ffij» family;
THERE ABE WO TEAES IN HEAYEN.
I met a child; his feet were bare,
His weak frame shivered W.ith.the cold,
His youthful brow was knit by care, t
His flushing eye his sorrow ttfld.
Said I, '• Poor boy, why weepest thou?”
“ My parents both are dead,'’ he said.
“I have not where to,lay my head;
0, I am alone and friendless now 1"
Not friendless, child ; a Friend on liigh
For you His precious blood has given ;
Cheer up, and bid each tear be dry, '
“There are no tears in heaven;’"
I saw a man in life’s gay noon,,
Stand weeping o’er his young bride’s bier;
“ And must we part,” he cried, “so soon?”
As down his cheeks there rolled a tear;
“Heart-strickenione,” said I “ weep not !",
“Weep not?’’ in accents wild,he cried,
“But yesterday my loved one died,
And shall she be so soon forgot? ’
Forgottenl no, still let her love
Sustain thy heart, with anguish riven;
Strive thou to meet thy bride above,: :
And dry your tears, in, heayen. , .
I saw a gentle mother weep,,
As to her throbbiiig heart she pressed
An infant,- seemingly asleep
On i ts ki ad. m other’s sheltering breast.
“Fair one," said I, “pray, weep,no more;”
.fobbed she, “.The,idol of.my hope
I am now called to render iip ; .
My babe lias reached death’s gloomy slioie.”
Young mother, yield no more to grief, '
-Nor be by passion's tempest driven:;
But find in these sweet words relief—
“ There are no tears in heaven.”
Poor traveller o’er life’s troubled wave,
i Cast dowh by grief; overwhelmed by care,
There is an arm above can save; .
Then yield not thou to fell despair; >
Lpok upward, mourners,,look above
What though the thunders echo' loud,
The sunshine's bright behind the cloud;
Then trust in thy Redeem er’slove,'
Where’er thy lot in life be cast,
Whate’er of toil and woe beigiven,. r ...<
Be firm, remember, to the last, , ...
“There are no tears in heaven."
JESSICA’S FIRST PRAYEB.
[CONTINUED.]
111. .AN OLD FRIEND IN A . SEW DRESS.
"Week after week, alt through the three
last months of’the year, Jessica appeared,
every, Wednesday at the coffee-stall, and,
after waiting patiently till, the elo.se pf the
breakfasting business, received her pittance
from the charity ,of he.r, new. friend. After
awhile Daniel allowed her to carry sonje. .of
his load to the coffee-house, but he never
suffered her to follow him further, and he
was always particular to watch her out of
sight before he turned off through the' ih
tricate mazes of the street's in the, direction
of his own home. Neither did he encourage
her to ask him any more questions; and of
ten' but Very few words passed between
them during Jessica's breakfast time.
As to Jessica’s home, she made no secret
of it, and Daniel might have followed her
any time'he pleased; It was a single room,
which had'once been a hayloft over the sta
ble of'an old inn, now in use for two or
three donkeys, the property • of f costermon
gers dwelling in the/courtoabout/it.: .The
mode of entrance Was by. a/wooden, ladder,
whose rungs were crazy and broken; and
which led up through a trap-door; in the
floor of the loft. T.he_interior of the home
was as desolate and comfortless as, that of
the stable below, with .only a litter of straw
for the bedding, and a few bricks and. boards
for. the .furniture. Everything that jCould be
pawned had disappeared long,ago, and Jes
sica’s mother often lamented that ahe qould
not thus dispose of her child! Yet Jessica
was hardly a, burden, to her. It was a' long
time since she had taken any care to pro
vide her with, fpod'or clothing,.and'the girl
had to earnor beg for herself the meat
which kept a scanty life within her. Jess
was the drudge and errand-girl of the court;
and what with being cuffed and beaten by
her mother, and, o.ver-worked and ill-used by
her numerous employers; her life was a hard
one. But now there was Wednesday morn
ing to count upon and look forward to; and
by and by a second scene of amazed delight
opened.upon her.!.; y* . •*
Jessies had wandered far away from home
in the early darkness of a winter’s evening,
after a violent outbreak of her drunken
mother, and. she was still sqbbing n,pw and
then with long-drawn sobs of pain and weari
ness, when she saw, a little way before her,
the tall, well-known figure of her friend Mr.
