. Stories for the household . she felt the warm rayâtherainbow spread itself out from the dark world through the blue heard the song of the birds, and smelt the scent of orange grovesand apple orchards so strongly that she seemed to taste it. Soft tonesand charming songs reached her ear, but also howling and roaring, andthoughts and opinions sounded in strange contradiction to each the innermost depths of her heart penetrated the echoes of humanthoughts and feelings. One chorus sounded darklyâ The life of earth is a shadow vain,A night created for sorrow ! but then came anot
. Stories for the household . she felt the warm rayâtherainbow spread itself out from the dark world through the blue heard the song of the birds, and smelt the scent of orange grovesand apple orchards so strongly that she seemed to taste it. Soft tonesand charming songs reached her ear, but also howling and roaring, andthoughts and opinions sounded in strange contradiction to each the innermost depths of her heart penetrated the echoes of humanthoughts and feelings. One chorus sounded darklyâ The life of earth is a shadow vain,A night created for sorrow ! but then came another strainâ The life of earth is the scent of the rose,With its sunshine and its pleasure. if one strophe sounded painfullyâ Each mortal thinks of himself alone,This truth has been shown, how often! on the other side the answer pealed forthâ A mighty stream of warmest loveAll through the world shall bear us. She heard, indeed, the wordsâ In the little petty whirl here below,Each tiling shows mean and paltry;. THE BLIXD GIRLS MESSENGERS. but then came also the comfortâ Many things great good are achieved,That the ear of man heareth never. And if sometimes the mocking strain sounded around herâ Join in the common cry; with a jestDestroy the good gifts of the Giver, in the blind girls heart a stronger voice repeatedâ To trust in thyself and in God is best;His icill be done for ever. And whenever she entered the circle of human kind, and appearedamong young or old, the knowledge of the true, the good, and the beau-tiful beamed into their hearts. Whether she entered the study of theartist, or the festive decorated hall, or the crowded factory, with itswhirring wheels, it seemed as though a sunbeam were stealing inâas if 704- Stories for the Household. the sweet string sounded, the flower exhaled its perfume, and a livingdew-drop fell upon the exhausted blood. But the Evil Spirit could not see this and be content. He has morecunning than ten thousand men, and he f
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