258 WEDDED HAPPINESS. 



LETTER XXXI. 



FROM EMILY TO CAROLINE. 



DEAR CAROLINE, 



My pen has lain dormant for some time^ 

 from my engagements with Mr. and Mrs. Hervey. 

 I have been staying several weeks with them, and 

 am greatly pleased with Charlotte's behaviour as a 

 wife. She is exceedingly attached, and evidently 

 endeavours to take delight in his pursuits, by assimi- 

 lating her taste to his. Their house is chaimingly 

 situated on the banks of a small river, that runs 

 through the grounds ; and though it is neither large 

 nor magnificent, it is elegantly neat, and possesses 

 every convenience that can promote order and com- 

 fort. They live in a liberal manner, and keep the 

 best company in their neighbourhood; so that they 

 enjoy a sufficient mixture of society and retirement, 

 to give a zest to each other. When we are alone, 

 we generally enjoy our evenings in strolling about 

 the plantations ; and as Mr. Hervey is a naturalist, 

 the most minute object furnishes him with a theme 



