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 mmm, 'f RIFT AN] SPRAY; OB. nation apply ta Cunard V Ca^ _^Vm. Thomaoi nicago Love to Allaiia Ru lelphia; H. A. Jen Assessment ve representa- i eral induce- osit, and under iient at Ottawa il ifanaprer, ist, Toronto LOVE AND VENGEANCE AMONG THE SMUGGLERS. Tbz Most YAscisAxisa Oceav Bomakcb Bnrcx thb Dasb or COOPKB ASD MaSTATT. CHAPTER XX.â€" To the Rescue. We left Captain Morton, of the Nautilas yacht, in the honest and sympathizing society of Admiral Clifford. IJetweea them had sprung up a friendly feeling, snch as was more than likely to unite men of equal eyes â€" aometliing sad about the cyea, I think." " Well, I think yes and I saw the corals. " " The what â€" the corals â€" a necklace. Bracelets, jagged, natural corals that the child wore when the ship was wrecked. re than iifeeiy to unite men oi equal ^he snaps were rough Indian gold." ity of soul A hidden community of .. yea "l ^^ them, and a fan made of Feeling-of which they could hardly be swd ' j^j^^ ^^^ ,^ ,„^^ in a box that to be fuUy aware as yet-more firmly united can,e ashore after the wreck, Mrs. Wagner them together and as they listened to the ^^^ „ I Captain Morton leaned heavily upon the arm of the admiral as in accents of deep â-  emotion he said j " My child my child I my own dear lit- tle one At once, at once I will go. I^k guns from the Spray, which announced her entrance to port, each seemed to look at the other, as if he would say "These sounds are interesting in some way to both of us, because they will be interesting, certainly, to one." But a great change was about to take place in the mode of proceeding of the two officers in their search for the daughter of for no help, for no assistance for I feel that there ia danger to my darling's life. I shall now seek her alone, admiral. This cottage, I will go to it at once she may be Captain Mortonâ€" a change which no longer jj^^^^ j know the cottages on the beach^ in any way necessitated tnat assistance ,j ^.^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^j^^^^ nowfon the moment." which the admiral had suggested. j "Stay," said the admiraL " The cot- That change was brought about m this ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ those you will way: During the slight pause that ensued j^j^' (^ ^^^ ^^^. ^^ ^e your best while they listeued to the guns of the bpray conveyance to those in the occupation of the fisherman. I have heard of this man Dolan. " "Yes, my dear friend. God bless you in the offing, a niiserubly clad woman came up to the admiral and put into his hand a folded paper, which he at once without j^^ ^j your'help and sympathy 1 A boat I opening, retumel to her, with a shilling on „..„ „„';„ „ â€" „4. „„^„ ,f ' the top of it, as he said • "My good woman, I dare say it is all here, and you arc very badly off. But I am not able to give more, because I am forced to give so often." " I do not want charity," she said. "Then what is it?" "Read that, sir." ' Spray." The admiral opened the letter, and read j rpj^^ le following words " If ever it should happen, while I will go in a boat at once, j " Avast heaving, admiral " said the sail- or. " Here's Captain Grey and some of his quarter deck big guns, sir." j " Captain Gray Oh Captain the Hon- " orable Minto Grey " said the admiral, with fa slightly perceptible smile. "We shall I hear something now of the cruise of the ' j .The noble captain of the Spray had land- ' ed, and was with a look of intense ennui. away on a cruise. -- J slowly approaching where stood Admiral that any inquiry is made Clifford and Captain Morton. The lieuten- about either of the children. It wiU be safer, ^t^f^jj^g^^ ^^g close to his captain. to make away with them, than allow any ^rhg^ g^fficfeQ^i ^53^ to do so with eflFect, one to get them from you. I have as you ^j^^ ^^^ j^^^ (. ^^ know, full confidence in you and although, ^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^K^ by muscular con- of course, the girl is of very little con- traction-a glass, and took a good look at sequence tome and my project, compared the admiral with the boy, still I will not have her go .. .ponUf' » he said, " it's the old com- and I would rather hear that she was dead, j^j^Q^g » thau that she had got away. Besides, she "Yes, sirâ€" the port admiral," said the knows too much now and is ^^^^^^r far be- 1^^^^^^^^^^ yond her years, as you well know JTake " What a providence !