<span style="color:grey">treasures of t so precious

    <span style="color:grey">Of blessings, he house,

    <span style="color:grey"> a delicious breath--

    I en o remark titude ain t overers rate , seem to call forter sex, and give sucrepidity and elevation to ter, t at times it approaco sublimity. Notouco be and tender female, rivial rougal force to be ter and support of une, and abiding terest blasts of adversity.

    As ts graceful foliage about ted by it into suns is rifted by t, cling round it s caressing tendrils, and bind up its stered boug   beautifully ordered by Providence, t  of man in ay and solace y; ure, tenderly supporting t.

    I ulating a friend, ogetrongest affection. quot;I can er lot,quot; said ;to o sy; if oto comfort you.quot; And, indeed, I  a married man falling into misfortune, is more apt to retrieve uation in tly, because imulated to exertion by ties of tence, but cs are sootic endearments, and  kept alive by ?nding, t, tion, yet till a little   to run to e and self-neglect; to fancy  to fall to ruin, like some deserted mansion, for  of an inant.

    tions call to mind a little domestic story, of imate friend, Leslie, iful and accomplis up in t of fas is true, no fortune, but t of my friend icipation of indulging  pursuit, and administering to te tastes and fancies t spread a kind of c t;; said ;sale.quot;

    ters produced a ion; ic, and some; sen noticed te rapture ly pourn to  favor and acceptance. rasted ?nely all, manly person. to o call fortriump pride and cenderness, as if ed on s very helplessness.

    Never did a couple set fored marriage  of felicity.

    It une of my friend, o y in large speculations; and  been married many monters, it  from o almost penury. For a time  uation to  about enance, and a breaking .  a protracted agony; and  more insupportable y of keeping up a smile in t bring o over all  ered looks and sti?ed sig to be deceived by tempts at casked all ly poender blandiss to uring  t o make ctle  ws lig bosom, will be weighe world.

    At lengto me one day, and related uation in a tone of t despair. ;Does your ;--At tion  into an agony of tears. quot;For Gods sake!quot; cried ;if you y on me dont mention my  is t of  drives me almost to madness!quot;

    quot;And ; said I. quot;S kno sooner or later: you cannot keep it long from elligence may break upon artling manner ted by yourself; for ts of ten t tidings.

    Besides, you are depriving yourself of ts of  merely t, but also endangering t can keep s togety of t and feeling. S sometly preying upon your mind; and true love  brook reserve; it feels undervalued and outraged, .quot;

    quot;O my friend! to t a bloo give to all ure prospects,--o strike o telling   so forego all ty--to so indigence and obscurity! to tell  I  inued to move in constant brig of every eye--tion of every !--y? S up in all ts of opulence. ? Sy. O  ;

    I sa it s ?oself by  gently, and urged o break uation at once to his wife.

    positively.

    quot;But o keep it from  is necessary s, t you may take teps proper to teration of your circumstances. You must cyle of living--nay,quot;

    observing a pang to pass across enance, quot;dont let t af?ict you. I am sure you  does not require a palace to be ;

    quot;I could be ; cried ;in a o poverty and t!--I could--I could--God bless ; cried ing into a transport of grief and tenderness.

    quot;And believe me, my friend,quot; said I, stepping up, and grasping ;believe me, s riumpo  ent energies and fervent sympature; for so prove t srue  of prosperity; but  a ministering angel sil rials of t;

    tness of my manner, and tive style of my language, t cauged imagination of Leslie. I kneor I o deal o go  to his wife.

    I must confess, notanding all I  some   little solicitude for t. e on titude of one  ty suddenly pointed out before  cling to to revelled. Besides, ruin in fasi?cations, to ranger. In s, I could not meet Leslie, t morning,  trepidation. he disclosure.

    quot;And ?quot;

    quot;Like an angel! It seemed rato be a relief to  ely made me un, poor girl,quot; added ;s realize t undergo. Sy but in tract; s in poetry, o love. S no privation; somed conveniences nor elegancies. ically to experience its sordid cares, its paltry s, its petty ions--trial.quot;

    quot;But,quot; said I, quot;no you  over t task, t of breaking it to  to t tter. tifying; but t is a single misery, and soon over: icipation, every  is not poverty, so mucence, t ruggle bety purse-t must soon come to an end. o appear poor, and you disarm poverty of its s sting.quot; On t I found Leslie perfectly prepared. o o conform to tered fortunes.

    Some days aftertage in try, a feoure. tablis required feicles, and t kind. All ture of e residence ing , oo closely associated  belonged to ttle story of test moments of ts instrument, and listened to ting tones of  but smile at tance of romantic gallantry in a doating husband.

    to ttage, s arrangement. My feelings rongly interested in tory, and, as it o accompany him.

    igues of t, fell into a ?t of gloomy musing.

    quot;Poor Mary!quot; at length a heavy sigh, from his lips.

    quot;And ;o ;

    quot;,quot; said ing an impatient glance, quot;is it noto be reduced to try situation--to be caged in a miserable cottage--to be obliged to toil almost in tcation?quot;

    the change?

    quot;Repined! s sness and good-humor.

    Indeed, ster spirits to me all love, and tenderness, and comfort!quot;

    quot;Admirable girl!quot; exclaimed I. quot;You call yourself poor, my friend; you never  ;

    quot;O, my friend, if t meeting at ttage able. But t day of real experience; sroduced into a s miserable equipments,--s time, knoigues of domestic employment,--s time, looked around itute of every t--almost of every t; and may noting doless, brooding over a prospect of future poverty.quot;

    ty in ture t I could not gainsay, so we walked on in silence.

    After turning from t-trees as to give it a complete air of seclusion, age. It  pastoral poet; and yet it rees t; and I observed several pots of ?oastefully disposed about t in front. A small -gate opened upon a footpat o t as  yle of t toucy, a little air of which her husband was peculiarly fond.

    I felt Leslies remble on my arm. epped foro inctly. ep made a noise on t beautiful face glanced out at t footstep-o meet us. Sty rural dress of ed in enance beamed h smiles--I had never seen her look so lovely.

    quot;My dear George,quot; cried s;I am so glad you are come; I cc for you. Ive set out a table under a beautiful tree betage; and Ive been gat delicious stra cream--and everyt and still ;--said sting ly in ;O;

    Poor Leslie  tears guso en assured me, t t never  of more exquisite felicity.