The Litchfield County post., 1828-06-05

ton dressed up every object and scene a. round her, with beauties other than their own.
 But iu justice to one whose character was not so much of her own forming as the result of circumstances, I will as much as possible avoid specification. I will conclude with merely brief sketch of the history of her remaining life, which is short and melancholy.
 Deprivation of health occasioned bv luxury of living and irregularity of repose, was followed by the partial Arrangement of her mind, which like a bow always bent, appeared to have lost all its youthful elasticity.and to act only in obedience to the strong impulse of passion.
 Disappointment in an affair of love. was to her who ever indulged extravagant hopes with regard to the realities of life, the last of evils.-When this came, (and it did come,) she gave herself wholly up to its melancholy influence
 ''And like worm in the bud,
 Itsweety fed upon her damask cheek"
 After two years of unhappy languish- ment, from the time she began to decline, much of which she spent in regret for the past, and in silent grief, she died; the ev- ident and lamentable victim-of s'innocent amusements." TRUTH.
 The following article from another source may be appropriately appended to the preceding one.
 * \ As | was returning from a solitary walk, l accidently fell into the company of the ladies, when I informed them that I had just witnessed most af- fecting sight. l had seen young lady a. bout the age of twenty, ,genteel and accom- plished, laboring under fatal disease, and given over by the physicians not only in- different to the solemnities of dying hour, but so determined to divert her attention from them, that she spent the greater por- tion of her time either in reading novels, or playing at cards with the other mem- bers of the family. expostulated with her on the impropriety of such amusements, especially at such crisis but she listen- ed with perfect indifference; and her mo- ther coolly replied, "I think any thing proper, that will keep the thoughts iron, such gloomy subject.-She has but a lit- tie while to live, and l wish her to be hap py while she lives, and as she is passion- ately fond of novels and cards, I think would be an act of cruelty to withhold then, from her. Dear creature she will soon he in heaven !''-" But, Madam observed, "we have no reason to believe that ther. are either novels or cards in heaven; and if the felicity of your child depends on such things, she can have no prospect O. future bliss." The physician, Sir, par ticularly requests, that no one may be per mitted to speak to her on religious subjects; he has given it as his opinion that she can not spend her time better than by enioy- ing these innocent amusements; and be- sides, Sir, she has taken the Sacrament, and is at peace with all mankind and is quite resigned to her fate." As the last sentence fell from her lips, the whole fam fly wept, nor could I refrain from tears.
 "You have witnessed an affecting sight indeed," exclaimed Miss R." but too many Christians would gaze on it with pleasure. The physician requesting that no one might speak to her on religious sub jects Oh, how cruel! What is this, Sir, but interdicting the visit of mercy; and dooming the sinner to pass into the eter- nal world unprepared to die '? I remember at an early stage of my late affliction, the medical attendance urged to my parents the necessity of keeping the Bible out of my reach, and they complied with his re- quest; and kept from me that holy book, which reveals life and immortality. Can you account Sir, for this most astonishing part of their conduct?'' "I can tell you the reason which they assign for it. They say that the mind ought to be kept in a state of great composure and concluding that religion will agitate and alarm it, they forbid all reference to the subject" "Poor creature," said Miss R., how ignor- ant of the nature and tendency of pure re- ligioIs truth If a person be renewed in the spirit of his mind, and feel the love of God shed abroad in his heart, there is no subject which will have such delightful effect as the immediate prospect of enter ing heaven"
 FEMALE EDUCATION.
 The branches of literature most essen- tial for young lady in this country, ap- pear to be,
 X 1. A knowledge of the English laD- guage.-She should not only read, but speak and spell correctly; and, to enable