-seems no end of her to the cave at once, on the least alarm, ^^^^^ ^V^^ ^^^^ ^^^,^ ^^^^ g^^ the Rift." "Sunk her " " Oh, yes 1 Rather a low affair, ah. and do not let her stir till it is so completely over that there can be no danger. There is however, not much chance of any stir being made about her, since the American ship London, now as fast as post horses can was never spoken of and 1 believe that she ^g was the only living soul saved from it. So " H„„t +i,.Ti;ff i,.^..^ ,„ ro.r.ti.-^ n I beg of you to be very dis To take now, Wagner, „ » creet indeed. I will takf Gerald with me next cruise and that will be the last, as I hear the port admiral is on the lookout for the Rift. 1 sent this by Bowline, who will call at the cottage to see you about other matters." "What is all this about " said Admiral Clifford., " You have read it " said the woman. "I have." " Then read it to me, sir." The admiral did so and then the woman clapped her hands and said " That is it I know now. That's what makes madam such a fine lady, that she can't so much assay, "sit down," to her poor sister. I thought as much " " What do you mean?" " Why, that my sister, Mrs. Wagner, is carrying on affairs for Captain l^olan, to be sure^ of the Rift, antl tliatthis letter, which I put in my pocket ulieii she was not look- ing, is from him, and means that the little j girl is to be unirdcrcil some day if anybody comes to look after her. I only asked her â-  for a few pounds to take mo to Gibraltar, where my husband isâ€" he's a soldier but she turned me out of her cottage, and I saw this letter, -with just the of inerof it peeping out of a closed door, so 1 diagged it out and ' brought it with me. And I know that Cap- tain Dolan is a smuggler, and not a bit a fisherman. " " But what childâ€" what little girl do you talk of " said Captain Morton, with emo- tion. "Oh She told rae about that long ago ' it was saved from an American ship. She sha'n't turn her back on me for nothing. You had better, sir, as you are a great ad Sunk the Rift have you. Captain Grey?" " Oh, yes. It's in the log." " Oh " "Yes, ah. Quite a trouble, but it's in the log. Where's the log, Mr. Green â€" eh? The log." "Here sir." 1 " Oh Well let the admu-al have the log. Haul down my flag on board the on Spray. I'm off. Good-day, admiral â€" ^by-by Ah, what a fatigue That's over." The Honorable Minto Grey strOUed slow- ly away, leaving the lieutenant with the ' ships log-book in his hands, which he had I taken from a sailor who had followed with it from the boat. " The puppy " said Admiral Clifford. The lieutenant coughed. " Oh, I beg your pardon, sir " The lieutenant bowed. " I shall be happy to see you to dinner, sh' and then you can tell me more than captain Grey seems inclined to do of the Rift." The lieutenant coughed again. "You look, sir, as if there were somes mystery in this affair. What is it " " The log-book, admiral, states that the Rift is sunk, under fire from the guns of the Spray." " Well, sir, I suppose there can be no mistake about that " i "I hope not, admiral but if you will permit me to go on board the Spray again, " and continue the cruise, I shall feel great- ly indebted to you, sir." j The admiral bit his lip. " Now, is not this too bad " he said. " I ask for a vessel on a special mission and they s^ve me one with such a commander as ' â€"as thatâ€"" .. „ The admiral pointed to the retreating miral, go and rout out Dolan for I tell you lounging figure of the Honorable Minto Grey he's a smuggler, and the Rift goes out smug- ' ^^o was making his way to the principal glingâ€" not fishing. And then there's an hotel as quickly as was consistent with the end to your airs and