Under The Train.

accepted , for Fannie is here still , and please God , long may she stay . " Well , Will , " he added , walking to the Avhidow and lifting up the curtain , " it has cleared up at last . The snow-ploughs will be out early , and you can continue your

journey to-morrOAv , and come hi on good time after all , I congratulate you , old felloAv , on your good fortune , although I ' m sorry to lose your company . " " Did your Avife ever find out your fraud about the money in the telegram , " I inquired , as John hid me good night at my bed-room door .

"Yes , " he answered , Avith a laugh , " about a year after she nearly tMeAV her brother into convulsions by asking Mm to send some money by telegraph to a cousin out West , and Avhen she indignantly inquired the cause of his untimely mirth , his

ansAver , of course , exposed my fraud at once , I believe , though , it fought half the battle for me Avhen I came to ask the important question , for I believe the loyal little heart Avould have considered herself in duty bound to be faithful to Charlie ' s

memory if he had been good and kind to her , Avhich he Avas not . The next morning I was introduced to Master Charlie , now a handsome boy of twelve , with a Avinning face and curly brown hairand saAv with pleasure the great

, love he bore Ms father , which was every day increasing , promising a full return for all the anxiety he endured when he rescued him from under the train . Masonic Advocate .

An April Sermon.

AN APRIL SERMON .

Fair Nelly is a butterfly AVho loves the brightest flow'rs , But she will pout and fret and sigh E ' en during passing show ' rs ; AVhen sunbeams gild each golden curl She'll carol light and gay , Butoh ! 1 fear she ' s not the girl

, For any rainy day 1 There ' s dimpled Dora , sweetest pet , And fairest of the fair ; She'll trifle with a coronet Or jilt a millionaire : A blue-eyed , bonny , cool coquetle , Brave hearts she will betray ;

Their owners she will quite forget , On any rainy day ! Sweet Geraldine on Summer days , Is just the girl for me ; Her smiles are then beyond all praise , Her heart is full of glee :

An April Sermon.

But had she not her Arab steed , Her Ladies' Mile in May , I fear she would look glum indeed On any rainy day 1 I fancy Alice might be true , ' She's such a little dear , If I had an estate or two , And thousands ten a year 1

A Dresden china little dear , But not the sort of clay To form the idol I'd revere On any rainy day . Majestic Maud would fix her throne In lordly hall or park She could not love—for love alone ,

A Foreign Office clerk ; A little house in Camden Town , Her lover ' s little pay , I fear would make my lady frown On any rainy day 1 Proud Ethel is the sort of queen A t Opera to rei

gn , To show her brilliants flashing sheen And rich brocaded train : She ne'er could wear a muslin dress Nor " cab it" to the play ; She's not the girl , I must confess , For any rainy day .

I know a pet of eighteen years , AVho , true in joy and pain , Will sweetly smile through falling tears , Like April sun through rain : Whose bright brown eyes most brightly shine , When skies are coldest gray , I'd like to call that beauty mine On any rainy day 1

I would that she were close to me , I'd read her eyes , and then P ' r ' aps to this short homily She'd sigh a sweet "Amen : " How sunny life's sad monotone , ¦ Illumined by this ray 1 AVith such a darling for my own On any rainy day 1 —Household Words .

Language.

LANGUAGE .

BY W . S . HOOPER . We propose in this and afeAV succeeding papers to give a brief history of the organization , groAvth and development of language , and its adaptation to the uses of

man ; and then to shoiv the uses of' the Masonic language , and the final result of the same . Many have been the arguments of ' philologists hi regard to the earliest ago of language . Some , Avith a very good SIIOAV of reasoning , argue that it Avas created bytho Almighty , and that our first parents