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MIemp. Wta . &. (ild) "tirvl, T. Ti . iilj a Esq-.d a . rv . C. S al nrca: Monlody On~ a(Arai ve~ Vard. tIuai I the mottads Rof Abe. a,-e.h:. . d i! Mqesw d seais up lyihs hillorks jills Ty onimLiy, oh -tomsbs ar. Creagttw .th revere-e a Dread 1 t:nIlea inu n. an *pe.asda n'ldnnhsl a ad Itojbcislhat' die ere le enthod in, word,. Thea vr Siia lath cruwnsed thsy hulloacks whih mamy a Stalk of tender floweret. set 'er. thay 'o-im 'he ca-ker worpi -inaws ilt gem. uid -;, as the .Vragile bud. J~Uat-evinag .aha likes stud ens Grif;'vetload ha air wtl iaviw-es at sud Meek iho booynniev of triianqusil lire. hle, Is whIelttwine o'erhend thy i.is, uad weCep hesca cthesomtr, Ci~eclmgs hfzieiqnnsd aned waIe :u p. assive r sy.. its And yet 1 long to ht icoareree wi l thy vener, '1"~uthsraI~a -: of tima sttod still, assi Nater& dep o~yame d .oa.a:d Nor h Of the evenmga eIint All lier i Iunt il. C ianl s nefer.lpAurn from iantis w t Nature here doth teacth. D stm.jcun.-..'s A name. Pride fattens worms; taid the co! o orf flitid scorned the connlay of waiat IfelidM l erts-enstombeda wvsah ey. Timaa.-s Dusthcsuenst Itold o'er Gouds besta handaswork Ay, shoud. .'Tal written on the book Of fato und [it doth with it. . see, ote trees firmd lina. d The h+cwr of-your oild.cone, where flow is wild Coufuasidun scatled witls the war of ten thousatnd Stognf* and thunddas which htota.h-ve, hutled Frorn its 06epuroted boil, the muiasreOh Of thforei diowth whaicl slow e'er stlews Tiie gratind--iaanpedes the foot )f main. Thug oft it early years while life's yousg Bloom searce ting'd lthe mellow of my cheek, I've ,Dreansed of haunts like thin land thouglht lten like Th'nimagesy of sleep, or 'ero the pale of Everlasting urighat hanaga out haer dusky Pensnanat o'er theo gr|$fe,.a slate of wakflpss Faled withs the ussof a aho san lespty By flifro murstiured, at a lullatay to charns Tuhe uPirit in tsard fllht . Thet grave ! Whaot hser'adry Whsat pomtp, whatsoleman 'enat doah oft iattenda Tho circumattance of death. Proud trapapinig houe! The stiffened corre of walts, anit wish aeclkaim Starch rneuiats tharonag the waty andsa cry anaoas "aukroosn, make rooma, a lorttling lilts thae way !" Wihile thither, led by upright aires. a trxan Slow winadinag to the distant gladecs procluiims Thie soaber dtenizess, or the hsbandansaa wvhun, f'enceful iena or 'erae the sretcha of life gaiusnyd Theb will, had won haima msany a friosad fIer 'vihin thes partis of smy ntative deli M .:r whit-e..ed relics grim bedact she earth. 3 i:i.'llm utdde r tam thae wretch who :..e.is somel pfartions of hi. own beaag, Tuo' death to me has no frowns. to maar Thie pesaceful occupationa of amy days. 'Tis evean.--Now strike 'Thetyre oh night ! ansd wake thte ellina striss 'Wiih haunt alse sotemnas dusk of ati.'e almdem, giod ! bow may soiul e'ena wsaders to the throsar 40f heaven or o'erburdented witha ns sme ,Of thasjkfut grief, would burst ithl very cxtany ! M. To a Yorug Lady. If there's on earth a cure For the sunk hseart, 'tis thiss'---day after day 'f'obe jho bleat'companion of th y w'y; 'To bear thy angel ocounce..-to see RFhose-virtasous eyes forever turnod u:. mae; And is their light reaches silently Lille thiestained webt, thsat whlgnu in the sn, o growe pure, by being pureiy shonse ulpon. DrJomto3 woll says, 'great talents for conversation require to be accompa niod rith treat politeness; ho wvho eclip otliter ornse great civilities, i wa oera. mistatken vanity may us, it is bettei to pleaso ini convar 05 jion thaJI to ajuine pdt, prevail upon Mr.-to accompany me. I might have cecaped the severity of your wit." " Ha! Ha !" laughed' Miss Bentley, "I see that Mr. Fort inderstands the vulnerable points in your position, and can return your shots. iiith effect." 1This 1 certainly had done, for Miss R- blushed deeply; but effecting I nonchalance, she laughed A iti us. The afternoon sped rapidly away, and what with laughter, and song; and wordy jest, evening come on al most before I was aware of its approach. Declining an invitation to tea, and sha king the hand of each, I walked to. wards home. I did not long remain in ignorance of her position. She was an orphan girl-the housekeeper at Mr. R- 's, but ever treated as one of the family. Months rolled round in their usual course, and I visited there frequently in company with an acknowedged suitor of Mliss 1.