graces. Madam Wagner 1 Hoity-toity I indeed â€" not so much as ' you are welcome for a day or two, sister.' " " Woman," cried Captain Morton, " you have said too much and too little." "What do you mean, sir? You are hurting my arnx. " " I do not mean to hurt you but if you will'answer me w'aat I shall f|ask of you, I will give you the money you want to join your husband at Gibraltar." " It's three pound.?, sir.." "There are five. Now tell me where this Mrs. Wagner is to be found." " In one of the cottages, sir, on the beach. In Dolan's cottage you will be sure to find her or Mrs. Green."' " Mrs. Green â€" who is she " lazy habits he usually indulged in. " Very well, sir,' added the admiral. " Then go on board the Spray and take the commai d as from me. Do your duty, sir. It is not for me to do so serious a thing as question the logbook of Captain Grey but go, you, sir, and do your duty." The lieutenant bowed. " I shall be glad to hav e a report from you, sir, whenever you please and if you want any stores, you can have them, sir " " We want nothing, sir and I have the honor to bid you good morning, sir " " Good morning Captain Morton Eh â€"what?" " Went off, admiral, in full sail," said the sailor servant. " Clapped on ever such a lot of extra canvass when he got to the cor- " Oh very old, indeed. She minds the ner, and went before the wind, sir." cottage while Jklrs. Wagner is away, "Away where?" " That she never would tell me. But I know that she and Dolan and all the smug- glers have got somewhere to go to that they can hide in, and where nobody can find them. I'll teach her to show me the door Who's she, I wonder Let a beggar on horseback Oh indeed â€" and her fine car- riages too, bobbing about Hoity-toity 1 a great madam we are " " But the childâ€" the girl " cried Captain Morton " what of her " " Well, sir, I don't know anything moie of her but that she is with Mrs. Wagner." "At the cottage?" "To be sure." "You saw her?" "Well, no; she was not there, but that's where she was a year ago. " " You saw her, then " Captain Morton's r )ice was almost choked with emotion. " • "To be sure." i .. s. "And she wasâ€" that is, was she very. beautiful, with fair haur, iatpiiadi to aalmm^ and long lashes? Sheâ€" sne had a jm sweet amile â€" so light, so gentle; and ner And that woman â€" ^where is she " " Nor'-nor'-west, sir. Tacked up Albion street, sir, and got somehow into port ;ifor I didn't see no more of her." â- " Well, well. No doubt we shall soon hear something more of Captain Morton. He seems a noble fellow." "As true a seaman, admiral, as ever stepped between stem and stem. There, sir â€" there lies his little craft I the Nautilus, sir. Ain't she shapshape Hilloa " "There was evident^ some movement on board^the Nautilus, la. another moment, as if some sea-bird had spread its wings, a streak jiA snow-white canvas fluttered aloft. Then a'small boat might have been seen dancing over the water. Captain Morton was gomg on board his yacht. At the same moment another boat was, at an angle front tlwt one, making for the S^riayr which had aot' dr ofq p ed her- anchor, but stood wad m in the roads. Lientenaot Gresn was going to take his jtenr oo nnn «a d f Bang I went a gun from^ NwtilDS and tiie admi^«l accepted tiie salute as a " good- di^ to yon, dear friend," from Captain Morton. • " Good fortone attend him " ha cried " He is t^gjOlamt ffOlow." The tBtunaaMlWipesi then, of Vbn States flag flew out from the Nautilus and she went on her way, like a sea-bird, tMraid the cottage* that had been indit^ttod as those in which Dolan and Mrs. Wagner had their abode. CHAPTER XXLâ€" Thb POates Iiviix Tmos Plthtdkb. There is a heavy roll of sea up the EngUdi channel and against the chalky ramparts of old England the waves beat tumnltaoosly, rushing back in foam and with sounds re- sembling the boom of artillery in the dis- tance. And into the cavernous recesses of the old cliffs, with a hiaaing vehemence, went the salt ooze, dashing into every crevice and bringing away chalk and fiintstones to add to the debris at the bottom