THE LIVINGSTONES. CHAPTER I. "As of the green leaves on a thick tree, some fall and some grow, so is the generation of flesh and blood."-ECCLESIASTICUS. "Doth each day upon its wing Its allotted burthen bring? Load it not beside with sorrow, Which belongeth to the morrow. Strength is promised-strength is given But foredate the day of woe, And alone thou bear'st the blow." THERE are few sights more deeply moving than a soldier's funeral. I think all who VOL. I. B |