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resolve. lie appealed to her affections, but they
were too strongly enlisted on the side OF duty to
heed his arguments and after sofhe repfoaches
| on the score of caprice and inconsistency, which
she bore with more patience than women so cir
cnmstanced generally possess, he left her under
feelings of strong excitement aud displeasure.
lie had not given himself time to consider the
! sacrifice she made he felt as If she deserted
him from a feeling Of operstralned pride; and
| bitterly hintcd Though he knew it to be untrue
ut the tme) that it might be she had suddenly
| formed some other attachment. When she found
herself indeed alone, in the dim twilight at their
old TRUSTING spnt--though while he vas present
she had repealed the last charge with true wo-
manly contempt - she would fain have recalled
him to reiterate her blessing, and assure him.
that though her resolve was interchangeable, she
loved him with pure and unslrllied faith. Had
| he turned on his path he would have seen her
| waving him back aud the tears that deluged
her pale checks would have told him bnt toe
truly Of the suppressed agony she had endured.
Many weeks elapsed, and she had outHardy
recovered her tranquility, though she was but
i'll fitted to 90 through her daily labors as before.
when Rose so unexpectedly announced that She
had seen Ernest, and taken letter from him.
When the sisters entered the little cottage, it
was evident that something was necessary 10
dispel Mrs. Sundcrand's i'll temper
'Ies, it's pretty little thing; what loves OF
eyes it has. and such nice long ears Bnt
really. Margaret. YOU must not 90 ont and leave
me at home without sXpencc there was no
silver in your purse. and the post-boy came
here and refused to leave A London letter With
out the money: it is astonishing how impudent
these fellows arc--and So
Margaret interrupted her mother by saying thai
she left ten or twelve shilling. in her purse.
: "Ay-- very true so You did; but woman
called with such an assortment OF sweet coli
i. I b,,,. r.ttttif ~
now of treating myself to any little bit of dress.
that used them; it was cheap, only eleven
and sixpence, with so lovely a border OF double
hem stitch, and the corners worked in the most
delicate punches of fusia--hcre it Is.
"And did the letter really 70 back, mother ?"
a. wish yon would not call me mother it IS
so vulgar every one says mtmma, even ma red
women. No, it did not go back: sent Mary
into the little rrocer's to borrow hali-acrown.
You need not ret 50 red. child | said you were
out--lad my purse--and would repay 1t to-noE-
row morning"
+. Dagrad,tiou on degradation. thought poor
Margaret. as she tool; the letter " ! can not
repay it to -morrnw: that was the last silvern
the house il know not where to get shilling
| till next week.
81 must say Margaret, for "a Young woman,
you are the least communicative person ever
: met YOU have got that letter BY heart by this
tnc. should imagine, Pray. who is it from p
Margaret Sunderland seemed perfectly UNI
conscious of the question, but continued the
rcperusal of her epistle. as if her mother had
not spoken she then left the room without Ut
/, tcring single word.
| Il mist say. Rose, that your sister gives me
: great deal of unea>iness," said Mrs. Sander
J.. land; she is so unlike me in all things-So
sell-wcd-so like your poor father, who, in
Y deed. always made her his companion ch0
t, wants tenderness and
n 90 !mv dear mamma : exclaimed the Gener-
Il Gus, thoughfc,s Rose, you cannot tiiink that
n am sure. If you only knew what sacnhce
n she made to ght TO catch you that little hare
h and as to her purse, know that the reason -ho
: changed color was. that it contained all tho
), money in the house.
n Then she ought to manage better; I never
!, used TO be without money in London: it is very
odd and 80 ran on this incon>iderate lady, un-
&c til the heart of her youngcst-born ached within
=, her from perfect Wearlness, and shame at her
n. scliiShness.
NJ Rose said Margaret as the former entered
their bedroom, come hther you may, perhaps,
10 see Ernest Hcatliwood again, and you can then
return him this She placed the uno pened let
" ter in her hand. do not wish to read it par
m tcu'ary now it might have baneinl effect
upon the honest purpose which, trust in God.
20 shall have strength 10 accomplish. Ana now.
IN dearest, sit here and look over this other letter
is have received from London
ID Rose took the paper that Margaret offered, and
r. moved from opposite the cracked looking-9la lass
which garni>hrd the simple dressing-table.
= I'll stand here, Please sister; lcannot bear
i to sit opposite that disagrecabe trumpery glass;
\. it makes my nose crooked. Oh! Maggy, do
y, you remember the beautiful mirrors we had in
- Bedtord.square, and my pretty, little bed, with
Ia its pale-pnk silk curtains, lboped with roses /!
Is lieigho. | did not know what patched quilt
meant thcn:' and she glanced contemptunusly
10 at the clean, but humble coveret OF their sun
4 pie couch.
NV dear Rose, do be SO rious, and read
~ what an MISUNDERSTANDING letter !-snch
81 coarse paper, and such scrlbbely.scrabbey
., hand = Whatever the hand or paper might be.
i after she had fairly commenced. she did not
>, again speak until she had finished the perusal
y, from beginning to end and then, with one loud
# cry of Joy, she threw herself into her sisters
n arms.
lp Margaret dear Margaret-to think Of your
:. taking this 50 quietly, when l. my dear sister
M shall certainly lose my scnses We shall be
rich, more rich than ever and you can marry
If Ernest dear, kind Ernest-and we can live in
i London, and keep our carriage, and-Nay. sis
ii ter, do let me break that olious glass. o, Mar
Il garet, am so happy ! let us 90 tell our mother
a -mrmmt-l beg her pardon and you shall
Y give up your pupils dear, beautiful letter let
/; me read it again and the second pcrusal threw
n her into greater raptures than the first.
d 1t is better no, to mention this 10 our mother,
Il | think said Margaret, when her sisters
d ecstaSies had in some degree subsidized = And
l. vet she is our parent and mas therefore, a RICH,
/. to our confidence though, know, she will en-
J. deavor to thwaH my resolves
# "Thwart your resolves - replied Rose in
establishment : "why. what resolves can you
l. have, except to marry Ernest. and be as happy
n as the day is long r.
l. . shall never marry Ernest Iieathwood,"
n replied her sister, in trembling voice. " though
Is certainly shall be more happy than ever an
ticipated in this world"
II &" can not pretend to understand you," said
n Rose = but do let me go and make mamma ac-
/. qrainted with our unlo lked-for prosperity: and
i She accordingly explained TO her mother, that a
r. brother OF h,r flther's one who had ever been
a on decidedly bad ters with all his relatives, and
r. fieir family more particularly, had died lately
in Calcdtta, bclueathed by will his property,
, amounting TO many thousands, to his niece Mar
i garct Sunderland, who, in the words of his sim
- qular testament, +" had never offended him by
n word or deed and must ever be considered 4
credit 10 her sen THERE'S no necessity to re.
!, capituate the ecstases, plans, and arrangements
. that succeeded, and in which Margaret took no
4 part.
!. The next morning she granted her pupils
holyday and when her mother went out, Doubt