eleven children! thus shewing herself fort—the former, by imperceptible and eafaithful both as a wife and mother.

sy steps.

Margaret, duchess of Newcastle, may alNor is carefulness in the choice of comso be honorably mentioned beside the hou-panions to be confined to those of the oporable lady of Budœus. She was herself posite sex. We should have no associate, a writer, having, it is said, produced, dur-male or female, who is not strictly moral ing her life, writings that filled twelve folio in every respect. The least departure from volumes! She too was the friend and as- the strictest rules of purity and morality in sistant of her noble husband. our presence or elsewhere should be the

The wife of the author of the Messiah-signal for the closing up of our acquaintKlopstock-thus describes her conduct in ance with the offender,unless unequivocal a letter to a friend respecting the progress evidences of radical amendment are produ

of that poem. She says, "she knows the ced; and even then a most watchful cau

most of that which is not published, being tion should be exercised.

always present at the birth of the young|| Would we then keep our characters verses, which begin by fragments here and pure, our reputation unsullied, and our there of a subject of which his soul is just principles uncorrupted? Let us be careful filled. Persons who live as we do have no and select in choice of associates, and need of two chambers; we are always in determine to live isolated amid societhe same; I with my work, still, still-on-ty rather than be the companion of the ly regarding my husband's sweet face, wicked. which is so venerable at that time, with tears of devotion and all the sublimity of HUMAN GREATNESS.-The young Queen the subject-my husband reading me his of proud Britannia, recently, came very young verses and suffering my criticisms."near furnishing another instance of the inWith such wives as these literary men stability of human greatness. Riding with would most certainly be happier and more her consort, Prince Albert, in Hyde Park, successful in the connubial state than in a lad, named Edward Oxford, fired two the comfortless solitudes of celibacy; and pistols at her majesty, but without effect. as what has been may be again, we conThe boy was arrested. Reports respecting tend that no lover of knowledge need des- his motives are various: some avow him pair of finding a partner at once suitable to be insane, others declare him to be the and agreeable—who will be friend, wife, tool of a conspiracy to murder the Queen

and critic.

and change the line of succession. However this may be, one thing is true, to wit, COMPANIONS.--Companions should be that the woman who stands at the head of carefully selected and slowly confided in the greatest and most powerful nation in Often, the whole character of a youth takes the world; who has armies and navies, its hues and peculiarities from the associa- gold and jewels, luxuries and pleasures, tions of early days. Reputation, too, de- yea almost every object of human desire at pends much upon the company we keep her command, has not so peaceful a situaCompanionship supposes affinity between tion, nor so smooth a pillow, as the happy the parties. What then is the fair deduc-girl in New England who spins her fathtion, when a young lady is frequently seen er's wool in the neat farm-house or watchin the society of the giddy, the gay, the es the spinning jenny in our own quiet city idle or the loose? Clearly, that she has a of factories and good morals. secret love for these evils in her own

breast, or at least, that her dislike of them ORIGINAL TALES.-In our next we hope is so small,she can tolerate them in others. to be able to furnish one or more original Then, the danger of corruption is to be Tales of deep and thrilling interest. A considered. It is far more easy to imitate writer of no small fame has promised us vice than virtue-the latter is done by ef-lher assistance.

"Why do you look so melancholy? he inquired.

"Can you ask," said her mother, "when ou are going from home to be absent veeks, perhaps months ?"

"O not more than five weeks certainly, and aunt Pierson will be here to-morrow, and will remain till I return."

"I should much prefer to have your aunt accompany you. I don't exactly like to trust you to the direction of your cousin

