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 R S E A L L E N. 
 
 EDITED BY A LADY. 
 
 " A serviceable, faithful, thoughtful friend 
 Is old Van Kyk, and of an humble nature ; 
 And yet with" faculties and gifts of sense 
 Which place him, justly, on no lowly level, — 
 Why should I say a lowlier than my own, 
 Or otherwise than as an equal use him ? 
 That with familiarity respect 
 Doth slacken, is a word of common use : 
 I never found it so." Van Artevelde. 
 
 Henry Taylor > 
 
 LONDON: 
 
 PRINTED FOR 
 
 LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS, 
 
 FATKRNOSTER-ROW. 
 
 1847. 
 

 London : 
 
 SpoTTiswooDE and Shaw, 
 
 New-street- Square. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 If the language or sentiments of Rose Allen 
 should sometimes appear rather above the position 
 in which she is represented by peculiar circum- 
 stances to have been placed, the defect must rest 
 on the Editor, who, in the endeavour to avoid one 
 extreme, may perhaps unintentionally have fallen 
 into the other. It is hoped, however, that the 
 story may help to induce a more general recogni- 
 tion of the reciprocal dependence of Master and 
 Servant, and a more conscientious appreciation of 
 the responsibilities of their respective stations. 
 
AUTOBIOGRAPHY 
 
 OF 
 
 ROSE ALLEN. 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 Near the village of Hale, in South Lancashire^ 
 stood, some twenty years since, an old farm-house, 
 built with much timber, and painted black and 
 white : it was covered with a large vine, and stood 
 in the midst of fruit-trees. This was my early 
 home ; and I have never seen any place since we 
 left it where the flow^ers grew in such luxuriance, 
 or the sun seemed to shine so brightly. We all 
 inherited our mother's love for flowers: we had 
 no rare kinds, but a profusion of roses, honey- 
 suckles, jessamines, clove-pinks, auriculas, with a 
 few myrtles and geraniums. Our family was 
 large, and whilst my father prospered we con- 
 tinued to live together. He was the most indul- 
 gent of parents ; and his high principles, which he 
 carried into the smallest details of life, gave him 
 
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 a deep and abiding influence over the hearts of his 
 children. He was the son of a clergyman of 
 superior powers of mind^ and was very anxious 
 about our education^ carefully watching over and 
 aiding it^ and was blamed by some of his neigh- 
 bours for giving too much time to the cultivation 
 of our mental powers : but he always maintained 
 it was the best inheritance he could leave us ; 
 believing there was no danger in learning when 
 accompanied by sound moral training, and thinking 
 it would best fit us to enjoy easy, or to encounter 
 adverse fortune. My mother was not in strong 
 health, though fully capable of directing us ; and, 
 dearly as she loved reading, took care to make us 
 good housekeepers, and simple in our tastes and 
 feelings. Our greatest enjoyment was in minis- 
 tering to her comfort, saving her from unneces- 
 sary exertion, procuring little pleasures to diversify 
 a life of much patient suffering, and in reading to 
 her chiefly from the Bible, which she had studied 
 so deeply and so constantly as often unconsciously 
 to speak in its language, and she exhibited in her 
 thoughts and actions an almost perfect example 
 of its divine influence. 
 
 The clergyman of the parish was a kind and 
 valuable friend to us all. His only daughter was 
 very lovely in mind and person, and the object of 
 our warmest friendship and emulation, especially 
 to myself and eldest brother. We had been her 
 
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 constant companions in the school-room ; and for 
 two years Charles had studied hard under Mr. 
 Herbert's superintendence. He had from infancy 
 grown up with a strong wish to enter the clerical 
 profession. When he was about eighteen he left 
 us for Cambridge, where he entered as a sizar ; 
 our circumstances, though easy and comfortable, 
 not allowing the outlay of much money, and we 
 were a large family to provide for. The year 
 Charles w^ent to college was the close of 1824. 
 The harvest about us had failed, and we parted 
 vfith two of the farm servants ; my father warning 
 us that probably the time was now at hand when 
 we should be called upon to prove how far his 
 precepts had been of use, and whether we were 
 Christians in name only, or in deed. The time was 
 indeed come, and much sooner than w^e had 
 anticipated. Fever and pestilence were abroad, 
 visiting not only human abodes, but the farmer's 
 live-stock. The opening of 1825 saw us with 
 only one servant in the house, most of our cattle 
 dying, and our father's strong health failing. He 
 would not hear of Charles being recalled; who 
 w^as indeed little fitted for labouring out-door 
 occupations. The character of my two elder 
 sisters came out nobly; they went through the 
 hardest work with a cheerfulness that kept all from 
 despondency, though not from anxiety : this in- 
 creased every week on our father's account ; for 
 
