WHY BE AT ENMITY?-WHAT ARE YOU LIVING FOR? 395

 When all were gone to school but I, My heart is filled with new delight;
 I used to sit at home and sigh; And music, too,-can there be found
 And though I never longed to view A sight so beautiful as sound ?
 The earth so green, the sky so blue, Tell me, kind friends, in one short word,
 I thought I'd give the world to look Am I not like that captive bird ?
 Along the pages of a book. I live in song, and peace, and joy,
 Now, since I learned to read and write, Though blind, a merry-hearted boy.






 WHY BE AT ENMITY? of their coffin, and still retain your anger.
 I believe that very few, when reading a
 HENEVER you feel otherwise tombstone, feel much anger against the
 than kindly to any one;-when poor inhabitant mouldering below, how-
 S"anger, hatred, malice, and all ever much he may have injured them.
 uncharitableness," take posses- No, no, it is better to "give place unto
sion of your hearts against those whom wrath." Be kind one to another; re-
you consider to be enemies ;- endeavor membering the injunction of one greater
to call to mind their latter end. Bitter than man, Love your enemies, bless
indeed is your resentment if you fancy them that curse you, do good to them
that you see them lowered into the cold that hate you, and pray for them which
grave, and hear the earth rattle on the lid despitefully use you and persecute you."






 WHAT ARE YOU LIVING FOR? learn, that I may do some good in the
 world. I don't want to tell the Lord in
 PASTOR met a little girl be- the day of judgment that I have lived so
 longing to his flock. As they long in the world without having done
 walked on together, he spoke any good in it."
 to her of her studies. Noble purpose Who of our young
 "Why, Ellie," asked he, "are you so friends are studying and living to so
anxious to succeed in your studies? good an end ? Who of us are making
What do you mean to do with your edu- an every-day impress for good on the
cation after you get it ? hearts and lives of those among whom
 "Oh, sir," said the girl, I want to we move?