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NE sultry summer’s mor
ning a little cloud rose
out of the sea, and glided lightly
|s[]i over the wide earth which lay be-
TC neath it, gloomy and parched by
the long drought. As the cloud
let sailed along, she saw far beneath her
the poor laborers toiling* in the sweat of
their brow, whilst she was wafted gently
along by the soft morning breeze, with
out either care or toil. “Ah!” said she,
“could I but do something to lighten the
labors of these poor people upon the earth,
drive away their cares, give food to the
hungry and refreshment to the thirsty !”
The day advanced, and the cloud grew
bigger and bigger. As she grew larger,
her desire to devote her life to mankind
grew likewise stronger. But the heat
waxed more intense upon the earth, the
sun’s rays burned like a very fire, till the
wearied I‘aborers nearly fainted in the
fields, and yet they worked on and on,
for they were very poor. From time to
time they cast a piteous look up at the
cloud, as much as to say : “ Ah, that you
could help us!”
“I will help you,” said the cloud, and
she began to sink gently down. But pre
sently she recalled what she had once
heard when a little child, in the depths
of the sea, that if a cloud ventures too
near the earth, she dies. For awhile she
wavered, and was driven hither and
thither by her thoughts ; but at length
she stood still, and with all the gladness
of a good resolution, cried :
4t Ve weary men who are toiling on the
* rrth, 1 will help you !”
with this thought, the cloud sud
.i? expanded to a gigantic size; she
imagined herself capable of
Like an angel of bless
,sd(pt above the earth, and spread
parched fields, and
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her form became so glorious,
so awful, that she filled man
and beast with fear; and the
grass and trees bent before
her, while yet they well knew
that she was their benefactor.
“Ay, I will help you,” said
the cloud again ; “ receive me
—I die for you !”
A sudden will at this mo
mentdarted through her whole
form; a brilliant flash gleamed
across her, and the thunder re-
verberated around. Strong was that
will, and stronger still the love, penetra
ted bv whir-h site fell, ami dissolved in a
shower that dropped blessings upon the
earth.
The rain was her work—the rain was
also her death—and the act was glorious.
Far over the land, as wide as the rain
extended, a brilliant bow arose, formed
of the purest rays of heaven’s light.: it
was the last greeting of that pure and
self-sacrificing spirit of love. The rain
bow vanished, but the blessing of the cloud
Jong rested upon the land which she had
saved.
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Baby on the Porch.
Out on the porch, by the open door,
Sweet with roses and cool with shade,
Baby is creeping over thf in or—
Dear little wirt«ome blu* - eyed maid!
All about her the shadows dance,
All above her the roses swing,
Sunbeams in the lattice glance,
Robins up in the branches sing.
Dp at the blossoms her fingers reach,
Lisping her pleading in broken words,
Cooing away in her tender speech,
Songs like the twitter of nestling birds.
Creeping, creeping, over the floor,
Soon my birdie will find her wings,
Fluttering out at the open door,
Into the wonderful world of things.
Eat Slowly. —One of the most usual
causes of dyspepsia among our business
jyh a arises from the haste, in which l hey
swallow their f• • 1 without sufficiently
chewing it. and then hurry away to their
active pursuits.
In England, very little business is trans
acted after dinner. There ought to be at
least one hour of quiet after a full meal,
and from those pursuits* which tax the
brain as well as those which exercise the
muscles.
—
fl® 5 * It needs no prophet to tell us that
a boy or girl who refuses obedience to a
kind parent will no be likely to make a
good citizen or a gmd Christian.
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