In the trees the quail are calling
To the rabbits at their play,
While the little birds, unknowing,
Sing their lives away;
In the night-time through the branches
Wistfully the young stars peep,
But, with all these playmates round them,
Still the children sleep.
Once within that leafy shelter
Some one hid herself, to rest,
With another little dreamer
Folded to her breast;
And a sense of consolation
Stealeth unto them that weep,
While that mother-heart lies sleeping
Where the children sleep.
Year by year the Christmas berries
Redden in the quiet air,--
Year by year the vineyard changes,
Buds and ripens there;
We give place to other faces,
But the years' relentless sweep
Cometh not into God's Acre,
Where the children sleep.
CHARLES KELLOGG FIELD.
_Four-Leaved Clover._
~Unique.~
His presence makes the Spring to blush.
He shines in ample Summer's glow,
He kindles Autumn's burning-bush,
And flings the Winter's fleece of snow.
_Hamilton Literary Monthly._
~A Letter.~
"Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul!"
_The Chambered Nautilus._
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Self, Soul & Co., Architects:
_Dear Sirs;_
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