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 24 the happiest little group that ever perhaps sat to- gether. Before the cloth was laid for dinner, Mary ran out to put on her white gown, and comb her yel- low hair, but was surprised at meeting with a smart young gentleman in the kitchen, with a scarlet neck on his coat, and a gold laced hat. Mary, having never seen so fine a gentleman, made him a low courtesy, and offered to conduct him to the room but he smiled, and told her he was the squire's ser- vant. We had all of us forgot to ask for the gentle man that came with Duncan. Duncan and Mary walked for two hours in the garden that evening; we did not know what passed between them, but the next day be asked her in mar- riage of my parents, and never will I forget the su- preme happiness and gratitude that beamed in every face on that happy occasion. I need sot tell my readers that my fathers affairs were soon retrieved, or that I accompanied my dear Mary a bride to the Highlands, and bad the satisfaction of saluting her as Mrs. Campbell, and Lady of Glenellich. FINIS.