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while, the falsehood and wrong1 ruffle it in silken attire, lei him remem
ber that wherever the right and truth are there are always

“ Troops of beautiful, tail angels'3

gathered round him, and God Himself stands within the dim future,
and keeps watch over his own ! If a man stands for the right and the
truth, though every man’s finger he pointed at him, though every
woman's lip be curled at him with scorn, he stands in a majority ; for
God and good angels are with him. and greater are they that are foi
him than all they that be against him.— J o h n B. G o u gh .

ST. VALENTINE’S DAY.
[The: voices of the birds should be imiUded. Yv'itli practice this caii be done witL
tare e-Ject.‘|
P UCFBE! Fhcebe! Phcebe!”
The trees were bare and the sky was gray,
But the Pccvvee sang In.:., blithesome lay,
For tin?; was good Saint Valentine's Day,
When each bird was to choose his mate
Cock Robin came in his scarlet vest,
The Bluebird wore h;s Sunday best.
The Oriole nodded his jaunty crest,
And looked about for his fate.

“ Bob White! Bob White!”
The brown Quail whistled his clearest strain.
The Catbird caroled a sweet refrain,
And the Blackbird piped, with might, and maiiv
His merriest roundelay;
The Partridge drummed on a red-oak tree,
The Sap-sucker ran up and down in glee,
And the red-headed Woodpecker made quite ires,
And chattered a chorus gay.
J; Cuckoo! cuckoo! cuckoo!”
The Rain-crovv’i note was plainly heard,