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Show 458 Life and Light [October burning room, and that the contents were scattered over the crowd below. As Edith had packed her trunk for the summer and put away her woolens before going to Mission Meeting in Shansi, few of her personal belongings, except pictures, were around, and so there was little scattering of her things, and mine were in a similar state of preparation for such a catastrophe, but Miss Long was less fortunate. Some one gathered up her bureau cover with all on it, and failed to put them down again. A few things have been found in the yard, but her silver-mounted brush and comb set, and China tray, etc., that her mother painted, and most of the trinkets, except what she was wearing, are gone. They said the mud in the front hall was two inches deep, for they used earth to smother the fire, as well as all the water in the cisterns and kangs. There were sixty panes of glass- broken in windows and doors. Edith went back after the wedding, and writes that she studies mornings and sorts things afternoons and is gradually bringing a little order out of confusion. Love's Share The hearts of all are in Thy hand; Thou hast no need of me To bear the word of Thy command Far on from sea to sea. Yet wilt Thou take my lips, dear Lord, Faithless no more nor dumb, And grant them this of love's reward: To help Thy kingdom come? A thousand thousand angels stand By Thine eternal throne, Swift winged to bear in every land Thy succor to Thine own. Thou hast no need of these my jeet, Stumbling and weak and slow; Yet wilt Thou send them on the sweet Errands of love below? -Exchange. |