But a voice said, “Silence is not death;
Wait on in patience and bear your pain;
You may dim the gold by a single breath,
But it shines out bright again!
“Love is not love if it cannot trust,
And faith should shine like the virgin gold,
A treasure unsullied by moth or rust,
That never is bought and sold.”
THE INHERITANCE OF A GOOD NAME.
By LOUISA MENZIES.