Daniel. He was dressed in a suit of black,
with a..white neck-cloth, and he vjas pacing
with brisk yetimeasilred steps ktorig the
lighted streets. Jessica felt afraid of speak
ing to him, but she followed at a little dis
tance, until presently he stopped before the
■iron gates of a large building, and,’unlock
ing them, passed on to the arched doorway,
and with a heavy key opened the folding
Aoors and entered in.' 1 The child stole after
him, but paused for a few minutes, trembling
upon the threshold, until the gleam of a
light lit up within tempted her td venture a
few steps forward, and-to.push a -little way
open an .inner door, covered with crimson
baize, only so far as to enable her to peep
through at the inside. Then, growing bold
er by degrees, she crept through herself,
drawing the door t,o noiselessly behind her.
The place was in partial gloom, hut Daniel
was. kindling every gaslight, and each min
ute lit it up in more striking grandeur. She
stood in a carpeted aisle, with high oaken
pews on SaeAticSAalmbst aablaek as ebony.
A gallery of the, same dark old oak ran
'round The walls, resting 'irpon massive pil
lars; behind; Q.ne of which, she was partly
concealed, gazing with ea J ger eyes tit Daniel,
/as he mounted the'pulpit steps and,kindled
the lights there, disclosing to her curious
delight the glittering pipes of an organ be
hind it. Before long tire slow and soft-footed
chapel' keeper disappeared >for a minute or
twb into a vestry; and Jetsiba, availing her
self ! of his short absence, stole silently up
THE -AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, JULY 25,1867^
under the shelter of the dark pewS until Bhe
reached the steps of the organ loft, with its
golden showC. B.ut. at this moment Mr.
Daniel appeared again, arrayed in a long
gown ofkblaok serge*; jajid as she etood spell
bound gazing at the strango- 'qppearance of
her patron, hrs eye 'feli upon her, and he
: also wasjB.tSuck;SpeechleMs:jfos a pqjbbjteijwith
an air of amazpmept and .dismay upon his
! grave face.
“Come, no^,”*he exclaimed, as
sobn as. he could, recover his presence of
mind, 11 you musfc;tuke. yourself out; p£ this.
: This isn't any piaeC 'for such as you. :. It’S
for ladies and gentlemen; so you must run
away, sharp before anybody cpmesi How-;
ever did you find your 'way here,? T
He had comb very elpse to her, aqd.bent
down to whisper in her ear, looking nervous
ly round to the entrance aUtha.time. Jes
sica’s; .eager tongae was’iopaenieoh \i; r - /
‘i Mo tiler beat niiej" sbessaiß/f and'turhed
me into the streets,, and I see you there, so
I followed you nn. away this min
ute, Mr. Daniel; Diit-itisiamice piace. What
do the ladiqsTiid gentlemen do; whepjthey
come here?' 'Tel’l *£-11 foe* ofl'feliarp.'”
“ They come hereto pray,” whispered
Daniel .Oil 'Hi .j ’tO B r i
“ What is pray'?!' asked; Jessiea.
“ Bless .theh childdi" erie.d: Daniel iff per
plexity. (< Whyj they kneel down in; those
pews; most-' of'them sit, though: 1 and'the
minister iitkln’ GbdAviiiit
they want,"/; ; n ///A
Jessica,gu&ed into hie face,.ytith,s,uch .an
air of, bewilderment, that a faint smile crept
over the sedate features-of' the 'pew-opener;
“ What is a minister aud God ?'” she-said;
“and 1 do,'ladies an.d gen tie,men' want;, any
thing?. I thpught they'd , everything they
wanted,;Mr.’ Daniel.” ■■ |
Oh-!'” !cried Daniel, ““ youvmdst ’be' off,
you know/ ‘ They’ll be coming itf ’fi in'ifftfte'
arid they’d be shocked to ae.e' a Tagged littl'e
heathen like you. This. is. the p,u : lpit, where
the,.minister .stands and preaches' .toi.’emq
and. there are the' pows, where they sit to
listen to hi m','or ’td gb ,to sle'ep, may ! be ? '%ild
thdt’s, the, organ. to play miisic'tp, % heiq!sin g
irig.' There, I’ve told you evei;ytiung,;ajid
you must never e.omo-again, npyer.”
