"My father is there in the cradle. He will tell you whether you may stay over night."

The traveler went to the cradle. There lay a very little, very old man. He was no bigger than a baby.

"Good evening, father," said the traveler to the very little, very old man who lay in the cradle. 'May I stay over night in your house?"

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Very, very low came the answer.

"I am not the father of the house. My father is over there in the horn upon the wall. He will tell you whether you may stay over night."

The traveler went over to the horn upon the wall. In it he saw a very, very little, very, very old man.

"Good evening, father," said the traveler to the very, very little, very, very old man in the horn. May I stay over night in your house?"

Very, very low came the answer.

"Yes, my child."

He found good

The traveler was very glad. things to eat, a good fire at which to warm himself, and a good bed in which to sleep-all, because he had at last found the right father of the house.

LOVE.

Whom do I love? you ask of me.
Father and mother,

Sister and brother,

Every one is loved by me;

Of love to me they've given such store,
I must love them ever more and more.

Whom do I love? you ask of me.
Him I can see not,

Stranger to me not,

God in heaven is loved by me;

His love to me was given before

I knew Him, to love Him more and more.

FROM THE GERMAN.

WHO HAS SEEN THE WIND?

Who has seen the wind?

Neither I nor you;

But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind?

Neither you nor I;

But when the trees bow down their heads,

The wind is passing by.

CHRISTINA ROSSETTI.

THE THREE SLEEPERS.

Bonn is a beautiful old city on the river Rhine. It is now a large city, but it was once very small. Once there were three men in Bonn. The three men were quite young, and they were very lazy. They wished to do nothing but sleep.

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Oh," said the first young man, “I am so sleepy. I must go to sleep."

"Oh," said the second young man, "I, too, am sleepy. I must go to sleep."

"Oh," said the third young man, "I, too, am sleepy. I must go to sleep."

Then the first young man said, "I am so sorry that I cannot sleep all the time."

"Yes," said the second young man, "it is too bad. I should like to go to sleep and never wake up."

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Yes," said the third young man, "I, too, should like to go to sleep and never wake up.' The city of Bonn was a very quiet city, but it was not quiet enough for the three sleepy young

men.

The first said, "The city is not quiet enough. I cannot sleep here."

"No," said the second, "the city is not quiet enough. I cannot sleep enough here."

"The city is not quiet enough," said the third. "I cannot get enough sleep here."

Then the first said, "My father, my mother, my brother, and my sister always wake me up too soon. I will not stay here. I will go away."

"My father, my mother, my brother, and my sister always wake me up too soon," said the second. "I will not stay here. I will go away."

And the third young man said, "My parents always wake me up too soon also. I will not stay here. I will go away."

"Where shall we go?" asked the first young man. "Where can we find a good, quiet place, where we can have a long, long sleep?"

"I know," said the second, "I know a good, quiet place, a cave not far from here, where we can sleep in peace.'

"That is very good," said the third. "Let us go soon, and there we can have quiet, and sleep as long as we wish."

The three young men went out of the city to the cave. It was a large cave, and all about it was so quiet and still, that the young men were greatly pleased.

"Here is a good, quiet place," said the first, "where we can have peace, and sleep as long as we wish."

“I am glad,” said the second, "that we have found this place. Everything here is so quiet. We three can sleep now, for here our parents cannot wake us."

"Yes," said the third, "it is so quiet here, that we can have a long, long sleep. Our bad brothers and sisters will not come here to wake us up. I am so glad, we have found this beautiful place."

The three young men lay down in the cave. The first young man shut his eyes, and was soon fast asleep.

The second young man shut his eyes, and very soon he was also fast asleep.

The third young man shut his eyes, and in a little while he was also fast asleep.

So the three young men slept a long, long time. They slept a year. They slept one, two, three, four, five, six years; for everything was quiet.

At last the seventh year came. The first young man heard a noise. He slowly opened his eyes and said very, very slowly, "I hear a cow.”

Then he shut his eyes again and slept on. The others slept quietly and did not wake. So they slept again, one, two, three, four five six years. Again the seventh year came.