Can and Do

THE CELTIC MAIDEN. 441 the unselfishness which he had found in the new creed, was exert- ing its influence upon him, and it was destined to become a con- trolling factor in his future life. Gradually he grew out of the despondency caused by his great sorrow. The religion of hope and of active effort urged him to cheerful exertion, and brought new zest to his life. By means of his great wealth, and his influence among the patrician class, he was able to spread and help estab- lish the religion of Christ. And when, a few years after his con- version, a lady of patrician rank, long a convert to Christianity, blessed him with her love, he took her as a fulfilment of the prom- ise that all sorrows shall have their ending, and the reward of the truly penitent is sure. As for Kenneth and Genevra, they found, in spreading the gospel of peace among their warlike people, "the joy that passeth understanding," — a foretaste of heaven, "the treasury of everlast- ing joy." (the end). CAN AND DO. It's all very well to say that you can, As you journey this big world through; But the things that will count, my little man, Are only the things that you do. It is easy enough to sit on the fence, As the workers go bravely their way, And boast of our money or muscle or sense, And think we are worthier than they; But only the muscles we use, little man, Are the muscles that really count, And the money that's hidden away, little man, Never helps in the final amount. The boy or girl who stops with "I can," And never translates it to '"do," A dreamer and drone will be, while the van Of doers win victories new. — Selected.