The Century illustrated monthly magazine . er at the thought of Him ? O Majesty! T is great to be a king, But greater is it yet to be a man!The exile by far Lena perishing. The captive in Kara who bears thy ban. Ransomed at length and free, Shall rise from torments that make heroes strong—Shall rise, as equal souls, to question thee;And for defense there nothing shall endure Of all which to thy lofty state what thou hast of human, brave, and pure. Caesar, thou still art man, and servest a King Who wields a power more terrible than thine:Slow, slow to anger, and long-suftering. He h
The Century illustrated monthly magazine . er at the thought of Him ? O Majesty! T is great to be a king, But greater is it yet to be a man!The exile by far Lena perishing. The captive in Kara who bears thy ban. Ransomed at length and free, Shall rise from torments that make heroes strong—Shall rise, as equal souls, to question thee;And for defense there nothing shall endure Of all which to thy lofty state what thou hast of human, brave, and pure. Caesar, thou still art man, and servest a King Who wields a power more terrible than thine:Slow, slow to anger, and long-suftering. He hears his children cry and makes no sign:He hears them cry, but, oh! Imagine not his tardy judgments sleep,Or that their agonies He doth not knowWho hidden waste where tyrants may not see! Eternal watch He over them doth keep:Eternal watch — and Russia shall be free ! Florence Earle Coalcs. \ [BEGUN IN THE NOVEMBER NLiMBER.] THE MERRY CHANTER. BY FRANK R. STOCKTON,Author of The Lady, or the Tiger? Rudder Grange, The Hundredth Man, LORD CRABSTAIRS AND THE BUTCHER MAKE AN AGREEMENT. -^ WHEN Dolor Tripp*) came on deck afterA-v/ breakfast on the morn-^r*^ ing of her arrival onboard the AlerryChanter she wasin a state ofintense de-light with was go-ing to sea ina ship! Shehad been onthe bay in aa ship ! AndAnd how dif- CAPTAIN BODSHIP. boat, but never on the sea in what was this for—and that? ferent the air was, even such a little way from shore! When Doris told her how we came to ownthe Meny Chanter, and had talked to herabout the four captains, and about the butcher,and about Lord Crabstairs, and about theschoolmaster. Dolor Tripp declared that thatship was the most interesting place she hadever been in in her whole life. She was in no hurry to start, and was per-fectly willing to wait for the tide. Being onboard the ship was joy enough for the pres-ent. She asked questions about every part ofthe vessel; and although the four captainswould have been
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