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1684

He who ordained the Sabbath loved the poor.

--_O. W. Holmes._

1685

Those persons who are in the habit of avoiding worldly cares on the
Sabbath, are the most remarkable for the perfect performance of their
duties during the week. The influence of a change of thought on the
Sabbath upon the minds of such persons, resembles that of a change of
food upon the body. It seems to give a fresh spring to the mental
operations, as the latter does to the physical.

1686

SABBATH.

Hail, Sabbath! thee I hail, the poor man's day:
On other days the man of toil is doom'd
To eat his joyless bread--the ground
Both seat and board--screen'd from the winter's cold
And summer's heat, by neighboring hedge or tree;
But on _this_ day, embosom'd in his home,
He shares the frugal meal with those he loves.

--_Grahame._

1687

A well-spent Sabbath on earth, prepares us for the spending of a better
one in heaven.

1688

Better a little in safety, than an abundance, surrounded by danger.

1689

More can be said in one minute than can be forgotten in a lifetime.

1690

SALT.

When Henry Drummond was traveling in tropical Africa, he found that salt
was regarded by the natives as a rare luxury. Often he offered the
native boys the choice between a pinch of salt and a lump of sugar, and
they always chose the salt. Once he presented the head man of a village
with a spoonful of salt. The chief twisted a leaf into a little bag,
into which he poured the salt. Then he held out his hand to the children
who crowded around, and each was allowed one lick of his empty palm.

1691

A NAME ON THE SEA SAND.

Alone I walked the ocean strand:
A pearly shell was in my hand;
I stooped and wrote upon the sand
My name, the year, the day.
As onward from the spot I passed,
One lingering look behind I cast;
A wave came rolling high and fast
And washed my lines away.
And so, methought, 'twill shortly be
With every mark on earth from me.

The above pretty lines are only superficially true. No man can live on
earth without leaving, "footprints on the sands of time," which will
influence those who come after him for good or evil.

1692

EMULATION IN A SCHOOL.

More is learned in a public than in a private school from emu