It was late in October. A bright morn ing had succeeded a clear, keen night and the white frost soon melted beneath the sunbeams, glittering like jewels of the lawn that still retained its verdure and which sloped gently down in front of a white cottage embowered amid ancient Lavinia." forest trees, till it reached the margin of "I am sure that Lavinia is a number of a broad and beautiful lake. The oppo-years older than I am, and has seen a site shore of the lake was skirted by a great deal of the world. Uncle Loring range of mountains, over which the hea-oo will always be ready to give me good vy mist,now pierced and rent by the powdvice when I require it." erful rays of the sun, hung like a torn "Your uncle's time is very much enbanner, partially revealing their graceful grossed, and you will not always find him and undulating outline. In a small par- it leisure to advise you. Were your aunt lor of the cottage, Mrs Thornton, a wi-living, I should, comparatively, suffer but dow lady, and Alice, her only child, were little solicitude on your account. I regret seated at the breakfast table. A slight that Lavinia was so urgent for you to be shade of sadness mingled with anxiety there to-day, as I shall be unable to supcould be detected on the pale and stil ply you with money except to defray lovely features of Mrs Thornton, while your travelling expenses before next sunny smiles lurked in the dimples round week." the rosebud lips of Alice and heightened the brilliancy of her large, soft blue eyes, resembling

"Blue water-lilies, when the breeze

"That is of no consequence," replied Alice. "It is not at all probable that I shall wish to spend any money before that time, for it has been so long since Lavinia and I have met, that we shall have much to say to each other-and As she raised her head to gather back shall prefer to be by ourselves the first the curls of a rich, golden brown, which week at least."

Is making the stream around them tremble."

had fallen over forehead, she noticed for

Mrs Thornton smiled at this remark,

the first time that her mother's counten- but made no reply, while Alice looking ance wore an expression of sadness, and at the clock, and finding it later than she the smile faded from her own. had anticipated, rose from table and has

tened to array herself in her travelling||you in selecting what is proper, and evedress, that she might be at the depot inry person will be happy to trust a relaseason for the cars to convey her to the tion of mine for a few days."

city of New York. Alice consented with great reluctance "Just a week from to-day," said her to this arrangement,and once she resolvmother, "I shall send you some money by ed to consult her uncle, and mentioned Mr Andrews, if, as he now anticipates,he her determination to Lavinia. should then go to New York; otherwise

I shall send it by mail."

"Nonsense!" said her cousin, "what

can he know about a young lady's dress? "I beg that you will send me only a I ordered mine in season on purpose that small sum," said Alice, "as I shall have my dress maker might be at liberty to atno use for it, and I fear it will be incon-tend to yours if you came." venient for you to spare much." The next morning, early as possible, "It is my intention to supply you liber-Lavinia conducted Alice to the shop, ally," said her mother.

where she was in the habit of making her Alice had never visited at her uncle own purchases when inconvenient to pay Loring's since he resided in the city, immediately. She selected every thing and although she was prepared to find herself, and when Alice ventured to menconsiderable splendor, she was surprised tion that she feared that some of the artiat the style of princely magnificence dis- cles were too expensive, her cousin asplayed throughout the mansion. Lavi-sured her that they were extremely cheap nia welcomed her very cordially, and re-and that any thing meaner would be posmarked that she was extremely glad that itively vulgar.

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she had come the day she requested her 'There," said Lavinia, when they had to in her letter, as the next day but one, left the shop, "your dress will be nearly they were going to have a large party.- as elegant, and equally as fashionable as Alice felt much regret that the time, nine, although it will cost nearly a third which in her own mind, she had intended less; for you appeared to be so afraid of to devote to cherished reminiscences, the expense that I was at the trouble of should thus early be broken in upon; but procuring it much cheaper than if it had this feeling gave place to dismay, when been for myself."

after tea Lavinia described the rich and

"I am certainly obliged to you," said costly dress she had purchased for the Alice. "Can you tell how much the party, and informed her that it would be whole will probably amount to ?"

necessary for her, early in the morning,

"No, but we will see when we get

to procure materials for one equally ele-home."

gant.

Alice turned pale when she found how

"That will be impossible," replied Al-large a sum had been expended. ice, and she explained to her cousin her "I did not expect it would be so much." mother's inability to supply her with mo- she said. "Will not Mr Somers be wilney till the next week. ling to take back this gold embroidered "You will have plenty then,I suppose," blonde intended for flounces ?"

said Lavinia.

"Yes, more than I shall need."

"Then all difficulty is at end, for it would make no show at all without it.— is not at all necessary that you should The truth is, I wish you to appear irrepay for an article the moment you order sistibly fascinating to-morrow evening, it. I shall be present to advise and assist that you may make a conquest of Sydney