omeg - en, And all the flowers' are dead and And the wild windis cold and rough, The biley bees may have enough."' • "Little fly, come here and say What you're doing all the day." ' Oh, Pm a gay and merry fly; I never do anything . --no, not I. ' I go where I like and I stay where I pleage, In the •heat'of •the sun, or the Wade of the On the window pane-or the cupboard shelf, AiliL I care for nothing except myself. I cannot tell,.it is very true, , , •_.. • When the winter comes what I mean to do ;• And I very much fear when I'm , getting old, I shall starve ,with ,hunger, or die, , with cold !" —N Y. Methodist. , , EITTIT.N 7011 Oliß COLUMNST THE YOUNG .BAVARIAN BY HISS S. ' `DARNER, AUTHOR OF "DOLLARS AND CENTS." E=M3l The voyage was long. • They could not afforthese - poor people, to come in one of the Cenifortable swift steinierST and 'se they took passage •iia. ‘ a crowded emigrant ship,. and even that'required,a great part of their money. how long the voyage was 1 . how Wearily they must have thought of home I—the yineYard land thelime tree and the storks. So far they had made no exchange of pover .ty for riches,—it seemed as if they were to begin life in the new: world'. with out anything to begin with ; aid all the - homesick Bavarians • could '_do. was to stOy the premises of Ged. Each one of them was sure to bring wealth, as now they brought peace, to those who believed;; and day after day on the roll , ing ship, tie old farmer and his wife quieted their hearts, with thoukhts of him, whose word is steadfast. Day after day they sat together and read' the Bible, teaching little John to put his trust in the one great Friend they had in all the world. John was about eleven years old at this time;'and though doubtlesshe had shed a good many tears when he , left the old house, and the storks, and his little brothers and sisters, yet, I fancy he soon wiped theu r i away to look at the ship and the sailors and the broad, sea. And when lie was seasick, like 'all: the rest of the passengers,' I - do ,not believe that he wished to go'to the bottom at once,. as many of them did. `Eleven, years old is not so easily diScouraged and out of humor with the world. I suppose his young heart was full of bright visions,---he was to go" to., new places, and see new people, and do great things ; world "is ''a Splendid i'dea to boys eleven. years old; and like enough he could . hardly imagine - what made his father and mother read the Bible so very much, 'nor understand , - ,heaven seemed so much nearer to them than earth. The ship did tumble about a tittle; certainly ; but when John had once' got his sea legs on,' as the sailors say he thought'it Was great fun. grandly*.e curling waves rolled on, `breaking and whitening with a 'thousand crests !—with what a shrill whistle the - wind piped through the rigging, bidding the sailors mind their work ! yes, going to sea was a fine affair mother say so often, 'John, never for git that the Lord isTalways nigh : unto them that" call upon him ?' Why did his father repeat from day to day : will be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee ?" John answered,- " Yes, 'thother,"-:-=' " Yes father,'-'- and then ran -away to play among the coils of rope, and to watch the Stormy Petrels, as they ped and floated in the sparkling water, arietogaze with awe-struck fascination' at the shark's fin that could be seen in the wake of the ship. And so the old craft bore them on, day after day and week after week, un til at last from the lookout Came the cry of Land Then the distant faint blue line grew deeper and stronger as the ves sel ploughed her wayalong, and then "le came sailing up thrOngh the Nar rows into the beautiful Bay of New York. She stopped at the'Quarantine grounds and was boarded by the health officer ; while the home-sick bavarians looked sadly round about them at the new land to, which they - .had come ; and John! gazed eagerly for Ward to where a, soft hazy line, of smoke hung over great city. ' kro little while more, the. ship was at,lfer journey's end. It was mid;summer, - and a hot, smoth ering New York day. - -No cool shade of lime trees here,—no peaceful,'Clapper ihg ',of storks, no rosy faced children at play in sweet gardens. The rich chil dren were gone out of town to the dis tant 'green fields .and -fresh 'sea shore, the poor children were breathing in slow pojsop._ from the city streets. ,To .the_ old German farmer and his ;wife, the noise and dust ` s and air of the city Were almost intolerable ; 'And oh, how, alone they felt Crowds 'hurrying by them,, but not one familiar face';_ tongues call ing and jabbering—.