...may say in the touching words of Longfellow — " There is no fireside liowso'er defended, But haa one vacant chair ! The air is full of farewells to...Rachel for her children crying Will not be comforted." That is a true picture of the state of things in those ravaged and desolated provinces ; and is not...

...no flock, however watch'd and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! The air is full...the dying, And mournings for the dead : The heart of Eachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient ; these severe afflictions...

...has not healed the breach or closed the wound. Our "fire-side has one vacant chair;" but " Let us bo patient, these severe afflictions Not from the ground...celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise." Young friends ! how eloquent is her early grave ! Our Jane was 1 6 years of age when she died. How...

...one dead lamb is there 1 There's no fireside, howsoe'er defended, Bat has one vacant chair ! The ah- is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachael, for her children crying. Will not be comforted 1 Let us be patient ! these severe afflictions...

...lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ; The air is fall of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead...for her children crying Will not be comforted ? Let ns he patient; these severe afflictions Not from the ground arise. But oftentimes celestial benedictions...

...however watched and tended, Rut one dead lamb is there; There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, Rut has one vacant chair. " The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mourning for the dead ; The heart of Rachel for her children crying, "Will not be comforted." And so...

...no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! The air is full...severe afflictions Not from the ground arise, But often timos celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise. We see out dimly through the mists and...

...waves and billows pass over us, and we are made to possess wearisome nights and troublesome days : " Let us be patient ; these severe afflictions Not from...celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise. We see but dimly through the mists and vapours : Amid these earthly damps, What seem to us but sad...

...bring her out of her present darkness, into a most marvellous light. THE TWO GUARDIANS. CHAPTER XX. " Let us be patient. These severe afflictions Not from...celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise. " We see but dimly through the mists and vapours, Amid those earthly damps ; What seem to us but sad...

...is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howe'er defended, But has one vacant chair. The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mourning for the dead ; The heart of Rachel for her children crying, Will not be comforted." LONQFELtOW....