... TiHE SOLDIER AND THE MINISTER.-The exploits of the sol- dier are performed in the light of the sun and in the faee of day; they are performed before his own army, before the enemy; they are seen, they are known; for the, most part they cannot be denied or disputed; they are told instantly to the whole world, and receive at once the meed of praise which Is eo justly due to the valour and ...

... ipoetp._ THE IM W YEAR.-By JosEriE H. BUTLER. TuE once green fields arc desolate. ant now The chill winds whistl through tile lendess bougb; The lofty hills like aged giants rise, Lifting their snowy heads toward the skiCo; While comes a mornfalldirge along the vall, A last faint death-sigh of tho passing gait I Then let us panos-a flies Time's chariot past, For lifo i1 short, Etcrnity Is vast ...