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but suddenly assuming his natural trankness
of demeanor, addressed me as follows:


"Why, my dear fellow, believe there is
no use Of concealing it from you; so might
as we'll confess it at once"


"Contess what"


"Whv that am g-g-g-goiHg "----


"What IS the matter-going where"


"To be''--with increasing confusion.


"To be what?'


an m married"


Alas, Door Bob!-he cast his eyes bashful-
" upon the ground. The glow yet fingered
on his cheek, and he did look so tender and
sentimental, so full of sensibility and love,
that laughed till he was compelled to Join
in chorus-and we had hearty roar togeth-
er. At length our mirth became less tumui-
tuous in its expressions; and allowed US
breath to renew the conversation.


rWha,! exclaimed 1, you have actually
been 'ensnared by false, false soon'an'.'


eyes, butt


"And what will you do with the cats and
bandboxes"


ooh! be still!' :,


"With the old stockings, and csst-oi
cap :"


| ooh, nonsense"


| Dad servapts?"


snow my dear fellow


"!And sqnalling children!"-


"As you are brave be mercitul."


And with a good uatured laugh at the
hckleness ofhuman nature, l left him to steer
in peace towards the polar star OF his exis-
tcnce. -,
saw him few days afterwari with a
sweet girl. hanging atfccuonately on G's
arm, and evidently making friend Bob We,
ry enviabe person. actually experience
towards him a feeling OF uncommon respect
and touched my hat with more reverence
than | had ever done before.


Thus il is. Mr.. Editor, with bewitchine
wsman We rcvilc her, We scorn her pow
er We rail at her charms; yet she has the
nrivatc kew TO the most secret recesses o.
our hearts; and when she once chooses to en-.
ter. Gregory Grant, with his most winning
addresses, might attempt to turn her out IT
vain. There is about her an enchantmen'
which defes all calculation; which makes
resistance absurd, defeat delightful. and vic
tory impossible; which captivatcs the strong
est understanding, and charms away the
stoicism of the hardest heart. When we
take such being to share with us the wild
varieties of life, we enjoy one OF the great
est BLESSINGS that Heaven has bestowed. Ma
ture and Natures God smile upon the union
that is sweetened by love, and sanctified by
law. The sphere ofour affections IS enlarg
ed, and our pleasures take a wider range
We become more important and respected
among men, and existence itself Is douos
eniaved with this our softer self M'sior'
tune loses hafits anguish beneath the sooth'
ing influence Of her smiles, and triumph oe'
comes more triumphant when shared VIII
her. Without her, what is mani = rowing
and a restless heing--drven at pleasure D,
romantic speculation, and cheated INTO ms
cry by futile hopes---the mad V'ctim OF uh
tanned passions. and the disappointed pur
sucr of joys. But with her he a~aSehs 10
new life. He fellows path wider and no
bler than the narrow road to self asgran
diyrment-that is scattered with more fra
} grant flowers, illumined by clear light.