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And now the warnings that had at first been so diswegarded began to make themoelves hesrd; and this tme there was a terror in them that had not been in them before. They were not true—that was not possible—but then they were frightrul, o frightl to the friendie young girl! and stepped she never so hghtly. they began to come up sbout her m echoes out of the very ground. What could it sll mean? and where shonld she go for disenchantment, but back to her lover' She went at last, and with red, angry cheeks, and glowing. defisnt eyes told ham all that was sad of him. To ber eonsternation, to ber terror and despsair, he made no denial. The fiowers he used to break so carefully for her, he tore carelessly to pioces now, and sowed them about the ground. He was sorry his little wild bird bad mot been earher startled into chirping out this pews—not for his saks, oh no! but for her's, he might by his oonfirmation of it have put her on her guard

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“But it is mof true You do not mean that ? you caunot mean that ?" Just that, my dear. “A jest, a cruel jest—pray do mot repest it!" Then be said it was not a jest—would to heasven it wereIt was true, all true—that was the pity of it. He would be honest for onoe, and tell her piaily that he was worse than his worst enemy procimmed bim. He would not try to make himsolf appear better than he was, he would adwise her (if he could be so disimterested) to believe all she heard aguinst him and more. It would certamly be the wisest and most prudent course for herself."

Then, perhaps, percciving that bis words had struek bome like so many desth stabs—perbaps —but I know not what moved bim, st any rate he sortened his tone and proceeded, as he alone were the mjured party. He had hoped." he said, taking one of the eold, helpless hands that had fallen smong his torn and scattered flower-leaves—hoped to find— hoped be bad found one who would not see bis faults, even when they were shown to her—such one he moeded to strengthen him, to help hin to do bettor—one who would love him, not becanse others loved and honored him, but beecause they did not.

Poor unworthy sinner as he was, he was not yet lost to every good feelng. God knew his heart, he loved her sincerely. She must save bim, or he was lost, for it she would not, it was all one with hum whether he was praised or blamed.

Ho could not understand how the cold calenlations of prudence could outweigh affection. r indeed have anything to do with it, but be perhaps was wrong—he certainly was. if bis ittle Puritan thought him wrong, for to disagree with her wak atways to doubt himselt. And yet, afer all, his love 1or her was not measured by her beauty. nor her virtues. divine as they both were, and no matter how much she might bring upon hersell the world's condemnsation. thet could not. by one single jot, alter his ffections. No. no, be must mdeed cling to ber all the more closely for the world's afienstion

Many tmes over. somethimg hke this acone was onaoted boiween them. but somebow, in spite of all the man's admissions and self acesations, he would contimue always in the end to make hmlpper ot oty the more jured, but amo the uer d pobler of e two. And so the poor girl, humbled and rebuked, would hide ber hoad in bis bosom, and weoop out her penitence and her shame. She

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only felt thet to lose him was to lose all, ind clung to ber reed, with the desperstion of one who must eise go down. She only knew that think whither she was going. nor to what end. And when be kissed ber, told ber she was forgiven—though Hesven knows be had nothing to forgive—she felt such inward pesce and joy as nothing else could bave given ber. And yet she began to look forward to thew meetings with something akin to dread. In what mood sbomld she find ber lover ? for 5t was no longer oertain. Sometimes be would call himself the most unfortunste of men, and wish Hesven had crested him without a gurl's foolish heart in his bosom ; one that must needs take the impresmon of all the pretty faces he met.

The old tender epithets began to be omitted, and he would say, callimg the girl by ber poor. plain mame, that it would have been better for ber if she bad never seen him. And while be said s0, be somebow conveyed the impression. that it would have been better of he bad never seon ber. When they sepsrated one might, be simply gave his hand; he had atways tll then given s kiss, and exacted the promise that it should be returned at the next meeting. “Is this s117" snd the hand given so coldly was clasped very warmly.

