_, But such is not the Cave; as we find 0Ul'5rfl\'C5 un-
-n ‘r " . ‘L ' .’-" ' .
flit: '
t , i %-'5“-'
.ELEG.I1.N‘T B.r3LL.HD—FOUNDElJ ON r.?to'r.
‘Twas on a’ cliff‘ whose rocky base ,
‘Baffled the ibriny. Wave 3 . g, '
_,VVhose 'cult’ur’d heights. their verdant store
Tormany a-tenant gave. ~
A mother led by t‘ttstic.cares,
,Had wander’d with her ‘child ;
Unwean’d the babe--yet oti the grass ‘
He frolick’d and he smiled.
VVith what delight the mother glow"d
To mark the inf-ant’s joy ; '
How oft would patise, atnid her toll,
To contemplate her boy.
Yetjsoon, by other cares estranged,
Her thoughts the child forsook ;
Careless hewanton’tl on the gI‘0U|ld:
N0]. caught his mother's look.
Cropp’d was eacli flower that caught his t; "e,
"fill scrambling; o’er the ;;ret.~n,
He gain’d the clili"s tinsheltering edge,
And plcas’tl, sur\ey’d the scene.
iTwas now the mot her’, from her toil,
Ttit'n’d to btzltold her chiitl---- . .
The urchin gone I - lier cht-.el; .‘-"'05 flllfillifil-'
Her wandering eye was wild 3
She saw him on the cliff’s rude briiil‘:.—-
Now careless p:,:epin_Q' o’et'——
He. turn’d, ant‘ to his mother smil’d—-
Then spotted as before.
Sttnk was her voice-—’twas vain to fly----
"l‘was ruin the brink to brase-—
Oli, Nztttirel it was thine alone
To prompt il'.e means to save.
She tore her ’kt-rcl.it-.f from liar breasl,
_ Antl lztitl her lrisoir. bare;
He saw. (ielightt-tl——lt—ft the brink,
An-;i smtglit tobanquet tlicre.
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It’ ES1G.N'.'] 'I’I0.V.
AN 0R1Gl;‘\‘.t\L TALE.
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of education.
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Dupont. This was to opeii a school -for the in-
struction of young misses in the first rudiments
The plan succeeded beyond the
warmest hopes of its projectors, and in the course
of a few months the mother found herself enablt-d
to pay a weekly stipend for the board of herself
and‘da’ugliter, and was thus relieved from a state
of dependence to which she had never been ac-'
‘customed, and which is ever peculiarly irksome
to a mind of true delicacy and genuine sensibility.
Year after year passed away. without furnish-
ing any intelligence of M Dupont. whilea settled
melancholy was incessantly preying on the con-
stitution ofhis uucomplaining wife.
did weep, it was in secret; and her tears then
flowed not for her own’ fate, btit for that of her
child, who would probably, one day be thrown
upon the world a fricndless and unprotected or-
phan.
served but to accelerate its accomplishment, and
it was. alas l too fatally realized a few weeks be-
fore Adelaide had completed her l6th year.
The constant anticipation of this event,
The grief of this unforttinate girl, for -‘some
time, rendered abortive every attempt at qonso-
lation; and many days of sorrow elapsed before
she recovered suflicient composure to listen to
any advice or suggestion relative to her present
duties or future prospects.
ofcaluiness that succeeded, her re\etend*protec-
tor ventured to introduce the subject ; and after
atlministet-int; such spiritual cotnlort as l)tCCtlTlC
his sacred functions, he put into her hands :1 Seal-
ed packet, and a small morocco purse.
