THE ELECTUARY.
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At the residence even the matter was consid-
cred settled Roderick was the betrothed of
Miss Won Landem. But Roderick himself was
not entirely at ease on that point; his thoughts
ran upon the pretty Wilhelmine. lie was IN
deed In constant correspondence with Lady
Bridget Gratitude, respect friendship were ties
that bound him to her and her family; and as she
wrote so prettily, and sometimes even wrought
couplet Of verses in her poetic prose- he could not
answer more tenderly and warmly than in his ac-
customed official style Sometimes, When not IN
the humor to write prosaic verse, or poetic prose,
he would, instead Of thinking of Bridget, let his
thoughts rest on Wilhelmine, in orderto ring his
feelings up to the proper tone. Then, good
Heaven! all was poetry his ideas gushed forth
miraculously in words, and she whom he ad


dressed became saint, before whom his spirit
melted and one dream of her was dearer TO him
than life of wealth and power, with the immor-
tality of undying name. Bridget was natural
ly delighted with this alteration, but at length
the play Of fancy with her ETHEREAL lover became
somewhat tiresome, for he had suffered two years