Part 11 (1/1)
Miss Vincent is reentleman of consequence in Ireland She is still the sahty and insolent
Her sister Isabella, is ieneral favourite of the school
Miss Bruce is beco all that her father can desire
When Miss Daoverness, it ith the hope of re some time, perhaps years We can easily fix our plans, but we are strangers to the future; it is not for us to say by what means they are to be frustrated When Miss Daentleman's sister in whose family she was placed, that several friends were to dine with theed that she would join their party On that day she attracted the notice of a gentle-room, and he heard her name announced, he turned quickly to look at her; he beheld the same dark pensive eyes, the sanified manner, which seventeen years before had struck hiether that interested hiiven of her by Mrs
Adair; and the rehter in her troubled sleep exclaimed, ”O, my dear Miss Damer, do come to me! Papa then won't punishthis subject; I have only to add, that Miss Damer is the happy wife of Mr Bruce; and that few persons are hter Mr Bruce, though several years older than his wife, was exactly the person calculated to ood sense; giving part of his ti home the chief place for happiness
When Miss Arden came into possession of her fortune, she remained as a parlour boarder with Mrs Adair, but the principal part of her ti disease, however, came on, and she could not be happy separated from her friend: she therefore re the most affectionate attention froned her life, with hopes full of immortality Mrs Adair and her friend ith her in her last ratitude to the a hand of each, died serenely, hoping to meet them hereafter To the father of her friend she left a very handsome annuity for life ”I know,” she had stated in her will, ”that I cannot obligeto her father's comfort, and oh, may he see the error of his ways, before it is too late”
Most of her school co lady, whose parents had been unfortunate After leaving tokens of regard to every one to whom she had considered herself the least indebted, she left the remainder of her fortune, to be equally divided between Mrs Adair, her daughter, and Miss Bruce And here letladies of fortune, that they are too apt to neglect the instructress under whose care they have spent the early part of life
Surely, when young people have been years under one roof, gaining knowledge, and daily indebted for care and kindness, they should not discard frohts one of their best friends; but how often is this the case! The e, and drives off for the last tiet that there had ever been such a person in existence Perhaps, when her nuptial favours are preparing, and her hopes are bright, she et--” here she mentions the lady to whom, next to her parents she is most indebted; and here finishes her remembrance of school, and the friend of her youth: in bridal favours, or fli a sketch of the young ladies, I et Elizabeth, who is now the happy wife of Colonel Vincent's brother It had been her lot to be doubtful of his regard several years Her spirits had been elated or depressed, as she had judged Mr Vincent's feelings interested towards herself Had not that language which poets describe betrayed his sentiht justly have concluded that, of all persons living, she would be the one to whom his affections would never seriously incline; but no sooner did fortune second his wishes, and a living was presented unto him, but his heart and hand were offered to the object of his earliest regard under the happiest auspices; therefore Elizabeth exchanged the useful employment of a teacher, for the meritorious duties of a wife
When Mrs Adair received the fortune due to her fron the school To the intreaties of her daughter on the subject she gave this reply:
”Why should I give up an employhtest days, I never particularly relished the gaieties of the world; with my friends, my chief happiness centred; the associates of my youth are, to my fancy, as friends departed The later objects of h I have lost one dear to e, still I have affections war to attach us to life, soard As worldly beings, orldly thoughts, we ious point of view I trust I have chosen the wiser part, in preferring an active to an idle life At home, in the midst of my children (for so they are into excite interest; and if watchful care, tenderness, and exertion, can reclaim the stubborn, or add to the happiness of my pupils, I shall think that I have not lived in vain When my course is finished upon earth, may you, hters, 'Never was an instructress more happy with her pupils, or pupils happier with an instructress'”
FINIS