“Mr. ‘said'JeSSi;ca,‘‘‘T dpn’t know
nothing about' it. Isn’t there, u ! dark littie
corner somewhere
“ No, no,’* iriteriiupted .jlaniol, impatient
ly: >ye couldn’t do; : sue.h ;a,i,li,ttle
heathen, with noishoes pr bonnet on. Come
now, fit’s- only, a quarter to; the time;'and
somebody-wiir be here 1 in a mitiutb/' j ßun
away, do! ”
Jessica, retraced, her steps slo.wly to the
crimson . door.;.’ easting, many- a, look/back
wards; but Mr. Daniel stood at the end of
the aisle, frown in guponher 'whenever, she
glanced behind.- She; gained the lobby at
last, but already some/one/ was approaching
the chapel arid beneath the lamp at
the gate t st6o’d 7 pnCi, qf her natural enemies,'
a policeman.. .Her heart beat-fast,, but she
was Quickwitted,' and in another instant she
spic'd a pl'ace of eoncealinent ! 'bhhih ! d ,i oh'e ! of 1
the doors, into which she crept for safety
until the path should be clear, and the po
liceman passe,d,ou, upon, ,-his ; beak,,,,
The congregation began fo 'arrive quick- '
ly. Sbedreard the Vustlirig-dif Silk' dresses,
and , 'fel|e/9QUId the’ gentlemen fand lagigsl
pass by the niche between the door and the 1
post>:. :: Once. she,-ventured .to'Stretch out a;
thin little finger and toucb a velvet .mantle!
as the 'weardr of' it swept-by, : but'no ohe
cgught. her in, the act, or suspected, her pre
sence behind the door;!!' Mr!. Daniel, Sjie
could see, was;v.ery.husy -ushering .the, p,eo-;
pie tq theims'eatsj ibut there was (it-startled
100k■ lingerieg’iupbh 'his;face; aild>,evety ;i now
and theh hc peered anxionsly'intd' third iter,
globmand.flathhesSjr'PdevcnQpcooailcdto
the policeman to -ask if, he .hadseenarag
ged child hanging about.- - After a-while-the
organ began tp < qouad^'a'ttd!lT , i
ing cfoivif in 1
trailcea.fo.ith.e'street music! ;,She could not:
tell what bu-t.tjie tears came -
so rapidly ttfat-it was'of hcMise to rub thei
corners of her eyes-'-with 3 her hard knuckles 1 ;!
sp she lay down .upon 'thegrouiid, and’bu
ried her .face in h,er„hands, an d wept, with’-;
out restraint. When the singing,was .over,
she. could-only-catch a-confused sound- of a
vQiee speaking. The lobby was empty riow,
and the crimson doors closed; , The .police- 1
man,, also, had walked on Thiswastbe.
mdhieilt'tQ escape. [ 1 She rallied o hef'self ! fr6m'
the ground with a'feeling'of weariness and;
sorrow.; and thiiik'ingbadly oif the light, andj
.warmth, arid music tli'at .w.ero Within the :
closed doors, she stepped out into- the cold;
and darkness of the streets, and loitered,
htpme.ward jWjith a heavyiheari' -1 ■T :
IV. ‘PEEPS INTO fairy-land'
, »It lyas not the last times that-Jessica Gon-:
ceail£d hersolf.behind tKe baize-covereddooiv
pvercApierthe urgent desire to
enj'ojf again 'and again tKe secret,' aB,a peri 1-1
ous pleasure;, and Sunday after Sunday she;
wat'cKedd’n streets ;for the .moment
when slie could slip jni unseen, ‘phe soon
learned! tKy .exact, t'i me" When DUniel would:
be occupied, in lighting up, before, th,e po
liceman would take up- bis station at the en-i
trance, arid, again,, the very minute at which
it<wolld tie-wise add! Mfe'to : ¥aki'dier depar
ture. Sometimes the Child laughed noise
lessly to her Self, with sup
pressed, merriment,- as she saw Daniel .stand
ing unconsciously in the'lobby, with Ms.
solemn face; and grave air, to receive tlpo
congregation, much as be faced, his custom
ers at the coffee-stall. - - She learned to know
the minister by sight, the tall, thin, pale
gentlemen,,who passedlthrongh a side door,
with his head bent as if in deep thought,
while the two little girls; about her own
age, followed him with sedate yet pleasant
faces. Jessica took a great interest in the
jYninister’s.children. The younger one was
'fair, and the elder one was about’'as tall as
:herself, and' had eyes and-hair as dark;
but,-oh, how-cared' fop, how
on'by tcndorhandS! 'Sd.mbti'met, wlreii t'&ey
| were gone by, she!would close ‘Ber'eyes, and
; wonder-what they' would-do in one- of-tlie'
high black pews inside, where there wa.s no
place for a ragged, bare-footed girl like her;
and now and then her wanderings, almost
ended in a sob, which she was compelled to
stifle.
