“Oh, how I thrill in ev’ry nerve!

I, who for tyrants never swerve”—

The Victory of Truth: A Story of the Olden Time. By Col. W. S. Hawkins. (Sunny.)

“At the trumpet’s blast the gates flew open wide,

And thousands packed the court”—

Vidi Ami Plorare: By Lieut. J. E. Dooley. (Sunny.)

“Methinks I see him even now,—

His smiling lips and soft blue eyes;”—

Violets in Lent: By Kentucky. (S. O. S.)

“Light is breaking from the clouds,