...dews descend. Whytehead. RESIGNATION. THRBE is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! Tlie air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for...

...involuntarily muttered to myself some lines of Longfellow's, only to find they had lost their significance : 1 Let us be patient ; these 'severe afflictions Not from the ground arise ; For oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this -dark disguise.' " But to return to El Carmen....

...color from her cheek 1 RESIGNATION. There is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,...heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not he comforted ! Let us be patient! These severe afflictions Not from the ground arise, But oftentimes...

...! RW KYLE. BEREAVEMENT SANCTIFIED. THERE is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there; There is no fire-side, howsoe'er defended,...chair. The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mourners for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted. Let us...

...history of the youthful Hebrew, and put your confidence in the God of Joseph. " Let us be patient! those severe afflictions Not from the ground arise, But...this dark disguise. " We see but dimly through the mist and vapours, Amid these earthly damps ; What seem to us but sad funereal tapers, May be heaven's...

...looked reproachfully on his distrust, and said, " Aaron, may it be well with you 1" ANXIETY AND JOY. " Let us be patient ! These severe afflictions Not from...celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise." LONGFELLOW. GEIITIIUDE continued to act in the same courageous way. The men repeated their endeavours...

...There is no fireside, howsoo'er defended, But hath one vacant chair. " The air is full of farewells of the dying, And mournings for the dead; The heart of...Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted." And what does this prove but that sin hath entered, and death by sin? In that day, when holiness shall...

...rune with pious resignation, lie will doubtless derive some consolation from the following lines : Let us be patient ! These severe afflictions Not from...But oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this daik disguise. We will be patient, and assuage the feeling We may uot wholly stay ; By silence sanctifying,...

...But one <loa<l lamb is tlicTcl There is no fireside, howwe'er defended, But has one vacant chair 1 The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Kachel for her children crying Will not be comforted I Ix!t не be patient! the«c severe affliction*...

...reality a source of richer blessing — the seed from which spring forth the sweetest flowers of hope. -these severe afflictions Not from the ground arise,...celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise.' She knew that — ' For human weal Heaven husbands all events — ' all things were working together...