of the sea, while the extent of the cav^nous recess was to that amount increased. And against the covering of the sea-cave, where rode the Rift so securely, came the lashing tide, and a deep, misty gloom settled upon the face of the sea ana the darkness was thick and palpable. Within tiie sea-cave some strani^e scenes had taken place â€" scenes which it will be our duty io relate and which had occupied much of the time since last welooked upon Dolan on the deck of his vessel. The smuggler and pirate felt that his authority was no longer of the character it had been among the lawless men he com- manded and he had an appreciation of the necessity for conciliation. It was, then, with such an idea that he called aloud to the crew of*the Rift after the departure of Gerald from the vessel "Forward, all hands â€" forward 1 I have a something to say which maybe for the good of all. " " You know my men," said Dolan, " that we have a prisoner on board the Rift." " Aye, aye," was the cry. And a dark, scowling look came over the faces of some of them for, contemporaneouswith the thought of the possession of that prisoner, came the idea of the necessity of getting rid of him.. "You all know," added Dolan, "who that prisoner is." " Aye, aye â€" ^the French captain " " "Yes, the French captain. Now, my men, Captain Mocquet knows by this time a great deal about us." " Death death " cried several. " And Captain Mocquet is a rich man. There can be no doubt but that if we set a handsome value on his life he' would pay it. Why should he not pay it?" The crew were silent They did not fully comprehend the scope of Dolan's remarks. "I mean," he added, " that if we let him go free we ought to be paid." " Aye, aye,' cried several. " And as we are about to separate and give up this little confederation â€" as you are all about to leave me, each taking his share of the plunder and the profit of our cruises, why, such profit may as well be increased by a good round sum from the Frenchman. I propose, then, that he be offered his life for a hundred thousand francs." " How much is that " growled one. " Five thousand pounds " Several of ohe crew whistled. " Well, if you think it too much, we will say half that sum but I am sure he is rich, and can pay whatever amount we want of him." " And if he won't pay " said Martin. " Then I should say, for the general safe- ty, hang him " "Belay there, mates " said Martin, as there arose an angry growl from the crew. " The general safety won't be a bit better if he does pay the money because then, you see, mates, he can go away at once." "Oh, no!" said Dolan. "Then, mayhap, captain, you will say what he is to pay-the money for " " Aye, aye 1 Old Martin is right. What an out-and-out sea lawyer he is, to be sure " said one. " We can still keep him," said Dolan, " until we are dispersed and anything he might say or do would be of no consequence to us." " Mayhap, then," added Martin, "we can do that in any case and then you see, mates, you wouldn't foul your hands and your souls with a useless murder " " You are a mutinous rascal " cried Dol- an. " My men, I call upon yon to seize this fellow he is a spy â€" he will betray you some day " No one stirred. Old Martin looked as calm as possible, and then he said " Why, you see, mates, if I was what the captain says, and if I meant anjrthing wrong to you all I should keep a smooth, civil tongue in my head but you know, and he knows, that it is not true. All I have to say is that it's a sad and horrid thing to kill the Frenchman. You will say, some of you, he is only a Frenchman. I know that; but, poor man, that's his misfortune, not his fault." "Good," said several of the crew. " I propose, then," said .Dolan, " that Captain Mocquet be offered life for fifty thousand francs â€" death, if he refuse Who says ay to that " " Ay, ay " cried several voices. Then old Martin dipped his hands in the water and shook them over its surface. " Look,, you mates " he said " you know, some of you, what that means It's a sailor's way of saying he washes his hands of that