- . This threw me more particularly into the society of Mary Bentley, whom I found by tar imore con genial company than lier friend. .She was free (alnost to folly) and open hearted and kind, and ihere was a freshnitess about her heart's early syua pathies that it was pleasant to be with. The dew was on every hape-the elov ers of life's morning were open. neither wiw ed by the suinshinie of prosperity I nor lhasted by the storms of adversity. It was not long before we came to see and think and speak alike, and clung togE-ther as naturally as ivy and oak. Among other amusements frequently enjoyed was riding on horses, and it was not the least agreable; for, the wood land scenery about---is very beau tiful. We were returning from a ride one evening when our conversation turned upon flirtation. After repeat. ed assertions that I had never flirted during the period of my natural exis tence. and knew nothing of the game, she playfully constituted herself my teacer. and proceeded to initiate me into its mysteries. "To commence," said I, "suppusing I take your hand-the iext step I pre sume would be to press it." "Stop, stop, sir !" said Mary; you proceed too fast, it is hardly time for that vet." "As you please," I replied; "You will find me an obedient scholar." The introductory lesson was contin ued until we reached the door, and awaiting the comptuiy who lingered be hind, she proceeded with instructions concerning my conduct on the occasion of my next meeting with her. These were concluded as the loiterers arrived, and bidding the ladies adieu, my gen tlemen companions and myself rode homeward. My fair instructress pursued the theme declaring that I was an apt schol ar, (who wouhl'nt have been Y) and so admirably did we play the lovers, that what was jest with us appeared to the' world clearly earnest. Dame Gossip soon counted us as one. The thing was pleasant enough, and as the agi-eement was that neither should ask for a cessa tion of this mimic coui tship without be ing willing to acknowledge won, and it became faiir reality, I went on, little dlreamng it must shortly end. As I was in the garden on a beautiful even ing in the fall, she said to mie in a seri ous tone-"Charles, it is time we should cease this idle play. it seems to me very like truilling with a sacred pass5ion.' "Say you so, my lady love?" 1 replied gaily; "andl you acknowledge that ten der- heart of yours given over to my keelping. "I do not say that, Charles; but eve ry one speaks of us--we are subject to the worlds recmarks. Do you know said she "that they say we are enga. "And if they do," I replied, "do yo so tmch re.:ard the worlds idle tongue ? Foriin m, givye ime a pleasant hour inmocently enjoyed, and the world may talk ituself boarsu-e an I take to bed ~uith a aore thraoat, and I woul not so nameh as once send to knuow when it aight be convalescent." "No, no(, Chiairles; it is not for that, but, *-said she, adly, and pointing slowl~y towards the house, "I have fiendsh to please." "Mary," said I, "I am sincerely sorry, b~ut I suppose it umist be.' 'It must' she replied 'and( you will leavo me now-sme months hence we may nmeet again.' 'You do not mean this, surely' said I 'why may I not visit youk occiisional ly?' There was a ochoking el~ort aut utter aiiee but she poin.ed again to the house without speaking. It ilashed to my mind that she had been forbidden my visite, and pressing her fingers to my lips, I said 'fareweoll!' 