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WHAT HOPE DID.

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"a stole on It's piniens Of snow to tho bed
Of disease and the sufferers frown became
: SMILES Che emblem of peace and Eendur-
enee$ "a
It WENT the house Of Northumberland
from the lips Of sorrow there came sweet
and cheerful songs
It laid It's head upon the arm Of tie poor
man, which was stretched ferth atthe conn
mand of Hanholy impulses, and saved him
from disgrace aud ruin 49,
II dwell like alliviDg thing in the bosom
Of the mother, whoss son tarried long after
the promised time of his coming and ii
saved hSf from. deselstion, and the acars
that killelhn
It lowered shout the. head Of the.youth
who had become the Tshmael Of society aud
led him onward to works which even bis
enemies praised.
/ Il slatehed maiden from the Jaws az
1ye, nOprr my goou pr,Jrbe taslss w.
Becksn It on your side. Wrestle with il
that it may depart not. 1t viii repay ysur
pains. life is hard enough at best-but
hope SHAH lead thee over its mountains and
sustain bee amid its billows Part with
oil beside but keep thy hope.
Keeping fHIE FOLKS IN mEETISG.
Z F IL. II Il 3
Whom IMr Moody Haadksrchief Moo
dy, was once Oh journey, in the western
parto Massachusetts,, he called on broth
or in the ministry, on Saturday, shaking
to spend The Sabbath with him, if agreeable.
The map4aPPeaFed very glad to see him, and
said ~
Il should be very glad 70 have you stop,
and preach for me tomorrow, but feel
ashamed 10 ask ysu" sgs
"Why what isTthe matter n enqaired Mr..
MoodyPI
"Why eur people have got into such
habit If going sut before meeting is closed,
that itfkaems to 80 an imposition Oh stran~
gern +
If That is all, Unjust - d will stop and
pfeach for your /
4 When the Sabbath day came, and Mr..
Moody had opened the meeting pnd named
the tf8tb be looked on the assembly, and
MY bearers, am going to speak to Two
kind III folks to-day, saints and sinners- -
|. Sinnsrss i am going to give you portion
first, md 7 would have you give \ good At
tenti8nP 81 r. ID ILL.,
Wh4a!he had preached ID them as long as
be thought best, he paused and said:
There, sinners, / have dene with you,
row yoqscan take your hats and go oss Of
the mdetiDg.house as soon as ycu please -
But all tarried and heard him thfough.s
~ Two merchants wero standing ia
! Wall street, discoursing on bankruptcy,
when ohc oflthsm discovered a reel. live
YSnk4ei numbering down the street, With
knife tHd stick in bis hand
'NoRlfor some sport, circulated the mer-
chant fsWeilI ask him bis opinion efthe
subjedt Of bankruptcy, or rather his ideas.
He nov hailed the Yankee with Hsfioa,
friend, can you tell US the meaning IT bank,
We'll, reckon lin--snd skin NJ il I
.Plfase explain
WILL. you jist lend me five for about
tbreefsIiinutes.
.Hsfe il i, friend-nov proceed
Will. row, Il owe Kekel Smith Fifty cents.
Sam Brown the taller. FIVE dollars for this
ere cpat, and you Eve E
WEN ssia the nerch1nt, NOV give mo
.Oh. Ieit dit I'm bankrupt, and You
come u for your share with the rest And
be III the aStoaished merchants.
Il -----+ !
Er An I'D lady up in Vermont vas
once asked BY young clergyman ID. what
ser Summation she belonged. 'IIdona know
said she. and doa,t care anything about
yer hominasians--fOr my part held to the
| old meeting house,
H Well. Susan. Elet do Tou think Of,
married ladies' being happy 4 sWhy. +
think there are more aid thAt i, than s
that 4inf.'
/ - How an cid maid eyes single gen.
tlernan She looks IT him Is she does At
dpein dog days--wondering whether be
intends to bite