-but n6t a word that, they could understand. Their peasant dress, too,--the old farmer's gneer boots and pipeatid'cap,, and his wife's colored pettidoat and jaCket,and shoes—people . looked and. :pointed at, "and boys shouted and laughed. - It ,seems to me, that as they' made their 'way gong s following some one who had . 'undertakento guide them, they could only' have' 'thought. 'over and' over in their 'heart& the wOrds :Of One of their own nati,v4 hymns;' repeating and re peating their beautiful native tongue-- " God liveth ever!" _ They had need to remember that, at every step,:of the way which brought ; them to their miserable lodging. They had need 'tc 'Cry, " Lord, thou- hast, been ow avelling,place, in!all genprations,l7 TAckeTY, ftierldles4 1300 r, .11e4ven seemed . their home much more than earth. TePow-Countrymen'mpre ,soon foiind in plenty, yet.,not auch as :they needed. Some:would not help, and others cheat ed them ; and for a-while `the poor` fami ly lived aS , best they might, in o`ne_qf. the 'wretched teneMent houses. 0, for a breath from the old lime tree ! 0, for a sight of brie of the storks I—better to have - died 'of starvation 'at home anipug friends, than haVe heart and:life wither in a New York tenement -house ! And how should they keep-the one darling they had broUght with, froM being 'poisoned-, in soul as well: as in body ? John_:must hear:the bad words spoken all round , him--would his tongue leant them: ? Would hp presently begin to do 'the he s things aNir done`? . I Dailyv the old farmer -prayed for his daily he brought `out hisdear Gerl Sian Bible and instructed 'John - rim: the wayof peace a4iighte'ousness, --often they all sang together— - . 6 _God,liveth ever s .t,', Wherefore, soul, despair thou neier. •• Our Ooil is good, in every ,place His ;love is, known,, his help is found ; His mighty arm aridterider grace, tiling good:froirCills that hem us round, Easter then wig think,'C'in he, TiarFnio joy oiii'agOnY. • . • SciiilVremember 'mid thy pains, God o'er all forever reigns. " God liveth ever' . ' Wherefore, soul, despair thou ;never: Say, shall he slumber, shall heAleep, Who:gave the eye its power to 800 ? Shall - he not bear his children weep, Who made the ear so wondrously ? God is . Cod:: he.see's and hears All their troubles; all their tears. Soul, forget not, qata. thy pains, God o'er all . for ever reigns. " God liveth over ' . • Wilerefore,:toul, despair thou never. Hewho can earth and heaven control, • Who spreads the clouds o'er sea and land, Whose presence fills , the mighty .svhole-, , In each , true heart is•close at hand. Love hire; he will surely send • Help and joy'that never.ertd. Soul, remember in thy. pains, God o'er all forever reigns. " God liveth ever t. Wheref6re, souVdespair thou never. , Scarce eanit . then. bear thy cross? Then.fly To:him where only rest is sweet-; Thy God is great, his mercy nigh, His strength upholds the tottering•feet. Trust.him, for his grace is'sure,. Ever doth' his truth endure., Soul, forget not in thy pains, GOA o'er all for ever reigns. • " God liveth, over l Wherefere, soul, 'despair thou never. "What though thou tread with bleeding feet ' A Stonily path of grief and - gloom, Thy:God will choose the way most meet To lead - thee heavenwards; - lead, thecilothe For this life's long night of sadness He, will give thee pollee and gladness. Soul, forget not in thy pains, Ged o'er all for ever reigns." - - Ah, how sweet the thonght Was ! anci how powerful ! And when ;their, hearts were well chetred . with remembbringithe love and wisdom and power of Goa, then, they were ready to sing those other words Jesus, still lead on, Till our rest be won ! And although the way be cheerless, We will- follow, calm and fearless. Guide us by thy hand To our Fatherland." - PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1864. Why did his Our Fatherland '—that beautiful word! And so they read in their German Bible : " For they that say'such: ; things, declare plainly that they seek a Father land "—a native country. "'Their citi zenship-is in heaven." _- And thus-thong • they had left their dear home in Bava ria,;`llioUgh they were poor and alone -in. a -strange country ; yet- the old far mer and his wife had peace, remember ing their treasure in heaveh. in the dust and the heat and the suffering - they yet Were of good comfort. 