guards were beaten back, and the ship put off. Now all would have gone well had not a heavy sea arisen and driven the galley back upon the rocks. When the guards saw this they rushed to the king with a great outcry, and Orestes and Iphigenia would have died a sacrifice to Artemis after all, had not Athena interfered. This goddess appeared in mid-air before King Thoas and bade him let the strangers go in peace, for so the Fates had willed. At the same time Neptune stilled the sea and wafted the ship upon its homeward course; and the chorus of Greek maidens thus cheered it on to safety: ee Speed with fair fortune, in bliss speed on Of mortals on earth, of Immortals in heaven, For above all height to which hope hath soared Rest upon my life: and me Crown, and crown eternally." M. A. Eaton. To be honest, to be kind; to earn a little, and to spend less; to make upon the whole a family happier by his presence; to renounce where that shall be necessary, and not to be embittered; to keep a few friends, but these without capitulation; above all, on the same grim conditions, to keep friends with himself-here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude and delicacy. Robert Louis Stevenson. MEMORY GEMS. Blessed are those among nations who dare to be strong for the rest. -Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Love lifts us to the sunlight, Though the whole world be dark. -Lowell. There is nothing meaner than the man that is rich, and has nothing but money. Oliver Wendell Holmes. There can be no nearer affinity than our country. Thou must be true thyself, - Plato. If thou the truth wouldst teach. -Horatio Bonar. If there is a virtue in the world at which we should always aim, it is cheerfulness. -Lord Bulwer Lytton. Truth alone makes life rich and great. "Tis the mind that makes the body rich. — Emerson. -Shakespeare. There is nothing so kingly as kindness, -Alice Cary. Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not. -Ralph Waldo Emerson. With malice toward none, with charity toward all. I do love My country's good, with a respect more tender, -Shakespeare. Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience. -George Washington. Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute. Man is in loss except he live aright, Pinckney. And help his fellow to be firm and brave, Faithful and patient. -Sir Edwin Arnold. He that hath a trade, hath an estate, and he that hath a calling, hath an office of profit and honor. -Benjamin Franklin. They never fail who die in a great cause. -Byron. A noble life, crowned with heroic death, rises above and outlives the pride and pomp and glory of the mightiest empire on earth. -James A. Garfield. The Recessional. God of our fathers, known of old- The tumult and the shouting dies — —Rudyard Kipling. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES. NOTE.-Biographical sketches given in Part One of Book Five will not be repeated in Part Two, from lack of space. P. 5. William Shakespeare (1564-1616). "The Bard of Avon." The most noted English dramatist; "the myriad-minded" poet of the world. Author of "Merchant of Venice," "" Hamlet," 66 Macbeth," "The Tempest," King Lear," and many other world-famous dramas. 66 P. 10. John Ruskin (1819-1900). A broad-minded English writer along the lines of art and literature. Wrote chiefly upon painting, sculpture, and architecture, and came to be recognized as the foremost authority in England on these subjects. Among his noted works are "Sesame and Lilies," "Ethics of the Dust," "Crown of Wild Olives," Queen of the Air," and others. P. 12. Dora Read Goodale. A young New Hampshire poet whose verse is smooth and pleasing, showing a fine sympathy with nature and an accurate knowledge of her subjects. P. 12. Esop. A very deformed Phrygian slave; the author of many fables that have become classic; a contemporary of Pythagoras; lived about 570 B.C. P. 18. William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878). A prominent American man of letters; of remarkable power as poet and journalist; for many years editor of the New York Evening Post; published fine translations of the "Iliad" and the Odyssey"; wrote his finest short poem, 'Thanatopsis," when but eighteen years old. 66 P 18. John Henry Newman (1801-1890). An English writer of great power; published several books on historical and theological themes; also, one book of poems. Joined the Roman Catholic Church in 1845, and was created Cardinal in 1879. P. 34. Clara Morris (1846-). An American actress of much ability and power; of late years has devoted her time to writing, chiefly of stage life and reminiscences connected therewith. P. 37. Thomas Westwood (1814-1888). An English poet who wrote with much grace and feeling. P. 43. (Mrs.) Harriet Beecher Stowe (1812-1896). Daughter of Lyman Beecher, and sister of Henry Ward Beecher; a native of Connecticut; a woman of fervid feeling, brilliant mind, and noble character; a ready and fluent writer; author of many short stories for children, and a number of novels. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" spread her fame throughout the civilized world. She also wrote excellent verse. P. 44. Henry Timrod (1829-1867). A native of South Carolina; lawyer, journalist, and poet; a writer of great refinement of thought and expression. P. 46. Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894). American physician, lecturer, poet, essayist, and novelist; noted for humor, pathos, patriotism, fine literary style, and keen analysis of human nature. Best humorous poem, "The Wonderful One Hoss Shay "; best serious poem, The Chambered Nautilus"; best novel, "Elsie Venner." P. 58. Menca C. Pfieshing. American author of many charming stories and poems for children. |