"Then were there brought unto Him Little Children,"

M. H. W., Aged Two Months, .

FRESH FLOWERS.

THE DROP OF WATER.

I AM a drop of water; pray look at me,
For I have been over the land and the sea.

I am small, but I'm clear as a gem, and as pure;
I'm bright as a diamond, and worth more, I'm sure;
Because, were myself and a diamond to be

Placed by a dying man, he would choose me.
Shall I tell you my life? It will teach you that all
Can aid and be useful, though ever so small.
I was born on a flower, a bright drop of dew,
I heightened its fragrance and brightened its hue;
Then the sun caught me up in the high blue air,
To help make a cloud that was floating there;