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 he fretted about my xiiother, having been able to 
 «ave but little. Yet it was long after he was 
 aware of his precarious state before we realised 
 that our guide and protector^ our father and friend, 
 was going to leave us. To the last he gave us 
 instructions for the future ; and his death-bed, in 
 spite of outward trials, was peaceful, from his 
 consciousness of the great love of his wife and 
 children, of his own good and upright life, and his 
 trust in the Almighty protection promised to the 
 widowed and the fatherless. I cannot speak of 
 the closing scene, or the melancholy fortnight 
 which followed. Mr. Herbert, the clergyman, 
 helped us in making our arrangements : he advised 
 Charles's continuing at Cambridge ; found places 
 in the neighbourhood for my two eldest sisters, 
 and for Robert, now fifteen years old, whom 
 he apprenticed to a farmer. I was then sixteen, and 
 the rest of the family consisted of four little ones. 
 It was decided that we should go with our mother 
 to Liverpool, where we should be near cheap 
 schools, and should have more chance of obtaining 
 such light work as my poor mother was capable 
 of undertaking, and to fill up the little leisure I 
 should have besides fulfilling the duties of servant 
 to them all. 
 
 The farming-stock, utensils, and most of the 
 furniture, were sold by auction, reserving some of 
 the last to lessen the expense of lodgings. The 
 
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 proceeds of the sale Mr. Herbert invested in the 
 same security as my father's savings; and we 
 found our income would be about 50Z. per 
 annum. From this we were obliged to send 
 20/. to Charles, leaving only 30Z. for the sup- 
 port of six individuals. Charles came down for 
 the funeral, but returned before we moved ; at 
 which we all rejoiced, well knowing he would 
 at once have renounced his profession, had he 
 realised how we proposed to live. We had a 
 harder trial in parting from Robert, whose 
 shy, timid disposition seemed peculiarly to stand 
 in need of the sunshine of home, and when with 
 strangers was apt to become reserved, and even 
 sullen. Our mother's good sense, however, 
 comforted her with the hope that this change of 
 circumstances would strengthen his character, 
 and teach him the self-reliance necessary to his 
 future happiness and success. 
 
 Early one day in March a covered cart came 
 to the door to convey us away from this very 
 dear home. The children were sorry to leave their 
 favourite haunts, but half pleased at the novelty 
 and the prospect of seeing the great town to 
 w^iich we were going. Mr. Herbert had pro- 
 cured lodgings in Frederick Street, — three rooms 
 on a third floor ; and for these we were to pay 
 5 s. 6d, a- week, nearly half our remaining in- 
 come. The same kind friend had procured the 
 
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 first evening meal, ready to greet our arrival ; huf^ 
 in spite of his attentive preparations, we entcrod 
 our new abode with heavy hearts: all w^as 'u 
 sad contrast to the home we had left. A thi k 
 yellow fog hung over the town; carts ; C'. 
 carriages rolled by incessantly ; and quarrelsc ;ie 
 children were crowded on the steps of the lodgi- ur-- 
 house. We silently made our way along ri;.^ 
 narrow passage, went up the steep creaking stairs, 
 each flight causing my mother to breathe quicker 
 and more painfully ; and the people we met either 
 staring us out of countenance or pushing past with 
 hasty indifference. The landlady, with a kind of 
 dogged resolution, piloted us to the third floor, 
 and noisily threw open the door of the sitting- 
 room, closing it upon us the moment we entered. 
 A single candle was on the table, and a tray 
 ready for tea. I hastened to give my mother a 
 cup, for she was too faint to speak. As she lay 
 down on the miserable sofa, one of its legs broke, 
 and we were obliged to prop it up with one of 
 our boxes. The children were quiet with as- 
 tonishment and fear at the dark room, the noisy 
 voices in every part of the house, and the 
 perpetual shaking of the room from footsteps 
 above and below. My dear mother, when a little 
 refreshed, drew me to her, and kissed me, saying, 
 ^^ Let us be thankful, love, that we can be alone 
 here together." I could not repress a few tears. 
 
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 though cheered by her affection, which made me 
 feel, at the right moment, how richly we were 
 blessed when she was still spared to us ; but the 
 tears proved infectious, and both little girls 
 began to cry, partly from weariness. It was some 
 time before they could be consoled ; nor was it 
 effected until Johnny and Willy discovered a 
 poor little kitten, which seemed half starved, and 
 engaged the attention of all. I took this oppor- 
 tunity to look at our sleeping-apartments: they 
 were very poor, and I did not know how my 
 mother was to rest in such confusion. The chil- 
 dren fortunately were so tired, that they dropped 
 asleep as soon as they were in bed ; and then I 
 had a long talk with my mother as to our future 
 proceedings. She wished me to go first to the 
 corporation schools, and see if all the four little 
 ones could be taken in at once, and then to call on 
 the lady in Eodney Street, whom Mr. Herbert 
 had mentioned as likely to supply us with sewing. 
 When we had decided upon this plan, we went to 
 bed. In spite of sorrow and constant noise I soon 
 slept, but often aw^oke, and saw too plainly that 
 my mother never rested. In the morning she was 
 too ill to rise, and I went out with sad fore- 
 bodings. 
 