• “ It ■Jvas an untold relief to Daniel that
Jessica did hot ply him with questions, as
be feared, when she . Came For breakfast
every Wednesday morning; but she was too
■ shrewd and cunning-' for that. She wished
him to forget that she'had-over ibenn'the* e,
and by ana byher' wish wasaccomplished,
and Daniol Was no longer utteasy, Whilq he
Was'li'ghting the. lambs, .with ; the. dread of
. seeing,the <mild’s wild,face .starting up
fore him. ,•. ! 7 ,
-v But'the. light evenings ,'of. sunameir-time
were drawing.hear‘apace,;ahd Jessica'fore
saw 'With-dismay 'that her Suiiday'treatß
woWld soon bebYer:' The ( rts'k ; .h'f
increased, every'.Week, tor 'the puh,;waS'ia.t : f)t
an djlater in se'ttj ng, and. tlrero; wqulil’ .he ( ,nq
chance of..creeping in.and Q»t,u.nsieprvin .the
broad daylight. Already jt ; needed ibhth
watchfulness and alertness tofiaht in<at'’the
right Thdhient’in'the grey fWili ! glyt'; : bjjt sfill
stfe could licit 'give. it .u|f;''an’d'i't' i'tjhaii riof,
bqeii'jbf;the ibafhf, htteh'di'pg'^r'l'lDaqieii,;
have' yesofve/i ; npo.ji,Vsgbipg/until;
she- was; found, on t. ~T hey, would 'hot punish
heriVery muchifor,standing,-in. the lobby of
a ehapeiJ : ’ '• ; h-/ v-p!
? ' Jessicli. wa'B,7 found' imt','; hbweyeTi, befbre j
the dusky' evenings 'we ! re‘ : 'qh , ite',gbne, ’ It ;
happened one njgbt jhat tiie minister's cblt
dren, comihg~early to - saw a
sniialljlitfttefedf fi r gafe, ! jdfldl ba^b
footed, f dart“Bwif'tly l 'up ’the stbps tfefbr'erthem
a fl<s dilltppeari withfpi : thqtldbbjMii?bfiy‘P.^# B ' l
ed, dqokect at, 011% apd, then, •
Jiahdini.iiiand, then; : ,hearts; beating .quietly);
and- the';color- coming .and igoingvoho their;
faces, they■'M'.o wed fhisstrangemew. mem-i
bbr< of' tlVeir fdther’s a cbflgiiega ; tion. ' The
pew-opener was nowhere to® “he" J s‘een; but!
their; qiiicjc ey&'detbt;t > ed I *fh‘e ? prints of .the
wpt iitt)hfdet v kr]hihh;hii >
paVemeh,t before them, ian,d. i( in an
they discovei-ed Jessica, crouching .beijin.d:
the door. ..-‘it r <i> a-t
->' 'f Let' .ns .oalliDaniel 1 Standrihg/f-said Win -
ny; the iybuhger'ohild., clingirigito -her.sister ;
bu*t‘she'had spoken albad,'hnd Jessica ! oyeV-!
hear'd her, 'and 1 before, they'c'oulil ktir a 1 itygpj
she 'stood beforejfheni';\yr^' i ! ''e£ir^hst''an^ :
imploring face; '7- 7 ' i. 7" .
Qhyjd.onft; have qie,,4ro,ve,%urqy,” ..ftpei
cried; “ I’m a very poQr.ilitflesigiifli, ah&j.iti’s
all-tho pleasure I’ve got.' ' I've'seen'you lots
o’f times; with'thkk tali g’e’ntjKerhan’ia'e stbbps,
and I didn’t think you’d have' mo drove.
away 1 ." 1 1' don’t'db any' barm behinjdTthe!
door, and- if ,Mr, TDaniel .flpds’mb qut, ino
won’t give me,any niore .c0f1ee..'',,,,. ~ ]
i-> A 1 Little. girl,”., said then,elder / child,-in a
composed • sind demure voice,7 “-.wo don’t
mean to be unkind to ybn; butW’hat-'db'ydu'
come here for,’all d why'do ybu'hlde your
self behind tbe'-dbor ? " ' 7'-'7'
“ I like to hear th,e mu.sie,” answered'jesi
sica, “ and I want io find out wbat.pray.is,
apjcl .thepiinister, and God.bliked,w .it’s,.oply
for ladies and gentlemen, and fine children
like :y oji;, bu t ; if d iike 1 toj go dn sitLo j ust yfor.