O, I forgot," and then he stooped and kissed the upturned forehead very lightly. aimost care iossty. The shadows of premomition began to thicken now, and sure enough, the pext appointment was not kept, snd when an imtermew did come about he talked gaily of firtations. keeping all the while far away from the solemn facts of the case. He had been off fishing and shooting, and had bad, in fact, more demands upon bis time than he could name. He was sorry the giri had wasted any tears or even any thoughts upon him—distrust was pot worthy of her sweet nature. And then be talked of his evil stars, and said it was to be regretted that she had not followed the advice of ber frends, and the inclinations of ber own besrt, and left him to his fate long ago (To be continued.)

(To be continued.

atod for TE REvoLO from Le Droc a P e by Mr. FO L

Ma. A. Domas's son is prefacing his work, “Lami des Femmes, Woman's Friend" Mr Alfre Wolf bas alrbady made some extracis his article lin the Figaro. As these fragments touch-upon the cause we detend snd bave so much at heart, it 1s our duty to sey something sbout them Mr. Dumss's son hes, perhape justly. so much confidence in hamsel that be imagines his powser extends to all things. al boimgsHe does mot doubt but th t paragraph from hos pon. he will stop mtan taneousty the present movement im favor of Woman. Happily Mr Dumes's won is only man henee his word is ta dogms. Lake afl other mortals, be can only sdvance opimions. and we may a4d. his are not baed upon anything semous. his affirmations, slthough most solmnly sot down, sre pevertheless open to contredction and disoussion. In bi proface Mr. Duma's on dle t wo more be anciptd t h e thor boginning (origin) heve en man Where $n truth bas be studed history' Where bas

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Afound thet ny particle of bumss comino r begining been tbiie i mane f and oWhet then progre. f mot modfiotion, contin ua ing of opiio. imstttios and iwWhy. smor the Dag ming of the world we scrutue. we oxpmine. we crite beets d dome. We y i oosantly man's consttuon we make nd w remsake his condtions, civd nd poloswe go back to the origin of be rights reon mever wearis in ber resesrohes whe berwet procisis thet she is mot imtallii rt what she onee decided consn ts nsture. of which she svows heving but fimited kno ledge. But when the queson of womsn's wjection i agitated, ope woud be ld to ppo that on this point, resson jumped at the trot at the first bounce, and had from the eet mever aciist in the ost What omeAn whe are judgen m this afir Why thowe whos interest it s to keep womsn in sulecon. Woman's inferiority has mo been proved. ae e mferiority is sartificial. imposed upon ber by the refussl of proper instroction. Whenewe favorable circumstanoes bave enabled wome to display thew faculties, they beve proved then power, intellect, often taking rank amons the brifiant and sound., shiming wtars oven in the exercimng of functions considered the most oppomte to ther characters ad tae—polin imstanor.

Now, then. capscity put aside, iet us conmder the question on its true ground. The reformeon we ask 3s nesther an ecoentricity mor e utopian ides. It is s logoal consequencn. the meceary unfolding of fundemental. undmble. uusccussle principsl, sooepted everywhere, wi.justioe, which we want to be more universal, mot oonfiued to half of the bumsn roe. but following the onwerd coue of progression. extond itsel to woman ale. Mr. Dumes's on, Woll and Oo. are of opimon thet the ontraneent of ive. the mp tion of pations. equality of the bumen reoe. are logally evolutions contrary to reason and truth they ae t t p and brains should have the me igh stromg man ofmtelitthet an ordmry hes the same anatomion as the high minded they judge these sheurdies thon may they mas cute us. if mot they bave mo ubtt ment upon which to oppose the emancipetion of women and in the opposing of. cot thomev. or ie they must prove thet we inn is mot humen bemg tht he h oith honor nors dicernment of good and evil. con equen ty t te t men without excepion Heore we would hpeot thet bunnls okmowidge wom ty when queston of onmton To ori p M Dome o p the bertime. but aoes pot the up the o of he prost. t ors and roin tht re Finsn meon pol . ave and opd. p hoDg ee md . ty houe ages The troth is thin. o lomg . by coing by be . may foree e t T i w To The firs eenn to e m g