Editor's Portfolio.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS., FEBRUARY, 1898.

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AMERICAN GIRLS.

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Every patriotic person in the land will agree with Mrs. Poole, when she says in her paper on Social Graces" that "no young girls in the world are as charming, self-possessed, and vivacious as our own." "Yet," she very properly adds, "however innocent and sweet she may be, no girl comes into the world who is capable of guiding alone her own footsteps. . . Chaperonage is merely that oversight and protection that every woman, worthy the sacred name of mother, ought to give her daughter." Then, in her admirable way, this writer details the province of that imperfectly understood character, the chaperon, with many valuable statements regarding the etiquette of cards, introductions, calling, and similar social functions.

The frontispiece is "Matinicus Rock," the verses accompanying the picture being by Lallie Sterlingi. Through the number original poetry appears as follows: When the Snow Falls," by Mary S. Potter ; "Scripture Cake," by Helen B. Loring; "Dawn," by W. Tyler Olcott; A Winter Walk,” by Hattie Whitney; "Washington," by St. George Best; "Mother Bailey," by Mrs. C. H. N. Thomas; "To My Mother," by Grace Lei Dunning; "God's Home," by Judith Spencer; "In After Years," and "The Comfort of the Skies," by Edward Wilbur Mason; Burned Itself Out in Glory," and "The Baptism of Great Sorrow," by Clark W. Bryan.

The departments were never better; the second installment of the Biblical Anagram, especially, will attract much attention.

Publishers' Desk.

FEBRUARY, 1898.

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Health Brought Back

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All Disagreeable Symptoms Cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla,

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Original in GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.

ALONE.

Alone, in God's Acre, at the coming of morn,
Alone, with heart pulsings of old newly born,
Alone, within reach of an All-Seeing Eye,
Alone, yet with armies of eld passing by.
Alone, at the feet of the loved and the lost,
Alone, at a brink where others have crossed,
Alone, each in turn on the tide of lost breath,
Alone, with no presence but that of grim Death.
Alone, and yet not altogether alone,
While messages come from Heaven's high Throne,
From those gone before, to watch and to wait,
With greetings and welcomes at Death's open gate.
Alone, silent and voiceless, alone with our dead,
Alone, where heart-breaking tears have been shed,
Alone, with loved ministering souls of the blest,
Alone, and with these let me evermore rest.

-Clark W. Bryan.

PEACE, TROUBLED HEART.

O, restless, anxious heart be still!

Silence the murmurs and deep complaint; Bear trials nobly-"Tis Thy Father's will." Where is thy faith, if thou dost faint?

The pierced hand still holds the rod;

The hand once nailed on Calvary's tree
Measures each cross, weighs every load,
And mingles every cup for thee.

His words, "Be still," the storm shall calm;
His smile the gloom shall chase away;
As troubled Galilee lay hushed at dawn,

So wilt thou, mourner, see a brighter day.
Angelic hope, with wings of silvery sheen,
Shall visit heart and hearth in love,
And o'er thy secret altar sweetly fling
Shekinah grandness from above.

Be still and wait, for thou wilt gladly own
Love paved thy path, though washed with tears;
Each cloud is golden-hued that girds his throne;
Griefs turn to lustrous joys in the eternal years.

Courage, O, aching, restless, weary souls!
Let gloom and doubt at once dispel;
The victory comes in ways thou seest not;
Thy Saviour doeth all things well.

A GOOD SAMARITAN.

Lay him away,

It matters not where; Dig a hole in the ground,

And deposit him there; 'Twill be useless to raise A shaft o'er his head,

For Heaven's aware

Of the fact that he's dead!

Lowly his lot,

And humble his sphere;

-Unidentified.

The world-the big, busy world knew not That he ever was sent to minister here;

He gathered no millions, he built up no trustsCornered no markets, robbed no one of bread; His raiment was ragged, he lived upon crustsBut Heaven's aware of the fact that he's dead! Did he worship in church

In the orthodox way? Did the rafters ring when It was his turn to pray?

Alas, I know not

But let it be said

That Heaven's aware

Of the fact that he's dead!

The orphan he fanned Through feverish days May live or may not

To cherish his praise;

The sick that he nourished when stricken himself, The starving that, when he was hungry, he fed, May pray for him now, or may not, as they listBut Heaven's aware of the fact that he's dead!

Lay him away,

It matters not where;

Dig a hole in the earth

And deposit him there;

When the last trumpet sounds

He will hear, he will hear

As well as the man

O'er whose head people rear

The highest of columns

Aye, put him to bed!

If there is a God He will not forget

That this lowly man lived-and is dead!
-S. E. Kiser, in Cleveland Leader.

GOOD-BY.

Good-by, good-by; it is the sweetest blessing
That falls from mortal lips on mortal ear;
The weakness of our human love confessing,
The promise that a love more strong is near-
May God be with you!

Why do we say it when the tears are starting?
Why must a word so sweet bring only pain?
Our love seems all-sufficient till the parting,
And then we feel it impotent and vain-
May God be with you!

Oh, may He guide and bless, and keep you ever,
He who is strong to battle with your foes;
Whoever fails, His love can fail you never,
And all you need He in his wisdom knows-
May God be with you!

Better than earthly presence, e'en the dearest,
Is the great blessing that our partings bring;
For in the loneliest moments God is nearest,
And from our sorrows Heavenly comforts spring,
If God be with us.

Good-by, good-by, with latest breath we say it,
A legacy of hope and faith and love;
Parting must come, we cannot long delay it,
But, one in Him, we hope to meet above,
If God be with us.

Good-by-'tis all we have for one another;

Our love, more strong than death, is helpless still; For none can take the burden from his brother, Or shield, except by prayer, from any illMay God be with you!