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                                22 and she fell into their arms. “ There she is,” cried Smoloff, “she brings your pardon with her—she has triumphed over all—she has obtained all.” They were lost in a delirium of joy. Smoloff fell at the feet of the exiles and said, “ Elizabeth has hitherto called me her brother, but, at your knees, perhaps, she will allow me to aspire to another name.” Her parents readily consented to the union, pouring their blessings on the virtuous pair, while Smoloff leaned his face, bathed with tears, on the lap of Elizabeth, not thinking that, even in heaven, it was possible to be happier than he was; meanwhile the damsel felt equal felicity in her good fortune. THE LOVE OF HOME. It was near the close of an afternoon in the early part of May, that a gentleman, travelling slowly and on horseback in a retired part of the country, observed the decisive indications of an approaching storm which were visible in the heavens, and began to look out with no little anxiety for a lodging which might receive him for the night. For some time his wishes were vain, and he rode several miles over a lone and unfrequented road in which he was travelling, without much prospect of a shelter from the rain, whose drops were beginning to fall, and from the wind which was fast rising into a furious gale. At last, however, he emerged from a long and dreary wood, and his eye sparkled as the view opened upon a beautiful valley, through which his road wound, and in a distant part of which was pleasantly situated a farm-house of unusually cheerful and happy appearance. The numerous and extensive out-buildings with which it was associated, the fields which surrounded it, the forests in the back ground, and the distant hills which completed the view, would, had it not been for the gloomy influence of the weather, have constituted an enchanting picture. As it was, it promised him relief from his uncomfortable situation, and as he approached the dwelling, all the discontented thoughts with which his dreary ride had inspired him, were banished by the bright light which shone from the windows, and the prospect of comfort and enjoyment which it afforded within. He was met in the spacious yard by the master of the household, who gave him a hearty welcome; and the master and his guest entered the dwelling together. They came into a room which, as appeared from the happy faces of the family, and the preparations for supper which were going forward, was answering the double purpose of kitchen and parlour. The mother of the family and her daughter were