through the Kyles, "what was that little book you were so busy with in the cabin ?"

"That was Agnes' parting gift to me, papa; it is called 'Christian Lyrics,' and is full of beautiful bits of poetry. Here is one I know you would like." "Read it, then, my darling."

So Edith, in her sweet child's voice, read Miss Procter's lovely lines called "Thankfulness."

"My God, I thank Thee who hast made

The earth so bright,

So full of splendour and of joy,

Beauty and light!

So many glorious things are here,

Noble and right.

"I thank Thee, too, that Thou hast made

Joy to abound,

So many gentle thoughts and deeds

Circling us round,

That in the darkest spot of earth

Some love is found.

"I thank Thee more, that all our joy
Is touch'd with pain,

That shadows fall on brightest hours,

That thorns remain,

So that earth's bliss may be our guide,
And not our chain.

"For Thou who knowest, Lord, how soon

Our weak heart clings,

Hast given us joys, tender and true,

Yet all with wings,

So that we see gleaming on high,

Diviner things.

"I thank Thee, Lord, that Thou hast kept
The best in store;

We have enough, yet not too much

To long for more:

A yearning for a deeper peace,

Not known before.

"I thank Thee, Lord, that here our souls,
Though amply blest,

Can never find, although they seek,

A perfect rest :

Nor ever shall, until they lean

On Jesus' breast."

THE END.

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