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far wider extent than it ever transmitted it before. Such 

 Publicity will not now interfere with her repose. And 

 that which has at length furnished so graceful a memorial 

 of her is surpassingly worthy of reverent remark. It is a 

 silent and yet speaking witness of one who " did what she 

 could" in her ancient day ; who, perhaps with much to 

 discoui'age and distress her, laboured and fainted not in 

 her high resolve; and at length, when human toils were 

 over, entered into that rest for which, it cannot be too 

 mach to iraagine, her life in this sacred home very emi- 

 nently tended to prepare her. Nor shall I, as I hope, be 

 considered fanciful in adding, that it may symbolize also 

 the System with which it was connected — buried, past, 

 and gone — yet pi'eservative, and indeed füll, of beautiful 

 forms and holy thoughts for those who will revercntly 

 examine it and wipe away the dust that has settled upon 

 its surface, and trace, as they so well may, its distinguishing 

 lines, telling at once of the Gross which was its centre, the 

 Union which was its sti'ength, and the hope of final mercy 

 which was alike its mainstay and its reward. 



THOMAS HUGO. 



