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 man, for God's ſake, help me to carry my dear ſiſter thither immediately. Robert accordingly raiſed the lady up, and ſhe opened her eyes, but ſtared wildly about, without the power of recollection. Peggy Hardy ran home, as faſt as poſſible to get the bed ready, and prided herſelf in the thought, that ſhe could produce a good pair of ſheets and pillow-caſes too, of her own ſpinning. Mrs Wilden, having brought home the children, was very fortunately in the houſe, and, with her uſual preſence of mind, ſhe ma every neceſſary preparation. In a ſhort time Robert arrived with his lovely burden. The young lady was, by Mrs. Wilden's deſire, laid upon the bed, and in a few minutes the ſurgeon came; but his ſkill was uſeleſs; there was a dreadful fracture in the ſkull, he could give no hopes. The young gentleman, conſcious that he had been the cauſe of this misfortune, through his imprudence in driving horſes that were not ſufficiently broke in, was almoſt diſtracted, and the unhappy parents, for whom the ſervant was ſent, arrived in the night, juſt time enough to ſee their dear daughter expire. The next day a hearſe carried away the lifeleſs corpſe of the late gay and thought- leſs fair one!

Well, ſaid Mrs. Hardy, weeping, after ſhe had watched the mournful proceſſion till ſhe could ſee it no longer—Well! I have now been taught, by himſelf, never to