'The broad :ocean-was between them and' the fair woods and'fields they had loved so well,—they should never return to their]. any more ; but to the sweet ,fields be yond the swelling flobd.' of death, to those they were sure to go. 'Having the promise of , God concerning: the life which is to come; believing in it, rest ing in it, looking only to Jeans to bring them through; the poor Germam,stran ,gers waited patiently to see what.was the Lord's will, e,oncerning 'theta, in the life that now is?O • ' "We intend having a Christmas Tree for our Sabbath-school this year,7 said my friend ,Chloe, the other . daY. ".We - want it to : ; be, perfectly successful,, prise and. apleasure< to the. ebilaren, social gathering for, the older People;' and in short, a sort of golden i cla4, with Which to shut the fimshed lealies''of the year . . , • "But, Chloe dear, what sort' of festir val do you mean to have?- - Is it to be a festival in.eainest, or merely a pageant,, with it's' first and last object display,. frOm which, when 'the lights are dead, the ga,rlands fled,' the poor - little ones ? shall go wearily homeward, with aching' heads; 4 and cross faces-!" . "We want it to be both, Mignonne, A pageant' for beanty, and a festival. for joy Christmas tree, Whose wax tapers shall throw , a fleeting light over the, past, and .a . .cheering ray over the future!„ The pretty. German_cuatOm of making the Christmas tide the children's anni-' versary,. and weaving into its golden hours the love or - parents ',And friends,. ; hanging the evergreen boUgTis with the. gifts of friendship, has come; from the. Fatherland to own, and , Jis almost; beCothing naturalized here In many 'a home the mother' and father, having with infinite pains.kept the sacretiniiii late, are thinking with-gleefnl pleasure of the hour when ,thele,bright-haired darlingi shalt surround the' q ;tree." lii many a Sabhath-school the grave super intendent, and the tei,e,hers, and• yoUng, are planning some pleasure of the: kind for their own little oneS,', many, of; whom have few home pleasures. „. The first thought, in doing anything 'for children, should be their`best good ; ;, the,. second their greatest easure. Where their good and their happiness go hand'in hand, we may conclude th'at' the secret of success the talisman =las `been found. F,,,• In the first place, then,' GOC meant.: that chickens and children should 4.814 the night for rest--=riet . former with their Cousins, th4-birds, and, their friends, the 4lowers, and their, con -teMporaries, the- "'cattle' on a tkoitlaSid hills," being under''the Pather'S" ,diate care and 'protection m gb to -'sleep when he bids, them, and, retire with the' sum.- The latter----who indniiely, more. precious, 'are but a' little lolr thaikflre, angels,and under the delegated authority, of iiman—nare • many tirnk hours ,kept after all merry winged c,reat;ires are tucked away in their nightly hrding'l places, „This an error. Have the ;festivals and. the joyous gatherings rin 'the daytime! ';:fL I KernelOer a model Christmas Festi- , vat several. Years ago, in" St. John's: ,Episcopal, Church,' i-Wew, tork. The children'were gathered - •at an• early hour in the 'afternoon, in the ;church which was decked With garlands, of ;evergreen and flowers'. .At the right mornent,, the, treeogith its many sparkles of silver was uncovered to view, the songs, were sung, and their choral refrain's echoed from aisle to : roof, the speeches, and pithy, were said, the gifts' we're distributed, and the whole affair was over, the' ehildren emerging, from .theo. church .into the street 'ere the , sun ,had a thought of going down. I.LINTow,,we. can all recall "inferable abortions of festivals where the doors were open at seven, and the exercises began at eight, where we did not throw open the comfortable sanc tuary above, because ".the:'basement' mould do for children," where Mr. froth who was expected to speak,. failed to be , on