Or perchance on some good knight,
Pure in heart and calm of vision,
Men bestowed thy garland bright--
Fit as he for realms Elysian!

Now preserved with reverent care,
At the _Ikon's_ gilded shrine,
Faithful watch thou keepest there,
Holy Palm of Palestine.

Where the lamp burns faint and dim,
Folded in a mystic calm,
Near the Cross--the sign of Him--
Rest in safety, sacred Palm.

--_Michael Yourievich Lermontov._

(_Translated by Mrs. Rosa Newmarch._)




CHAPTER VI.

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YULE-TIDE IN FRANCE

"I hear along our street