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I1re si.leonssqaeDee BOT bsid- c.a,iid 49,.
t,ro''Gt shoNn ~ tire folioa ~ Iilll sios, from
u'trauslafioil hy Miss GuhuihF IL iAc.tica,,ilrs
OF Slaaapu DE tl@rnesvIdt, p,lbh,lei n I.on,l,,n
" 1879, And RoS f6sEsIiea- He ar;rc.iot. has
brsn lastly pFaisedby ~ able eric far-.tbe sia-
gulsTiiy u hs Eatastrol,l.c-- strange vet a
NE sanie tinae srry hAtirai AM .sors..ti y al,
Eihe. means ~hish bsouSht It about, AID siest-
inglx original -
The wife Of yAnderman, who en-
tirely possessed bls affections, had-onc.
sbrolher, oE whsm, sue was doiiecly
load. He ~as a yuSaRg man OF good
natural parts. 5uy'ilayed his bsotIier-in-
law many foolish frieks, for winch, from
tune to time, be had recesred eaEdon
through the nedia,ion Of his sistcr !:
YET be still persisted IN giving. new OF.
fence; tiii al.iesgfE. be could obtain
iIargiFeness on na other condition than
that Of toiat exclusion from the family:
which terms he was forced To accept
whilst YandeFman seemed glad Of an
IoPpoauniiy to forbid him ibe house,
because 30 dad not approve hir con-
duct; neither had he. any pefsSaal Ek .
jing for, him.
s'Ones evening, when Vandefman
twas from home, the unfortunate youth
snalseG privately 10 see his sister; the
still more unfortunate Yanderman re (.
turned sooper shan ihs- 'ihlended' and
J all tie teTTi6ed wife could do, lhat he
might NOT perceive the poor prescribed
I Yisiier, was i9. C&iingpish The candle.
giving hinl by these geans, a moment
of darkhess 20 hide himselgander the
tablo near Which he was sitting. think.
fling. no d6ubl; that her bUsbape would
60 ont 70 Es-kiadle she light, and her
brother. IN the meanwhile, make his
escape unobsefvsd. How. weak. inn.
lpoliic,- and sDIUeiiiues how fatal, are
What we are apt To- call innocent de.
lcePtisns. when, ia fact, nofhi6z that Is
deeeitfuI can be ihneceni.. In This
particular Instance boy much better
would Il hive been, had tho poor crea.
tnre AZ once avowe6 10 her husband an
offence for which natufe ihelf was ac-
iconntable.. than by trying 10 conceal
what abe had done unauthorized; IN
stead q recesving sbert FepriInand. she
IEubjeJisd herself. her husband and her
bfss.deT. tothe seYeresi Of evils. These
reflections presented themselves % my
roind--my MAD gave ihen4to ny pen.
add my pen gives TEEN 10 the reader
THAT pen'which would raiher trace any
ioiher subject, riian The dark one on
(which Il y obout 10 enter.
The brother Of Tbs H-siafred wo-
man having plseed himself en- a pos.
iure extremely uneasy, gently moVed
% chanse BIS position, bn. not so Sofi-
F. ~ Is q prevent q little noise from
laiafRling Der husband, who, supposing
( q proceeded from some ihief concealed
With 90 better deiigd lhss 10 plondtf
be. houge instantly df6w a kind 81
poInafsl, such as Flamands afe eenef-
ally armed 18th, add made sevefsl aass
ses,. difeeled 10 The spoi from &bence
Toe sound flad issocd. The Youth. who
b. doubt, fcit the extremity 81 biz
danger, Jumped %. drew 81 aword.
aod pui himself 10 On attitude 81 de.
Tease. The wife. throwing her body
beiwee1.fhcm 10 bfef < tie shTrsts rbay
weft making AZ each other. received
iaO piONai essaas ia hsf O1s heasi,
from the hands 81 her husband md her
bfoillcr--and all lhis was che work IS
moment
iu laihngi ihe EFonnd, the scream
rhe uttered reached tbo ears Of The
csinba'apts. and penetrated their souls
viii hoffor. Vsndefmsn raved for
lights hghis vera brought and aisoH-I
81 o. 81 sching sight ibe pilo 20 dear
% him pouung olii hepblood ~ tlie icy
embraces 81 ieaih. cod be- broiier
msd with despair. WHIST e ffighipi
appsriiuu bgthe eyes of 80 6feciica.
a. husband o. contemplated lie esll.l
ed upon ihe ufeirhed cause ~ be
f1fhnosl ~ 90 punhhnraf ~ hp
cff-h1 ca1iafed him aifi' iaceuaal
tilea fofsVrsrs fle 5telhof - SISTER.
FL pfr hin eilb ftesaor8 fni fest.