THE CAUSE AND THE CAUSER
OF THE CAUSE

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‘« Be ye sure that the Lord he is God: itis he that hath made
us, and not we ourselves.”—Psalim ec. 3.

“ DECIDEDLY dead, gentlemen !”

Such was Dr. Earwig’s verdict upon the body of
a fine young moth which had been found prostrate
and motionless at the foot of an orchis plant in
full flower. And Dr, Earwig was a professor, and
knew what he was about—had, moreover, walked
to and fro over the moth’s body—touched it with
his feelers, nipped it with his pincers—and it had
- not twitched once. Besides it was stiff and cold.
The professor was shy by nature, but learning gives
confidence, and he spoke his mind boldly when he
spoke it at all.