In the ifirst ititcrval
‘ This,’ said he, ‘you will peruse at your leis-I
'vVt:ln.ut giving her time to reply, he left the
room ; while Adelaitle, as soon as she could suf-
ilCl«:l)'.ly command her feelings, broke the seal ol
ilaring tizus brought setetutl Ci‘,Z1l‘:lCt’3l‘S upon the packet, iti which she found a letter addtessctl
the sta_ e, r-‘Ml fl-‘>l';-tn"-itt~tl .’.| pctizirl of action, it to a lady in the city of N. York, whose name she
tn-ay n=,ttur.sll_v be CUlt(‘,lii[lt.‘(l that all tliiugzs are in had no recollection ofltaving ever heard mention-
i'c:adin;-ss for pi-octretfing; with the pet'fmnt.nit:e. ed.
That the written aclticc of a dying mother to
o'er the DCCVSETTY of first travelling back a few her only child, should be an rzfl7:c!2'2zg document.
‘years, in order to l'(‘Caj)d.Lll:llC some important will not surprise the render.
Poor Adelaide
pmiiculst-s, with winch it is not merely proper, -iouitd it too-much so for hot‘ grief torn bos0m,and
but absolutely necessary lor the reader to become was frequently compelled to suspend the melan-
acquainted.
in the summer of 179-fa neat little farm house,
choly task of perusing it for hours togetlier- It
was, perhaps, fortunate for the young mourncr,
in ilie vicinity of Alb.ni_v, which had long stood that gtiefwas not the only passion excited by this
empty, was sutltlcnly rented and occupied by a interesting paper; for the constant exercise of
stt‘aI1i.‘.'C iamil)’: Ofwhntn no body knew any thing one affection alone. might have resulted in con-
but that the tna-tcr was a Ftencliman.
zral months, cutiosity was on tip-toe, catching at tranquility. But it disclosed some important se-
every whisper of 0iil4.ll)tlS rumor, in order to learn crcts of family l‘ll.~st"‘l‘y with which Adelaide had
some pa'rticulars respecting the history of these not been made dCL1Ut.tllllL'(l ; of such a nature too,j while the youngest concealed a genuine Sensibili-
‘n’:'-W-COI'ttt:l*.-2; but all the information that could that sut-prise. astooishnteni, and even horror,’ ty, under an habitual smile of cheerfulness and
be obtained on the subject, tended rather to per- were -umsng the ptetlorninant sensations which
plex than in s-.ttisl'y.-inquii-y.
tures of intercourse with a cool atid reptilsi\'e l'C- and sank lifeless on the floor.
serve, hardly compatible with that urbanity oi
matzners by which the French cliat.tctcr is gr n-
ci'al_ly tlistii‘-gtsislietl. ii we-. me.-rely ascmtaint-rl
(anti ah-.tt ftmn no official :- ‘!"tf.‘) that the 3;-2i;r1t;~
nit.-it was callcti D.tptnit,- that at: hail lied fsont
1,-is g-_,t*ivt: coon‘. y, to €~t‘.'tj'.\t: the sweeping: del-
ti-.;e of the t'ev«.-lviztcn. and had ntrzr. fed an Amt;r- i
\*‘."ht-n she a,;ain openerl her eyes. she found,- hand
herst-if sti,~.p..»rtetl by the good clergyman and ltisi spgak for theniselves.—-(To be continued.)
\'cif.- ; the tormer lioldtitg in his li-.inrl i‘.'.:: latah; ’
p:..pcr -= hich lizttl escaped ltotn her own. Herl
.-ye ill;l<.tVt:l‘l~Elllly l'CSlt'(l on the dreadful words’-
‘u liirh h -.d almost i)L'l'Cfl her of sensation, and she!
was ::t_;“.‘.i-ll on the point of relapsing into the state! of this most excellent work, butrnerely discharge
lVlien she
It is the death-bed legacy ofyour S‘—.ll'll'tk3(l_,‘
mother, written a few days before her tleatli. .~:t-.-..’.“{ ‘
contains her last counsel and instI't]Cti0t‘:5. 3 ..,"l'hi‘§
purse coutainsthe whole amount of \\'0l'¢il}'w\iili‘Elllll
\\'i1lCix-llt".l‘ intlustty acquired, to which I have ui-‘
tied a trifle as a testimony of my affection.
