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on the flowery path Of ca,ly and well situa-
cd marriage with fairer prospect of felici.
ty.
1t was the misfortune Of my friend, how
ever, to have embarked his property in
large spcculations; he was not married
many months, when, by a succession Of sud-
den disasters, it was swept from him and
he found himself reduced almost to penury.
For time he kept his situation to himself,
and went abodtWith abaggard coautepance
and breaking heart. His life, was but a
protracted agony, and what rendered it
moro insupportable was the necessity Of
keeping up smile in the presence of his
wife; for lie could not bring himself to over
whelm her with tue news. p She saw, how
ever with the quick eye of affection, that
all was not well with him. She marked
his altered looks and stiled sighs, and, was
mot to be deceived BY his sickly and vivid at
tempts at cheerfulpess. She tasked, all her
tssprightly powers and tender Establishments
to win him back to happiness; but, she only
drove the arrowsdeeper into his soul The
more he saw cauee to love her, the more tor
turing was the thought that he was soon to
make her Rretched. A little while thought
fbe, and tile smile will vaLish from that
chesRAthe song will die away from lips
the lustre Of those eyes, will be quenchcd
with SORROW, and the fbappy heart which
now beats lightly in that bosom will be
weighed down like mine-by the cares and
miserics ofthe'werld: -.
AT length he came to me one day and
related his whole situation in tone of deep
despaiE When I heard him through l in.
quired, Docs your wife know ali this " AT
the question he burst into an agony Of tea,s.
For Gods sakeH cried he, if you have
any pity on on me, don't mention may wife
itsis the thought of her that drives me al
nostlo Madness
And why not' said L. .!:.she must know
it sooner or later; you cannot keep.it long
from her, and the intelligence may break
upon her in a more startling manner than
t impaired sby yourself; for the accehis Of
3tbose we love soften the harshest tidings.
Besides, you are depriviug yonrsslf.of the
comforts of her sympathy; and not merely
that, but e::dangerirg thee only bond that
can keep. hesHs togs!hst..,an qrreserved
community of tbopghtsa6d feeling. She
will soon perceive thstsonnelhing islseeretly
preying upon your mind, and true love will
not brook reserve; it feels underralued and
outraged wl,ens sven the sorrows Of those1it
loves are concealed fTo9sit.' n
'ohl but my friend to think what, "a
fblow Kan to give all. her futures, prospects.
Ho AMI to strike her very soul to- the>eajiIIh.
by telling her That hershusbaud is beg.
GER that she is to forego'alr the eleganeioa
Of iife-all the pIeasuressof gay society.
to shrink with me iatpiina gsnce and OBJ
Security To tell her thatdtaYa asagged Iisr
down from the sphere in whicf1she uigbI
have. continued to move in constant bFiebE
'ness-the light of every seye thesdmfrsyfon
Of everyone! How ean she bear poverty she
]shsstsebabea idol of society. Ob,.it will
bteskshaf heart'sas .s,,;: l..
fss1 slsasspr; @ aaai let #
l'svssi;l u; elofs soa ysllsissssa.ssff:bY
words. When q sa@ hsd s sussiasd,
and he Had'relapssds sgIo moody silence, j
resupsdshe sskect gent "a sul sfesssds BIN
to Hsst his siinaISpss sssss sI Bic M ssIe.
fHs = shook ! a'i''bss asurnfdIly 6dis os'.
lively. ~ ~
tRt how are yoqs!e lksep: :isfipnaher a,1t
is necessary that: she should knowp IT, that
You may take the step .propsr % sHe-altsra-
ton of your circamstsnces. You must
change your style Of flivfag-ssys obaersi4g
pang aspass across his, eodsss rance, 'dssa
let that aff1ict you. Iaa shfY ydsa Gass s
never placed your lsappiqdssin ou,~ara
show-you have yet friends, yessa asfriapds,
Who will net .s think tie worsei yehf for Be-
ing less splendidIy lodged Iisand surely il
rdoes not require palace to Sc. happy@S
/ Mary.---. .Iscould live with her, be
1isisd: convulsissly, ainsstas~ekI eodAl A6
down vi, b her'into 5sefs and CD aa2s
/ could p could ld-G8fbless her!' cristate
aAets!iHs 'hto'a ssensport or1ssia apd ten:
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