bance, telling the pines to hush, while both
my son and Jesse wanted to play with the wolf tail, and would not be
quiet, though already the stars and the fireflies had lighted Cathedral
Grove, and the great river like an organ crooned the first deep notes of
nature's even-song. An awed expectant silence came to us.

"Lighten our darkness," said the grave old trees, "we beseech Thee."

"By Thy great mercy," pleaded the little flowers.

"Defend us from all perils," the small birds twittered.

"And dangers of the night," the aspens quavered.

"For the love of Thy only Son," cried the South Wind.

"Our Saviour Jesus Christ," a woman's voice responded.

"Amen," the cliffs were breathing.

"Amen," the high clouds echoed.

"Amen," said the organ river.

And from the reverent woodlands came:

"Amen. Amen."

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Transcriber's note:

Many words are unusual compared to modern-day, but are as in the original. Changes
have only been made where a printers typo was reasonably certain.

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