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There is no sickness there, no pain nor death, nor sorrow nor sighing, for God shall wipe away all the tears from every eye; and there is no sin there, which makes all our trouble here, but perfect holiness. All will be holy, just as the Lord Jesus is holy, and all will be perfectly happy in heaven. All the good children will be there; for Jesus himself has said, "Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven."

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Oh, what a happy world! There we shall see God, and love him, and rejoice in him, and God himself shall be with us and be our God.

'There we shall see his face,

And never, never sin ;

And from the rivers of his grace

Drink endless pleasures in.'

Oh, what a happy world! and how happy we all shall be when we once get there!"

"Oh, dear Mamma," said the child, jumping up at the thought of such a bright, happy place, and such happy company, "let us all go now; let us start now! Let us go right away to-night!'

Oh, but we can't get ready to-night; we must wait a little! And besides, God is not ready for us to come yet; but when we must come, he will let us know."

"But why can't we get ready now? Oh, I should like to go now right up to heaven! Dear Mamma, let us go to-morrow."

"But, my dear child, we are not ready yet; and we must wait God's time, and when he is ready he will send for us."

"Well, dear Mamma, let us begin to pack up now, at any rate."

By the writing of this anecdote I was reminded of my own early experience in being quarantined from Constantinople in the plague-season.

"Here am I," my diary says, “in quarantine for my return to Europe, and for another oceanic voyage on my way HOME! Oh the beauty and the sweetness of that beloved English word Home! Shall I ever again realize it? La Peste! La Peste! It was supposed when I landed here, and had been well smoked, according to the laws of purification, that I had not yet escaped the plague, as my illness on board ship had revealed some dangerous indications of that terror! I then really been preserved from it? If we touch any late comer, our whole quarantine has to be renewed, or at least lengthened out enough to make it as long as his, the latest possible victim, or we cannot be regarded as fit for any healthful society. How then can it ever be known, in

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this world of sin, misery, and falsehood, that we have ever been so purified as to be fitted for the society of heaven?"

What an instructive admonition for pilgrims journeying heavenward! When shall we be ready for heaven? Never on our own merits, nor on the testimony of all the quarantine or church certificates in the world; far less on the hope of another probation more merciful than that of the present life. We must be in Christ now, and find all our readiness and fitness in and from him, and only through his infinite mercy.

Letter from Mrs. Cheever to her beloved Niece
in Shanghai, China.

MY VERY DEAR ANNIE, Many thanks for your sweet, affectionate letter just received; and I hasten to tell you that I will copy the lines you so much desire and send them with an additional poem in a few days. I want to hear from China before I venture to forward them, for you may be banished from Shanghai, if a spirit of retaliation should be stirred up against foreigners for the inhuman treatment of the poor, unoffending Chinese in our country. I am bursting with indignation, and feel that it is a burning shame that it should have been allowed, and that our Government has been so indifferent to their sacred obligations of protecting them. We have suffered all the scums of Europe to come to our shores, for which we are now

paying dearly, and the industrious, honest Chinese are to be driven away. The command of Irish votes, under the control of the Papacy, is the whole secret; and our people are afraid of the Irish now that they have so much power by their votes. I have long felt that we were living over a volcano ready to burst at any moment; and the recent riots in New York and elsewhere are verifying our predictions.

The labor question is only a pretext for the introduction of Romanism to our country. The Pope has declared that he will have dominion here through Catholic-Irish votes, and it is too true. You will see by the papers how things are working. I suppose you see the American papers? But the "Herald" is all Irish, though I am glad it has lately been outspoken in favor of the Chinese. But the whole world is in commotion, and I think we are on the eve of some great crisis in the world's history, some fulfilment of the prophecies but little understood. Our only comfort is that the Lord reigns, and must overturn and overturn till He whose right it is shall reign forever. I was glad or rather delighted that you had your dear uncle to preach for you, and wish you could in reality hear one of his close pungent sermons; such preaching is needed in these days. I want to send you and Shepherd one or two of his books, if you will direct me how to forward them. You both, I'm sure, would enjoy the contents. I wrote dear Cousin Ann, and desired her to send you her photograph. I have a beautiful one of her taken before Mary's marriage to the Prince, which I hope he will send you. I hear from her quite often.

She writes charmingly. and vigorous as ever. I have desired John Taylor to send you one of himself and wife, and also requested your Aunt Fanny's and the girls'. I wish you could see our darling Wyatt, who is now with us. He is John Taylor's youngest child, and a bright, beautiful boy. We love him dearly, and think he is a none-such. His prattle is charming.

Is now over eighty, but bright

I quite long to see your good, faithful Ahmar. What a valuable servant she must be! And yet such are not allowed admission to our country! It is outrageous. Tell her that I am always pleased to hear of her, and hope God will reward her for all her kindness to you and Shepherd, and that she will be among the redeemed in glory some day. Just think of sending back to China a Mandarin of wealth and position, because the Irish had forbidden him to land! Surely there will be trouble. I hope, dear Annie, that you and all your household will be kept in peace and safety, and ready for a better home in heaven, when summoned from this to join the bright spirits above. God bless you, is ever the prayer of

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From a Letter of Mrs. Cheever to her Beloved Cousin in Germany concerning little Wyatt.

DEAR COUSIN, -I don't see that there is any difference in our views on the question of instructing the poor; for we each and all feel and know that if the masses of `the people anywhere throughout the world were instructed

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