affair Some of yon have said ay to it I say no T" "Come on board, all of you," said Dol- an. " It is one for all, now, and all for one. Let the boats drift. " One of the boats was made fast to a ring- bolt in the side of the cavern, and the rest were let float about, attached to it by the tow ropes, how they pleased. " Bring him up," said Dolan. " Off with the main hatch r The order was obeyed and then Dolan slowly crept away from the hatchway for he knew not but that the first object that might meet his gaze would be the fair voong face of that (as he believed) drowned gjr^ who had terrified him in the cabin so that he woull not have descended to it again for the whole sum he had just mentioned as Captain Mooquet's ransran. " Ahoy i" cried Bowline down the hatch- way. " Come in yon moonseer. Come tip, win yon Ahoy f* No one «ame. «V«y good," said Dohm "go and feteVUm." 'a an hawf Mkid OaptaiH Moeoinet^ looi3ngpaIeaadww»-ahe p i MB d aBove H^ hfttd«»||r-m" I are here. What fort* ' c£?^S%Ach/^ said Dobol A Oorioiui FbeBomenon. *•*** """ o eew reaoe wm pablliA«d k few days ago u the Smmt^ ^meri^fM. The oorreotness of The hatch was dosed and then Captain Mocquet uttered a hind of si ' â€" wasinther his dwUng child. ** Whakwioikyosi at nw " " Look ywi here. Captain Mocquet," said Dolan, " you are in our hands yon know nowtheseartef our cavei«t least, jv!ii will be aU^to guess it. You are dangeiooa to us therefore â€" " "Arretes. Moosienr Capitaine," said Mocquet, " I shall tell yon. I, as one pris- oner, was oblieed here. I do not come (what yon call him ?) my own self, but nn- will^ly." " That may be true enouj^, but it is the fortune of war." " War Non Bah " " in a word, then. Captain Mocquet, we intend to hang you 1 Do yon comprehend that?" The French captain slightly bowed his head. " I was to know," he said, " that to be one smuggler was to go by tiie custom-house â€" was to not pay what you call the duties â€" eh bien. That was little. I am for the trade free, on the shore of all nation, the goods of all nation, and the high bidders .shsdlbuy him. Bien I care not for one smuggle. X place my hand on what you say one stomachâ€" que dites-vous en Anglaise â€" no stomach Stomach ah, non-^on my heart. I place my hand on my heart and I say to bun, be tranquille â€" soyez tranquille â€" I say to him soyez tranquille, and smug- gle Bah " " But what's all that co us " growled Bowline. " I shall say to you what you call clear to the most mean and despicable capacity." "Well, that's civU." " Mais, as I say, I smuggle but when I smuggle I do not cut de troatâ€" coupez la â€" bah bah I will promise, parole d'hon- neur, I will not say of this place, or of any- thing but I will go free, and I will have no more to deal with the Rfft." "That won't do," said Dolan. Captain Mocquet shrugged his shoulders and his hand shook as it rested on the hatchway. He knew he was â€" supposing a direct line could be drawn from him to her â€"about sixfeet from the heart of his Maria. " Listen, n " added Dohm. " We m- tend to divide our gains and to disperse. Pay us â€" ^give us an order on some one in France and when we get the money for it â€" an cHrder for fifty thousand francs â€" and I say when we get the money for it you will be free." " Ah, you disperse â€" ^you smuggle no more â€" and the Rift â€" the cutter â€" ^theRift " " That we shall take to some port and selL" The countenance of the French captain brightened up, but his hand trembled still more as he said hurriedly " Bien, you sell him. I buy â€" I buy of you all the Rift. I give you fifty thousand francs for the Rift and for my life. I take him â€" I sail away wid him. I say bon soir, messieurs â€" 1 say no more. I buy him and five the order on the btmk at Havre. I ave spoke, mes amis. It shall be â€" eh? Eh?" "That's fair " cried Martin again. "H^o," said Dolan. " I won't part with the Rift." Mocquet's countenance fell. " She's mine," added Dolan. " Oh, no â€" no Dieu merci No â€" no " " Why, what's the matter with you now " growled Bowline. " The rope is not round your neck