 I could not find out the schools from the direc- 
 tions impatiently given by our landlady ; but a kind 
 old Irish woman, who was selling fruit in a basket, 
 
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 showed me the way, giving me a posy of south- 
 ernwood and snowdrops from her scanty stock. 
 I was greatly delighted, for all our trials had not 
 prevented my fearing we should never see flowers 
 again. After some trouble, I agreed with the 
 schoolmistress that the children should come that 
 afternoon at two o'clock, and then went back to my 
 Irish friend to ask where I should obtain food for 
 our dinner. She gave me various instructions ; but 
 it was twelve o'clock when I again found myself 
 at home, having expended tv/o shillings in what 
 seemed but a scanty meal. My mother asked me 
 what I had spent ; and when I told her, I was 
 sorry to see she looked grieved, though she imme- 
 diately said, with a smile, " Never mind to-day : 
 but we must try to live upon less, if we mean to 
 have food at all. " I took the children to school, 
 and at three o'clock, cold and weary, rang the bell at 
 Mrs. Gray's house in Rodney Street. A footman 
 opened the door, saying, sharply, " Well, and what's 
 your business ? " "I wish to speak to Mrs. 
 Gray, to ask if she can give us some sewing." 
 '^ Not she : she's plenty of folks to do her sewing." 
 But, seeing his lady passing, he told her my request. 
 She replied, '^Oh, I can't see her now: tell her to 
 call again. What's her name ? " I told the man, 
 ^' Rose Allen : " on hearing which, she said, "Yes, I 
 must see her; it's the child Mr. Herbert spoke about. 
 How tiresome ; I shall be late at Mrs. Brown's." 
 
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 After asking many questions, some of which I 
 thought very strange, she gave me two merino 
 frocks of the children's to be turned, desiring me 
 to bring them as soon as possible. I w^nt back 
 to my mother, who seemed pleased at the kind of 
 work, and immediately began. It was late at 
 night before she came to bed ; but uneasy as I 
 felt about her, the day's fatigues had been so 
 great, I could not then speak to her. The next 
 morning I got up in the dark, and going into the 
 parlour, was astonished to see her at work, wrapped 
 up in her cloak, without a fire, and pale with cold. 
 " Oh, mother, you will be ill — I know you will ; 
 and you will die : and what shall we do without 
 father or mother?" ^^My dear Kose, remember 
 that when our rent is paid we have only 6s. a 
 week to look to, and that will scarcely find us in 
 bread ; the schooling will be 6d. weekly ; and the 
 chief part of our food, fire, and clothing, where 
 are they to come from? Strength will be given 
 according to our need : and I really had some 
 sleep last night. Besides, dear, you will find the 
 lady expecting these things in a day or two : and 
 we have a character to earn." 
 
 I made a small fire according to her directions, 
 and then warmed some rice milk for breakfast. 
 The children were really very good : the kitten 
 had become fond of them, and never failed to come 
 in at meal-times. I remarked upon their quiet- 
 
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 ness to my mother, and was surprised at her grave 
 look, but she said nothing : a month later, I un- 
 derstood too well why she looked grave. 
 
 When the clothes were finished I took them to 
 Mrs. Gray, who was evidently pleased with the 
 neatness and good taste shown in the making up. 
 She said I might tell my mother she was quite 
 satisfied, that she would try to recommend her, 
 and that I might go. I timidly asked for the 
 money, naming 45. as the price. 
 
 ^' That's a great deal : and if you ask so much, 
 you must come again, for I hav'n't so much change 
 in my purse." 
 
 ^^ When shall I come?" 
 
 ^' Oh ! to-morrow evening will do : go away 
 now." 
 
 As I returned down Bold Street, I asked at 
 several shops if they had any work. Sometimes 
 I was laughed at, at others impatiently refused ; 
 and was very thankful when a person gave me some 
 knitting. My mother, too, seemed pleased, and 
 said we must expect such occurrences as having 
 to wait for our money. I made two more visits 
 before I could obtain it, but brought some more 
 work when I returned, which kept us busy for 
 some time. But, hard as we worked, want made 
 itself felt: my mother grew constantly weaker, 
 and could with difficulty walk into the sitting- 
 
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 room; the children looked thin and pale^ — not that 
 they were actually short of food, but the change 
 from country air^ country freedom^ and the plenty 
 of a farm^ soon made them very different in ap- 
 pearance : their clothing, too, was rapidly wearing 
 out, and we had no funds with which to replace 
 it. Susan, the youngest, was attacked with a 
 sort of low fever, which added to our expenses, 
 and at the same time took up the time I had 
 given to sewing. 
 
