The Twins

ange with me; I should like a walk with you to Oxton, to see h

ng to do with Charles," said Emil

Warren, pray; come along

ir different ways: with those went hatred, envy, worldly scheming, and that lowest sort of l

er, innocent and loving), "how kind it is of you to ta

he have offended

says such silly things, and-I am

to you, Emily?" hurriedly

drop the subject;" and, as she b

ly; but an instant word of prayer drove away the spir

!" escaped his lips, and he trembled at his own presumption. It was a presumptuous s

r her eyes shed on him a blaze of love that made him almost faint before them. In an i

r away from Burleigh, in the fields; and he

themselves. Well, far better than my feeble pencilling can picture, will they fill up this slight sketch. That walk to Oxton, that visit to the village school, was full of generous affections unrepressed, the out-pourings of two deep-wel

from that moment, a buoyant, cheerful, exhilarated being-a new character; he put on manliness, and fortitude, and somewhat of involuntary pride; whilst Emily felt, that enriched by the affections of him whom she regarded as her wisest, kindest earthly friend, by the acquisition of his love, who had led her heart to higher good t

me again, they mixed once more with those co

h of curiosity, "where have you been to with Charles

eneral was answered wisely, for love was noth

ok so happy in my life," was the mother's troublesome i

way his head-ache, put him in spirits, an

Mrs. Tracy, "and we'll soon put th

bered looks, and words, and hopes-there to lay before that heavenly Friend, whom both had learned to trust, all their presen

g true to us, I find, as to other

ime, transported, seek

ain be courted, and I'l

ho ever heard the stanza, and have grown-up children, have thought upon its dear domestic beauty: but it strangely affected the irasci

te: stop, Mr. Julian-no-run up for your brother Charles, and come you a

have to fetch pale Charles for a jobation; so he went at once. And the three young people, two of them tre

ng in Hindostanee, "have I been kind

that?" said the warm-affectioned g

s you love me, and yourself, and happiness, and honour-d

he well-nigh swooned himself; and Julian folded his a

's maid, and all that sort of r?invigoration, seemed essential to Emily's recovery, h