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Night of wonder, night of glory,
Suoh as time has never seen !
Tteme of old prophetic story,
Night all solemn and serene j
Sweetest silence, softest bine,
That ea.th’s darkness ever knew !
Attention, Sharp l
_..A. friend of mine was in the of-
fiee of a gentleman-in JEh iladelph ia,
when a young man came in for in­
structions with regard to some bus­
iness he was to-transact. The mer­
chant stated the different points
distinctly, but in rapid succession,
sharp following up of facts that
Watt made his great discoveries in
-,"°™ .».1 that Edison
made
for himself self such a name in bur
day. There are more fields yet to
be won, and the brave boys are now
plodding on their way who are to
win them. They are not the boys
of lazy minds, nor the boys whe are
atWTtyff
don’t care.”— Exchange.
child went away rejoicing.— New
York Observer.
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Have you ever wondered, chil­
dren, how animals and insects car­
ry on their conversation with one
another ? I have frequently : and
perhaps when we see little dogs, as
Night of beauty, hour of gladness,
w do so
There were quite a number of items,
Of all nights the first and best;
ners of the streets, wagging their
Not a oloud to speak of sadness,
and the youth took no notes, but
wise heads and knocking their nos­
Not a Btar but sings of rest;
gave the sharpest attention, and
What a Little Girl Did.
Holy midnight, showering peace,
es together, they are communicating
then put on his hat and walked
Never shall thy radiance cease.
Jn this neighborhood, recently, a some grand piece of intelligence
out.
nappy city, dearest, fairest,
In answer to an amused smile on feeble church has been endeavoring that would be well worth our hear­
Lonely, tranquil Bethlehem !
my friend’s face, the other remark­ to build a house of worship for it­ ing, and would interest us very
Least and lowliest, richest, rarest,
self, or perhaps it would be much, if we could understand them.
David’s city, Judah’s gem ;
ed :
Wben ants want to warn their
Out of thee there comes the light
“ You think that is rattling off more proper to say that their
That dispelleth all our n^ht.
wealthy neighbors have been build­ neighbors of approaching danger,
business pretty fast, don’t you ?”
In thee heaven and earth are meeting ;
“Yes, and the only wonder to ing it, bnt the church members have they knock their heads against one
Lo, there comes the angel throng ;
me is that the boy can rememBeF a' contributed according to their abil- another; and surely the little bees
We give back the heavenly greeting,
ty. Being anxious to raise more must have a very wonderful way of
single thing you said.”
Joining in the holy song—
money than the people were able making themselves understood, to
“ It is all in training. A boy
Song of festival and mirth,
be able to form, and carry out, all
Song-oi HMMuiug lo-tliaeartL.
may just as well learn to attend to to contribute, one of the officers of
ttm ■church ’"p rocure d ? aeme—^arda- Jheijuliltle busi tress arrangements
whatTyou say the first time and re-
Now to thee thy King descendeth,
with the name of the church on one as cleverly as they do.
Laid upon a woman's knee ;
member it, as to look to have it re­
s
side, and on the other side these
But we seldom hear, or thii.k
To thy gates his steps he bendeth,
peated over and over »gain, and
To the manger cometh he ;
lines:
anything about mouse conversation,
then quite likely forget half his di­
David’s Lord and David’s Son,
If you cannot give your millions,
and perhaps it is a very good thing
rections.”
This his cradle and his throne.
You oan give the widow’s mite;
for the little mice that we do not
»There was a great deal of truth
The smallest gift for Jesus
All unconscious of the treasure
overhear
their plans; but I cannot
in'the remark, and it is well worthy
Is precious in His sight.
That within thy walls there lies ;
the attention of every young per- ( These cards were given to some help thinking that these pretty lit­
Is it slumber, is it pleasure,
That is sealing up their eyes ?
son. It is a-great disadvantage to. I of the children to soUJoc_tem..centa. tle creatures—and surely they are
Veiy‘pretty—-have also n, good deal
Cans’t thou not the grandeur see
any one to acquire the habit of half­ each.
