haste and begone!’ cried she, yawning, ‘I however, having taken a violent cold, per- 
can scarcely keep my eyes open: and as for emptorily refused. ‘ Rather stay with me 
you, my dear,’ added she, addressing the to breakfast,’ said she, ‘and let the captain 
captain, ‘don’t disturb me when you come return home’—‘Any thing in the world, 
home, for I shall certainly be asleep.’ This rejoined Emily, ‘to escape his troublesome 
was the third white lie, for she had never politeness. ’ She accordingly sept down a 
felt less disposed to sleep than at this mo- message, excusing herself from going any 
ment She was ashamed of her jealousy, farther, on account of her cousin’s cold, 
and false shame is ever accompanied by and requested the captain to let the coach 
her sister untruth. take him home . 
Emily and the captain were presently The captain preferred walking. He 
seated in the coach. It had long been alighted. ‘If 1 go home,’ thought he,’ I 
broad day-light: the sun rose in cloudless shall only disturb my wife; the idea of a 
splendor, and gilded the tops of the church ramble in the park this delicious morning 
steeples; the cocks crew, the hair-dressers is too good to be lost, and I will execute 
began to run about the streets, and here it alone. ’ He accordingly strolled to the 
and there a shop-door opened. Emily was park, where he sauntered up one alley and 
desirous of bringing forward som e indiff- down another. Emily staid scarcely half 
erent subject for conversation; she there- an hour at her cousin’s. ‘By this time.’ 
fore said the first thing that came into her thought she, throwing herself into the car- 
head, and this was the fourth white lie. riage of the latter, ‘the captain is snug in 
What a charming morning!’exclaimed she; his bed. The morning is truly charmin'^ 
I should prefer a ride m the park to going the sun has dried up the dew; I feel no in- 
home.’-^ouhave only to command,’re- clination to sleep, and will take a walk in 
plied the captain, unconscious of any im- earnest.’ In ten minutes she actually 
Pr °i P ?, r i eel i mg: ‘ coachman ’ drive t0 the alighted in the park, and in the eleventh she 
park! Emily was frightened. She had no met the captain. She was alarmed and 
serious wish to gad about the park. Again, perplexed beyond measure upon discovering 
should any one see her, at that early hour, him. She could not with decency avoid 
alone with the captain, what would people him, as he had already perceived her. 
t link of her? She fortunately devised a What would he think in that case? Why 
method of extricating herself from this new either that she despised or feared him ? The 
embarrassment. ‘Hard by,’ said she, ‘lives first her heart forbade, the second her pride 
my cousin, who is fond of morning rides: Like a female familiar with the tone of the 
we will call for her, and take her with us.’ great world, she mustered all her self-com- 
—‘By all means,’ replied the captain. The mand, and went up to him laughing 
coachman was ordered to drive to the ‘Women are capricious creatures, captain,' 
cousin s, and in two minutes they were at an’t they? One moment they will, and the 
the door. After long knocking and ringing, next they won’t. Ask not, therefore how 
a servant at length made his appearance, I happen to be here just now? I can assign 
and informed them, yawning, that his no other reason but my whim. Fate seems 
mistress was not yet stirring. ‘She must to have decreed that we should spend this 
be roused then,’ said Emily. ‘Allow me, morning together, so lend me your arm ’ 
captain, to leave you for a moment. I’ll go With affected nonchalance, and conversing 
up to her myself.’ Alighting from the with feigned cheerfulness on the most or 
coach, away she tripped up stairs, burst- dinary topics, she walked up and down 
into her cousin’s chamber, and hastily with him for about half an hour. The sky 
drew her curtains. ‘Dear cousin,’ said she then began to overcast, and Emily gladly 
‘you must come and take a ride immediate- seized this pretext for relieving herself from 
ly. I have left captain B-— below in the oppressive constraint of her situation 
the coach; I can’t get rid of him; he insists ‘Remember me to vour wife ’ said she* 
on accompanying me^dress yourself, and sprung into the carriage, and hastened 
come along with us!’ Her poor cousin, | home. 
