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Rh when our bowels yearn to our fellow-creatures, we feel that the love of God dwelleth in us—and then we cannot always go on our way ſorrowing.

CHAP. XX.

Viſit to Mrs. Trueman.—The Uſe of Accompliſhments.—Virtue the Soul of all.

N the afternoon they viſited Mrs. Trueman unexpectedly, and found her ſitting in the garden playing to her children, who danced on the green ſod. She approached to receive them, and laid aſide her guitar; but, after ſome converſation, Mrs. Maſon deſired her to take it up again, and the girls joined in the requeſt. While ſhe was ſinging Mary whiſpered Mrs. Maſon, that ſhe would give the world to be able to ſing as well. The whiſper was not ſo low but a part of it reached Mrs. Trueman's ears, who ſaid to her, ſmiling, my young friend, Rh