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mysterious efficacy, warmth which pene-
trates and soothes the heart. One fnds, in
ne litating upon him, that which one cZpe- |
rcnccs in contemplating the heavens. The
Gospel is not a book; it is a living being,
an action, power, which opposes It's extern
sion Behold it upon this temple, this book |
surprising all others: here the Emperor
! tdofcrentially placed his hand upon it;] II
never omit to read it, and every day with
! the same pleasure Nowhere is to be- found
such a series of beautiful ideas, admirable
moral maxims which pass before US like the
battallions OF a celestial army, and which
produce in our soul the same emotions which
one experiences in contemplating the inf
mite expanse of tie skies, Respondent in a
summers night, with all the brlliance of
the. stars Not only is our mind absorbed.
/ it is controlled and the soul can never go
astray with tsis book for its guide. Once
master Of our spirits, the faithful Gospel
/ loves us God even is our friend, our father,
and truly our God The mother has no
greater care for tire infant when she nurses.
lat proof of the divinity Of Christ !.
With an empire SO absolute he has just but
one single end, the spiritual melioratlon of
individuals, the purity Of conscience, the
urion Of that which is true, the holiness OF
the soul.
-ssChrist speaks, and at once generations
become his by stricter closer ties than those
of blood by the most sacred, the most in
dissoluble Of all unions He.ights up the
flames of a love which consumes self-loye-1
which prevails over every other love. The
founders Of other religions never conceived
Of this mystical love, which is the essence
of Christianity, and is beautifully called
charity. In every attempt to effect this
thing, namely, to mohe himself 6c1ored,
man deeply feels his own impotence. So
that Christs greatest miracle Undoubtedly
is the reign Of charity.
Il have SO inspired multitudes that they
would die for me. God forbid that should
form any comparison between the enthusi-
asm of the soldier and Christian charity,
which are as unlike as their cause.
But after all, MY presence. was necessa-
sary +; the lightning of my eye. my voice, a
word from me, then the sacred fire was kin
/ died In their hearts. [ do indeed possess
the secret of this magical power, which Tits
fi1e aouf but coufd never to ais2
lone 'one q ul ensrals' ever llslfilS !
fraas.
hearts Of my men, an effect these things
without physical means.
s'Now that am at ST. Helena now that
[ am alone, chained upon this rock, who
fights and wins empires for me ?-Who are
the courtiers of my misfortune Who thinks
OF me? Who makes efforts for me in Eu-
rope? Where are my friends? Yes, two
or three, whom your fidelity immortalzes,
you share, you console my exile
Here the voice Of the Emperor (ti said)
tremblad with emotion; and for moment
he was silent. lie then drew mournful
picture Of his fate and that of other great
men, concluding his reflections as follows
Behold the destiny, near at hand, OF
him whom the world calls the Great Napo
leon. What an abyss between my deep
misery and the eternal rel gn of Christ,
which is proclaimed loved, adorned; and
which is extending over all the earth. Is
this to die? Is it rather not to live? The
de2th of Christ. It is the death of Cod"
For moment. the Emperor was silent.
As General Bertrand made no reply, he
solemnly added; IF you do not perceive
that Jesus Christ is God, very we'll /; then
[ did wrong in making you a General"
JENNY LIHD's REBUKE OF A STUPID OLD
DUKE.-The Philadelphia Press tells the follow
ing story Of one of Queen Nictorias uneles:
The late Duke of Can,brid dge-the linner-eat-
ing Duke-was a constant and fragrant offender
in his way. He had very little taste for music,
and had box at the opera simply because it |
was the fashion. A great man Was he for pre-
siding at public dinners, at which he would eat
as much as five and drink as much as ten ordi-
nary people. Leaving the table, full of beef
and flushed but scarcely aurried, by an enor-
nous quantity of wine, this Royal Duke-uncle
to Queen Victoria-would drive to the Opera,
probably arriving during the last scene, and
wholly regardless OF the performers, would call
out to his friends across the house: "Ah, Devon
shire, glad to see you" or Cardigan, l shall
breakfast with you Tomorrow" and SO on
Being "Royal Highness, lie was actually tole-
rated. One night, when Jenny Lind was per-
forming the role Of ''Amina." in La Sona1aaD.5u
IL. the old porty Duke went on in this manner.
Disturbed by his talk, the vocalist suddenly |
paused, and the Queen, who was present, |
stretched a little out of her box to ascertain the |
cause.
Jenny Lind simply looked at the Dukes box
and the Queen, turning round, followed her look,
and saw the culprit, who was speaking loudly
to some pelson in the neighboring box. The
eyes of all the audience were directed at to
the Duke of Cambridge, who certainly then be-
came fully aware that he was spotted by sew
errl hundred persons. He continued talking,
however as if to brave it out. A gentleman in
the pit jumped upon his seat, and in a loud voice,
and an earnest manner cried out "Who dis
turbs the audience? Who but that Old man,
with star upon his breast? Do we pay him
forty thousand pounds a year to annoy the pub /
lie in the Opera house? Three groans for the
Duke Of Cambridge ?" The call was unani- t
mously complied with, every eye being fixed on
the portly prince and at last, he sneaked out of
his box, followed by his wife and daugher, aud
not till then did Jeny Lind resume her singing.
1t was said that the Queen was greatly annoyed
with her uncle's rutleness and told him So 1t |