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Therefore He loves all His work; and as Love, to be perfect, iveness, and Forbearance, so doth He pity, forgive, and forbear Shall a mere man deny himself for the sake of his child or friend? and shall the Infinite Love refuse to sacrifice itself--yea, even to as ireatness is immeasurable? Shall we deny those e in His creature, Man? O my Soul, rejoice that thou hast pierced the veil of the Beyond; that thou hast seen and known the Truth! that to thee is made clear the Reason of Life, and the Recorieve that thou art not fated to draw more than a few souls to the comfort thou hast thyself attained!"

Fascinated by the speaker's voice and countenance, I listen, straining my ears to catch every word that falls from his lips He rises; he stands erect; he stretches out his hands as though in soleer ofspirit of the elements, thou who ridest the stor! By that electric spark within me, of which thou art the Twin Flame, I ask of thee to send e its unrestfulness into repose, its hesitation to certainty, its weakness to strength, its weary iht of liberty! Azul!"

His voice ceases, his extended hands fall slowly, and gradually, gradually he turns his whole figure towards ME He faces e yet tender s terror; I treaze His deep,softly on the silence He addresses me

"Fearest thou me, my child? Am I not thy friend? Knowest thou not the naasp for breath; I would shriek, but cannot, for a heavy hand seeht presses le violently with this unseen Power-- little by little I gain the advantage One effort more! I win the victory--I wake!

"Sakes alive!" says a faot ho, and I found you here curled up 'in a rosy infant slu says So I hunted up the Colonel and had lunch, for it seemed a sin to disturb you It's just struck four Shall we have some tea up here?"