hand, and his place ;wag kindly (?)'filled-by Mr. R------, of - 11- = -, who made-a dreary : speech of a half hour's length; whichthe elders listened to with mental protest; and the younger' ones did not listen to at all ; where. the choir graciouslY sang; an. ; , anthem,, and the secretary, read a dreary_Colunsin of min utes, and from which- the children Irina home laden with' indigestible cakes.and itale candy, upon \the .after Miseries ,of Which we mothers'. May let the curtain, If you mean to have a festival, ;dear friend, first resolve to have it in the day= tune. live it in some. warm, commodi ous hall, above ground. I never enter our dear Lee Avenue school-room, the home of my heart, without wishing that every child in I the country could be in just such a pleasant place when attending Sabbath-school. See that the furnaces are in proper trim, and don't forget the ventilators ! Impress on the speakers CHRISTMAS FESTIVALS. [W*ITTEN.:FOII. 'OUR ';cotumxis, BY M • thqvupcortaUpe,of saying their best, say inet, !earnoOtly;.a,nd saying it briefly.. Indeectih&iii3t.m . the't&tre+ And let the children sing I Let them` sing of Jesus. As Dr. Bethune said, so "This, ,of all the others, _ Is the elrildren'eaay,- ' Sisters dear, and brothers, Sing, sing away, - - • ,Hearitslessed story, - Once, Yelfng as.we - Christ; the Prince of Glory, sr orkmary:A. knee it" ELECTIONS. IMPORTUNATE PRATER.., The effectual, fervent, prayer of a righteous ; rum :eiailethmuch)?,,Jaines.v' • • . , How often the:true child of God has labored and prayed for the salvation of some beloved objeet; and ,as Year after Year has passed away, no answer has been - ' vouchsafed: As Mr. - Barnes has truly said;' " God does not `promise to give blessings at once. %He promised only that heiwill• do it ; or- will , answer rayer.-- , )atut_lie often causes:his people, long to:xvgit., their.faith. IJe leaves them to,,perl3evere for months, or, years, until,ley feel e,n,tiray their de"- i)nilenee on bite` ; until they see .that they can obtain the blessing ins no other way, acid until thq , are-61)&74d for it:" Of theEtriith of these P. remarlii, we have , . recently- received striking evidence, from' thelollewing fatts :. 1 i; W. l l l .4a!Pf..eminent piety; andJarge benevolence; Ws the:father spf Po-tfiln infancy ,had' been solemnly consecrated' to Ood, ;and - bah were trained with the - same' fulness'and'arfe:- 'l3d, as id'O'itien seen in the 'sable: . hougehold, •the oite , early. I manifested a spirit' of love ,and obedience, while the °amp:was reb,elliotts One early became a.follower:of,Jesus a bright ornament to the chnrch, .and a biasing to the, w;okid; the other, continued toit:-.SOnrce of "grief to parents, "'and 'dud 'a,','Sobffer at everYthittg sacred and -hOly. ' •Long and earnest were the Pletaings of thelvidly Xather - that Daniel t aiight be turned fromthe error ef,hikiwaye.% ;Sleep often deParted, from his ; eyes dud slum ber from his eyelids, while he , wrestled in prayer for hitwa,ylvard son.. But he lived . on, often bredki4 through the restraints of - colle'elaffS±dramoink: largely upon his' father's means (if sup port; •andocansing the keenest angiiishin the pious- hearts Ist home. j (1 01 At length the father ~resolved that he would spend one whole night inprayer to ,Gpdifor euipg poy. ' „ - With brokeni n iess of n n heart and Contrite:l •,c .otspirit, such as is,,ell,pleasing in is sight;'4e, wrfiatie4 with Jehovah; like Jacob, he ,prevailed, and a bldssing rich` and full was poured upon, his own At- midnight he•becamB cTq% as, ,the ; still - .ltour---his - will wholly .6*allowed,uP - in the *ill of hiwheavenly-Father--,-a0 lie said; ,S! Do what ,th.ou wilt; Wi i ttCruy belove4Aon,,/wil4 prtifse t4gq; ,for 41,opat ill things,well. ,;, If he *al thein'iraye Of his .oWn wicked ifoYifly° :thyself iii'disposing , 'Of him asi Seemeth i te'tlieoi l goOd. • • • With ivhole - beirig filled wi,:thpeace„, sublilo'-iione but' the , :frue , ehild of , G9* _has :wirer known, he'.: sought: his bell and - , found quiet,rest 1 With thakholy, confidence, atid`Peade still per,vading. his. soul, Ao, was prepa're'd' oh:pikeday Jp, his ton, who iine*pectedly tirri:Ved hoe.-ma It was the return . 