E'er blow the smallest cloud between us.
And as his gift I shall devote
To fire, and o'er their ashes gloat,—
Let him do likewise with this note.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
[From "The Letters of James Russell Lowell." Copyright, 1893, by Harper & Brothers.]
AN ENCOMIUM ON TOBACCO.
Thrice happy isles that stole the world's delight,
And thus produce so rich a Margarite!