 One evening she seemed so ill, I went for a 
 doctor. He was at dinner, but left it immediately, 
 asking many questions as we walked back. I told 
 him Is. 6d, was all we had to offer him ; but he 
 refused to take anything, and we went up stairs. 
 After ordering some medicine, he desired me to 
 come with him for it ; and as soon as we were in 
 the street, he said the child was pining for better 
 food and orood air: and seeins; how distressed I was 
 at hearing it, he asked if a district visitor came to 
 us; and when I said no, he promised to see about 
 it, as he thought we wanted some better instruc- 
 tions for managing in a large town. 
 
 After receiving the medicine, and some jelly, 
 which the doctor's lady gave me with her own 
 hands, I hastened home. Just as I reached it, I 
 saw Robert standing at the door. He looked bright 
 and healthy, and would hardly believe that I was 
 
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 his Sister^ — so great a change had a few months 
 produced. He had come at a fortunate time, for 
 my mother was greatly depressed by the doctor's 
 opinion of Susan, and was much cheered by 
 Robert's improvement and evident cheerfulness. 
 He had brought a basket of fresh fruit and flowers, 
 over which we wept with delight and sorrow from 
 the mingled remembrances they recalled of past 
 days. We inquired after the Herberts: and he 
 told us Miss Herbert was prettier than ever ; that 
 she visited all the poor cottages, and often asked 
 after us ; and sometimes said she would come and 
 see us : and then Robert produced a letter from 
 Charles, directed to me, but which had been en- 
 closed in one to Mr. Herbert. 
 
 In this letter he spoke of his trials and many 
 difficulties, but that they were fully compensated 
 by the delight of free access to books ; the inter- 
 course with good and learned men ; the old vene- 
 rable buildings, and the religious services, which 
 all increased his desire to enter the sacred pro- 
 fession. He had found one kind friend, who studied 
 with him, and was his constant companion. On the 
 whole, he was very happy ; though, after sending 
 most affectionate messages to all of us by name, he 
 concluded with saying, there were seasons in which 
 he felt very lonely ; when he longed for his mother's 
 kiss and smile of morning greeting, her evening 
 
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 blessing, and our merry voices, — when he sighed to 
 see again Clara Herbert's lovely face, and wept 
 over the remembrance of the father we had lost, 
 whose sympathy and counsel would have been so 
 invaluable in his present situation. 
 
 The next day Susan was better, though very 
 weak : and when she saw the flowers, cried and 
 begged to go home again. She wanted to see 
 her chickens, and to sit on the old mossy root 
 of papa's favourite apple-tree, the best in the 
 orchard. Whilst she was speaking we heard a 
 gentle knock, and were surprised to see Clara 
 Herbert. She kissed us all round, and her eyes 
 filled with tears to see the sad change in our situ- 
 ation and appearance. She said her father, who 
 had come over that morning from Hale to hear a 
 charity sermon preached in Liverpool, had brought 
 her with him, and she was going to stay with 
 us during service. It was decided that Robert 
 should go with Mr. Herbert and the children to 
 church, and afterwards to St. George's pier, where 
 they were constantly begging to go. Clara then 
 questioned of all that had passed since we last met, 
 and ended with asking us to let her take Susan 
 back with her : but my mother at first refused ; 
 though sorely tempted by her present illness, she 
 did not wish her little girl to live, even for a short 
 time, so differently to the manner in which her 
 future life must be spent 
 
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 When Mr. Herbert came in, he seconded 
 Clara's request, saying, he thought my mother's 
 objection sensible ; but he would propose treating 
 her from the first as one of their servauts, and 
 bringing her up to be one. This was a tempting 
 offer, — to think of her as under their kind care, in 
 the country, and with the prospect of living with 
 them as a settled servant : but we still hesitated, 
 because she was so young, and Mr. Herbert was 
 so far from rich. We feared that for some years 
 she would be a sad burden. Both father and 
 daughter said it would be only a trifling addition : 
 and my mother, not having the false pride, which 
 shrinks from receivino; kindness from even real 
 friends, at last thankfully consented. They urged 
 the child's immediate removal : and though it was 
 a grief to part with her so ill, w^e were reconciled 
 by the hope that it would do more for her recovery 
 than any thing else in our power. 
 