now let me intt-eat you my child, to place y,o':ir
trust in Prmidcnce. and become resigned to 1'." ‘
ri;:hteous dispeiisations; and do not forget that
wlnlt: I have a home, Adelaide Dupont shall nev-
cr \vnm one ’
1‘1n(i j
j convinced the ill fated Adelaide, that she ltail been
lured to the brink ofa dreadful gulf, from which
she saw no escape, but by instant flight. No
time was left for hesitation—she leaped from a
window intofthe yard, at midnight--hazarded her
life to preserve her honor--and was rewarded by
the providentlal succor afforded by F recman and
ibis friend. ‘
Adelaide’s artless narrative, drawn from her by
the gentle and compassionate Mrs. Freeman, ex-
cited, in the bosom of that lady, a lively interest
in behalf of the unprotected orphan. Althouglt
credttllty itself might,tperhaps, have paused at
the sittgtilariiy of the mysteriotis st_ory, a single
glance at the lovely narrator was sufiicient to he-
get conviction in the mind of her present benev-
olent auditor ; who, after ordering some necessa-
ry refreshment, conducted the diffident stranger
to her own chamber, where, on her knees, {he
grateful girl pouretl out. her feelings before that
Being who has declared himselfthe Father of the
orph.m.
On the following morning, Mrs. Freeman de-
scended alone to the breakfast room, in order to
prepare her neices for the reception of the fair
intruder; but here, alas ! she was less successful
tliairtlie benevolence of her errand had indttced
her to anticipate ; to account for which, it will be
necessary to present the reatler with the portraits
of two young ladies, whose names have not yet
beuitnentioned.
Augusta Pemberton was now in the twentieth
year of her age; and her sister Matilda, not quite
,ei«:liteen. Both of them had t‘cccived (or rather
if "_" have received) the advantages of a good ed-
__ ; as nc pains or expense hatl been spared
by tht ir pp. '<:nts to endow them with every accom-
plishment ihat tends to exalt or adorn the female
character. On the sudden and almost simultane-
ous tlrcc-;-ase ofMr. and Mrs. Pemberton, the cart-
of completing the education of the orphans dc-
mlved on their cousin Freeman and his mother,
who continued the same system to effect this ob-
ject, that had been pursued by the parents.
But the result was as different as might have
been expected from the opposite dispositions of
the two sisters. '\Vhile Augusta attended solely
to exit-rnal accomplishments and superficial em-
bellishments, Matilda was assitluous in the culti-
vationof more useful and lasting cndowments.—
The grand object ofthe eldest, was to rviri appro-
bation-—that of the youngest to deserve it. The
one thought only of rt-ccz'm'ng plcasure—-the other
studied how to im/tart happiness. Augusta would
display her more dazzling accomplishments,from
a love of exciting atlmiration,while Matilda would
exercise her less splendid acqtiirements, from an
obliging di.-sposition. 'l‘lie_/21.5-/izopnablc z'7zt'lolcm:e of
Miss Pemberton, made her very pleasures a
drudgery ; but the active imlustry of her sister,
rendered every duty a pleasure. The eldest af-
_fi.‘CtL‘d a languid softness of character, which was
4
For sev~ sequences alike unpropitious to her health and, often ludicrously at variance with the natural
; haughtiness and irritability of a temper that had
i seldom submittecl to the benign control of reason ;
'. good humour. Augusta was beatttiful—Matiltla.
They lived Very re- pervaded her susceptible boson) 5 until. 0V€TC0lP-9 amiable. The former attracted lovers—tlie latter
tired, courting seclusion, and meeting all ovcr- by extterne agitation. sht‘; uttered a faint shriek, t securetl friends.
Miss Pemberton was the spoil-
letl child of romance-her sister on the other
but they shall both come forward to
—-—-nfi-}‘,:<~3o-———
FROM THE sit.-ME.
SKE“l‘Cl-l BOOK—~No VI.
