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Sophia, or the Girl of the Pine Woods.

She seeks but to lead US to sunshine and joy.
Sophia, or the Girl Of the Pine Woods.
CHAPTER vi. Concluded.
Every person present highly applaude the
magnanimous conduct of Col Jackson, and Tiv-
ingham neaked off to enjoy the rewards of a base
villain-the contempt of society. Mr.. Jackson,
however, rendered him his legal fees for what
business he had done for his father, and he was
mean enough TO accept it.
'There is too many such fellows" said Mr..
Jackson "whO fatten on the spoils of honest mis-
fortune, and who bring into disrepute one of the
most laudablo oalings in the world, by their mo-
ney making schemes, in taking advantage of the
Ignorant, the weak and the unsuspecting- -prosti-
tuting thelrlegal requirement to sordid purposes
of speculation. A lawyer ought to be a gentle
man in every sense of the word and despise the
low arts OF a mere pettitogger, however lucrative
such practice may prove for the moment. But
Tivingham is, confess, on the whole, somewhat
eXcusable, if an attachment for what he could not
otherwise obtain, produced his motive for op-
pressing the father of Sophia. Love is desper-
ate they say"
As he pronounced this sentence, he cast look
al Sophia. She bushed and replied
''lt must be a strange kind of love that would
prompt man to make his obi completely wret-
ched in order to gain her favor"
"True, said he, and the subject ended.
81 shall not leave the village" said Mr.. Jack
son, ''until | see you provided with genteel
home, and every thing necessary TO make you
happy"
The fact was, the father of Mr.. Jackson had
once been saved from ruin, by the hand of this
same Mr.. Thompson, who bad served in his coun-
ting house as a clerk for few months, and this
was well known to his son. And although the
old gentleman had been made so far doubtful oI
Mr.. Thompson's upright conduct, through the
false reports that Tivingham had raised, as TO or
der him to be prosecuted, yet being gladly unde'
ceiyed, he had as before stated, ordered the sui
to be discharged and intended to forgive the debt
The son was still more noble than his father: he
meant not only to cancel the demand, but to pay
all other ones-and not only so-he meant to re.
ward his former good offices, by placing him in
a situation above want and anxiety.
We shall not say that there was another mo-
tive which operated on Mr.. Jackson-the welfare
of Sophia. But the heart Of that gentleman wa,
not ensnafed by any previous engagement. He
had never seen any one before the "Gir of the
Pine Woods" as he always called her in future
that had so much interested his thoughts, if no
his affections. Why, he could not tell-but ht
felt something about his heart that created unea
siness at the idea of parting. He stayed, anC
kept staying from day to day for several weeks
and the longer he remained in the society Of tht
family and the fair one, the more painful wer
the thoughts of separation.
at last he suggested the plan Of Mr., Thompson
removing to New York with his family, and OF
fered to advance him capital of ten thousan,
L..
wished, besides paying all his debts, his expense
in removing, and present of thousand dollar
for old acquaintance Sakel
Mr.. Thompson and the whole family wer
overwhelmed with sense of gratitude for hi
generous proposals, and one month was appoint
ed for the time when Mr.. Thompson and his fam
lily were TO be in New York. i....
The next day Mr. Jackson was to depart, an
he spentthe evening in walk with Sophia, whc
he frankly disclosed the secret of his love; an
lis scarcely necessary to say that the tmid mai
ovinced no symptom of contrary passion.
was, however, agreed to suspend the union {
hearts by the rights of marriage until at least
Twelve month. u ~"
He left the place the next morning cavin
with Mr.. Thompson the thousand dollars.
Mr.. Thompson and his family remained
quarter, at the inn not thinking it worth while
purchase furniture and hire house for so sho
stay. f#s F.. .H .
Some of the young ludies Of the village VIII
had treated Sophia during her disastrous hou
with coldness and scorn, now began to call on HI
with excuses and congratulations. But she hi
learned to appreciate such friendship, and had Il
tirmness to tell them so. Perhaps it was impr
dent; but she could not dissemble. She "cou
not carry smiles and sunshine in her face wht
a sense Of the insults she had received from the
''sat heavy on her heart"
The consequence was, a united determinatiC
amongst them to defeat the hopes of Sophia, |
destroying the confidence of Mr.. Jackson in h
virtue. .r.. ... '...., .
The plans which they concerted for this pv
pose, will'be disclosed in the next chapter.
CHAPTER VII. ......
One of the young ladies in the plot, had br
sher residing in New York, of some consider
BILE responsibility, and the plan was to circua
areport in the village, that Sophia had purchas
her fathers liberty at the EXPENSE of her Writ