Part 36 (1/2)

”Then, ay, then--he shall kneel low, With the red-roan steed anear hio!'

For the world ift with heart and hand

”Then he will arise so pale, I shall feel my own lips tremble With a _yes_ I must not say, Nathless maiden-brave, 'Farewell,'

I will utter, and disseht to- the hills To the orld past the river, There to put away all wrong; To ht distorted wills, And to e

”Three tie Swim the stream and climb the mountain And kneel down beside e, Lady, for thy pity's counting!

What wilt thou exchange for it?'

”And the first tiuerdon,-- And the second tilove; But the third time--I may bend From my pride, and answer: 'Pardon, If he coe will run-- Then my lover will ride faster, Till he kneeleth at my knee: 'I am a duke's eldest son!

Thousand serfs do call me master,-- But, O Love, I love but _thee!_'

”He will kiss h the crowds that praise his deeds: And, when soul-tied by one troth, Unto _hi the reeds”

Little Ellie, with her saily, Tied the bonnet, donned the shoe, And went homeward, round a s ith the two

Pushi+ng through the elht-hearted, Where the osier pathway leads-- Past the boughs she stoops--and stops

Lo, the wild swan had deserted,-- And a rat had gnawed the reeds

Ellie went home sad and slow

If she found the lover ever, With his red-roan steed of steeds, Sooth I know not! but I know She could never show hi the reeds

E B BROWNING

[Illustration: DEEP SEA FISHERS]

MOONLIGHT SONATA

It happened at Bonn OneI called upon Beethoven; for I wished him to take a walk, and afterwards sup with h a dark, narrow street, he suddenly paused ”Hush!+” he said, ”what sound is that? It is from my Sonata in F Hark! hoell it is played!”

It was a little, , and we paused outside and listened The player went on; but, in the midst of the finale, there was a sudden break; then the voice of sobbing: ”I cannot play any more It is too beautiful; it is utterly beyond o to the concert at Cologne!”

”Ah! rets when there is no reht, and yet I wish for once in ood music But it is of no use”

Beethoven looked at o in,” he said

”Go in!” I exclaio in for?”

”I will play to her,” he said, in an excited tone ”Here is feeling--genius--understanding! I will play to her, and she will understand it”