I myself shall see, and my eyes shall behold, and not another. This my hope is laid up in my bosom " (Job xix. 25-27).
"The just shall live forevermore; and their reward is with the Lord, and the care of them with the Most High" (Wis. v. 16), "Who will render to every man according to his works" (Rom. ii. 6).
'Tis sweet, as year by year we lose
Friends out of sight, by faith to muse
How grows in Paradise our store.
— Keble.
XIX. Heaven on Earth
1. ONCE upon a time a grand banquet was prepared in the palatial residence of a millionaire. The appetizing odors of the viands pervaded the whole house; strains of musical instruments delighted the ear, the gorgeous furniture was a joy to the eye. In the courtyard of the residence stood a horse, calmly munching its hay; the music did not bewilder it, and the footmen who hastened hither and thither, carrying dishes filled with all the delicacies of the season, aroused no longing in the horse, who continued to eat the hay with keen relish. The servants thought they would like a little joke, and placed soup, Toast meat, and vegetables before the animal; however, it thrust them all aside, and went on eating the hay.
" No one can possibly wonder," I think I