once, and soo" what you do.” ' ~i
' “ You shall come with us into our pew,”:
cried'Winnyjln ahekger and impulsive-tone;
but. Jane laid her hand npon her outstretch
ed. a 'glarico ht Jessica’S ragged
'^nd.matted'.liairl,'I j< wa|i” a .questip.h i
difficult enough to perplex the’m.] M 7TbeiiMei
outcast-was plainly tto.Oidirty and.meglected |
for- them to iinwitenhern.to.rsit. side, by.side;
with them. Jnuitheir. crimson-lined-' peW,' and!
n o poor people atten ded 1 th e - chapel - wi th
! whbm'she boffld"have a iseat. But* AyinViy,
with fliished cheok's aiid
looked.'reproaciifally at* her elder sistpr.Ty,.!,;
‘‘ J angshe;said;, openjpg t her Testiwrien't,.
and.tprning.pver, jhurriedly, “this!
was papa’s tekt-a little;-while r -a.go. Ear--if
there come into a man with,
a gold ring, in goodly- apparel, and there'
dome 1 in ■ also a poor ’man in' vile raiment;
and ye have ‘respect 1 to" h i m'th at, ; weare th
the' gay clothing, and “ say un to him, Sit
thou herein, a. goqd plaqe;; f and'pay to the
poor, ■Statfd .thbji7th.ere, my
footstool; are ye not then pair Hal''in your-!
sejvcs, and are become judges Of _.eyil
th ough ts If we'don’t take this littlaigipl jti to;
our piew, .wo • have h.o t; f h efri if lib fo’ dr Lo r d
Jesus Christ, the Lord of glorv, with respect;
,bf iferSdnk”’* ‘ ' ,
■ ,“,I,Vd|on,|t kno>v .what' .tck.dd',”
jJane,'sighinsy • >the- Bible seems' plain : but;
I’m sure papa would' not like,it. iiet,us.ask'
the.chapel-keeper.” »n;
: ;i “ oh, no; 'lip.”' cried" Jessica,■ “ don’t ;let:
MavDanjel 'catch me here.. I wbnlt 'come
again, indeedand",'l'll' .promise ,n&t;' ti'ytb
find 1 out ' about‘God ap'd the -minister, li’ y o.tdil
only, let me ..go/’ U.-'u b"
“But,, little girl,” said,;Jane,;in .a ’s'weet
but grave manner, “ we ought to teach you
about God, ifrybio'd'biFt ‘know Him. Our!
papa isjhe.nfriiistep;'apd : .i'f;y'puJ^;l(jjp]ni'e'j^itih !
us, We’ll ask him what we must do,” ,7“
“Will Mp. Jessi-,
ca. ’T.” .7,7." ,7 .
• “Hobody but papa is in the vestry,”, an
swered Jane; and; he? 11 tell ns' all, .you? and
us, what we ought to' do.- You’li not; be
afraid of him, will you ?.” ' ; ! : >
.“Ho,” said. Jessica; iche.erfully,. following
the minister’s children, as they led her-along
the, side of tile chapel towards'the vestry.
“He is not such a terrible personage,”
Said Winny; looking encoTifagingly, 'as‘Jane
tapped softly at the dopr,..and they,’heard" a
voice saying “ Gome in.” ■ |
What excellent graces do adorn some
souls. How are the rooms richly hanged
Tyitii idivihe and, edstly bangj thht. God
may Swell in them 1. i!Ehjg it like the
carved works of the temple,..oyeiylajd with
pure gold; ,hgre ,is ,glpry nppn • gl^r.&
creation o (ld ; t in" the ’ innermost
parts of ■sdmehOuls'is’a spitituahaltar ere&i
ted, with this Holiness to thk
Douo. y.v. a s
the BIETH-DAY PEESEHTS.
