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THE YOUTH’S CABINET.

 

her child to the Ganges; for God has | The mantle of flowers on each vale that she'll

given us his Son, and “his blood
eleanseth from all sin.”--S, S. Advo-

Cute,
a
Spring.
Sex, see, on the trees how the leaf-buds are
swelling—

A harbinger sure of the coming of Spring;
And soon ’mid their boughs will the wild birds
be dwelling,
And blithely their sweet, merry carol will
ring !

The bonds of the ice-king are rivers asunder,
And away he has flown to some far-distant
land ;
Bright flowers are waking from out their long
slumber,
For they’ve felt the warm touch of Spring's
magical wand.

a river has burst his stern majesty’s chain,
' And merrily dances along on its way ;
‘On its bosom, bright jewels it bears to the
\. ‘main;

~ Each drop is a gem in the sun’s brilliant ray.

Oh, sweet are the joys of the winter fireside,
While the voice of the storm whistles shrilly
around ;
And ’tis pleasant with fleet-footed coursers to
ride,
As light o’er the new-fallen snow-wreaths
they bound.

How cheerful the sound of the ringing sleigh-
bells,
As ’tis borne to our ears on the clear, frosty
wind ;
Of frolicsome glee every laughing face tells ;
All traces of care are left far, far behind.

But dearer to me are the foot-prints of Spring,
The low, gushing song of the pure mountain
rill,

fling,
And the melody wild of the birds on the
wing,

Oh, swells not each heart on this beautiful
earth,

From its innermost depths, with extatic de-
light,

As the eye over Nature’s fair landscape roves
forth,

And beholds the rich gifts from the Father of
Light #

AGNES F, BR.

The Honest Farmer.

wo farmers having a dispute as to
some land, an action at law was
commenced to determine it. On
the day fixed for the trial, one of
them called on his opponent to accompa-
ny him to the court, that each might
give his own statement of the case.
Finding his neighbor at work in the field,
he said to him, “Is it possible you have
forgotten our cause is to be decided to-
day?” “No,” said the other, “I have
not forgotten it, but I cannot well spare
time to go. You will be there, and 1
know you are an honest man, and will
state the case fairly ; and justice will be
done.” And soit proved ; for the farm-
er who went, to the judge, stated his
neighbor’s claims so clearly, that the
cause was decided against himself, and
he returned to inform his opponent that
he had gained the property. Such a
character is worth more than the wealth
of the Indies. But how widely different
is the spirit usually exhibited by men in
their dealings with each other !