He listened, and a happy smile “All helpless I as when you found A friend came by and saved me then, "He saved me from the raging fire, "Your name is Fred, you say; and yours?" 66 They pass us by, we only hear The fiery tempest's roar." Why," said the trapper, "this beats all; I'd rather go to church; I half wish now we'd gone away And left you in the lurch. "Just go to sleep, my friend," he said; "I don't believe that talk Is good for you. Fred, keep your watch, The missionary held his peace, "And take just for an hour or so "Speak on, my mate, but not too much; I do not feel alarm On my account, but you still weak He spoke again of Jesus Christ, "And can't live very long on earth, Not very long at best, And some place then your soul will need Of refuge and of rest. "That's all. Now you may take your walk, I've nothing more to say." Nor said he more of Christ on that Until he left the place where he And looking back, "Not thus I quit Nor will He ever leave me who "Fred and friend Rufus, different ways There's one way yonder (pointing up); He waved his hand, we parted then, That night as we lay down to sleep, "The Lord's prayer when a little child It is so long ago. "So long ago since any prayer Fell from these lips of mine, That now, when I would like to pray, I do not know a line." I told him of the publican Who was from sin set free, And that his prayer was this, “O God, That is how sinners need to pray, For here's another prayer: 'Tis in the Psalms, the cry of one "After Thy loving-kindness, Lord, For Thy compassion's great; blot out I heard him muttering words of prayer I heard him when the daybreak came, Asking for mercy of the Lord, And praying that although so late For days 'twas thus with him, and oft He bade me teach him hymns and psalms, And there was gladness in his voice, The season passed, we were to part; On travelling westward till he reached "I wish to go," the old man said, I wish to tell him that his Friend "Our paths are different upon earth, But Fred, my lad, there's but one path, He raised his voice and cried "Farewell," In clear full notes, a hymn of praise, 'Twas of Jerusalem his home, In silence in the West. Still seemed there echo of his words, I know it now-that way is Christ; Save by the hearing of the ear, O, friend, who hath my story read, There is no one but that same Christ Pray unto Him the sinner's prayer Ask Him for pardon of your sin, To tread the heavenward path, trust Him, For He will lead you in the way And in the fountain of His blood Will wash you white as snow. R. R. THOM. Author of 'Little Will,' &c. No Spending Money. OOR John Brunton had always been in the habit of looking at the dark side of things, and he was now in great trouble. After forty years' faithful service with the same master, he had been thrown out of work. Mr. Pollard, whom he had served so long, was an upholsterer, and John had been his foreman. This is how it happened that John was out of employment. Mr. Pollard had retired from business. Before retiring, however, he had given John the first offer of it, |