Philanthropy.—He is the wisest philanthropist who employs his energies and resources in the promotion of virtue.
Preparation For Death.—He who is prepared to live, is prepared to die. And he who thinks and feels aright, is prepared for both.
TO ALBERTA.
And thou art gone, Alberta,
No sound shall wake thee now;
The dreamless sleep thou sleepest,
Death's shadow on thy brow.
Like a bright summer flower.
Borne by rude winds away,
Whose odors yet shall linger,
Though the fair form decay,—
So, long thy spirit, wafted
In fragrance back to earth,
Shall bloom in memory's bowers,
Mid plants of heavenly birth.
We tune our harps to sadness,
And songs of sorrow sing,
And to the Father's altar,
A mournful tribute bring.
No more thou strowest flowers
Of sunshine o'er our path;
Thy song forever silent,
Thy voice is hushed in death.