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fected, and unassuming spirit, she dis- 

 coursed on this* all-important subject, 

 setting forth its necessity, as regards 

 the happiness of our fellow- creatures, and 

 the enduring reward we had for it in 

 our own consciences. Charity, humility, 

 forbearance, and forgiveness, she included 

 in the divine precept, and cited the 

 Saviour as an example. 



But it would be folly in me to at- 

 tempt to do justice to this admirable 

 woman's dissertation. She dismissed us 

 with an extempore prayer, invoking the 

 blessing and mercy of the Almighty ; 

 and on my retiring to rest I could but 

 contrast her pleasing conversational tone 

 with the declamatory style of my coach- 

 ing friend her plain and simple eluci- 

 dation of the holy text with his glittering 

 and verbose display of evangelical learn- 

 ing- 

 Some few weeks after this my friend 

 fell into pecuniary difficulties, and the 



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