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tlble OF sights where no one else would
have seen them. think the faults were
as nearly as possible equal to each side
The lady complained OF q want of the al
tentions of lover in her husband and the
gentleman complained that his wife would
would not condescend to dress, sing, or
smile, for his qualification alone, as she
wos wont to do in the days Of courtship. -
They became contradictory, pevish, and
suIlen, and total want Of confidence en-
sued on every affair Of life, whether trifing
or Important
How different from my dear father and
mother, said Emma, who can never keep
any thing a moment from each other
The confidence which they withheld
from each other, pursued Major Hervey,
they reposed in various quarters, and sew
eral Of the friends thus njudiciously distn-
guished made, use Of the idle and common
pace place phrase, when married people
cannot live happily together, It is best for
them to SEPARATE This advice had an eff
feet which sounder advice often fails in
producing. 1t was accepted by each Of
the parties, and carried into execution
An eminent lawyer was directed to pre-,
pare deed of separation, and, when once
signed and witnessed, lady Falkland was
to quit the residence Of her husband, and
to return TO that Of her parents. My
friends, as you may imagine, were not sit
ting together was shown into The study
of sir Edgar, and spared no pains or or.
gumcn,s to persuade him 10 reconsider his
with the little imperfectOns Of his wife,
and to persuade her to bear with his own.
He would not, however, admit that he had
given her any provocation he seemed
thoroughly convinced of her GOODNESS and
want OF attachment to him. After some
cross questioning, succeeded in getting
him to allow that he was occasionally II
little irritable; but such irr,labllity, he said
would soon disappear, were it not kept
alive by the provoking and taunting re.
marks Of his wife,
He should have been married to such o
woman as my dear mama: she is so mild
and patient that she would soften the most
irritable temper in the world
DO not praise your mother quite go en-.
Enthusiastically, my dear said lady Wilmot,
smiling; it is almost as bad as praising
YOURSELF
When found continued the major,
that al! my persuasons were in vain, | was
obliged ,acly to consent to the introduc.
ton of Mr.. Chambers, the lawyer, with
the deed of separation he produced this
document out of q tin box, which op.
peored TO me more fatal than the box of
Pandora, since hope could not be supposed
TO repose at the bottom Of it. When the
deed was read to me, could not but do
justice to The liberality Of Edgar; the for.
tune brought 10 him by his wife was small,
and had been settled on herself for pin
money, out the allowance he proposed 10
make to her was large, even in proportion
TO his extensive income. He expressed
every wish for her comfort and happiness.
Her father and mother were TO come to
The hall on the ensuing day TO witness the
deed Of separation, and to take their daugh.
ter home. He asked me whether thought
they would be satisfied with the Iiberalty
OF his provision for her, and ! hesitatingly
answered in the affirmative although
knowing their kind, tender, and feeling
natures, my very heart was wlung at the
anticipation OF their visit. | proceeded
from sir Edgar's apartment to that of Lady
falkland and vainly hoped that ! might be
with her husband. | had known and loved
her from her earliest youth had stood
by the altar when her hand was joined with
that of Sir Edgar, and deep was my sor.
row to think that aught bet death should
dissolve that holy union. But could not
bend or saf.en .k1sdhHaUtssth4tyy SPIRIT sne1
was undervalued,' she sald-'s she was de
spised by her husbands she had always met
with fondness and affection under The roof
of her parents, and ,hither she would re.
turn | wished her to request private
interview with Sir Edgar: this she decn.
ed. She had not seen him for many weeks
except in the presence of third person
but she promised me that in honor of my
arrival. she would dine at the table that
day. 1t was formal and melancholy din.
ner, and Mr.. Chambers, who made the
fourth part of our little party was the only
unembarrassed person among US
% that terrible lawyer ! said Emma,
how | should have detested the sight of
him.
Then you would have felt very unjnslly,
my dear girl,' said Major Hervey; he was
a worthy and upright man; he could not
refuse to draw up the deed in question,
when required to do SO; and as he was
only professionally acquainted with sir Ed
gar and lady Falkland, and not a private
friend of either party, it would have been
unreasonable to expect that he should look
very unhappy about the matter. We are
apt TO exact too much from lawyers and
medical men; we should reflect that long
familiarity with scenes of distress, if it fail
to harden the feelings, will at all events
snbdue the outward expression Of them
They grove like other men for The misfor.
tunes of their friends and relatives: but il
they have tribute of ardent sympathy to
the sufterIngs of every client or patient,
they would be living in state of perpetual
cliement. hlghlY unfaYnrahle 10 lhn cnnl