IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) // ^^ <%. 1.0 I.I 1.25 la illliM i\U |||||22 12.0 1.4 II 1.6 V] ^ //, ^. >/ "» % /A '^ '/ Photographic Sdences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY MS80 (716) 872-4503 CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHM/ICMH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for Histor'ral IVIicroreproductions Institut Canadian de microreproductions historiques 1980 Technical and Bibliographic Notes/Notes techniques et bibliographiques The Institute has attempted to obtain the best original copy available for filming. Features of this copy which may be hibliographically unique, which may alter any of the images in the reproduction, or which may significantly change the usual method of filming, are checked below. L'Institut a microfilm^ le meilleur exemplaire qu'il lui a 6t6 possible de se procurer. Los details de cet exemplaire qui sont peut-dtre uniques du point de vue bibliographique, qui peuvent modifier une image reproduite, ou qui peuvent exiger une modification dans la m^thode normale de filmage sont indiqu6s ci-dessous. m Coloured covers/ Couverture de couleur I I Covers damaged/ n n n Couverture endommagee Covers restored and/or laminated/ Couverture restaurde et/ou pellicul^e □ Cover title missing/ Le titre de couverture manque j I Coloured maps/ D Cartes gdographiques en couleur Coloured ink (i.e. other than blue or black)/ Encre de couleur (i.e. autre que bleue ou noire) Coloured plates and/or illustrations/ Planches et/ou illustrations en couleur Bound with other material/ Reli6 avec d'autres documents Tight binding may cause shadows or distortion along interior margin/ La reliure serr^e peut causer de I'ombre ou de la distortion le long de la marge intdrieure Blank leaves added during restoration may appear within the text. Whenever possible, these have been omitted from filming/ II se peut que certaines pages blanches ajoutdes lors d'une restauration apparaissent dans le texte, mais, lorsque cela 6tait possible, ces pages n'ont pas 6t6 filmdes. Additional comments:/ Commentaires suppl^mentaires; D D □ D D D D D D Coloured pages/ Pages de couleur Pages damaged/ Pages endommag6es Pages restored and/or laminated/ Pages restauries et/ou pelliculdes Pages discoloured, stained or foxed/ Pages d6color6es, tachet^en ou piqudes Pages detachad/ Pages ddtach^es Showthi'ough/ Transparence Quality of print varies/ Quality indgale de i'impression Includes supplementary material/ Comprend du materiel supplementaire Only edition available/ Seule Edition disponible Pages wholly or partially obscured by errata slips, tissues, etc., have been refilmed to ensure the best possible image/ Les pages totalement ou partiellement obscurcies par un feuillet d'errata, une pelure, etc., ont 6t6 film^es d nouveau de fapon d obtenir la meilleure image possible. This item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/ Ce document est U\m6 au taux de reduction indiqud cidessous. 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X 30X V 1 12X 16X 20X 24X 28X 32X e fttails 8 du modifier r une Image The copy filmed here has been reproduced thanks to the generosity of: izaak Walton Killam Memorial Library Dalhouiie Univeriity The images appearing here are the best quality possible considering the condition and legibility of the original copy and in keeping with the filming contract specifications. L'exemplaire filmA fut reproduit grAce A la g6n6rosit6 de: izaak Walton Killam Memorial Library Dalhouiie University Les images suivantes ont itS reproduites avec le plus grand soin, compte tenu de la condition et de la netteti de l'exemplaire