Of that veiled majesty ?
to say to one another, and that they
listening, when he is told anything
A little girl took some of them
All unwitting of the wonder
of importance. “ Attention, shajipJ” to a shop in which her father work­ too, plan and arrange things in a
Wrought within thy gates to-night,
should be the motto of every wide­ ed, and passed around from one to very clever manner, as I think the
Art thou blind to him who yonder'
awake boy or girl when taking in another, soliciting purchasers, until little, true story, that I am now to
Sleeps nnhonored, Prince of Light?
instructions. It will save many she came to a man who was regard­ tell you, will show.
Th6u thyself the cradle bed
A little mouse, living somewhere
For the King of glory spread !
mortifying blunders, and help to ed by his fellow workmen as one
win for them a name for ability, who had no interest in religious in the vicinity of a dining-room
He, the lowliest of the lowly,
To our tainted world has come ;
which is capital better than bank things, and was not disposed to give chimney, showed his fondness for
He, the holiest of the holy,
stock with which to begin life.
Can not find a human home,
money to any object. “ Will you cheese by coming down the chim­
All for us he has been born,
The same peculiarities are apt to buy one of my cards, sir ?” said the ney every evening when part of
All for us he bears the scorn.
run all through a person’s charac­ child.
I don’t want any cards; the meal consisted of that commod­
Babe of weakness, child of grandeur,
At thy stony crib we bow ;
ter. The inattentive listener is what is it for ?” She explained that ity. He was encouraged to do so
Not a traoe of heavenly splendor,
pretty sure to be an inattentive ob­ she was trying to raise some money by having little bits regularly
Yet the King of angels thou I
server. It is an old saying that to help build the—church. “ What! thrown to him, which he quickly
Soon by earth to be adored.
As creation’s Heir and Lord.
there are people who “ can go a little girl like you trying to build picked up, and with which he hur­
Light of life, thou lyeet yonder,
back to his home.
through a whole forest and see no a church?” “Yes, sir,” was the ried
I
Mystery of mighty love ;
One day a large piece of rind was
Naught from thee our souls shall sun­ firewood.” People of this stamp modest reply. “ Read that to me,”
der.
lose a great deal that might he turn­ said he. She read him the verse. U j rowu to him, so large, that al­
Naught from us thou shalt remote.
ed to account by way of happiness. “ Well here is ten cents for you,” though the little visitor ran at it
Take these hearts, and let them be
Throned and cradled both for thee I
Mr. Edgeworth claims that the dif­ and he took the card. Expressing greedily, be could hardly lift it at
Bread of God, though yet unbroken,
ference
in intellect among men de­ her thanks, the child turned away all. The persevering little fellow,
Still even now the living bread ;
pends more upon early cultivation only to be recalled. " You can take however, managed to take it a very
In that manger, lo ! the token
Of the table to be spread
of this habit of attention, than up­ the card,” said the man, “and sell, short distance, but he could not
For ns in the upper room,
on any marked difference in their it to some one else and get ten cents anyhow succeed in getting it up the
When that longed-fOT night is come.
original powers.
more.” “ Thank you, sir,” she said chimney. He tried so often to do
Rose of Sharon, springing sweetly
In this sacred solitude,
Any boy of average ability may this time looking at him with a so, that those who watched his anx-
Every gracious leaflet fitly
Folded in this tender bud ; .
lepjn to attend closely to what goes beaming face. She turned away .ious little efforts were quite sorry
AH £5e beauty yet conceatigtT“’’""~ ~ ~
on about him ; or tbeL traSfòSST tre th^HvcoTrcF'trme but was again re­ for him; and then at last be. disap­
AH the fragrance unrevealed.
has in hand. It may be necessary called. “ Little girl,” he said, “ will peared, to go home,'as they thought,
O’er thy cradle we are bending,
to go from one thing to another in you read me those lines again?” She tired aud disappointed, with the
Singing low our song of lo»e.
Soon to sing the song unending
rapid succession, but for the mo­ read them, when, much to her sur­ 1 task given up.
In the Bethlehem above ;
But not so ! A short time after­
ment we should give concentrated prise, the man took out his pocket­
Through the ages gazing on,
Not the cradle, but the throne.
book
and
banded
her
a
ten
dollar
wards
he reappeared, bringing with
thought to whatever we are doiDg.
—D r . H oratius B onar , in Chrittian
It is by this close attention and bill. With reiterated thanks the him another mouse—one evidently
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