“,6 shall not attempt any thing like a review
ican l. .ly in .l3-'1.-"t‘.)l't-.Wl]()y with at. inf:.nt tl:ttiglitet'. nfiusensibility from which she had just been re-l a duty by pronouncing the sixth number to be e-
and cne fcmaie domestic, cotnprisetl his little C{j‘."t‘l'C(l.
i‘:O‘.la(ili(‘ol(i,
‘ Adi-laidc. I perceive does not inherit the pi-
ven superior to those which have preceded it..-—
t This number comprises three sketches ; viz :—
In the course of the ensuing \\'il.l..‘l’, l‘lU\VL'\'€‘l', ous fortitude of her mother,’ said the \encral)lCi John Bull ; The Pride of the Village ; and the
an event otcu.:t;tl wlncli Stl<l:.l(;‘l)i:y' ,;h,,ngt',-d cu- old nnui, alfectioriazely pressing her to his bosom.;i Legeutl of Sleepy Hollow. In the first, we are
riosity to -ymp..tn_v. This was the ."t'..‘(itl(.'ll and
int;r.piit.-.t'olc tli.-.appettt'atice of 3/1 ‘n*'.lcul‘ Dtipotit,
‘ l do not, indeed I’ replied the shuddering git l.
‘ Tlien let me cxhort you, my child, to procute
l presented with a faitl-ful, though ludicrous por-
t trait of the English National Character, personi-
. . , . - . - — - I . -
and the curtscqttent distress of his uuprott-ctcrl it ; for the trials ol this sublunary state of ex1st- i bed as a * sttirdy, corpulent old fellow, with a
.famil,V-
and its furniture was sclzctl to satisf_t the demands only virtue.’
of an inexorable landlord. The dtserted lady,
with her inllttit. was turned into the street in the
‘ i.'luW can I procure it ?’
‘ Bv incessantly beseechiug Him, from whom
The rent of their tenement was unpaid, euce generally require no small share of that heav- ‘ thret: corncredltat, red waist-coat, leather bret-ch.
as, anda stotit oaken cudgel.’ These outlines
are filled up with stich a masterly style, that the
iiterary, civil, religious, naval, and military fea-
inclement mouth ofJ;tnttar_y, anti tbsown upon the alone genuine fortitude, with every other goot‘i,l tures of this celebrated personage, are all exhib-
humanity of strttugeis lin slieltcr and sustenance. proceeds. to endow you with grace, patience, aDtl_ itcd at one view. In the last article, entitled the
Some benevolentjet/sa/'t—.iiit| benevolence is r-.-signation to his holy will.
all that is requisite to C0i'§lll.UlC them angels——- promise, .r/sk, and yr: a/tall i'crcz12c.’
imniediately concerted measures to protect the
Renietnber the
I
VVith such gentle admunitions and ‘consolatory
unfortunate sufferers, who were soon placed in an counsel, he at length sticccedctl in l‘CSl0l‘lItg the
asylum where the aflltctetl mother, by the appli- lovely young orphtni to such a degree of calm-
cation of her needle, could lessen, it not \i holly nt-ss as to converse Wltli tolerable coinP°5'~“'° 0"
avert, the menaces oliinmedi-ate want.
The im- the subject of her mother’s death-bed injunctions,
penetrable shade of mystery which still hung o- which concluded uitti an earnest t‘eqt1<:St.uI'l10UF-1‘
ver her history--the singularity of her destiny-— ing almost to a command, that she should unme-
the beauty of her person, and the uncomplaiuing dia ely repair to New-York, and deliver the in-
meekness of her disposition-—all tended to excite closed letter to the lady whose address it boie-,
a general interest in her favor. But though her
gratitude was uiibouttded and Siticcte, there was
one point at which her dearest benefactors were
met and repulsed with a determination which
nothing could move. No inducements whatever
could ever draw frorh her cautious lips a syllable
that could indicate the place ofher nativity or the
name of her paternal family. Although well a-
ware that this unaccountable reserve would, in the
opinions of many, place her character in rather
an equivocal light, she persisted in preserving the
secret, until w::at‘icd curiosity desistetl from its
fruitless endeavor to discover it.
