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    cfe ^^* bn ^ lexfe ^; a inclined to enbonptiinfr Hgr ttt ^ nm ^^ S flfyMV yW , g ^ ntte ^ arid t * rare ^ raflpfl « iyftii jdf iflJM * - cgfrd # ftP 4 ^^~* driffi / w ^ ich shtfwea that Herothtoii gHls ^ wSfe fiflfeinted ^ Bf tfi&tkf * $ wtedge *> f the world which restrain& the R&i ^ f diF 6 $ rcAi th ^ Htef disposition corresponded witfc he ^ flq ^ fir f 0 ^ >^ ffti iik , getierOtis , and confiding . Her sisters usei&nto s ^ iy yR ^ Was of a mos t forgiving temper , yet of firm and

    detfe ^ ftithed spirit , and they loved her with more than tbtf l ^ ve i ^ h } dR 3 % fe ters us ually bestow upon each other ; I nowf \ Jiay af # fr J&tifyl % etkme more and more intimate with the family ; ahd ^ &liatir Augustifte , whether serious or jesting ? , was always fldlySf ^ v < JairtCei The courtship of a soldier may be somewhat to froher and the

    rough ^ I ihed steal a kiss m now n * ' which she would check me for doing ; yet so much goodness was there in her manner , that her reproof , rather than otherwise , tempted a repetition of the offence . To those who know the inconveniences to which soldiers are subjected in being billeted , it must appear that 1 was now in clover , I certainly never shall forget it . One tiay—it was , I remember , on a Saturday—I was ordered

    on duty at Boulogne , the head-quarters of our regiment , and pthfmm to my departure the youngest sister , Leucftda ^ tpld tti ^ that Augustine was engaged to be married to a ^ jwipg Ff £ ncfrttian . It was my custom to dine with the family £ ^? ry Sufttf&y ; and , on my return off guard the next day , as usual , I joined the domestic party . 1 noticed a stranger at ; table , ivhcr * by * his manner , appeared to be the favoured sailor of

    Atig ^ isline . We had , however , scarcely been seated , when he gmeA intently on me ; and suddenly starting up ^ and seizing lfheby the hand , while he nearly burst into tears , exclaimed , " Mon brave soldat ! Est ce vous ? " I immediately recouped in him the faithful Frenchman whose life I had apare 4 i ? 9 ithe stfe ^ t ^ of Badajos ! He now , having returned to h \ $ > ^ oat , deswbed tb them in French the scenes we had gone through

    at Badajos , which sometimes called forth fits of laughter , and sfcttietimes tears . All eyes were fixed on me . I pa ^ Q ^ arly noticed Augustine . She looked more serious than t b « 4 > ever flfetb her ; shfe did not shed a tear , nor yet laugh ; but I saw by the hfea ^ ing of her breast that she was more affected , than tbi $ f ^ fet . He extolled me to the skies ; but kneiwr ripithe interest h& wasp exciting in favour of an unknown rival . V The FVetf 6 h ' "I hftve observed to be a restless people ; fond ofigtpry

    ^ and s ^ ntiifttentrany story of chivalry—^ la gloire $ t luiiajp ^ ir- — Will ft * # fiiyft ekcite their admiration . After dmner , boj th having e ^^' mtttU al good cheer , 1 and my old corupai > iou p ^ f ted . Th ^ fttteft tion of ail the family towards paf \ wnMtfItfft , |^ i ^ ' re ^ d < Mbfed ; and although I had before suspected ^ I now aaw plainly

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), April 1, 1837, page 221, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1830/page/31/