A hard time of it had Kitty Warner: so
all the little; girls at school said; for when
they oif't playihgj their
heart’s con lent, she had, dishes .toyvafe, the
floor to (Sweep, water to taring* .potatoes to
scrubs apples to pare, and every thinjj else
tfet. ‘a Could’’ doi ] ’Aod
thensuch fl.,hoine it was, too - neat enough,
perhaps, but. not *a bit like- (the■ other-girls’
home?; 'The'Wdiiiaii she W®h (fi>*W>o<
Kitty; fi'ad nether
dred-tuight .to,de' flriy.sthing but end
though' Kitty used; to 1 leok longingly- 1 . When
their, * hhqps palls aflwskipping-rbpesij fpr
kimerfy !gh,ine>bn thesgreen/ishe.' did hot vefijr
often.-ri'sk “t6‘’go r fidth. l ,themi'‘ vl lf
sfe|yed’ ‘like’jp^isfi
romping a-nd racing all thetime,*wearing oat
• ‘
. Bir ',dr , es§'ed;'sp;o l daiy
■ tpjsee
: her;- Kitty oalled her aunt,
* -althoughshewas' Only a <r&c¥- distant? refe
j t wh,eai.,shei'wijfj ’*
' ohild,:in plains dull-colored clothes,) chosen
! beCause they ’ Were 'stout and madeup'sp
■ queerly!;';’, ' .-.;; i: '* "i , a '
JfWSrP ~.twe.i tp, spend,-#?! .ones
timfelin, following' fashions, ’’ her aunt .would
flften
; ,Y )• •" ’ i
; ; il ..BuiKitty, had.,qn3 hrighjt ,gpot in her,,life.
: She went to school excepting on very busy
! days when , her aunt kept her. - at. .home dor
1 help;" and'shtelo-Wed* her* teacher*, Miss* Alice
| Ray!' -With'/all. th'e; warmth of hi r lovi’rig. feart.!
’ Sh,e-loved the scho.ol girls, tpb; spite;
•of her. old fashioned, clothes and still, ways,
she. Wias'a'great favo'ritey and they; were, all
'hihd|'dlid'geri‘fle'tb'.her. ’ 'Th^.
$$ among, ihemsely;es : that ’ .y.pu, cdpld ’flPfc;
quarrel with* Kitty!War she was so good
arid gcntle; ; With such a SWeet* sinil ej for every j
body:;'' As^eefc-fac’e'd.‘child she ! wris‘; n o 'qpfe I
cqujdhelp joying, her justjoy ; lppkirig!at her. ;
H er soft brown . hair, which her. aunt kept
'shdrt'beedriso she .cpuld not* spend" tirii'6”to
take' caTe it,’' curled up in little soft .rings .;
a beautiful blue, andhef face, generally pale,;
would light' up with suefi' a lovely color^vhen 1
'she ripßlfe', '. Shd'wris verpfond bf h'br'bodks,;
and understood per lessons,so quickly!,? . ,-!;
. One holidaytime a group of,-the -.school:
children were iri a corner of the yard busily !
jalkibg, !: Theyfed fpund out iri some way 1
thatj,next Saturday, week Miss
Alice’s* birthday,,.and.they were, planning *a ;
surprise for'her. It was *this.*' each little
gitr ’to' 1 get ! a' present for ‘ her*, and "all 1
vfedd’go. .together' to her. 'house/withabeau-'
tiful wreath with- which, they would crown
her, after singing, “A rosy-crown- we -twine'
for l -thee,’ ? andthey they would giveher- their
presents. ' ' ;
They . Had talhed it b.ver w.ith'then’ uiothers,
and-*mowntheyiwereciteiling- each'* otherywith
g,reat gle f e what'-their-presents- were to**be.
;: 1 “'Mine ‘. will, be : a • beautiful' book with • gilt I
.edgeij’.’ hhfd u*>neV-. >t , 1 7 j, l ? And*. mine...a | gretjfyl
iwiitow .basket *wi,th a* ieover,’’ -said another*.,
“ And mine;? ’ said *a 'third,' “ will be-a pair of*
beautiful' laitip-mats that sister is 'going 't'o
prophet' forime!’’'. 1
*i j‘t.Wihat-shaji: you,.give I’l.h.aid,a.-iittle .girl,
to"Kitty>WaTrier,.after all 1 the others had,
'spoken. Brit 'Kitty-stood silent, 1 andntears
rblleddowii hcr 'cHeeks. “ in ;'' 1 :
. u ,„Theh,, the ch’ildrferi! knew;'shVwas weeping*
becaiuse;she fed t np;presents to. glye^'ao'dt’ias
■ theyj! did riot- know what comfort to offer,
tjiey' iibthirig; but wilked ‘ftitdetljr
'yafdOhehehqoi-rc.dtnt;’ 1 i . ‘ l ' .‘.'i, ';' - ■
Miss Alice could not iimagineywhatithad;
'feppenedi'tO'.cKittyiWarner;t sheiilooked'-soi
day.. J She'shopk il her
she .was.
s sick,. but did .not speak.. The 'next day, and'
■the* nex-t,* it was f'just Mi?®;
AiiqVwas'muelvtroHbied; fbr to tell tHe truth,!
