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violent tempest cannot separate, the bond 
- of our matrimonial connexion was to be 
eternal, under the/infltience, the sway, of 
one heart; one mind?! | The slightest symip- 
tom of disgust; of division; of wrath, would 
have been a crime. » And thou, like unto 
one that plucks away the herb, and leaves 
the root, banishest me from thy house, as 
if, unfaithful to my reputation and my vir- 
tue, IT am-no longer worthy to be thy 
spouse, and could cease so to be. Celes- 
tial powers, look down from heaven, and 
judge between us. Alas! every step that 
removes me to a further distance gives me 
pain. Ungrateful may, he accompanied 
me; but it was only a few steps: he left 
me at his threshold,—it seemed agreeable 
to him, his parting with me. So, ther, 
thou art, now adoring the new object of 
thy adulterous flame; and there yon are, 
already, like a brother and sister that have 
been intimately acquainted from their in- 
fancy. But go, thy infidelity will pollute 
thy new nuptials, and mar all its sweets. 
Heavenly powers! this man is celebrating 
his new espousals with joy. I am become 
vile im’ thine cyes, thou renouncest all ac- 
quaintance with me; and I, for my part, 
will no more look for or expect repen- 
tance -in thee. 
haye I not sustained, deyoted.as I have 
been to the interest of thy house? I was 
making a sacrifice of myseli, to secure thy 
comforts. and happiness. If all hearts 
were drawn towards thee, it was 1 who 
attracted them; and yet thou canst cease 
to love me,—so as even to despise, to for- 
get, to hate me. It is wealth, it is for- 
tune, which thou art now enamoured with 
in thy sponse; and I have lost all my 
charms, after haying made thee happy. 
What desirable prospects was I not pre- 
paring for our old age? Another will reap ail 
the benefit, and JI shall languish in oppro- 
brium and grief. Alas! how terrible were 
thy last looks: hatred and fury were de- 
picted in them. My evils are incurable. 
My tenderness excites his aversion, and 
he reddens at the recollection of my 
benefits. 
(To be conctuded in our next.) 
—= 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
EING in September at Aberga- 
venny, and observing a public 
notice of the armiycrsary méeting of a 
Bible Socicty, I attended it. ‘One of 
the resolutions moved being advo- 
cated in what appeared to me. an 
objectionable manner, I was about to 
address the chairman on, the subject, 
when, Mr, Haghes,(one of the secreta- 
ries of. the parent society,) told me, in 
a whisper, that it was irregular, im his 
opinion, to allow any publie opposi- 
Mr. Indigo on Bible-Society Meetings. 
What cares and labours. 
[Dec. 1, 
tion; that it would he setting a bad 
precedent (I use his own words); and 
that he would willingly answer my 
objections’ in private. I felt inclined 
td ‘appeal to the ‘chairman, to'know 
whether ‘he’ concurred in’ the’ expe- 
diency of stifling the expression of a 
dissentiént opinion’; but the conside- 
ration, that something was'due to an 
active and highly meritorious ‘officer 
of the Society, whose conciliatory de- 
portment was conspicuous, induced 
me to remain silent. ; 
And is it, then, come to this,—that 
the Bible Sueiety cannot bear discus- 
sion? That its advocates shrink from 
an examination of their own publicly- 
advanced opinions and declarations ? 
That one of its secretaries should 
endeavour to stifle the expression of 
supposed hostile sentiments, on’ the 
ground of its being irregular? » Let us 
a little reflect on the case. If resolu- 
tions, after being moved and seconded, 
may not be objected to, why are they 
put to the vote?) Any person’ ‘is'at 
liberty to hold up his hand against a 
resolution, and why should he be pre- 
cluded from giving his re@sons for'so 
doing? If the expression of an opi- 
nion at variance with the current’ 
feeling is to be prohibited at’ Bible- 
society mectings, must they not be 
considered as complete farces? 
Bne of the speakers described the 
Bible Society, in strong metaphorical 
language, as ‘an immaculate stream 
issuing from the throne of God.” Now 
I wished to remark upon this, ‘that’ I 
do not consider the Bible Society as 
immaculate. It professes to circulate 
the Bible without note or comment, 
and yet its editions of that book have 
both. <A reference to a paraliel pas- 
sage is a note. The heads ‘of the 
chapters are oftexr comments on the 
text. The language of prophecy is’ 
often obscure; and any one, who com- 
pares the heads of the chapters in 
dsaiah with the text, may soon’ per- 
ecive, that comment is ‘used by no 
means sparingly; ‘and comment, too, 
which would be considered incorrect 
by Jews, Socinians,’ and other Teli: 
gionists.. As a specimen of curious 
comment, turn to the eighth chapter 
of Canticles.. The fourteenth verse’ is 
thus announced ‘at ‘the head of the 
_chapter, “Phe Church prayeth ‘for 
Christ’s coming.” The verse itself, 
after this, will probably appear ludi- 
crous: it is, ‘‘ Make haste,’ my 'be- 
loved, and be thou like to a ree, or to 
a young 