'Stay but one moment, Charles' whisper-ed Mary,-'tell me' that yo do ceive you-tell me that you understand my motives-do tell me so Charles-I would not have you leaVe- me dtroless 'A-Sweet Mary, believe me, I do' not leave you without paing but I feel how necessary it is for your sake, aid the sooner It i'd6o thje 'betterLcnce aiole farewell!" Iher' facclighid up- she .returned the pressure of my hand and turned slowly towards the house. I watched her until .sle was hidden within its walls before I departed. And tben the re. membrance of plensant lours I asked iii her society beamed upon my mind fiol lowed by the clouded reality that i was lost to me for.the future. It was a pleasant leaf taken from the book of my daily associations, and wihether it would ho returned I knew not. I con fess that without really; loving Mary, I was very sad. - The loss of her society created an uneasiness-there wasomeliing want ing ; but by degrees ithe fceliig wor'e I)fl and was alost lost, Alhien one day I received from ljer through a friend, ,1n aiqie tied n ich a 1iece of blue rib bon about the stem. '.'his simple token evinced that she bad not forgotten me-a hope that it would lead to a renewal of our intimaey came across me ; and meeting with her soon iler at an evening party, I extei died may hand, which she acccs* d -raol ily. I remained at her side the whole evening: ard is she wis leaving for home, I asked, somewhnt besi'atingly. if I'might be permitted to acomplay here. She cordially assented. I kao* not how it was, - but I Lhought then and think new, it was the most agreable two miles of moonlight that even outlined my shadow. 'Here already ! 'said Mary. with a s1-h, as we reached tho ;ate*-'the road never appeareI so shor t before. 'We are here.' I replied; 'but be fore we part, tell me the other reason F~r our -separation, you hinted at.' 'Not now, said she; 'call oh ie on Thursday evening and I will tell you all-till then, adieu.' 'Good night Mary -pkasant dreams, raid you will seeo!' - One half the remainder of that night 1. lay awake thinking over,. Mary's words, what she meant by rther . rea sons for declining my visiia,.I did 'not know-She said, too, that perhaps it would be better if I did visit her.- and many other incomprehensible- thin's from which the ordy reasonable hypoth. esis I could form, was that she loved me. Resting my mind upon that, I let myself fall to sleep and dream. The only fear my curiosity experienced was that I might die before the day arrived ; L;ut as my constitution was tolerably strong, I kept myself clear. of fallin g stonesand runaway horses, and trusted in Providence. I called upon Mary at the a ppointed time, and found her alone. Her col our, when I entered indicated a high degree of excitement, which passed away gradually as I conversed with her, at length I asked for the promised cx pilanation and drew miy chair niear her, prepared to listen. She hesitated a moment before she commenced. 'Charles, 1 have told you there were other reasons for our es trangemenit, and I did hope I could summon courage enough to tell you what they were; hut I cannot now indeed I cannot.' This was said with a convulsive effort it was painful to see. 'Mary' saidl 'I you know me too well to believe that anythingv you sav will be taken in an unmkind spirit. I'have no means of knowing what it is that so evi den thy pains you; but I assure you that there is little in my power I would not do for you.' 'It is not for any'thing you could dlo,' said Mary; 'but I shall be happier when you know it--that is all.' 'Then why not tell me, Mary?' said I soothingly. 'I will -I wilj ! ' she saidl, casting her eves upon the flor andr speaking hurriedly -'It is this-I felt that you were gaining rapidly upon my affections-that I had learned to look upon you with more of love than you could on mec. Forgive me, Charles-pity mae. if' you will-bhut for give me. I could not help it.-I could not*--I had to tell ymu, 'and she buried her face in her handkerchmief'. 'There is nothing to forgive, sweet Mary, 'saidl I, circling her neck with my arm, a tear drop fell upon my hand. Let none condemn her for what may seem unmaidenly or indelicate. If you lad knowni her sanguine templeramuent her clhildish simplicity and her free and fulleconfidence in all that is good in human nature, you would have seen how irre. sistiblo were her impulses and howv wild ly she could love. 'IBut why did you not wish to soo mae, Mary?' I asked. 'Becauso I thought that if I 'did niot see you and het yoki dnk; peh ayI might forgetIt. I felt no prie in atlthis-i- heard it with heartfelt Boirowv."Itinight biave been unjust, but I blamed 'riyself 'for not fbreseeing this result from an' inti macy so unrestrained and agrdable to both as ours hdd ben. -'Maryo'aid 1, 'I would not willinglyereto Si.folse hope; and although you ai6 the 'dlarest friend I have, I-fear that my feelingi for you are not akin to thatit6ve that could alone make us hapy through life. You were right--timowiltobliter. ate all thoughts of me. For youtrtike I will refrain from sdeing you; 'No-no, dear Chat leP, I ChnTibL'for. get you in life' said Mary, warmly. 