ILLUSTRATIONS.

I hummed a gay little tune for his benefit,Frontispiece.

He held my milk-white hand in his,13

Our first parents,17

While Adam was idly, lazily sunning himself in the garden,25

The Serpent did tempt me,28

And the men watched to see her go by,33

And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house,37

Abraham entertaining the three angels,41

And he sent Hagar and Ishmael out into the wilderness,43

And Abraham went down to Egypt,44

Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher,55

I will go,58

Two little boys played marbles,59

Esau cheated out of his blessing,62

And Rebekah was—a woman,64

And there came two angels to Sodom,69

And Lot went out and tried to pacify them,71

Lot's wife looked back,75

Look not behind thee,80

Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted up his voice and wept,87

And Jacob served seven years for Rachel,89

She hoped he would excuse her for not arising,94

Put up his hands in welcome and said "Ah, goo! ah goo!"115

And every kiss strengthened her determination,119

They clasped hands lingeringly and said a soft good night,129

Alas, my lord, I beseech thee,132

What would'st thou?139

She let them down from the window of her house,143

She smote the nail into his temples,145

Cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head,147

And she betrayed him,149

Turned her pretty head aside and blushed,170

And Boaz and Ruth were married,173

And I said—180