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ALWAYS sINGING.n

ALWAYS SINGING" |
While talking with a neighbor, heard
sweet, plaintive voice singing that beanti
full hymn:
Jesus, loyer of my soulr
The child was up stairs; knew it was
childs voice from its silvery softness. 1
listened awhile, and then said,
| That child has a sweet voice.
Yes, she has, returned my friend, she is
always singing!' A =
Always singing. E e
Sweet, happy chiIat Bird OF angel wing {
Who would not envy thee that gushing
flood of happiness within thy soul! A soul
|strong to will and 10 do; a soul lighted with
the smile of Jesus and anchored on the
surest hope sa.soul that with more than. a
childs Strength shall part the dark waves
as it goes down the surgiug tide of heath.
Always singing!
passed that way again. Summer was
here in her fullness, strewing the earth with
flowers and the sky With stars. The same
sweet voice was thrilling on the air,
oh, had wings like dove, would
fly?
8 This time the;little singer was in the
yard. I gazed upon the spiritual softness of
her features-the sweet eyes like brown
birds flying to the light the fine expressive
lips the dark siIken culsF; I felt that she
would soon have her wish answered, and
find refuge in Heaven
Always singing.
Autumn came; the wild swan was turn
ing towards the South {; the leaves were
dropping from the trees, and spears of frost
glittered in the grass.
! A strip Of Grape fluttered from the shut
ter ofthe house where my little singer lived.
e Her voice was clothed in death, and tremb-
ling hands bad bound those truabt tfessses
around her wlfte brow. -: st;si,;
al By tho great white throne, by the ffivesrT
of eternal sgladness, she yas striking her
golden harp and singing in the gushing fuH;
= nesa of impersl,ablc glory 1riAurts
Home. Aaguzine. ~
# PURIFY OF CHshfdrrR.-over the beau.
d ty Of. the plum and apricot there grows a
bloom and,beauanore exquisite than the
d fruit itself; a soR, delicate. aush that over.
spreads it's blnshing cheek. Now, if YOU
stEike. yenss band over that, it it gone for
never grows but once. The
& e SAt hangs IN tlsmorning, i,npearl
81 sds few. arraycd as noaaecn1y woman
sas afrayed in jewelsysonce shake j
4 Ml their heads roll of, and you may sprin
's de water over It as yops please, yet it ca,
& & nesAzsB Msas sgsia .'wSshat it was when tbs
dew fell slfsanFnpon it from Heaven D,
: Ia frosty mosHsng you MAY see the panes 3
u glass eovssSawith landscapes, m9Sntainss
:, lakes and trees, blending in beautiful
=, :. fantastic picture. Now lay your hand upo,
the glass, andby the scratch of your inge
>, orby the Warmth Of your palm, all the deli
= cate facery viii he obliterated. So tber
Z is n.yonlh Beauty and purity Of charac
s ter, whishewhen once touched and defile'
81 can never DO restorcd,a fringe"smofe deli
cats. than frost work; and which, when tor
- and broken, will never be rembroided:' l
~ man who has spotted and s'oiled bis gar
nents in, youths though DE may sesk Z
make them white sgain, can never who'll
- do it, even we're he to wash them with bi
y !, tears. NWbtn a young man leaves. BIZ
y u fathers house with the blessing Of his motl
~ er's tears wet upon his forehead, if he ono
80 80 loses that purity Of character, itSs lo'
!" that he can never make whole agaih. Sue
, the consequence%of criuSss Its effec
49, -, cannot be- eradicated, it can only be- for
so given. :}is -
Id THE TABLES rURNED.-tast summer sa.
h. correspondent, I was III steamer retnrl
IS. ing hong Sfrousa ipreign Tour. One ofn
H. fellow-passesgers was Iargse efat man, Fl
Il Of fun, and fond Of practical JoksE he8sl
,r::4 all around him in roar Of laughter. Q
p our arrival attbe wharf, the gang plan
Sas1aunehed on the shefe, and the passel
m gers began 10 crowd over it. Ourfa frien
+ dared bot trust himselfup6n it without bel
an from some ,stfohgsand friepdly band. A
he stepped xD, the plank, ts, a
elf Gafpetbag in aband. Be shodt lase
an coach r and two :haekmen ssa tf
Il Icrowd Of their fellows stand, 8 an
~. each lent him hand 'AdL ak 80;
,c. ~ good fellows, said he, .yod are We,
kind. ssI'm now on solid, ground and d