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The clock had struck the hour of l2, and a
death like silence seemedto reign around. The
greater part ofthe inhabitants were in quiet
Iepose; but there was one that could not sleep
her conscience smote her.


Miserable woman, thou hast caused thine
own unhappiness! How coulst thou ever be


brought to lay aside that precious and valuable
robe-a females only wealth and treasure
modesty and virtue2


Thou hast parted with that most valuable of
all gems, and that which the wealth of the In
dies cannot purchase for thee. And above all,
thon hast broken one Of the first laws of thy
God. Oh! woman, for thy offence thy tho'ls
shall brand unhappiness on thy heart as effec


tually as the red hot iron in olden times bran
ded the wretched culprit.


What can be the feelings of these unhappy
| despised, and weak minded females whom we
see or hear Of in our every day walks through
| life, who keep not the laws of God or man,


and trample with impunity, even on the mar
| riage vow2 Wives, and even mothers fall
Horrid thought 1t seems 10 the pure and
| high minded woman, like something next to


impossibility, but sad as the thought is, it is
| too true. fr..


| But what can be said Of that wolf in sleeps
| clothing, who, as sincere and disipterested
| friend, enters into the besom of our families,
and like snake buried in the grass takes by
| surprise--hastening the victim to an early
grave. 4tt48ka ,
| Let it be remembered that female, is a
| moral and accountable being, Fastening TO the


bar of God, that she is intended to be the CEN


ire OF all that is delightful in the domestic re-


adons, that il IS her nature to look upon man


as her protector, and TO confde into his hands


her happiness for this life. Her ruin is bro't


about only by abusing that confidence, prov


ing false to that reliance, and using the lowell


est trait in her character as the instrument Of


her undoing.


| But when the husband looks into the face


whose beauty was once his sunshine, his me-


mory brings back fresh TO his mind her plight


ed vows as to him they were given in all her


grlish fondness, and guileless innocence, pain
fully reminding him Of the sunny tide OF hrs
eaily love with all its deep treasures which


had been lavished on her; his now no more,


for the sacred tie that bound them. Is severed.
would ask il there is crime whose a'roci-
| ty merits more condemnation than mat OF Sc


duciion, a crime that the law IN nine cases out
of Ten overooks. The hardened lloertlne stalks


abroad with impunity, perfectly secure IN his
ar,ful and deep laid plots, to work out the wide


spread and interminable rum OF his poor VIC
| tim .N


He that waits for dead mems shoes may 90
long enough barefoot.
He thai makes himself asheep shall be eaten


by the wolves. M 5 -


He that will have no trouble in this world


must not be born in H. ~