'bf therepentant prodigal, ii . hoselanguage i‘ gather, have siniledagainst heaven and in thy '.'fahrough;the boundless mercy, of. God, tr.us ~ S v . am,lforgiv,ett i through Ohritt."At.t.Xcefiv9 o'c,lc!*last night, ,sAnil#ed to Hini. aid you fBrgiye me for, all the troublel•lhave broughtbpon'Yiii?'" . PraPiig fitheror 'Mother, be not .dis courand though the answer to your earnest petition he,long delayed. Pray, • Vlore - e ernes tiy- -- niore" perseveringly— more importunately. Prayer' : has' n6E, yet' Prepared" your own heart to receive the blessing craved ;'orbit 'would no lon- L ger be withheld:' .:' It may be pr'oper to add that the re pentant son ..became • a preacher, ,of the 3everlasting,gospel.:—OrpngregaqoAalfet. A NEW. LIGHT ON THINGS "Holloa Young - fellow said th'e cock to the shepherd's - dog, eyeing him very fiercely as he ran' by, "I've- a word to say to you" • ' "let US' have-if," said Shag;- "I am' in a hurry." 4 ‘l".wish. to. remark;! .said.;the cock, ,there has,,bepn a great,miqake made in the stack-yard, and you, can tell your master,that he and the pther Min, instead of turning the corn eild of 'the `sheaves `into the stack and - leavi4 ilk, Stubble's Pufside, should have done it the other way. Hbw are tiy hens and I, do you think,- to- get at the giain under the t circumstances'?" . Anything else V .itakei Shag. The cock was , offended, and shook his , but answered, " Yes—l have also to remark 7.—" ,, . . " Never. mind, never • • Shag„ interrupting him ; you're under a general mistake, - I see, and one answer: will do for your objections. , You fancy that farni-yards were made.` for fowls, but the 'truth. is fowls were, made. . - fOr farm-yards ; get that into your head, and you won't meddle with arrangements which you can't understand, and in which you and your affairs are not taken into account. THE TWO APPRENTICES Two ley's were apprentices in a car penter's shop. One determined ,to make himself a thorough workman, the other care:! - -t -- - -. - - One - readnd studied, and got books Ala, ...sould help to tit - ent : aid - the - pCiWeiples of his trade. 1 -He-spent-his evenings -at-home reading. .The other liked fun best. He often ,:went with other boys to have a •good' time. " Come," he often said te Axis shopmate, "leave your old books ; go: with us. What's the use of all this read ing ?" If I waste thetie golden moments T" was the boy's answer, " I shall lose what I can never make up." White the' boys were still' apprentices, an offer of two thousand dollars appeared in the newspapers for the best plan for. a State-house, to =be, built in one of the Eastern States. The studious boy saw ( the advertisernent,",ml determined to try for it. After careful study, he drew: out his plans, and sent them to the , com mittee. We - suppode he did not really expect to gain the prize ; but , still he IhOught, " there is nothing like trying.", tin 'about a week .aftetwards , a gentle man arrived_ at the. ~caxpenter's shop, and inquired if an axchitect by the name of WashingtonWilberterce `lived there. " No " said the lived carpenter,"no archi tea - but, I've got an apprentice by that name." " Let's see him,": said the 'gentleman. The piling man -was 'summoned, and informed that his planhad , been ,ae'ce'pted, and that the two, thousand dollars were •his , The gentleman then.said that the ,boy . .must put up the building and. his einployer was so proud of his' success, _that hewillifiglY - gaire him his time and 'lei him go. Tlus studious young carpenter became ' one of the first architects in our, country. He - made a fortune, and stands high in theesteem of everybody, : while his fellow apprentice can hardly earn food for him .ancl.family by his daily labor.—Ex citange. DOCTOR VISITS. - • • •), • j,t•jo ; not only for the, sick man, but the sick man's frienda,' that the ,doctor Comes. His presence - is often as good Tor them as for' the ' patient, and rthey Joni for him' : yet • more eagerly. HOW 'we hatre all watched after him;! What anL'ertuition :the thrill., of his carriage .wheels in-the street, and •at ,length at th 3 "door, has made mp : foel.l:, How we; hang, upon his, words,, and what a comfort we get from a smile or two, if . he , can Vouchsafe .that siinshine to 'Wrho hasn't seen the mother prying into, liis'face, to know `if -there is hope for the- sick 'infant - that :Ce,nriot , speak - , and that lies yonder-; its little