yet, mounseer " " You will not sell to me the cutter " " No I will not sell the cutter to any one," said Dolan, " at present. Iwill take another thought about that and if I do sell her, it will be for more than you say. You offer nothing." " Bien nothing " "Nothing. The fifty thousand francs are for your life. You offer nothing for the cutter." "Ah, I see. I shall give â€" what shall I give I shall give fifty thousand more for the cutter." " That's a good offer," said Bowline. Dolan was silent. " Hark you, captain," said Martin, "that's, fair, and my mates right and left of me think it' .so. They fancy it will be a good, round sum to divide among us along with what you have got to give us as well. "Be it so," said Dolan, briefly. A flush of color came to the face of Mocquet, and clutching the hatchway, he said " Then he is mine â€" mine, and no one dare â€" no one shall go Hush Bah I shall say too much. Iwill buy him, tben, one hundred thousand francs for life and the Rift?" "Yes." " I shall write one order and I shall promise that one seal is on my lip â€" one seal." " What does he mean?" said Bowline. " He means that he will be secret," said Dolan. " Oui â€" yes â€" secret. I will never â€" never say one word of the place, nor of the cruises of the Rift â€" never â€" ^never " " Lights closer here " said Dolan. Several flaming flambeaux were now brought close to the little group on the deck of the cutter, and Dolan, turning to Bowline, said " Go below in my cabin you will find pens, and ink and paper." "Ay, ay." "I saw him!" shrieked Mocquet. "I saw him, sacre Dieu I saw him myself " "Saw who?" (to BE CONTINITED FBIEHDSHIF. BT JOHN IHBIS, TOBONTO. Friendship thou holy bond that binds my heart To others that to mine seem counterpart, â€" Love-giving, yet love-i{etting all the more. Thus daily adding to our mutual store Of kindly deeds and words, each thought and look As readable and clear as printed book Enjoyable in life's gay, golden hour. Yet douUy so when clouds of trial lower Then closer draw, as lambs do in the fold. To gather heat, and 'scape the rain and cold; Till warmth and sunshine take the place of rai^. Then off to gMnbol on the hills again Oh Frienddiip t tkon «rt lika a golden nhaiw. IMiIbh* frieadâ€" eaeh Mead a ^golden gi^i the,s ft em e nts are Trenched for by Mr. War- B«rCe«tti{I, Wnrtiif p un Consul at Maracaibo, Venenulik Bfe n^s â€" " 9«biK the a||^ rf tile 94th of October last, whidi was rainy and tempestuous, a fiunily of ninis persons, sle^HBg in a hut a few leagaes frdmManiraiho, were awakened by a loud honuning noise and a vivid, daz- su^g lij^t, which brilliantly illuminated the mterior of the house. The occupants, completely terror stricken, and b^evinar, as tiiey relate, that the end of the world had come, threw themselves on their knees and commenced to pray, but their devotions were almost immemately in- terrupted by^ violent vomitings, and exten- sive swellinn commenced t» appear in the upper part « tiieir bodies, this being par- ticularly noticeable about the face and ups. It is to be noted that the brilliant li^t was not accompanied by a sensation of heat, althoueh there was a smoky appearance and a pecimar smell. Ihe next morning the swellings had sub- sided, leaving upon the face anoDody large black blotches. No special pain was ieLt until the ninth day, when the skin peeled off, and these blotches were transformed into virulent raw sores. The hair of the head fell off upon the side which happened to be underneath when the phenomenon occurred, the same side of the body being, in all nine cases, the more seri- ously injured. The remarkable part of the occurrence is that the house was uninjured, all doors and windows being closed at the time. No trace of lightning could afterward be observed in any part of the building, and all the sufferers unite in saying that there was no detonation, but only the loud hum- ming already mentioned. Another curious attendant circumstance is that the trees around the house showed no signs of injury, until the ninth day, when thev suddenly