Yet  they  do  fulfil  it  to  the  utmost.  How  sweet,  how
delightful,  is  their  kind  attention  to  me  !  Who  can  leave
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this  happy  home,  without  having  been  made  wiser  and
better?  Yet  believe  me,  dear  Aunt  Susan,  my  resolu-
tion is  firm.  I  shall  emulate  your  goodness  in  single
blessedness.  I  must  have  your  assistance  and  your
counsel,  in  dispensing  "judiciously,"  as  my  much-loved
friend  says,  "the  ample  fortune  that  the  Almighty
Disposer  has  intrusted  to  my  stewardship."  Our  home,
too,  may  be  a  happy  one,  dearest  aunt,

"For  in  thy  heart  there  is  a  holy  spot,

As  'mid  the  waste  an  isle  of  fount  and  palm
For  ever  green !     The  world's  breath  enters  not,
The  passion-tempests  may  not  break  its  calm."

And  my  impulsive,  impetuous  spirit  shall  be  calmed ;
for,  with  God's  blessing,  I  will  learn  self-government.
"I  am  weak,  but  he  is  mighty,"  and,  with  his  holy
guidance,  I  hope  to  pass  safely  through  the  world,  to  mv
heavenly  home.
With  all  my  faults,  love  me?  dear  aunt,  pray  for  ini>
and  expect  soon  to  see  your

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