ith unto him, "Sir, if thou
hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will
take him away."

"'Jesus saith unto her, "Mary!"

"'She turneth herself, and saith unto him in Hebrew, "Rabboni!" which
is to say, "Master."

"'Jesus saith to her, "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended unto my
Father and your Father, and my God and your God."

"'Mary Magdalene cometh and telleth the disciples, "I have seen the
Lord"; and how that he had said these things unto her.'"

"That is a very beautiful story, is it not?" said mamma, when she had
finished reading. "And how glad Mary and all the friends of Jesus must
have been to see him again! Now the sunset has faded, and I will sing
you an Easter hymn."

[Footnote: Tune, "The Son of God goes forth to war."]

"The terror of the night has fled,
Its shadows fade away;
The tomb wherein our Lord lay dead
Is open to the day.

"That Easter morn when He came forth,
Who gave Him greeting there?
The flowers, the birds, the radiant earth,
And all the garden fair.

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"Once more the glorious day is here,
The day that saw Him rise,
When Love was victor over fear,
And glory filled the skies.

"Who comes to greet our risen King?
Not birds and flowers alone,
Our loyal hearts to Him we bring,
And worship at His throne."

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THE STORY OF THE FIRST THANKSGIVING

Harold and Margaret had been hoping for a snowy Thanksgiving, and they
were very happy when, two days before Thanksgiving, the snow began to
fall in great flakes. The sun shone again on Thanksgiving morning, and
at nine o'clock the sleigh with the two dapple gray horses was ready
to take all the family to Grandpa Emerson's over the river and away
four miles across the snowy fields in the country. How they enjoyed
the ride in the fresh cold air! What a merry tune was sung by the
jingling of the sleighbells! And how happy they were after they
reached the big old farmhouse! First, of course, they were kissed and
hugged by Grandpa Emerson and Grandma Emerson. Then they went out to
the barn to see the horses and cows. Then they went sliding down the
hill behind the barn. Then they made a beautiful snow man, and by that
time they were ready for Grandma Emerson's Thanksgiving dinner. They
were to stay at the farm for a few days, and toward evening as they
sat before the roaring fire in the big fireplace they asked mamma for
a story. "I will tell you,"