Response Of The Pilgrim.

" Speed on thy journey , pilgrim Avan ; I ' m satisfied—pass on- —pass on ! Here , fill thy scrip Avith goodly food , And wine to cheer thine aged blood , For gold and silver have I none , But Avhat I have is all thine OAVU . May every brother thou dost meet

Extend to thee a friendly greet , And Avhen thy soul ' s to Maker g iven , And thou art summoned home to heaven , May he Avho tyles the gate above Be satisfied thy truth to prove . At His right hand then may ' st thou rest

, A favoured one among the blest ; For are we not in Scripture told , In Avords more precious far than gold ; 'Be thou faithful till the last , AVheresoe ' er thy lot shall be , And Avhen thy pilgrimage is past ,

A crown of life I'll give to thee . ' " W . L . GARDNER , 14 ° . [ We publish the above , Avhich has much poetic merit , though Ave do not profess to belong to the high grades . The teaching embodied in this poem is , of course , that of the Christian Orders . —ED . ]

Muriel Halsie

MURIEL HALSIE

( Continuedfrompage 331 . ) Early in June scarlet fever broke out amongst the children in the villages around Hillside , and Mrs . Forbes , in terror lest her little flock should be attacked , dispatched them allgoverness and nurses , to

, Rocksend , a small fishing-village on the Welsh coast , for the summer months . It Avas a healthy place , but very lonely ; nestling at the foot of one high cliff , a second on the left seemed to shut the place away from the rest of the Avorld ; Avhile

the sea at high tide floAved close to its one narrow street—so close that on stormy days the Avaves looked as though they Avould engulf it . End y Bay , with its beautiful sands and wide sea view , Avas on the other side of the cliffs , and , being easily

accessible , made a glorious playground for the happy children , Avhile the bracing air brought a healthy gloAv to their faces . Nor Avere the little ones alone benefited ; Muriel ' s pale cheeks were tinged with colour , and her eyes were bright and had lost their former care-worn look ; altogether she had improved by the change and freedom from anxiety .

One lovely evening in July Muriel stood on the rough pebbly beach , at the farthest end of the village street . The sea Avas almost calm and still , the small wavelets making SAveet , murmuring music , while overhead , in a cloudless sky , shone the

summer moon , throAving bars of gleaming silver light across the rippling waters . Far away in the uncertain distance Avas a ship , her Avhite sails all spread to catch the rising breeze ; on the left towered the lighthouse cliff , Avith its friendly beacon of

warning and hope , while farther on the ruins of Endycourt Castle shoAved clear against the luminous background of moonlight sky . Down by the Avater ' s edge a few fishermen , assisted by their Avives , were busy preparing their boats for

a fishing expedition , their merry voices , as they rang out on the still air , lending life to the scene . The sharp clang of the church clock striking nine roused Muriel from her reverie ; with one parting look she hurried away . Sounds of boisterous merriment came

from the parlour as she reached home . " The children not in bed ! " she exclaimed . " AVhat can nurse be thinking of . " On opening the door , the cause of the children's boisterous mirth speedily became apparent . " Uncle Eric'' was on the floor performing the part of refractory donkey

to the laughing Gustavus , Avhile the little girls stood by , dancing Avith amusement . * ' Oh , Miss Halsie , such fun ! " they shouted in chorus . " Uncle Eric is

pretending to be a donkey—and he does kick so !" Eric started to his feet as he heard the little girl's exclamation , and there Avas a deep flush on his face as he came fonvard to greet Muriel . AVas it from stooping , or from shame at being caught in so

humiliating a posture % Muriel's manner Avas cool and dignified . " I trust that nothing unpleasant has brought you to Rocksend 1 " she said , after the first greeting . '' Is Mrs . Forbes Avell ?"

" I belieA'e so , " he answered . " My brother and his wife have gone to Scotland Avith some friends ; and my father , finding it dull at Hillside Avithout the children , determined to come here for a little change . ' ' " I am afraid you will find this place even duller than Hillside , " said Muriel—