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sion tules the empire Of the heart. In VAIN
the paternal mandate Is heard, when INC
Voice Of love rises in powers to struggle win
it. In vain are all the common place topics
of remonstrancc exhausted in the cnuca'or
10 make the heart that loves, subject 70 the
influence of reason. 10 wage effective war
with passion, YOU must strike home, INTO the
very domicile it occuplcs--the heart; anu
counteract its force by operating on oencr
passions. The narrative she had hea' !,
mingled from that hour with the very spirit
of Juliet, and reused up the fears OF her gen
tie bosom; and awakened the generous M
slignation Of her soul, not only agi'hsI 'nat
crring and miserable man, whose happi"eSs
had for many years been sealea UP III .ic
bleodless grave Of Harriet, but against VnG
vice whose confronting power hal gathefea
the storms of misfortune to the scene OF ru-
in. '- -,


She took her accustomed walk that even
ing with Ro5in Gray, bit her voice had lost
the tone aftcnlerness with which she oles'
him snce, tor ever and anon she thought o.
the green sods that pr essel upon the b1som'
of the Nevilles. EIc spoke even then o
love, but she wept the while over the sor'
rows of these innocent victims OF a husband
and rlther's intemperance, and whenever
her thoughts wandered back to him who hat
yesterday been their centre, voice seemed
to speak within,-'And thou, Robin. ar
such one.' She parted. with hin' at night
and he never came again; she had not with
held from him her honest change OF scnti
ment in regard to him.


Ten years afterwards, Robin Gray died
in the flower OF his age, a confirmed. aban
doned drunkari. Ten years afterwards, Ju
let was the wife of oie of the wealthies
merchants on the Susquehanna; one VIII
made her happy, and with whom her lif
was blest. VINO. of all my fair readers
is situated us Iaiiet wass If any. which q
them will receive as profitable a lesson, frou
this hasty and imperfect sketch?