'I only wish for .audlong to see you when yon are away. I cannot love you more, and grant me the pleasure it is to be with you often. Will your dear Charles?' Her head rested uponmy bosonvand I kissed away a tear as I promised that I would. it was late When I depart. ed. The attempt to s11un the society of a womun who loves us nnounits to a i'olly, and so I found it. I was so irresista bly attracted towards Mary that I came to believe I was in love myself. We were very happy to:e iber" and would have been so perhaps to this day had not my business called we to town. We seperated in the full hope that it wUould not be long-bofore we metagain. Our acquaintance was 'wintered over 'and kept warm by correspond ence; and afte: the lapse ofea year, I looked as impatiently for my :eighteen and three quarter cents' worth of pleas ure, letter love is a cheaper luxury now, --as .1 did for any. other gratification periodically cidoyed. During Athis time, either, to. preVetit a possible alliance with me, or that he tod in their wav' ler-friendsaadvis&l her to marry a gentleman, th(emn suitor for her hand. He .was much older than Mary and ahbrough a pleasant man amid in good circumstances, she could not love him, and she said so. . But this did not repulse him--he: urged his suit supported by her friends and her position became unpleasant int the O treme. A sense- of her dependank; together with a rocoltii n 6f p~ist :fl vours, seemed . to demand. compliannTc with their wishes; but opposed to this was her love for another, and that- act would destroy her. hopes of him forever. At length, sick at heart and with a faint hope of my interference, she wroto me for advice- These facts I have dairn. ed since. At any other time I would have claimed her hand: but "circumstance, that unspiritual God and misereatoi', presented a barrier, and I penned a re ply for which to my dyng hour I- shall repent. Two path leading different ways through life were befmoie me, and God hel) ime, I ehose the wrony one j Dear Mary, I kndw not how muchI loved you. In my letter I held up her position in a candid light, but I was, not ii the picture, and carelessly, as one iithi no choice now, she yielded her hand. I was not surprised soon after to re ceiv-e a note from her, statihg that thea were in town and staying at-fotel where she wouldi be happy to receive her friends. I lost no time in payiig my respects and following my card to the parlour was received by her hus, band.- Ofim I will not speak at any lenth.It scnough thatie treated he knew of my position towards Mary I could not doubt and treating me as r mn of honour, and holding no petty jealousies or fears, he gained my res piect and friendship and there is not bribe considerable enough this side ol Heaven to have made me violate hail confidence. However much I regret ted that she was the bride of another,] determhinedl not to mourn over it, and by the time M.iry entered the room my face was as~ calm as it ever was in sleep ller cheeks wore a crimson hue, but as shec took my hiand all colour deserted themu and she sank upon a chair. There were other p'ersonis, friends of Mr. han. ly (that was his nause) in the room, yet her embarrassment might have passed unnoticed had she not turned her chair from me and a tear started in her eye. A searching glance fromt the gentlemani opposite told me that it did not escape him and saying in . a tone only audible to her "Mary, this ii folly." I turned to converse with her husband,. Calling, by appointment, the next~ day I found heor alone at the window of theeliotel. She greeted mec with a mel ancholy smile and when I spoke ofthe past covered he- fae and sobbed audi. bly, We wore in a public parlour, subject to momentary intrusion-llable to suirprise from he jusbaid orenr pers5ons, 7passing ini and out Ci nirolling herself-by anu affeIr sit lhated to meo the tiroudstanos undet which she wan a iAer . dea yso that no Ig d nc ander o A o oh