THY WILL BE DONE. Jesus, while our hearts are bleed-ing, O'er the spoils that death hath won, We would at this While in His holy temple We meet to praise and pray, That sets the barest life abloom; gay; 'Tis here the weary pilgrim Doth reach his house of ease! That blessed house called "Beautiful," The River of Life runs through his dream, Take heart, ye faint and fearful, So many a face now tearful Shall shine in glory there; Where all the sorrow is banished, The tears are wiped away, And all eternity shall be An endless Sabbath-day. There will be missing faces When we meet another year! But heart to heart before we part, Now altogether pray That we may meet in Heaven to spend The eternal Sabbath-day! Earthquakes. HESE are the most terrible of all natural events. The solid surface of the globe is put in motion by them, and sometimes the effects may be compared with the sea, when agitated by the wind. It is supposed that they are caused by the fires which are contained in the earth. The eruptions of Mount Vesuvius and other volcanoes are generally preceded by earthquakes. Some countries are subject to such, which are not very injurious, though numerous. The most destructive one of which we have any record, took place at Lisbon (Portugal), November 1st, 1755. The city was almost entirely destroyed, and 30,000 persons perished. terrible one recently took place at Antioch, a place often named in the New Testament. Of 3,003 houses, 1,906 were destroyed, and 894 damaged. Of 1,183 shops and warehouses, 734 were totally destroyed, and 100 damaged. Eight hundred dead were taken from the ruins, and more were being found daily. The number maimed was unknown. Two persons were found alive after being buried beneath the rubbish eight days. One died immediately after being extricated, but of the other, a girl, there were . hopes of recovery. In many of the villages and towns in the district thousands of buildings and hundreds of lives were also destroyed. A We ought to be thankful that our country is free from such fearful calamities. Several slight ones have taken place lately, but none to cause injury. If our climate is uncertain through constant change of weather, yet we are free from many evils to which the people of some countries, with a better climate, are liable. T.B. NE day a new scholar appeared in a school, and, as usual, was the mark of public gaze. She was gentle and modest-looking, and never ventured to lift her eyes from her books. At recess, to the inquiries, "Who is she?" "What's her name?" nobody could satisfactorily answer. None of us ever saw or heard of her before. 66 'I know she's not much," said one of the girls. Poorly off," said I. "Do you see her dress? Why I believe it is nothing but a sixpenny calico." "Poor thing, she must be cold." "I can't imagine how a person can wear calico in winter," said another, whose rich plaid was the admiration of the school. 1 "I must say I like to see a person dressed according to the season," remarked another; "that is, if people can afford it," she added, in a manner plainly enough indicating that her father could. Such was recess talk. None of us went to take the stranger by the hand and welcome her as the companion of our studies and our play. We stood aloof, and stared at her with cold and unfeeling curiosity. The teacher, called her Abby. When she first came to her place for recitation, she took a seat beside the rich plaid. The plaid drew haughtily away, as if the sixpenny calico might dim the beauty of its colours. A slight colour flushed Abby's cheek, but her quiet remained the same. It was some time before she ventured on the play-ground, and then it was only to stand aside, and look on, for we were slow in asking her to join us. |