filmA, et en conformity avec les conditions du contrat de filmage. >s Original copies in printed paper covers are filmed beginning with the front cover and ending on the last page with a printed or illustrated impres- sion, or the back cover when appropriate. All other original copies are filmed beginning on the first page with a printed or illustrated impres- sion, and ending on the last page with a printed or illustrated impression. The last recorded frame on each microfiche shall contain the symbol -^ (meaning "CON- TINUED"), or the symbol V (meaning "END"), vvHJ^hcv?' applies. Les exemplaires originaux dont la couverture en papier est imprimie sont filmis en commengant par le premier plat et en terminant soit par la derniire page qui comporte une empreinte d'impression ou d'illustration, soit par le second plat, selon le cas. Tous les autres exemplaires originaux sont filmAs en commenpant par la premiere page qui comporte une empreinte d'impression ou d'illustration et en terminant par la derniire page qui comporte une telle empreinte. Un des symboles suivants apparaitra sur la derniire image de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: le symboie -^ signifie "A SUIVRE ", le symbols V signifie "FIN ". Maps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratios. Those too large to be entirely included in one exposure are filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent dtre filmds A des taux de reduction diffdrents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul cliche, il est filmd d partir de Tangle supdrieur gauche,, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images n6cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thode. errata to pelure. n 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 .Tr-::!^ ',^.mm ^^ii*^^^-,# f". .^ i '■^* SOPHIE M. ALMON. . ;ii 47 9 7 — ■^tif.id/a.o mSPl^TDSJ^? O.JJ- -■b Ilall|iiu&ic Cnllcar flibvavij JOHN JAMES STEWART COLLECTION m A ^ ^ ^.^.^^t!^^ w A withered clod, and tlu; free s(ud has hurst Througii the world-fetters? Not of souls accursed With cherished lusts that mar tiiem, tiiuse who sow Evil and reap the iiarvest, and who how At Mammon's golden slnme, hut those who thirst For Truth, and see not, -spirits deep inunersed In doultt and troul)le, — hearts that fain would know / The soul is satisfied. The spirit trained For tlu- divine, because tiu' l)eautiful. Now witli the hody gone, free and unstained, Doultts swept away like clouds of scatteiing wool liefore a hlast,— e'er Heaven's pure paths are trod Is peifectod to understand its (iod. TIIKRK IS NO (JOT). '(1 KHK is IK) <<>>i1 ? If (lilt- slioultl .stiiiiil at idioh Wlicre tliu glow icsth, iiml the warm sunlight |ilay.s, Wlu'ie earth it* glinideiifil liy tin' cuidial lays And hlosHoiiis aiiHWiM'iiig, \\ iiuiu thf cahii lagooii ♦ fives J>atk tlie iniglitiieMs of tlit- lu-art Uuv And warmth, and wvup Uiat day hati gonu ho hoou? Nay, there would be ou" woiil, one only thought, "The man Ih Idind I" and throlis of pitying etcoin Would rouse the heart, and stir the wondering nund. We fee/, and ••<«<, aiul therefore //«"'•, — the morn With hlush of youth ne'ei- left us till i^ brought I'roniise of full-grown day. " 'I'iie man is Idind '. DISAPPOINTMENT. "HK ligiit lia.s left the lull-side. Yesterday These skies sheweil Idiie against the dusky trees, The leaves' soft mnrniur in the evening hreeze Was musie, and the waves daneed in the hay. Then was my heart, as ever, faf away With you, — and I could see you na one sees A mirninnl faee, - and happiness an()\V. "K HK woi'ld to-iliiy is linliiiiit, uh I lut'fi- Coiiltl piftnri' it in wilih-st ilreiuiiiii^', wlien F(ii- loiij,', \i)\\^ lumiM I lay in tlnw«'iy gli'" Or wooilfil (Mipsc, and tiii-il in vain to toar Tilt! glamour fioni my i-yos, iinil faco tin- glare Ami tumult of tlu! Imsy worlil of nn'ii. I stakfil my all, ami won ! ami m-or a;:ain Can my lilcsl spirit know a licarl's despair. Ami yot— and yut -why slionl I it lie that now, When ail my licart has longed for is at last \\ itliin my grasj), and I should he at rest, A giu)stly 'Something rising in tiie glow Of Love's own tire, an uninvited guest. Taunts me with Just ime memory of the past ! TRIL'MI'H. UK sky. grown tlull through many waiting days, Flashed into crimson witii tiie sunrise charm. So all my lovu, arouseil til ItlittH Ami ill-ill' ilflii'iiiiis |iitiii, m ill caHt fi'oiu me All ilrcHiiis of wliiit I kiiiiw I'iiii iifver Ik-, Kvitii tlic rt*iii(!iii)iraii('f of tliiit |>iu'tiii^' Ujhs. I kii(!W tliat Moiiu! ilay it woiiM ckiik* to thiei III Hpiti' (»f all our sworn tiilclity, 'I'lint I must iNiniHli tviii iiiciiinrv, Anil, sorrowing, ItMi-ii to say, nor say amiss I will forget. 1 rt-jfistur this vow, ami am roiiti'iit Tiiat it 1k! ho. All mt! I— yet, il tlit- door Mint on our lu-iiven might he asuir'u-r ii-nt Kvmi now, ami I louM sic the way wi- wont, I might retrart my vow, ami say no niorc I will forgi't W HONDKAIJ. -WIIKN Sl'MMKR (OMKS. HKN summer conicH, ami when oVr liill ami k>a Thf mm's Btrong wooing glov, hath |Nitii-iitIy Shfil o'er the earth long ilays his gohlen ilower, Aiiil then, Ity force of his own loving power. Drawn the hani frost, ami left it passive, free To give forth all its sweets untiringly, Shall not the ilay rise fair for thee ami me. Ami all life seem hut as an opening tiower When summer comes? The (lays move slowly, young heaits yearn to he Tftgether always, cuniiot hrook ti) see Their love-days pass, and void each sunny hour, ^ et may we smile, e'en when fate's storm-ehiuds lower, Waiting fulfilment of our hearts' decree When summer comes. U(»X1>KAI'. IT MKmIT HAVK WVMS. IT niij,'lit liiivt' lifi'ii so * \\M-, pass (111, aiitl ilisappi-.ii . Drawn fnnn your teiuUr words of ycstiiday \Vin;:\, looking in my eycH in tin- oM way Von told nu' of your lifts, liow p.issiiii,' ileir It iniglit liav< Iteon. I'sfU'ss to ditMiii, more uscIohs to r«gr»*t ! Wf inigi-.t havi' liwd and IovimI, nor lo>nfesselest Hy that one precious, softly-said "I'ounjuoi?" RONDHAU.-FOR (JL'R LOVE'.S SAKE. r<>H our Love's sake J hid"^ stay. Sweet, ere the houi's flee away. Beneath the old aeaeia tree That waves its l)Iossoms qTiiveringly, And think awhile of early May : Of how the months have fled away. And sunrise hour turned twilight gray, Wliile we have suffered smilingly ' For our Love's sake. It may not I.e-that which we pray For tearfully_l,i,t dare not .^ay. And yet if. Sweet, it may not he, We .still may .suffer silently, Watching our sunlight fade away, For our Love's sake. I ECHOKS. I'.HKATH Ami ii sij^li, — How v\e Hy From Doatli ! A pulin Wiuiii pressed, As we guessed Love's psalm. A word Hieathed close, Aad then rose The bird That cowers In the wood Mid a tlootl ( )i tlowers, 'fill Loves Heai't sighs, Like the cries Of doves, — Then sings His song. Heating strong White whigs,— Heart clear Though faint, Like a saint In prayei'. — A lneatli And a sigh,— How we fly From Death ! — Sing on () our l>ird ! Thou art heari.sraoed. Comes dearly fnini the open Tlie plash of distant oars,— Over the rocky lieadland ..' Tlie snow-white sea-gidl soars. I see as if through dream-clou.ls, I hear from far away. TJie scorche.l air hreatlics its opiate, Tlie drowsy fancies stay ; I liave no hojies or longings, I scarce can feel your kiss,— For thought, and joy and