•KittyWarnfewas .thehfetj’ilai&hjofiher flock,;;
;and she)'6ft»i!found'hfea:self wishingthat* she '
'kras' bet ''oWri-'n_ttle; / ’'sist'etj 'Korj although *
.Misp,;4-h c .®; hadidhasant ’
.4W'Wh«iw4fe.ojh«»,^e I \ir4B.o|ien..jhhei^, - ;
and wished there wSs aichild iiri: the* family- ,
; tfefishe, 1 could- 'pet- and' -love."; Because’ she
loved 'cliiidre.h so dearly reason Wl'iy
;S.be took*the*yillage.school that, summeh,' ,
-Ifew'theichildremfedia'gieat'manymeet-:
;in'gs a,bout tlie scii6pHKbuse i and i yard'to i talk -
.oyerthe, plan
though* they : thought. ; they : w,ere ifkeeping. ;
'famouslyy they were not. always
as carfeful to'speak 'low* as’ they might .have 1
been, arid iri spife; of their riikny \yarnings of !
‘HH.ush j. MisSi 4-lice"'will hear,' ypu):'’,;she 1
'Could not help hearing *enough to know pret
ty near what wa,s going on; ; She nbw ; begah
to think .What 'might' : b.e troubling- 1 ! poor
Kitty. .Su'orie pay, after, school,' shetold
her to * stop* a little while- after the other
children >y,ere,gope,, asked'her
if she would like to" go" home with her and
' spend! the night. 1 * Kitty’s face grew radiant
yvith delight; but tears capne; into her eyes
■immediately afterwards as,, she said, i‘ But
aunt Cannot spare mo, I know.” -: .
I : “I will go ■ homo with you and"ask her,”
.said- M-iss Alice, “ arid I pave rip doubt.she
wjlliletyou gO;when she knows I really want
youi” - -<.:■< !,**. : * ■;;. ■
;i So the hunt 1 ;let Kitty go. ' The‘scholar
•rind.' teachep ha da verypleasafe walk ' over
jthe.fieldsj* and* soon came.tp the* farm-*lipuse ■
*the home of Alice Bay)* - - AlicelsV .mother
wa®' very kind to Kitty; and after tea" Alice
took Kitty tp-see therheas,'and ducks, and
geese; and pighbisi. J v -' '
...When she was in her own room, Alice
asked Kittyiwhftt- fed r»ndn?:her so sad?
But Kitty’? oply answer w;as<) |pod of tears.
Then AUee Kever fepd my dear
child,,you .hayn spinetMmgf to ;giv,e me!”
Kitty-said,,‘Yl.have?, . .Why I have nothing
inphp world,!” . : Tfep,. Alice told- her that
hep lpye, ,dear, warut an4,trne, vrps what she
wished,* that Kit|y)-wa^ t gpipg ; rtp .live with
her, »]lway»* ■ i . : .
Kitty’s visit ;did of good.
The old* smile eame back tp her faGe, but she
fonAd.herself wondering every day and every
Bqri^ i 'vr|iBifp l li'e criul'dlpsjasjbly fevri that Miss
Oiießayk'iYhen she went
feipedlrpmii sfe, found Mubs Alice’s
father* ‘there* talking- wifcb ferv aunt, but
few Kef stopped : and
Mr.' her up m his lap and Kissed
hej.j After this Jber aunt seemed kinder than
usual .to'ber. * h,. ••** *
1 ' J The ; lOhg-lodked-for Satur'day came at last:
wehj/dtesscd in thair feel, tp their teacher’s
housbwith theitlittle presents and their
beautiful 1 wreath. ;' Miss'Alice came out to
ifaeeit'.(Jthpip,, apd/i.fhe chlldvrih; sring their
pretty spng whioh ended, “ Take, oh ? take
the*;r6syiOrQTraj.h’ and one of thie . ghris, the
■ very smallest of the group, came forward
•and ptaShd tlip wreath upon the head of
"theh 61 beloved tfecher'as Uhri ! bent to receive
itJ Then they canie fdfd'hfd; one by one,
aifd gave her their pretty 'presents. She
thanked thetri: feid;i' {< (36riie Kitty,
‘and fßd ! ;pfesent x *whifeh' , you
-Then she took the bewildered child by the
hand-arid led-her forward.’ “ The present I
want' you' to give; me,'” continued; fee, “is
yqur own sweet' self, . Say, will yon give it
to prejund will *?ou coma and, Bye with me,
-and bemy/own dear littlesistcr?” ** .
