The night falls dark o’er the Fatherland,

Down to the stretching sea!

O Star of Hope! with your silver wand,

Guide him to home and me!

That the morning may find us hand in hand

In the light of the well-loved Fatherland.


THE HOUSE WITH THE VERANDAH.

By ISABELLA FYVIE MAYO, Author of “Other People’s Stairs,” “Her Object in Life,” etc.

CHAPTER XXVI.