in the mean time, her correct department, eit-
emplary industry, and melancholy but patient re-
signation, continually increased the number of
her patrons and benefactors, _wlio were not long
in discovering in her manners and conversation
irany brilliant traits of mental accomplishment .
and refinement. Among others, a neighboring);
clergyman, whose head was sil-xered over with
the frost of ‘core than 60 winters, became her a-'
vowed and stedfast friend anti adviser. lie o.'i'er-
ed her an asylum in his own house, and the offer
was so warmly seconded and urge-tl by his lttdy,
that l\’lrs.Dupont at length consented, and becanie
an inmate of his hospitable mansion, where she
pursued the course of industry she had adopted
for the suppott of herself and child, in whose ca-
resses and i‘nstructionshe fonntfher only amuse-
ment and relaxation from the duties of her depen-
dant situation.
In cultivating the expanding mind of her little
daughter, she was so successful that the bloom-
ing Adelaide‘ soon became a favorite with all who
beheld her. This circumstance suggested an
j idea to her venerable friend, which was no sooner
proposed to, than adopted by the grateful Mrs.
in whom she would find an aunt, by whom she
would doubtless be received and protected.
In a fe_w davs, Adelaide found herself ready to
obey these instructions ; and after taking an af-
fectionate leave of the ftlell-'.ls antl companions
of her childhood. was conducted to the Stculn-boat
by her venerable patron, who commcmled ht!‘ to
the cat e of l‘tt;‘t't\'8ll in a pious benediction and bade
her l'at‘e\rell.
Adelaide was young, artlcss, ignorant of the
world, and a solitary, unprotected stranger among
the numerous passengers who crouded the boat
in which she had embarked.
youth, melancholy aspect, downcast eyes, and.
modestdcportment, combined with the beauty oi
her features, and the elegant symmetry of her
form, sooti drew on the fair strangerthe attention
of many ofboth sexes; bttt she shrunk‘ from all
their advances with a sensitive, retiring diffidellcca
that defeated every attempt at communication-
To one lady alone, in a qualter habit, (whose
matronal appearance and affectionate attention
stole inseusibly upon her conli'deuce,) was she
somewhat communicative ; and soon had cause
to congratulate herself on the event ; for, l.d'.llC.l‘
agreeable surprise, this lady professed to be inti-
mately acquainted with the aunt she was in search
This pleasing intelligence at once ‘broke
down every barrier to the affection and confidence
of our inexperienced heroine, who, during the re-
mainder of the passage, gratefully accepted the
proffered friendship atid protection of_her auut’s
On landing in N. York,
their baggage was put into the same coach and
she accompanied her friend to the place of her
destination, and was placed under the protection
But her extreme
of.
most particula'r'friend‘.
of a woman who acknowledged her as a niece.
A residence of two‘ days with this new-relation
I
9
iegetttl of Sleepy Hollow, Ifnic/t-rrbockcr is him-
:-eifagain; and in perusing it, we are involunta-
ttly compelled to hold our sides. But the article
which comes between these two, is the one to
Wlllcll we would more particularly direct the read-
t_;r’s attention.