 Our friends would not take any refreshment, 
 but some bread and milk, and set off in their old 
 phaeton before the children had returned from their 
 walk. I tried to be grateful for the great blessing 
 we had received ; but the sight of these associates 
 of by-gone times, the witnessing again Mr. 
 Herbert's fond proud love of his daughter, and 
 her devoted attachment to him, would bring 
 thoughts that I too had had a father to care for 
 every wish, to watch over me, and whom I loved 
 as the model of all that was excellent, — happy if I 
 
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 could perform the least service for him, in meeting 
 his looks of affection, and sitting on his knee, 
 while he repeated noble passages of poetry, or 
 spoke of the future, when his hair would become 
 grey, and I should wait upon his old age ; — and 
 now this was all over. 
 
 My mother's embrace roused me from these 
 reflections. I knew she guessed what was passing 
 in my mind ; and I turned to her with a gush of 
 inexpressible tenderness and sympathy for the 
 still heavier trial she was undergoing. To please 
 her, I went out a little way ; and, thinking I would 
 meet Kobert, turned, as I thought, up the right 
 street, but it led me quite wrong; and my look 
 of bewilderment probably betraying what had 
 happened, a gentlemanly young man told me how 
 to find my way home, — where the children were 
 arrived, and very anxious for the potato pie, 
 which I had spent our last money the previous 
 evenino; in obtainino;. 
 
 The next morning, about nine o'clock, a young 
 lady w^as shown to our room. We thought she 
 had come about work, and asked her to sit down; 
 but she turned out to be the district visitor, v\"hom 
 the excellent doctor had requested to visit us. 
 We had not a penny to put by, — indeed only the 
 younger ones had had food that day ; and I was 
 hard at work upon a shirt, for which I had been 
 promised a shilling. The lady, who was called 
 Miss Evelyn, had a most sweet expression of 
 
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 face ; and her inquiries were made with so much 
 delicacy and consideration for our feelings, that we 
 soon found ourselves talking of our affairs with 
 great openness. Whether she guessed how very 
 badly we were off that morning, I do not know ; 
 but asking me to put a letter in the post for her, 
 said she must not take up my time without pay- 
 ing for it ; and placing a couple of shillings on the 
 table, told us she would call the next day, and 
 have some further conversation about our differ- 
 ent arrangements. We thanked her with full 
 hearts. I ran out with the letter, impatient to 
 bring my dear mother a cup of tea. But how 
 I loved this amiable young lady, when she came 
 the following day, bringing a warm soft shawl 
 for my mother, who was beginning to feel the 
 effects of winter, though it was only just the end 
 of October. 
 
 I have never forgotten that day's lesson, which 
 taught me how much those who have leisure and 
 cultivation of mind may do without giving relief 
 in the form of actual charity. Miss Evelyn 
 staid at least a couple of hours ; showing us the 
 best mode of ventilating our rooms ; telling us 
 the shops where we should find good and cheap 
 materials ; giving me receipts for cheap nourishing 
 food, and explaining what was really the most 
 economical kind of provisions. She lamented the 
 strange prejudice existing in sea-port towns 
 
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 against the use of fish^ and told us where we could 
 often obtain sufficient for a dinner, for 6d. ; and then 
 she spoke of the absolute necessity for the poor to 
 try to save. She said she should visit us every week, 
 and as the carriage came for her, her last words 
 were that she should expect to find 2d. ready for 
 her when Monday came round. I watched her 
 driving away, and caught a glimpse of an old lady 
 who called for her, and who seemed the picture of 
 venerable and beautiful old age : this lady we 
 afterwards found was her mother. 
 
 I have not mentioned my older sisters since Ave 
 left Hale: we heard from them occasionally: 
 they were on the whole comfortable, but too busy 
 to come and see us. At Midsummer each had 
 sent my mother IO5., and little gifts of their own 
 making came not unfrequently, which showed 
 how fondly they still thought of and loved us. 
 
 For two or three weeks I tried to put in prac- 
 tice Miss Evelyn's various directions, and we 
 contrived to live more comfortably : she gave us 
 work ; and though never paying more than its 
 just and proper price, we had not to wait a day 
 after it was due. A new anxiety had come upon 
 us about Johnny, who was twelve years old, and 
 who, since Robert's taking him to watch the 
 ships going out, had imbibed a strong passion for 
 the sea, and declared he would never go into any 
 other business. Every leisure moment was spent 
 
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 at the docks, and we were in continual fear of his 
 making off without permission. My mother was so 
 miserable, I at last persuaded him to give his pro- 
 mise that he would not go without her leave, and 
 then told him we would consult Charles about him. 
 
 In a few days the answer came, and we were 
 much surprised at his advising us to let him 
 indulge his inclinations : he thought it time that 
 John should begin to earn his own livelihood, and 
 when there was so much scarcity of employment, it 
 would be best to take advantage of ^so decided a 
 preference : he assured us that captains took 
 much more care than formerly oftheir crews, and we 
 must if possible be very careful in our selection. 
 
