eal iil VA LL, EE WY Yj Ha MH) ip ) J G i Ae 2 SS 2 ae ///// Wwe Fy \ By the Author of ‘ Earth's many Voices.’ A boat glides pleasantly ; No storms to toss, no shoals to strand, It passes smoothly by. G io fair mid-stream, o’er waters clear, So smoothly that it scarcely breaks The shadow of the trees; And in the boat is one who rows, And some who sit at ease. Now read in this a parable, How God ordains our lives ; How this, the life of ease, fits in With that which toils and strives. For were there none to sit at ease, Who’d ply the oar, I pray ? And were there none to ply the oar, Who could take holiday ? N = ae ee