Mary Seaham, Volume 2 of 3

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, Mary escorted by her brother-in-law, Mr. Gillespie, who

riod, than would have been that of accompanying her sister Agnes into

hing still more melancholy to the feelings in revisiting familiar scenes, associated as they may be in the mind with naught but happy carele

eart to see each

same steps, a

in the heart.

ely to be t

re is a sig

seen her sister Alice, so tied to hom

bounding with delight at the prospect of an establishment i

elf, she desired most the power of bestowing happiness on others, and a real pleasure she knew would be her presence to that excellent elder sister. She would seek in some d

-not now-not ev

true, wha

when I s

to have lo

to have lov

art, still clinging too tenderly to the intense happiness of

piness-her once full hope had been deferred, but the day o

ving, which at one time were beginning to disturb her spirit; and again she could set herself to wait patiently, buoyed up by her all endurin

ll give thee thy heart's desire. Commit thy way unto

rawn its greatest strength and patience from

ry and effective, in the atmosphere of the home, where at t

all, feelings and powers; the performance of her duty, in that state of life which had been assigned to her-Mary's gentle mind, too prone perhaps, by

e is not

e measur

must be won,

of her earlier years, to meet the real demands of life-to embrace its actual duties, and defy its uncongenial pains-and not only this, but to find therein, more

peace in the

the sun

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dreams m

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saic points of character-attributes in his case, both national and professional. Even in his companionship, she

arried days in his companionship; and she might have been with him now

circumstances, such an arrangement could scarcely be available, without being an interruption to her brot

herub face, which often looked down upon him from a pew of the Temple Church-or bravely resist the flat

er upon n

but a wo

o bestow her notice on the promising,

fections, no "ladye love," with form however beautiful, to become the reigning, mistress of

any a year yet; a pretty business it would be if over the dingy pages of Blackstone, a

hitherto so undeviatingly pursued; whilst we turn aside, not willingly, to trace through their darker, wilder mazes, the fate and