 My mother wept incessantly for some days over 
 this letter, and we agreed to ask Miss Evelyn's 
 opinion. She gave it in Johnny's favour, and pro- 
 mised to make some inquiries for us about a vessel. 
 A day or two after this conversation, a hamper 
 came directed to me, which on opening, I found 
 contained six bottles of old madeira wine, and a 
 label with these words, — ^^ For Mrs. Allen, from an 
 unknown but sincere friend." We were much sur- 
 prised ; the more so as Miss Evelyn denied know- 
 ing anything of the affair. 1 was most thankful, 
 for it was greatly needed, as my mother seemed 
 latterly to droop more and more : she was at first 
 unwilling to use it, but could not resist our kisses 
 and entreaties. 
 
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 The next day when the boys came home to 
 dinner, they asked where Mary was, and to our 
 dismay we heard they could not find her about 
 the school, and supposed she had run on before. 
 I told Willy to stay with our mother, and went 
 oiF directly with John to search the neighbouring 
 streets. At two o'clock, when school opened, I 
 hastened to ask w^io had last seen her, and was 
 additionally alarmed by hearing that she had not 
 been at her lessons that morning ; she had left her 
 brothers at the boys' entrance, and no one had 
 seen her since. I dared not return to our lodg- 
 ings, but desired Johnny to go for his dinner, and 
 then come to me again, while in the mean time I 
 explored some of the adjoining dark lanes and 
 cellars : in one of the latter I met my old friend 
 the Irish woman, who said, 
 
 " Is it the little girl you are looking for ? I'm 
 thinking ye'll not see her blue eyes in a hurry." 
 
 '^ Why do you say so ? do you know where 
 she is?" 
 
 " No, but I see'd her this morning with another 
 girl going past, as if to the docks : but don't 
 take on so. Miss Rose ; I'll go with you." 
 
 We had a lono; search in vain ; and nothino; 
 could persuade the old woman to look in any 
 other direction ; so certain was she they must be 
 somewhere in the neighbourhood of the docks :. 
 after two hours had slipped away I returned 
 
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 home. My poor mother was in fearful agitation : 
 she pressed me to eat, but I could not; and 
 she did not then wish to detain me ; and I 
 told Willy on no account to leave her, whilst 
 John went with me. It was nearly dark as we 
 walked up Lord Street, and I did not notice Biddy 
 Walsh, our Irish friend, who was running as fast 
 as the crowd would let her, until just as we were 
 passing, she caught a sight of us, and grasping my 
 arm, said in breathless haste, 
 
 " She is found — och, the darlint's found ; but 
 she's not herself yet." 
 
 '^ Oh, tell me for mercy^s sake what has hap- 
 pened — where is she ? " 
 
 " She's just laid in a warm bed. Miss Rose, 
 and they say the life's in her, though she has 
 been in the water." The ground seemed to move 
 from under my feet ; but taking hold of Biddy, I 
 made her run towards the place ; though, as soon 
 as I could speak, I sent John to tell my mother ; 
 Biddy assuring us by all the powers that she still 
 had the breath in her. Not far from the Parade, in 
 the upper room of a small shop, I found poor 
 Mary. A surgeon was there, and using every 
 effort to restore consciousness. I thought she was 
 gone, for there was not a trace of colour ; but they 
 said her pulse was perceptible, and when I lay 
 down by her side, and felt a faint breath from her 
 lips, my heart rose in mute gratitude to God. I 
 rubbed her, kissed her, pressed her in my arms, spoke 
 
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 to her, and at last her eyes slowly opened, and a 
 gleam of consciousness showed she knew me. I 
 then noticed a very pleasing girl amongst the 
 assistants. She spoke to me most kindly, and I 
 afterwards found she was sister to the young man 
 who had directed me when I lost my way a few 
 weeks previously, and whose name was Grant. 
 Mary now murmured something which sounded 
 like '^ Mother, where is mother ? " I turned to 
 ask Biddy to go and tell her the good news ; but 
 she was already gone, and I asked the doctor 
 whether the child could be removed that night : 
 he thought she might in another hour or two. 
 The time passed heavily, though every few 
 minutes showed some change for the better. She 
 became anxious to talk, and tell me how it hap- 
 pened. She said a girl whom she was fond of 
 begged her just as they were going into school to 
 help to find a silver thimble, a present from her 
 godmother, and which she dared not meet the 
 mistress without having with her : they went a 
 long way through many streets without finding it, 
 and Mary was in great fear of disgrace at school : 
 her companion at last took a key from her pocket, 
 opened the door of a wretched-looking dark house, 
 and shut it instantly, saying, " Look, Mary, mo- 
 ther's out, and we'll have a feast; "and she produced 
 a basket with stores from some apple-woman. In 
 vain Mary begged to be let out, and it was past twelve 
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 before the door was opened : an older sister, who 
 had joined in the plot, took them a long walk 
 under pretence of taking Mary home. Mary did 
 not know the way ; and when at last she contrived 
 to separate from them, she wandered about un- 
 able to find it; when near the docks, she had 
 been tempted to look at something going on in 
 the river, and it was then she had fallen in. 
 ^^ Will mother forgive me. Rose ? " she sobbed out ; 
 but the surgeon interposed. He said she was much 
 excited, and must be kept perfectly quiet. I 
 asked who had saved her ; and Jane Grant said, 
 with a quiet smile, 
 
