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Unfortunate and affecting instance of LoUe.-


The daughter of country curate in Hampshire
1being reduced, by the death Of her father to the
hard necessity of seeking some mode Of subss-
tence, could find no other than going into the SER


vice of an old female friend Of her mother, as her


maid. EmELrA (hat was her name) had received
from her parents the best education. She was
handsome, had a very pleasing figure, was sensi-
BILE, discreet, and of the most modest department.
Unfortunately for her, young gentleman ofgood
fortune, who was friend Of the family with which
she lived, frequently visited the house. The


master and mistress keeping only one footman,


poor Emelia, who generally assisted in serving
the tea, had thus an opportunity Of seeing the
young man, and fell in love with him before she
was Of the progress Of that sentiment in her
heart. When she did perceive it, her reason in-
duced her to oppose it, and she made many in
clectual efforts for that purpose; indeed, SO vio-
lent were her struggles, that her health became
seriously affected by them. Her mistress who
loved her tendery, after having consulted several
physicians in vain, sent her to the house of a
friend at twenty miles distance, to try whether
change Of air would not be Of service to her.
The absence of the object of her affection, no
doubt contributed to her recovery. She returned
TO her mistress's; and, having the same opporlu-
mites of seeing the young man as before, her pas
sion revived. Firmly resolved TO conquer or uie,
rather than give way to an attachment that in.
creased in spite of her, she reapsed into the
most deplorable state ofhcallh. The physicians,
no. being able to discover the cause Of he disorder


thought that she must be affected BY some deep
sorrow, and pronounced her danger. Her afflicted
mistress enreated her to entrust her with the Sc
cret, and to induce her to do so, told her the dam
ger she was in; and promised not only not to
betray her confidence, but to do her ntmostto OBJ
tain the means necessary for her cure Over
come by the affection of her mistress, she ac-
knowledged her passion, begged her to conceal j,
from him who was the object Of it, and received


with resignation the news of her approaching dis
solution, which would at last deliver her from an
unfortunate passion that all her efforts had been
unable to vanqush. Her mistress could not help
informing her husband of the discovery. They
agreed to sound the young man upon the subject;
and finding, by degrees that he had observed the
merit of Emelia, they prevailed upon him to pity


her situation. He consented-asked to see her,


(she being previously prepared for it by her mis-
'rcss) entered into conversation with her. testified
the greatest desire 10 her health re-estahlished;
and even went so far as TO say that, if she could
recover, he would be happy to marry her.
= Marry me!' cried she, raising her arms, and fix
ing her eyes upon him, 'marry" and, throwing
her head back, she Instantly expired.