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carly age, she A414 pEen letp 70 kA6 care Oh an
aunt, Who, slough not rich. was respectable
and well educated, and Whist is more, pious
She had, in the training ofSElla, endeaToted
10 perform All i mothers dates and when
a the age Of eighteen, this last remaining
staff was taken frem her, she went forward
into the warfare Of life, With the three graces
Faith, Hope and Charity for her constant
I companions She had heen i school cam
Panioa ef beth Jennie and Esther. aud al.
though net recksned among fhe aelite. y and
invited to their brilliant assemblies she
was the home friend Of bGths and Esther,
whose sound judgment leaked far beyond
outside show, priced her IS sister
Performing her sehcsi dstiss faithfully,
her scholars loved her in ne stinted measure:
and, ever ready to stand BIZ the sick bed Of
/ perform some handiwerk Of charity, she won
the devotion Of all who knew her This
was not all the productions Of her 6ne
mind had given rich treas to many lover
Of poetry, who little suspected that he was in.
debted to one SO unpretending fer what be
I had SO enthusiastically admired Esther's
/ penetrating eye discovered quickly her cQus-
ms thoughts, and she felt a true pleasure In
imagining the happiness which would spring
from = unien Of two such congenial minds.
Her own path in life had been pleasant
one !; and she desired aboye.all things, to see
every enc around her happy Her parents
were blessed with q competency of this
worlds goods; and she was the eldest df a
lovely group of sisters, with one brother
elder than herself, on whom they al layished
double portion Of affection II was now
! travelling in Europe, and their only cloud
was aIpassing fear for the safety of him who
had never before left their happy home =
Esther too had been initiated into the mrs
terry Of true love. Walter Emblem. AZ
| though she son Of farmer in moderate cir
cumstances, and himself mechanic but one
whose industry had caused him to take high
er stand in the literary world than many
who called him plebeian, had sought her
love. and obtained the promise of her hand ;
and in few short months they were TO
plight theif faith at the altar, and unite their
eforls to do good,
But we will go back to Jennie, whom We
left % deeply interested in the troubles of
| people who never lived, save in the magma
] tion of the writer Of fctieH Absorbed in
her book she took no note of time aud
when servant entered1with card, and in
formed her that a gentleman was waiting
her appearance in the drawingroom. she
read the name with reputation and making
hasty toilet, descended to pay her com pfi-
ments to Jasper Eldred, with desire to
please. and if possible attach te the train of
her admirers the wealthy young southeTler
Of that interview we have before Spoken
Suffice it to say, Jasper sought mind and
heart and although he had bssn allured By
her yiyacity as d ballroom companion suff-
cicntly to cause him to solicit tie pleasure
OF calling on her st her home, the jaded,
WORKOUT, dispirited novel reader possessed
no home attractions worth his wishing
farther acquaintance.
After dinner she hurried to the milliner's.
examined the new bonnet, which, happily
for her, was completed. and SO very tasteful,
that she condescended to express her pleas
ure, by saying that it suited her exactly E
Her other errands were performed; and
when she sat down in her room, and conteh-
plated her fncry. she thought to herself,
swell, Mr. Eldred will have to give over III
morrow, 1t he was SO very reserved to day. T.
shall makea conquest Of him, am SURG
not that really care any thing about him
although if / must marry, ten thousand .
year would be very acceptable How nice
It would be, too, to make wedding tour til
Niagara and tile lakes; and then retire ID 4
Southern home, where every luxury is SO "a.
bundant, and servants SO plenty, that YOU
need lift finger only to touch the bell-cord.
Busy with such reyeries the time slipped
away, until the bell tolled the hour Of nine,
when she quickly retired, hoping by long
sleep, to acquire something Of the freshness,
If which late hours during the week had atr
terly deprived her Alas for the mind
Ne thought Of its preparation for the holy
Sabbath, had been entertained moment.
Not. SO with Esther and Ella they had
accomplished their labor long before dark;
and taking Bible and Question Book they
retired 70 little grove, to prepare the les
sen, which each felt bound to explain in
proper naunerto her little class on the NOR
rev. The murmuring stream, Us it rolled
gracefully along, at the foot of the gentle
slope on which they were seated the little
wild flowers sprinkled here and there Ger
the carpet Of green, as lin mockery of art;
the tall tree over their heads, with the soft
summer wind just stirring its leafy branches,
all conspired to fill their minds with love to
God and all His creatures Thus passed
the happy hours away, until the deepening
twilight warned them to retire and each
wendell her way to her osn home, and re+
tired 10 rest, with the happy consciousness
Of doing good, giving quiet rePose to Der
slumbers
Next morning, when Esther called, To
dress her little charge ID the new apparel,
the bright face Of the little one, and the warm
Bless your heart, my good lady from the