frame battling' with fever 1 how.she, Ipok's `into `lns' face ! What thasks_. , , therl3; fAxid.pant. if he , casts them down and, dare .not say` t "liopelqi (5r ,is it the hOuse-fa l tliex that is stricken. f , The terrified wife 'looks; 'On; while the riylifciari e fe-di his . p'atient's-ivriat, smoth "bring' hex 'agonies -as'the 'children have. been Vaned ,upon _to stay.their. Plays and' their talk !,, Over' the: , patient in the fever, the wife expectant, the children unconscious,: the doctor *ands as if he ,were Fate, the dispenser of life , and 'aeath; he Must let - the patient off this time; the woman prays so for his respite!, One-can fancy how awful the responsi bility must - be- to - conscientious man.; how' cruel feeling that imAias thewrong reinedy,..o?, that it might have been possible to, de,, better.; how harass ing. the sympathy, With survivors, if the Case is unfortunate ; hew,'great the light of vietory. , A CALIFORNIA CHICKEN. f , . Dr. Kendall, writing to 171 e Bean , gaze' says " The Sanitary Fair- tin' this town, California,) s , few ; weeks ago', the . °Cession- of one of those touching_ and, profitable_ little 'incident's which -have-been so numerous during the last year, and_which seems to me worthy of record. a.A poor little boy brought a white chicken to the fair; which was althe had to Off6r,'Saying it might Make some broth 'for a 'poor sick 'Soldier. He'had decked 'his little Offering with ribbons Of "red, white,- and blue,;'s' hut .as he had rib' money to pay it* admittance fee, When, he came to the door he was rejeeted:' As, he went .down the street some gentle man seeing his diStress, listened to his sfory,gave him a ticket and' sent him in. The simplicity - of the donor' and the beauty of the'offoring attracted attention, and the chickevivas put up . at auction and sold to the highest bidder! for $460 in gold, for the benefit of the Sanitary dommissj.on.. _ " The chicken has not put on any airs, has not even attempted to crow ! (I hope the eample will not be lbSt,) but , is .ex ercising , the .funCtiOns . .of chickenhoo4,: and just now setting on a'neit, of, nine eggs, and as it is not best to count phick ens. before they are. hitched, there for the present we leave her." CHRIST'S STEPATIII While the storm was fiercely blowing, While the sea was'wildly flowing— : Ankry wind . and' ngry billow Only rocked - the Saviour's pillow, " • • Jesus slept. - - But when sudden grief was rending Human hearts, in sorrow bending— When he saw the sisters weeping Where theie brother's form was sleeping, "Jesus wept." " BITE BIGGER, BILLY One day a gentleman saw two boys going.along.one of the streets of a great city. They were barefooted. Their clothes Were ragged and dirty, and tied toge_ther:bf pieces of string. One of the l bOys, WAS ,perfectly happy over a . haff-withered bUnch of flowers which he jiiiiAirdke&tip in the street : "I say,' Billy; `" said he to his companion, ".wasn't ,:somebody 4.",eal good to drop , these 'ere.pasies jestmhere I could find them—and- thny,'re-sa.pooty and nice? Look Sharp, Billy; webby you'll find something . bimeby." Presently the gentleman heard his merry voice again, saying, ".Oh golly, Billy, if here ain't most half a.peach, and 'taint much dirty, neither ! cause you hain't found nothin' you may bite first" Billy was just going to take a very little taste of it, when his companion- said, "Bite bigger, Billy, mebby we'll find:Tan - other 'fore long." What a noble heart_ that poor boy had, in •spite of his rags and dirt ! He was " doing good." There was nobodyfor him to be kind. to but his companion in poverty = the,p;oor ragged bey at his side. But he was showing him all-the kindness in his power when he said ; "Bite bigger, Billy." There was nothinggreedy, noting selfish about the boy. His conduct shows us how even: a poor, ragged boy can do good by showing kindness. Bite bigger, Billy--mebby we'll find another 'fore long." Who can help ad miring the noble heart of that poor boy ? I'woUld rather have that poor `boy's kind and generous 'spirit, than have a monarch's crown upon my head with out .it. " Bite bigger, Billy." Think of these words if you are ever tempted to be unkind or selfish to your compan ions. CAST A LINE FOR YOURSELF A young man stood listlessly watching some anglers on a bridge.