 " My brother was so happy as to be the means of 
 saving the life of a fellow-creature," 
 
 I tried to thank her, but in vain ; and she 
 promised to come and see us the next day, 
 and then helped in wrapping Mary in blankets to 
 be carried home. My mother, happy as she was, 
 was oblio'ed to 2:0 to bed when she had at last 
 realised that her child was safe ; and the surgeon 
 said I too must rest : yet Mary could not be left 
 without watchful care ; and it was now eleven 
 o'clock at night, and I knew no one in the great 
 town to whom I could apply : but as this thought 
 passed through my mind, the good kind-hearted 
 old Irish woman came in, and insisted on watching 
 Mary, while I had a few hours' rest. I lay down, 
 not intending to sleep more than two hours at 
 
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 the outside ; but great exhaustion prevented my 
 waking until six in the morning. 
 
 Mary was going on well. She asked for some 
 tea, and I went to make some for her and the 
 faithful attendant, who had watched her most 
 carefully ; but when it was ready, she had slipped 
 away to avoid thanks or reward, and entered upon 
 her day's toil, unprepared by a single hour's sleep. 
 During the day we constantly expected to see 
 Jane or Edward Grant ; but they came not, and 
 some days passed over, during which we felt very 
 uncomfortable ; sometimes fearing they were suf- 
 fering in some way for their generous aid, and 
 longing to give vent to our thankfulness for the 
 restoration of our darling Mary. 
 
 I went to the Irish woman ; but she had neither 
 seen nor heard anything of them, and it remained 
 a constant subject of regret. 
 
 We were much perplexed how to raise money 
 sufficient for Johnny's outfit ; and after many 
 consultations, it was agreed to sell an old watch, 
 which had been in our family two hundred years, 
 and was the object of our childish admiration and 
 respect; the tradition ran that one of our great 
 grandmothers, who had come from Shropshire, 
 and who lived near Boscobel House, had received 
 it in pledge from King Charles himself. It was 
 the only article of value we possessed; but we had 
 no choice, and my mother desired me to take it 
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24 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 to a jeweller in Bold Street, celebrated for Lis 
 great taste for old curiosities of this description. 
 She wrote a few lines stating her reasons for dis- 
 posing of it ; and I believe the lady -like appear- 
 ance of the writing was of importance to my 
 mission. I was shown into a little back-room, 
 and the head partner came in. He was civil, 
 though rather stately in his manners, — something, 
 I did not know what, reminded me of Jane, and 
 Edward Grant. He did not seem to doubt the 
 reality of our account, and offered twenty guineas. 
 My mother had hoped for more, because the 
 royal crest was engraved upon the case of the 
 watch ; but as she had told me to take twenty 
 pounds if I could not obtain more, I could not 
 refuse, and Mr. Wilson would not advance at all 
 upon his first offer. He paid the money, and I 
 spent five pounds in materials for us to begin 
 upon. Many articles we were obliged to order, 
 and though all were completed for about the 
 twenty pounds, we were again in distress, from 
 not having had leisure for our usual sewing. 
 
 One day, when Miss Evelyn was with us, she 
 spent nearly two hours in reading, talking, and 
 consoling my poor mother, who was overwhelmed 
 by the parting from Johnny, who had set out on his 
 first long voyage to the East Indies only the day 
 before. His courage too had given way at the last, 
 and we could hardly persuade her that his sorrow- 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 25 
 
