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have a fresh cargo of new books every time I 

 come here. Let me see Chemistry, Botany. 

 Geology, Italian Tales, and Scotch novels. All 

 admirable food for the mind, to be sure ; but we 

 old fashioned folk are vulgar enough to like a 

 little comfortable food for the body, also. Eco- 

 nomy turned upside down." 



I had determined to make our little place a 

 paradise. The garden, which was to be brilliant 

 at all seasons, was therefore crammed with 

 flowers, and the most beautiful shrubs were 

 to ornament my new walks ; a simple pleasure, 

 thought I, to which no one can object. Every 

 week matted parcels of treasures arrived by the 

 coach, from distant nurseries ; and as Mr. P. 

 acquiesced in all my suggestions, we planted and 

 worked together. In thus beautifying our place, 

 we never imagined that we could incur any great 

 expense ; besides, when the thing to be done was 

 good, I thought it a proof of a narrow mind to 

 consider the cost. For the same reason, I paid 

 no attention to the weekly accounts of my house- 

 keeper. She understands managing much better 

 than I do, and all those little particulars, of a 

 few pence perhaps, are really beneath my notice. 



At last we were blessed by the birth of a boy, 

 and I thought my felicity complete. 



Alas ! whene'er we talk of bliss, 

 How prone we are to judge amiss ! 



I had sent to London for all my baby clothes, 



