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LovEtAxD DUTY.


aJulia," said Mr. SANFORD TO bis beau-
tful daughter, as he walked with her 10
her delightful garden. and enjoyed the
fresh morning air and unused among the
charms OF nature. Juli., whom OF all 9th.
e4s id the world doIyou love best p My
father and mother unhesi,atingly an
swered The innocent girl And do you
cherish no affection continued he. that
you would not willingly sacrifice. il they
feqpired you to do SOP Julia turned has
lily aside7:her hand trembled, and asdeeP
blush stole Upon her check. i would do
is you required, she replied. even though
she hesilafed and blushed still deeper,
and added with trembling voice--'if II
Broke my heart But il you love Your
parents better. iSan any eiher, could il
break your heart: asked Mr.. S. TO relin-
tquish a peaksr for the preservation Of that
stronger attachment Indeed il ought
aot-I think ID ought But-she
paused and turned sside.'
No one who knew not how carefully
The young heart kindling in iis FIRST attach
ment hides away lis thoughts from others
and nurses ell its joys or sorrows in silence
and id solitude, could imagine how heavi-
ly thai brief conversation weighed on Ju-
las heart; when as soon as 40 oppoftuni-
ly Offered, she weighed the import ofeach
with pslpitaiing heart. She was yet
quite young. bu. unrivalled beauty and .
splendid fortune, youth, vivaciiy and gs-
MUS. combined 10 shed around her an al
iraciiye glory which. drew many already
10 heEs shrine. She knew that wealthy
lraderstoo had paid suit 10 her parents for
her hand; and while she felt the power
full claim her parents had 10 command her
obedience. and believed their judgment
io.be infinitely superior 10 her own; yet
she fell, TOO, that itFwas hard for reason 70
overcome passion-and though she had
never trusted the secret even TO the desert
air, 10 her own hear, she acknowledged
that. she loved-deeply. tfefvenily. UNI
changeably, one whose only wealth was
genius, but whose mind. was cast in the
/ same mould with her own-and who adj
/ deil 10 his patrimony, virtue. industry, aud
I. l9ye ID her.
! MIR. Sanford had noticed bis daughter :
embarrassment. and suspected the cause.
/ He determine iotake another step, there
fore, towards asceT;hining her mind-and
seized the first favorable opportunity 81
mentioning Mr.. Nalhwell's proposition. -
/ His offer was splendid some thousands a
/ year as settlement. besides a noble Is,
late secured 10 her sad her heirs indepene-
emf Of himself. But julia heard il Wiiha
sick heari-She bad never dissenbled 10
1 her falher-Shs believed be ought Of rish,
10 know SIT her heart was AlfFe1's, but
she tEifs;ed her destiny 10 the wisdom o.
her parents, only r~jolning with tears, a.
gbin asi again, that her hear, was Alfreds.
She bad now qabur;heRed her mind her
conscience spoke PEACE she loved her pa
rents and had given them no pain: she
ccnhded ia them. and Eel, secret plea
sure and satisfaction. that in case so try
ing. she had been able TO con6de 10 them.
II she was moi perfectly happy, she was
/ not miserable. E
i But severe trial awaited Der. MIR.
Il Sanford took young Alfred into bis en-
i 2loy, and few weeks after, Julia learned
/ that be was 10 be sent abroad. on a long
Il voyage: be was invited up TO the country
place, however. to spepd day with the
family, before he went: and treated kind
lly, and suffered 10 spend The afternoon a
lone with her. But then she was sent on
shIpboard; sent away far away; and she
! had bid him adieu! fol ever. Other suit.
| ots were dismissed and Mr.. Maxwell a
I,ne psil his visits 10 she family mansica