"Caroline's behaviour at the upshot was a satisfaction to me in many ways, and especially as it helped to build me up in the doctrine I have always maintained, namely, that there is no soil so hard. bound and so barren but what, if you work upon it long enough, you may make it bring forth some good thing at last; not that it will equal that soil which is warm and rich at the start, and is from the beginning diligently opened for the sun of God's grace to shine in upon it, and the dews of heaven to nourish it—a soil like-I must write it outlike your heart, Ellen. "You need not to have said so much in your letter about your gratitude for my offer of the hundred pounds, feather beds, and so forth, for I knew you did not despise it, and that it was true, as you say, that you only refused it on account of your house being entirely filled with Mrs. Harrison's furniture, and your sister's handsome presents. "Your worldly condition, Ellen, seems to me to be conformable to Agur's prayer- give me neither poverty nor riches'-a prayer that every one professes to approve, but, I am sorry to say, I have observed but few whose conduct bears out the profession. "Before I finish my long preachment, I wish to send my compliments to Mrs. Harrison, who I hear looks ten years younger since she went to live with you; and my duty to Mr. Redwood, who I hope, now he is so happy, won't take Mrs. Fitzgerald's VOL. II. 25 death very deeply to heart, since we must all have criss-cross lines in this life. “In conclusion, my dear Ellen, I have only to say, that as your light has shone brightly in adversity I pray it may shine on in prosperity, making glad many hearts long and long after death hath closed the eyes of "Your old friend, “DEBORAH LENOX.” ERRATA. We have spared no pains to present these volumes to the public in as carrect a form as possible; but notwithstanding, some errors have occurred. Those which most affect the sense are the following: VOL. I. Preface, page 10, 7th line from bottom, for to read in. Page 23 In some copies the first sentence on the page is wrongly divided from the second so as to create an apparent absurdity. Page 95, line 17, for dead read lead. Page 235, 4th line from bottom, the semicolon should be placed before instead of after Mrs. Allen " Page 244, 7th line from bottom, for Westall read Redwood. VOL. II. Page 72, 6th line from bottom, for brans read brands. Page 148. A line is deficient, which should be at the bottom of this page. or at the top of the next. The reader is requested to supply it for himself that he may be sure of having one good line in his book. If he does not incline to take this trouble, he will find what we had designed for this place at Page 150, top line, where it is misplaced. |