'| And ; for poy ahd w,onder Kitty could -irol
.speak, ,but’stood with the tears running.oyer
•her *cheefe.;i Mis?: AUee, drew her to her
side, and told the children how her father
mother'werC' glad- rifl'd' willirig ’to take
Kitty'ap thejr pwn, child, ;hpw the apnt had
consented to * give; up. all claims, upon her,
andihow*"it*only remained for little Kitty to
; ‘Then' the. !children ‘ shouted for joy,;; an d
KittyjiWith* tears.-and- ismiles,- threw .herself
ihto her teacber’s arms, saying, ‘fTake
tbe if 'you '.will! ‘ I will be your birthday
ppesient T Ptcturie Magazine.
HOW TO BECOME ,A YOBBO OLD MAH.
; ; This is cejrtaMy a‘ question of interest to
ali rif ps, and especijilly tp the ministry.ln
regard ,tp it- ■the 1 Aavo
cate.says :
. If one Would become a'young old man,’he
must ever b'e a' , gr6vzing man.' The great law
pf (rod in , > tf)e,na.tui|il J '.intellsc J tuar'and moral
world . da, grow or die. The intellectual
powers must,«Yier. l grow or die. Thisfact
unlocks ; the noj»le
old! mien,:w.e:havc mentioned. Thoy were
growing tnen to the last.- Therrmtellect
1 was k ept''Und ei* ! ff coti sttita t %tiimilus; They
ivere' c'Sfrs'ta'QtlJy sfeekihg knowledge. Even
uftCr ' thp^Mpnd tree 'iri' its fullest
: Woo?d,v l tl>py, J ypr;fi a.s„ hard^tuclegtsapch.as
as.pvejr. bpfoiie/and.it'ytas this
constant..close .thinking thatpreserved : to
them iito i.the i last their vigorous'' intellect.
Aiid iU‘ this wo havd the explanation* ofthe
idtellCctuar thffeWrice ! b ! etweeii *the Ministry
ithesd' othdr prbfedsi6n& 1;
‘ : sermon yve prepare at one time,may
be of that general character as to have an
sermon nwell: prepared this..year, mayianswer
-for every,year of our ministry;: ) Its prepara
tion i may -have’ cost• ns unuoh reading) and
fhinkingj and thereby seeiJred us
lM?. l W.P^h.Eßrhaps. H eqUj^y 1 £pall
thp,. congregations, to whom.'we.preach, it
wilbub.e,-/of . little, intellectual profit-tothe
Spretieheiy.and . i mthe ininistry . there. is .great
liability- in<• after-years to* fall back omtho
prepaiifitionofjdnvloifsiyeq,rs;'tbhVthein
■jtq.grow.ij; dies,,. STo/; sp .lawyer on
-statesmen. .Almost every ease,the:,lawyer
■pleads or arguetoiß.ih many of. its ifeaturesia
newnno. Thus
Apeech’ fdrfto-day’s shit naihbot) aiftw* for
;ta-)n°m)w,;ndfc:for doming years,' bebauso
each additional case has new jt£Sitiipbny to
j weigh K and : .new i .pmpip)eB ii pf3i j aj? : tp apply,
so, that every .speech, tb e lawyer malj estucust
be greatly >a new one; Tfiusitoo ofithe.stafes-
dut new phases of
?,9' v ,.!i n ' e ? tions are constantly
however perfect
°.f; ffieiK preparation, would; be
■ suqly in,, their .adaptation to .the
• altered condition of things. Therefore tho
! statosman. a's Well as the lawyer,unmet be
coristaritlypreparingnew speeches. An other
Circsumstance which greatly tends* to. stitiiu-
Jatfe t heni tp t rn'en tala ct i vityi st he fact that
W.eir speeches are to be replied to, and they
have an ambition ' These
■ things quite;force, uponiitbem; activity of in
telledt;-thus securing, to tßem the conditions
of mental growth.; The minister'on the eoh
lacking this, measurably compulsory
a}lowß himself to fall' into mental
for the want of grp wth flies.
■ . (Phene,are.,two things which, carried', ou,t,
can. scarcely tail to make one’a voting old
man; The first is*tihe sub-soiling or plowin<r
deep the mental' field. The*thoughts of 2
auperficial thinker when ''the sun 'is risen
sopn, wither away “hehapsethey have not
jmcheartk.” muchwitk. in
tellectual profit. It is not enough to pluck
;thpm to
•our;minds .as to avaso,butwe need to take
them up and .transplaut 'them, and* this 're
fiuires elose thinkihg;-i - , r ; :