Here though it may wither, yet, evergreen there,

A crown unto angels 'tis given!

Then tend it most gently. Though care bids it grow,

And it ever roots deepest in sorrow,

Yet the love that to-day smiles o'er dreariest woe,

Neglected, may wither to-morrow.


THE PHILOSOPHY OF SHOPPING.

BY MRS. ALARIC WATTS.