The ‘ Pride of the Village,’ is a ‘simple story’
anti such, (says the author) as has often been
tt:«'.d.’ But we will venture to say, that. such a
ttory has never been told so well. An amiable
tillage lass, dies with a broken heart, on account
tl being dU5\Zl'l.L‘(l by a lover. ‘ She had been the
pupil of the village pastcr——the favorite lamb of
iris liatlc flock.’ W'hcn presiding as queen of the
.-ports of Ma ',‘ she attracted thenotice ofa young
trfficei-, whose regiment had recently been quar-
tered in the neighborhood.’ They loved imper-
Coptibly, and though he had made no formal dec-
l;xt'atl0ll, ‘ perhaps there could not have been a
p-:tssioii between the sexes more pure than this in-
, ll .cent girl’s.’ A rdently as this affection was re-
!‘-l."|1Cd, however, her lover could not bring him-
solf to think of marrying a fernaleso far beneath
him ; and remained in a state of the most pain-
ful irrcsoltition, until his regiment was ordered
to the continent. But the sequel must be related
in the author’s own inimitable language :—
‘ The idea of parting had never before occur-
red to her. it broke in at once upon her dream
ol felicity; she looked upon it as a sudden and in-
st.~rint'iuntable evil, and wept with the guileless
simplicity of a child. He drew her to his bosom
anti kissed the tears from her soft cheek, nor did
he meet with a repulse, for there are mom_ents of
mingled sorrow and tenderness, which hallow the
caresses of affection. He was naturally impetu-
ous, and the sight of beauty apparently yielding
in his arms, the confidence of his p0W€l‘—OVet‘ her,
atitl the dread oflosing her for ever, all conspired
to overwhelm his better feelings--he ventured to
propose that she should leave her home, and be
the companion of his fortunes. . i
* He was quite a novice in seduction, and blush-
ed and faltered at his own baseness; but so inno-
cent of mind was his intended victim, that she at
first was at a loss how to’, comprehend his mean-
ing. ;—-‘and why she should leave her native vil-
lage, and the humble roof of her parents 3‘ VVhen
, jatlast the nature of his‘ proposals flashed upon
” a
her pure mind, the effect was withering. She
did not ‘weep--she did not break forth into re-
proaches-—she said not a word ; but she shrunk
back aghast as from a viper, and gave him a look
of anguish that-pierced his ve_ry soul, and clasp-
ins‘ 116!‘ hands in agony, fled; as if for refuge, is
her father’s cottage. _,, ,
‘ The ofiicer retired, confounded, humiliated,
and repentanh It is uncertain what might have
been the result of the conflict of his feelings, had
not his thoughts been diverted by the bustle of
departure. New scenes, new pleasures, and new
co_mpantons, soon dissipated his self-reproach, and
stilled his tenderness. Yet, amidst the stir of
camps, the revelries of garrisons, the array of
armies. and even the din of battles, his thoughts
wotild sometimes steal back to the scene of rural
quiet, and village simplicity-‘—-the white cottage-..
the footpath along the silver brook, and up the
hawthorn hedge, and the little village maid loit-
firing along it, leaning on his arm, and listening-
to him with eyes beaming with unconscious af-
fection. ' _
‘ The shock which the poor girl had l'8Cc‘iVt“ti,
in the destruction of all her ideal world, had in,
deed been cruel. Faintings and hystericks had at
first shaken lier tetider frame, and were succeed-
edby a settled and pining melancholy. She had
beheld from her Window, the march ofithe de.
parting troops. She had seen her faithless lover
borne oil‘, as in triumph, amidst the sound of
tlrurn and trumpet, and the pomp of arms, she
stratneda last aching gaze after him, as the morn-
mg sun glittercd about his figure, antlliis plume
waved in the breeze: he passed awav like a bright
vision from her sight, and left her all in darkness.
‘ It would be trite to dwell on the particulars of
he" fillet‘ Slot)’-. It was, like other tales of love,
melancholy. Slit: avoided society, and wandered
out alone in the walks she had most frequented
with her lover. She sought, like the stricken
(let-r, to weep in silence and loneliness, and brood
over the l)arl)ctl sorrow that ranklcd in her sotil.
She would sometimes be seen sitting in the porch
ofthe vill-.tt;e church late of an evening; and the
milkmaids, returning from the fields. would now
andtlicn hear her voice singing some plaintive
ditty in the liawtltorn walk. She became fervent
in her devotions at éliui'cli, and as the old people
saw her approach, so wasted away, yet with hec.
tic bloom, and that hallowed air which melan-
choly diffuses round the form, they would n,;,i,-c
way for her, as for something spiritvial ; anti look-
ing after her, would shake their heads in gloomy
foreboding.
