Show A W B I. AN OLD man was tolling along the kings king's highway lie He was bent with years and with f r heavy pack that he lie carried The pack was made up of many parcels that were strapped together some of them fore labels thus thus thus- thus Loneliness Loneliness Fear Disappointment Disappoint Disappoint- ment Sorrow and so 10 on The old oldmans oldmans oldmans mans man's step grew feebler every moment moment mo mo- ment menti and It seemed as though he would fall tall on the highway There Thero overtook him a little laughing child and aud she said ald Let me carry thy hy I I heavy load the old mat man I turned and he too smiled to see bee BO so small a child offering to carry so big bg biga a 3 burden The sight light of her sweet I Itaco I taco tace ace however seemed ti 11 put new Into hIs bis bowed back and tot tot- tot tot-I I limbs As she put her hand In his hi she went along singing as aa sweetly as all an angel The old traveller clean lean forgot his hla burden and being fond of or singing from his youth he be joined his tremulous bass with the childs child's soft clear treble and rare music together When the old mans man's cottage was reached the little one looked Into his face and said Now No did I not carry thy burden True Truel he replies for I l' l have never thought of It U since I saw thy pretty face Do not leave me he went on for my cottage Is lonely and dark and my life is very sad I have not sung a song for fr twenty years till today And the little maid laughed a ringing laugh as she said No dear grandfather I will not I leave thee e forever 1 hat evening as all the c child lId was wall on the old mans man's knee by the cheery fire tire which she ahe had kindled tor for him he said Child what shall 1 I call theo thee And again she uhe laughed her silvery slivery laugh then she stroked his wrinkled cheek a and d said laid Dost 1 thou not know my name It Is such luch a pretty one spelled spell ed cd with four letters Then as though l It H were a great secret she whispered Just call me LOVE LOVEI i |