eans to cure the man. But as soon as he was
healed, the warrior lived at his ease, and no longer took the lead in
the battle, for he desired to live, he said, now that life was no longer
a burden, but a joy.

The noblest work is often done by the weakest hands--by those whose
courage is redoubled by pain and misfortune.

MY GARDEN.

I have a little Garden
Where many flowers are seen;
Bright lilies bend beside the walks
And daisies in the green.
There pansies grow and tulips,
And many a lovely flower;
They blossom in my Garden,
And give me joy each hour.

I have another Garden
That I must tend with care,
And fill with lovely growing things,
Lest weeds should gather there.
May sweetness, kindness, mercy,
And joy be in each part;
To grace this other Garden,
The Garden of my heart.

THE MUSIC OF THE NATIONS.

X.--THE MARIMBAS OF ZULULAND, GUATEMALA, AND COSTA RICA.

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The Zulus, or more correctly the Amazulus, take the front rank amongst
the native tribes of the African continent. Their code of laws, military
arrangements, and orderly settlements resemble those of civilised
nations at many points.

Their dances are a national feature, and a great company of young
warriors performing a solemn war dance is a most impressive sight. One
of their chief instruments is the 'Marimba' or 'Tyanbilo,' a form of
harmonium. The keys are bars of wood called Intyari, of graduated size.
These are suspended by strings from a light wooden frame, either resting
on the ground, or hung round the neck of the player. Between every two
keys is a wooden bar crossing the centre bar to which the keys are
attached. On each key two shells of the fruit known as the Strychnos
McKenzie, or Kaffir Orange, are placed as resonators, one large and one
small. The use of resonators is to increase and deepen the sound. The
Marimba is played with drum-sticks of rubber, and the tone is good and
powerful.

[Illustration: Zulu Marimba.]

Another form of Marimba is popular amongst the natives of Guatemala, in
Central America. Its construction is much that of a rough table, the top
being formed of twenty-eight wooden bars or keys, from each of which
hangs a hollow piece of wood, varying in size; these take the place of
the resonating shells of the Zulu Marimba. The instrument is usually
about six and a half feet long, by two and a half wide, and the keys are
struck by