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over the side;.he seemed to. be very intently looking

for, or trying to see, something under the water.

Now Jasper guessed. that this boat contained the ,
friends of the drowned boy, and so, in fact, it did. The
sad-faced mah was the father, who was trying to find

' the body of his little son, for he knew that this was all

they cowd hope to see of him now. Jasper followed

_ the boat at a little distance, singing over and over.
again a sweet song ‘which he made then and there

for the purpose, and which I write down here for you

, to read :-—

“There’s a Land where all are happy,
Far away beyond our ken;
All may find a place within it,
But we know not—know not when.
Through the pearly gates that stand
‘At the entrance of that Land,
We have caught a gleam of glory when
it opened, now and then.

“Only gentle angels know it,
And T’ve longed for wings like theirs,
When I’ve seen them flying—flying,
Up the sunbeams’ golden stairs.
‘For no’ sorrow enters there—
Not a pain, and not a care—
And our eyes have seen no beauty that
with yonder Land compares!