Essays on Life 



illness and consequent confinement to the 

 house has been a severe trial, but in that 

 trouble an opportunity was afforded you to 

 prove a Sister's devotion and she has been 

 enabled to realise a larger (if possible) display 

 of sisterly affection. 



" A happy Christmas to you both, and may 

 the new year prove a Cornucopia from which 

 still greater blessings than even those we have 

 hitherto received, shall issue, to benefit us all 

 by contributing to our temporal happiness and, 

 what is of higher importance, conducing to 

 our felicity hereafter. 



"I was sorry to hear that you were so annoyed 

 with mice and rats, and if I should have an 

 opportunity to obtain a nice cat I will do so 

 and send my boy to your house with it. 



" I remain, 



" Yours truly." 



How little what is commonly called educa- 

 tion can do after all towards the formation of 

 a good style, and what a delightful volume 

 might not be entitled " Half Hours with the 



Worst Authors." Why, the finest word I 



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