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But the ht a renewal of hope and spirits I was to depart early; that the conveyance which took rocer, and tea-dealer of the village) ht return the same day I rose, washed, dressed, sed a hasty breakfast, received the fond embraces of reat scandal of Sally, the , drew my veil over my face, and then, but not till then, burst into a flood of tears The gig rolled on; I looked back;at the door, looking aftertheir adieux I returned their salute, and prayed God to bless them from my heart: we descended the hill, and I could see thenes,' observed Set to yon spot afore there conify'

'Yes, I hope so,' replied I, as calht too'

'Yes'

'But this cold ill happen keep it off'

'Perhaps it will'

Here ended our colloquy We crossed the valley, and began to ascend the opposite hill As ere toiling up, I looked back again; there was the village spire, and the old grey parsonage beyond it, basking in a slanting beae and surrounding hills were all in so beam as a propitious omen toon its inhabitants, and hastily turned away; for I saw the sunshine was departing; and I carefully avoided another glance, lest I should see it in gloomy shadow, like the rest of the landscape