whoomnishewas" une obl g tiges 9t have drawn fWe-.conset ped thiinan. The i I.. I'so'loathe from, idltifithe useU4 such drt Oe tht I levor he ,iee ak4 6 py-yAnsfand pow .. en it power to rivet chains upon a yong heart's sympathies, and hold them i hopeless 4rance tkpugh li-tturn Jwithin thp ame that. uld proy upoI that, ceaselessly--.4I'aeretlyl ow ed to ekiallengo these detgeyere hge fK ter an make, them answer. .xepj lurletter to, Cbarles, se'Om e to. ocold, spi4 Mary, :pd As [ki A rnher cardt sea slip of paper ~she banked ine,,the fofl9wingjlinstap4 dong 'in my firsomplse ktr eading 1i,. copied them---they- may .un kmd. 4I'he coslict is ovar-tbe ig ai I have 00k21, I hua lovd, 1 have r, w pped Iny tadt. Now b.,ek to the world and let rate (to her woni I On a heart thator thee such devoton buti: For thee its best feelings were truited atiwy Lire herearter hath noaie to betray." 'Believe me. dehr Mary"I exclait 1 nfcr reading them'ffoiare Cditist [my letter spokenot oflove .w eause I dared -not ctdcourage, a-:hope that might interfere yith your welfbfi. However much I .iiht have wisheo tp become Iyour tQifld eaft bear me witne7s. did' wish itifeb vently I.:could 'n6t olfe even a that mighth oebaigbd e iaf. ty for the vague uneertainty t4i musat a; tend my fortuie. , 61' , denial as hurd'blit kt'isVtqr1muh harder t be censurdd for Eit" 'Whg---- b dicl o6 s for?" s iaMa s bro lelieate that 'startledd eBic'auso ilda I, ifTir hI'bi nasi n Hen did not will it. Yow- wIf be ha y et-. Hapjy at least in the e ciuseg'ot dut3'peWohnd uerntadup Mswr&i ii~tl ~ o havek scn. ov ~ 'ilcrely. ?4akt ' nap .u will byg pytsgH "~ *1I~~~ The gec day they werd t vl 1 w rndt ilme arriitd foru ratinf. t a slor. We clasped hacd kod xelnged oN e look oter the barrie' that was bct'widcf ts fcer lif2--arnd a sigh and a toar,-,I I' 'vs (6n T was appaenfhtiapj hbit sh&was Bad" anid sad' to ido t i thounit"that I'wns on s. S Yeae hae idssdsineei s her llad 'ich I hive'bennn id d-nedh riea rt and g 1 i6r " sence hns increased, not diniuished ty love. Thbnoil td trifling wi h the lezi and thus to did I f'il togasp a treas ure I, had looked foi s longinoy tlirous h n i a pui-'ad t e hered woman who had' 'leave to love "ie It will be argutsfl we even sigh for what isiattinibl, de that if Mai ry were single iowA' wdbld noi VE5 her. The conclusion blog" b# orkecti but the premises ave-wrong That she is the onlyt one 1 would nmart-y is trtie for I have been nentrenotigh sinde-theti to scorching my fingers badly ihot to venture near unsteady flamesbgain an~d I have no wish to indudny woman to delerately and solemily. perjure her self by swearing at thd altar to love me when she as solemnly knows she neer did and nev-er eduld. It I would not link my fte to Mauyy'it would be from a fear that I might change and growv cold and, if her. Bunt her tubia ory is apart of my not alhendygso be come unworthy of cherished life and will be always; Can any ono tell us wihy. naturi fools, idiots, .or innocents, are em very, proud? It is s fact that tlys spidee of propedy are mightily stuck und haughty. It Answrs neg pose. It prevejdts- theqn fotua from being taken advantage of, ith keep their distance with eoineh'beg tour that strangers -will sto n is them. You may romark this faot~ that just in prp ,' rtion as a man. hacs i L lec t, he wi i be distant, exclusivepe3. and haughty in his )begrin~g towardep i.a ers, the bump opfsoi.eate . towerj alone like the Peakolo. * Teproof 'ofg wodn By dgrad female y on most , Bx4 ciil66ino -4 is. al finib-'elOwig." whht ha-rma e6A rodicuose ~ u~ I I a l naur, 1tostl may e proiaps oil t 1 ot of,l bengatfl iwat h iein a s ol, jc8t s g?T j-* . mo, especia Oftei pattr whout1uertg solely for t .0 piij6 thIdaRS bbdR of tis -foA bids the, nause e; to b4 dA' *$'I~~ tEeir, rw no 4h b.