withered, almost simultane- ously with the ' development of the sores upon the bodies of the occupants of the house. This is perhaps a mere coincidence, but it is remarkable that the same- susceptibility to electrical effects, with the same lapse of time, should be observed in both animal and vegetable organisms. I have visited the sufferers, who are now in one of the hospitals of this city and al- though their appearance is truly horrible, yet it is hoped that in no case will the injur- ies prove fatal." • ' Minnie "Lqk Vt i. B. WKCOrBOX. I Shan MT«r see ihaa mere, Mimiie Lee, Minnie Lee, with the pld brown hair And tbj riolet eyes, 80 sweet and Sure, And thj face lo wondrous fair. Tts loTcd thee Ions' t^id well, Minnie Lee, Bat the dream was all in vain And the busy years that drift away Hare left a weary ceaseless pain. Do yon remember a time, Minnie Lee, When we wandered hand in band By a silver stream in the fair sunlif^ht. That wound through a summer land 1 The world was ^ad and bright, Minnie Lee, Mantled in wondrous bloom Of beautiful waves of foliage and flowers. And laden with rich perfume. The emerald fields stretched far away. In the mellow, rosy rays And the crown of the distant hills was lost .- In a purple and golden haze. The soft south wind toyed with thy hair, And siirhed among the flowers ' And wandering on o'er the billowy lea. Was loet in woodland bowers. Ah 1 sweetly, and gladly the song birds sung, Aye, thrillingly glad and free And gazing enrapt on thee, I knew That time was Heaven to me. But the summer passed and changes came O'er the face of the world so wide And an iron hand pressed cold on my heart, And banished me from thy side. I never shall see thee more, Minnie Lee, And I'm tired and «ad to-day And longinsr for rest and finding none, As the years drift slowly away, I bow my head and the tears fall fast, ' And my soul is heavy with pain I can only see the gathering gloom, My prayer was all in vain. A Simple Story, Sweet and Sad. BT oaoRaa huerat. Come, listen to my mournful strains, A simple story, sweet and sad, This tale of one who loved In vain, Was told me by a harvest lad. A gleaner brown, a rustic flower, Loved a rich peasant's only son But she could bring no other dower Than the fond heart that he had won. She wept The father said at last " Go, reap yon barley field of mineâ€" If, when three days from now have pass'd. The task is done, my boy is thine." The father spokeâ€" The listening maid â-  With joy and love nigh swooned away Forthwith she seiced a sickle blade. And deftly plied it, night and day. When, faint and wearied, in despair, She felt her yearning strenifth depart, She drew fresh courage from her prayer. And prayer was prompted by her heart. A daisy in her path delays The tender glances of her eye " Price of my happiness," she says, " Poor .harmless darling thou must die ' But while it perished in its youth. It looked so beautifully mild. That the fond maideli wept for ruth â€" She, too, was bat a blossom wild. The third day passedâ€" with twilight shade The rich man to his barley cameâ€" Breathless and pale, there stood, the maid. Her eyes triumphantly aflame "I did but Jest, my girl,' he cried. " Ten crowns thy toil will amply pay," Ala* 1 one more frail blossom died, .Cut to the heut, era close of day Such is the story, sad and sweet, I heard amid the gddtn grain The ^naidans mttg it whan wey meat And aiogl* WMyiar witk the stoain. We are One in God. AntAOMBHT. Ood is a Spirit Kveiywhare, la Earth, in Air, On Land, en Sea, Where fixed-stars b«. Or planets shina Wide a* His own atamity. Ha laigns whom Mint* adore, Btamal God tor avarmore. The Pnn^ tha Holy, the Divine. The Sphavai; that in their ooana Obedient to BiawiU Boll on tor-aTennoK Tha Mighty Laws of toroa,- That nukgDif y Hlsakfll; Kaefa in Ihalr Traasiire^tora, Hath God within Ha raigriM Where hannony obtaias. Tha ahildraa of His grace. Who Joy to do His wiU Whot aracTwhareaaBtiBoa His bMidy-wi^c sad 8ldU la Him, whara'ar tiiagr d«eU, nndfdlowriito eMHMa. U saiaoa. thatr vMm swall. Ibtk Haar •