‘She feltar .=. '- F i
the tomb, but ‘t - '- ' -
rest. The si‘
istence was ' - -' . - ‘ ‘i “
more pleasure under the sun. If ever her gentle
bosom had entertained resentment against her
lover, it was extinguished. She was illcttpzililc
angry passions; and in a moment of sudden
tenderness, she penned him a farewell letter.
was couched in the simplest language ; but too»
ing from its very simplicity. She told him 1
she was (lying, and did not conceal from ltiini
his conduct was the cause. She even dfil-ll-“
the 5,, “ ' ' - an-I .....-.t-.ri'encctl ; but co.;
(ltd '-. . T
until ?.’- , .3
bles -A ~ ,_
‘ 1:’-y degrees tier strengn, ,,:c,,,,m7 W _,
could no longer leave the cottage. She ecu:
ly totter to the window, where, propped y
her chair, it was her enjoyment to sit all day
look upon the landscape. Still she utterf
complaint, nor imparted to any one the m
that was praying on her heart. She never
mentioned her lover’s name ; but would it!
head on her mother’s bosom, and weep in 5ii;;,,ce_
Her poor parents, hung in mtite anxiety over this
fading blossom of her hopes, still flattering ther.1~
selves that it might again revive to freshness;
and that the bright, lll'|eal‘ll)l_V bloom which some-
times iiushed her cheek, might be the promise of
returning health.
‘ In this wa_v, she was seated between them
one Sunday afternoon; . sr bands was clasped in
theirs, the lattice was thrown open, and the soft
air that stole in, brought with it the fragrance of
the clustering honeysuckle, that her own hands
had trained round the window.
‘ Her father had just been rcadinga chapter in
the Bible ; it spoke oftbe vanity of worldly things,
and the joys of heaven ; it seemed to have dif-
fused comfort and serenity through her bosom.
Her eye was fixed on the distant village church----
the bell had tolled for the evening service--the
last villager was lagging into the porch--and ev-
ery thing had sunk into that hollow stillness pe-
culiar to the day of rest. Her parents were ga-
zing ou her with yearning hearts. Sickness and
sorrow, which pass so roughly over some faces,
had given to her’s the expression of a scraph’s.
A tear trembled in her soft blue eye. Was she
thinking of her faitliless lover i-—or were her
thoughts wandering to that distant church-yard,
into whose bosom she might soon he gatl:ored ?
‘ Suddenly the clung of hoofs were heard--a
horseman galloppcd to the cottage-—he dismount-
‘ed before the window-—-the poor girl gave a faint
exclamation, and stink back in the chair :——it was
her repentant lover! He rushed into the house,
and flew to clasp he_r to his bosom i but her wasted
form-—her death-like countenance-—so wan, yet
so lovely in its desolation, smote him to the soul ,
and he threw himself in an agony at her feet.
She was too faint to t‘ise—.she attemptedito ex-
tend her trembling hand ; her lips moved as if
she spoke, but no sound was articulated-—she
looked down upon him with an expression of un-
utter-able tenderness, and closed her eyes forever.’
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Religion is so far from barring men any inno-
cent pleasure or comfort of human life, that it pu-
rifies the pleasures of it, and renders them more
grateful and generous. And beside this, it brings
mighty ])lCk1SUE6S of its own, those of a glorious
hope, a serene mind, a cairn and undisttirbetl con-
science, which far out-relish the most studied
and artificial luxuries.
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Curious .I‘lfarriage.——Mat't-ietl in Newcastle, Mr.
Silvcrlo/2, to Mrs. Pearson. This lady has been
married three times. -Her first husband was a
Quaker, the second a Roman Catholic, and the
third is of the established church. Every bus
band was twice her own age : at 16 she married
a man of 32. at 30 she took one of 60, and now
at 42, she is united to a man of 84.
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