~ar yIt orle Jitidad ight, hasve demidh taip the stifled,blve lbrob womanly beaps"; n1 marrie dmalgpogppgi oteiarrysthot& * meyite46Tfotiit $6% S the jal rthder gf' ppe~tun I lto h ovf ioya a~ or,~ the mat hor 6 9 f o ythandf sethe r~ , wastite a t 4 thethetifiedslowe maried wodides a~ tbfrbut 4 ~ wh -oe Written Ex presslyfjir uIe Saner Banner. Trifling with the Heart OR TIlE "I Ive a pFSion lor lhe nme of MAny, For mice it was a imiagc souti to tie; And still it h:ili-calls up tile roalins of I0 iry Where I beheld whatl never was Io be: All feelingecha ng'd, butthi was has tov;irl A spell fron which evein yet I am lot quite free." YnoN. There is no record of the heart tran scribed with truth, not the slightestof its secret workings carefully exposed, that can fail to interest. But this care extends to such deli. cate points, to so nice a distinction in the application of terms, that few in deed of the most popular writers have renlerel them inuteresting; and most dclineations of the tender p.assion des C: dJ tei ridiculous. 1 ever fail in on; and, besides, my own 11 con it' . iLh 'his story wiAl be no aid to its titnvarnished recitai-t16r, whatsoev er may he believed to the contrary it is m *st ~ acult to picture truthfully that ih te details of Whieb we are intiinn. ely ncquainted. These disad. vantal:, inIght be sufficient to deter Inc fromt tthe attemli t; hut there is at Oti least i of bright e.,es that will sparkle tov, these pages, and is. may be pleasanw folr their owner to know th~at iny branch of. our cnuiiion inieiories is not dt-ad or withered yet. It never will be. God bless thee, Mary ! I call her blarv. There are some who know the ta.6 of old; it may be only delicate to u ave her rightful title; and I call her Mary for 1 love the name. 1low many high', pure and holy associations gather at the sound of Mary, may every Mary be as blest her whose name is written high above all others in time and in eteriity, holy anti good I Mary Bentley was a country girl riot such an one, I would have you to understand me, as the fact would nat urally call to your mind in its associa. tion withi jigs and poultry, cows ani coristalks, milk and milkmaids-not flt and 1-osv.cheeked and ripe looking, bitt pale and delicate and slender, with a face asking to be protected as well as Lved. Calling of an afternoon upon the daughter of Mr. C-(as near as I wish to go o the initial) a wealthy citizen of , in which town I then was resi ding, I met her. She admitted me, and being a stranger, I bowed and ask ed for the object of my visit. After handing in my card, she returned to the pailour and seated herself at an open window that looked out upon the lawn in front. In form she was tall and very graceful, and, as I have stated, deli cate. She had a mild grey eye, but brilliant when in conversation; and she possessed that ornament to woman, a head of beautiful black hair. She was taistefully dressed, w ithout other decor ation than a rosebud ini her bosom, in pure white. I did not sit long in silence, for it is awkwaird; and as the (lay was unques tionably fine, I said so. Now, there is a stereotype reply to all remarks upon the weather, and I once heard of a bashful lover who, poetically saying ot a bright evening, "Quite a moon,'' was answered by his mistress, "very'." But Miss Bentley was by no means poor in thoughts, or ill language to express them. She spoke ol its inifluenic' upon the flowvers and fields, and led the con versation into such a pleasant view, that I saw she dlid not lack fancy either. She conversedl on different themes pending MisB R-'s appearaece, and more than once I caught my gaze rest inlpo -tr countenaince w ith somte thing beyo . uuail interest. 'I here was notinug of high smrk staimped there She was oven plain to thie outwardl eye, andi in onec feature biouwily. But there was a grace arid ease about her, a mag netism ofexpression, that my heart hohis to be beauty if my head rejects it. While wve were talking, Miss R glided in, and bidding mec welconme, said "Mr,. Fort--Miss Ber.tlcy," "Miss lenitley !" I repeated. "You are somewhat late;" said Miss Bentley, laughing, "Do you thinik us so dull as to sit here all this wvhile with, out making each other's acquaintance," "Complimeontary--is'ait it, MrFEort? she added, turning to me, "Miss R-might have thought so without 1-eing iwry uncomplimentary"' said I-"for there are flew persolts ini whose society a stranger would find hiimsolf so perfectly at ease in so short a time as in that of Miss JBentley." "No compliments, I pay you l'h eplied Miss Bentley, "or I may ho jealotis," quizically adtled Miss R---, "Hlow untfortunate." aid j. '?hnli I canid no