Instance of great Conjugal Affection. 2O3 



ornamental. The propagation and care of a 

 flower in a laborer's garden indicate an exemp- 

 tion irom the perpetual oppression of poverty. 



In one of the cottages I met such an instance 

 of pure, disinterested conjugal attachment, that 

 I cannot omit reciting it. A young woman, 

 whose husband had enlisted, and left her with 

 two children, was permitted, from motives of 

 humanity, to remain in her house, and partake 

 of all its appendant advantages. The husband 

 repenting the rash step of leaving his family, 

 wished them to join him. Such was the in- 

 fluence of affection over her mind, that the 

 poor woman resolved, at all hazards, to brave 

 every difficulty, and follow the fortune of the 

 partner of her heart ! Whilst prudence could 

 not but blame, I could not avoid exclaiming, 

 " What a noble minded creature ! who, ex- 

 clusively impelled by connubial affection, sa- 

 crifices present ease and every comfort, to share 

 and lessen the sufferings of her husband." 



The dispensary extends its beneficial offices 

 to all the workmen in the employ of his Lord- 

 ship. The unostentatious benevolence which 

 characterizes this establishment, and pervades 

 every part, is as gratifying to the heart as the 

 exterior of the property is fascinating to the 