worship. Another iumr than this ! VK TURKS. "HK fiill-orlptMl Tiisflial iiiiton ; ilaik sliiulows Hiiii<,' Oil tlie lirown LfiUen uartli ; tall spi'itral tivcs Stand in their huge and naked strength erect, And stretch wild tirnis t()ward^s the gleaming sky. A motionless gii'l-figure, faee upraised In the strong moonlight, eold and passionless. A proud spring sunset ; opal-tinted sky. Save where the western puiph . l)ale and faint With longing for her tickle Love,— eontent Had merged herself into his l.urning red. A fail' young nuiideu, ehul in velvet rolie (»f sondire gieen, stands in the goUlen glow, Oiu- hand held n\> to shang that still remains, Kven— "Come Kurydice 1" The seti rolls on in pain, Kchoing the nf>te again : " Lost, lost Eurydice !" Antl still the sea moves on, The woods give back the thrill "Eurydice!" and still Tlie (juiet sea moves on. The years, Eurydice, The long uncjuiet years Heed not or sighs <>•.• tears, Oh Heart, Eurydice ! SLACK TIDK. M \ l>f)iit is still in the reedy cove Where tiie luslieH hinder its onward course, Foi- I care not now if we rest or move l)"er the slinnherouH tide to the river's source. My lioat is fast in the tall dank weeds And I lay my oars in silence liy, And lean, and s in the waters" barm. And tiie heart asleep in the twiligJit haze Feels not its earth-bonds, knows not alarm. AN KVKNINi; IX (XTOliER. VKNIN(> has tlirown her hushing giinnent nminl • Thi.s little world ; no hiirsh or jarring souml Disturlw my reverie. The room is diirk, Anil kneeling at the window 1 eiin mark Kach liglit anil shadow of the scene below. The placid glistening pools, tlie streams that tlow Tiirongli the led euith, left hy tlie iniriying tide ; Tlie ridge of mountain on tiie fartlier sirances Which may not last, — But, aa I shut my eyes Know I the sign That you are here, yourself, liodily, mine. — So, Love, I Uiinnot say " My spirit flies Ovei' the widening space, Under dull skies, To where yovr spirit is," — Though I may know Seas part us, earth divides. It is not so Here to me, now, for you Lean (»n nty heart. Who says that you and I Ever can part ? — riil mttiry^mmmm TOUT POUR L" AMOUR. 'HK world may rage witliout, i^uiet is here ; StatoHmen may toil aiul shout, Cynics may Hno"r ; The great wrtrlil,— let it go,— .Inne waiinth be March's snow,— I care not, — he it so Since I an> lierc. Time was when war's alarm Called for a feai', When sorrow's seeming harm Hastened a tear. Naught care I now what foe Threatens, for scarce I know How the year's seasons go Since I am here. This is my resting-place Holy and dear. Where pain's dejected lace May not appear ; This is the world to me, Kartli's woes I will not see, But rest contentedly Since I am here. Is't your voice chiding, Love, My miM career, My meek abiding. Love, Daily so near ? — " Danger and loss," to me? Ah, Sweet, I fear to see No loss but loss of thee, And I am here. SOOTHI\(!. AIMLKSS waiiilui-od tiiio' tlic woods, and Hung My idlu liihliH u|>oii a soft hi'own liuiik, WhcTL', tliiikly Mtiewn, the woiii-DUt iii«8«t luavuM KiiMtled ii faint rcnionNtraiuu at my tread, Tlie yellow fungi, Hliuwing pallid Htenis, Tiie nioHsy liclien creeping o'er tlie Htontis And making green tiie whitened hendoeklKirk, Tiie dull wax of the woodland lily liud. On these my eye cuuld rcHt, and 1 wan Htill. No Honnd was theie save a low nnirniuied cheep From an amhitiou.s nestling, and the m.nv^^' And oft-recurring plash of myriad waves That spent tiieir strength against tiie unheeding shore. Over and tlwougli a sjireading umlergrowth 1 saw the gleaming of the trancpiil sea. The wcKMly scent of mosses and sweet fei-ns. Mingled with the fresh brine, an