THE PRIZE OF VIRTUE.
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Miss Henrietta Garden was born at Pa- ris, and residing in the rue de ia Vererie, was but eight years of age when she lost her mother. Her father confded her to the care of three ladies, old friends of madame Garden, who were capable of giving her but a very common education {; from them she learned to sew, and to take care ofsa household.

 At the age of fourteen she returned to her father, who gave her the direction of the domestic concerns. Happy in anti cipating even his slightest wishes, she de- termined to pass her days with him; and so pleasing to her was this prospect, that she refused several offers of marriage. On sudden her father declared to her his intention of forming second matrimonial engagement; upon which, although it sur prised her she suffered no remark to es- cape her lips. She often smiled at seeing him fatter himself with the idea of hap- piness. The marriage was concluded, & Miss Garden had the grief of not being permitted to follow her father to his new wife's residence.

 She was then aged twenty years, and was obliged to take lodgings in small chamber In order to obtain subsistence, she was obliged to sew linen; but even then her utmost exertions could not pro- cure her more than twenty sous day. Her only happiness consisted in visiting her father, but it was easy to see that her presence was not at all agreeable to his wife. The simplicity of her manners, and the poverty of her dress, contrasted strongly with the air of elegance which prevailed the house. She supported with out complaint the sights of her stepmoth- CT, and never ceased to testify tho liveli- est tenderness for her father, and for a young child, his son, by this second mar riage.

 Soon sho was prohibited from paying any more visits to her father, except those periods of the year consecrated for filial piety; and even then she was permitted to appear only at the house when the fam