Thou Lord of earth and heaven!

I bless thee, who hast given,

Unto life’s fainting travellers, the night—

The soft, still, holy night.

THE DAY OF FLOWERS.

A MOTHER’S WALK WITH HER CHILD.

“One spirit—His

Who wore the platted thorn with bleeding brows.

Rules universal nature. Not a flower

But shows some touch, in freckle, freak, or stain,