The crown of life forever!
GOTTHOLD EPHRAIM LESSING.
The Parable of “The Three Kings,” from “Nathan the Wise.”
In the oldest times, and in an eastern land,
There lived a man who had a precious ring.
This gem—an opal of a hundred tints—
Had such a virtue as would make the wearer
Who trusted it, beloved by God and man.
What wonder, if the man who had this ring