Once In A While

Once in a while the suri shinos out And i he archine akea are a perfect blae, Once in ;i while 'üiifl clouds of doubt Kaith's f al rest etara are peeplng throngh. Our paths lead down by the ooeadows fair, Where the sweete t blossoma nod and smile And we lay anido our cross f cure, i nce In a wliile. Once In a wliile wlthln onr nwn Wc feel the hand of a Hteadfast friend; Once in a hile we hear a tone Of love witli heart's own volee tohlend. Aud the dearest ot'all dreanis carne true, And on life's way is a golden mile; Eacti tblFSÜug flower is kissed with deiv. Once fna while. Once In a hile in the desert sand We tlnd a spot of Lhe fairest Kreeu : Once in a whife frorn where we.staud . The hills of Paradise are seen. Aud a perí'ect joy iu bearts we bold, A joy that the world cnuuot defile; We lrade earth's dros lor lhe purest gola. Once iu k whlle. A friend callee! ou a wörthy divine, who liad leen ofFercd a bisbopric. Tlie daughter of the Imuse met liiui at t he door. "Is your father going to accept it?" lie nquired, "Well," the young lady replied, demurely, "father is praying for fjnidance in the library. Mother is packing upstairrf. Míiud: "Whiitis the heiglit of your' ambition, deur?" Marie (blushing): "Oh, somethiug between five and a half and six feet." People ofteu Bnd a difficulty in keeping tlieir shelled eggs írom cracking while boiling. This can be remedied by throwing a small quantity of salt into i the water before putting in the egg.