The Legend Of The Holy Grail

Unco in the days whon men wandered i through tho world sccking tbat cup, ' made of a singlo precious stone, holding the real blood of Christ, a knight left i England to scarch for the same in distunt liinds. As ho passed froin his door i a poov sufforer Criod to liim for help. Absorbed in his grand hope, the knight heedod him not, but went on. ' He wandered to the Holy Land, fought in many wars, endurad mucli, but found not tho precious cup ; and at last, diiappointed and dejeoted, lie rutumed home. As he canie near liisown house, the same poor sufferer cried to him for help. " Vhat dost thou requh'e?" askod tho knight. The aged man said, " Lo, I am perishing with thirst." The knight dismounted. and hastened to f tch a cup of water. Ho held the half dad suffol'er in his arms, raised his head, and proffered the water to his parohed lips. Even as ho did so, the oup Bparkled intoa gom, and the knight saw in his hand - the holy grail, nushod with t e truo bku d of Christ; and so we. my brothers, may wander far, and traverse many roalnis of philosophy and theology, to find tho truth which represents the truc life-blood of the noblest soul ; but wc sball find it only whon we love and serve as he did. If we but give to tho fainting soul at our door a eup of water trom the WoU of truth, it shall flash back on us th" radianoe of Goi1. As wc oau save, so shall wo be sa vod. And when we aro real I y moved by the outcries of famished hearts and brains, as by tho wailing of holplcss babea - when we deeply long to be a light and hopo to men -the wraya of doing so will open before OS, even as undrcanied energios to iili theni full shaJl be bom within us. - .V. D. Contciy. Bcrbre hungir.g a ïimn in Louisiunu, they let from fifteen to twetity reporters for the newspapers " interview " him for three weeks. The poor fcllow ík thor net only willing, but auxious to be hung.