 ful crying and many fears would probably be 
 dispersed when once on board : she had had no 
 sleep since he left, until now, when Miss Evelyn's 
 kind cares had soothed her into slumber. While 
 she slept, this valuable friend said, " She had been 
 thinking whether it would not be better for me to 
 go to service, as our mother was able to move 
 about the house, though she never left it, and she 
 thought Mary could do almost all that was neces- 
 sary in the intervals of her schooling ; that it 
 would make one less to feed, and I should be able 
 to help them by my wages." She spoke long 
 before I could answer : the idea was so new, so 
 startling, so miserable, that at first I could only 
 weep, and ask did she really think it the 
 best plan ? She was very patient with me, and 
 replied, she thought it not only best, but neces- 
 sary ; that my health could not long support 
 incessant labour and anxiety without better 
 nourishment; that my mother suffered on my 
 account ; and that when she was left with only 
 Mary and Willy, they might live in smaller and 
 cheaper lodgings; and she hoped the fine sewing 
 which she did so well would bring: in suflScient to 
 support the three, when added to their income of 
 12^. weekly. I could not deny the reasonable- 
 ness of all this ; but still I feared my mother's 
 overworking her strength, and I could not ima- 
 gine how I should be able to do right, without 
 
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 being constantly with her. I begged Miss Eve- 
 lyn to tell her, which she promised to do the next 
 time she came, and then kissing me affectionately, 
 whispered, " God is our refuge and strength, a 
 very present help in trouble." 
 
 Before she came, however, my mother knew 
 what had passed. She soon noticed my efforts to 
 be cheerful, and questioned me so closely, I could 
 not resist telling her all. I cannot repeat what 
 she said. She consoled me as only mothers can, 
 with the fullest sympathy in all I felt, and yet 
 cheering, and reasoning me into submission to 
 what seemed the path of duty. 
 
 When Miss Evelyn called a few days after, she 
 asked me to leave her alone with my mother, who 
 told me afterwards what had passed. She said 
 Miss Evelyn had heard of a place likely to suit, 
 and one, she thought, my mother would be easy 
 in letting me undertake. It was in a Quaker 
 family, who wanted some one who could work 
 well, and wait on the ladies, without being called 
 a lady's maid. It was a quiet family, where they 
 thought much of the duty of watching over their 
 servants, and my mother gladly agreed. Miss 
 Evelyn said. Miss Barker, the lady in question, 
 would call in a day or two, and then, with her 
 usual delicacy, she spoke of Willy, whose great 
 quickness in school learning had often attracted 
 her attention, and she and her father thought he 
 
KOSE ALLEN. 27 
 
 would make a good schoolmaster or clerk: her 
 father had desired her to offer his help for a few 
 years in his education, proposing indeed to send 
 him to a good school entirely at his own expense. 
 Part of this benevolent plan was to remove Mary 
 with my mother to airy lodgings at the top of Duke 
 Street, near which was a day school for Mary, and 
 for the two apartments the rent would be 85. 6d. 
 weekly : she left my mother shedding tears of 
 thankfulness, and with many details which I have 
 omitted, my mother told me all. Willy was to 
 go to his new boarding school after Christmas, 
 and we were almost impatient for Miss Barker to 
 call, that I might know how long I could stay 
 with them at home ; we were to move into the 
 lodgings on K^ew Year's Day. I began to recruit 
 my wardrobe ; though it was so dismal an occupa- 
 tion, I should never have accomplished it but for 
 my mother's affectionate help and advice. Miss 
 Barker made her visit, and wished me to go in a 
 week's time, which we found would be the day after 
 Christmas Day. My wages were to be 10/., and 
 all seemed satisfactory ; my mother was greatly 
 pleased with the lady's gentleness, and friendly 
 manners. I was o;rieved at the thouo-hts of leav- 
 ing them in our present dark abode, and Christ- 
 mas Day was indeed melancholy, though Robert 
 and Susan came to dinner, and mv sisters and our 
 old neighbours sent many presents of Christmas 
 
28 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 fare. We did our best to be cheerful ; but the 
 past could not be forgotten, nor my dear father's 
 words the previous twelvemonth, when he had 
 said, "My dear wife and children, we shall not 
 mind poverty, if we can keep together." Little 
 did we think how soon we were to be scattered 
 abroad, and he far away. Charles wrote one of 
 his most aifectionate letters. He could not afford a 
 journey to Liverpool ; but he should think of us 
 all, pray for us, and drink our health, with his 
 young student friend, lonely and poor like him- 
 self, but whom he had taught to know us by long 
 conversations about home and its inmates. He 
 was obliged to work very hard, not only at books, 
 but as a tutor, and as a periodical writer ; and 
 was too busy in general to have leisure to be un- 
 happy, though at times he felt very anxious to 
 see for himself, how we looked, and how we were 
 going on. 
 
 The evening was spent in talking of the future, 
 my mother giving me much valuable advice ; and 
 then we sang hymns and read together. Mary 
 had a singularly good voice and quick ear, and all 
 joined in as well as they were able. Robert and 
 Susan were obliged to go at eight o'clock. 
 
 The following day, after a fond and sorrowful 
 parting from my mother, Mary and Willy, I set 
 out on foot for Miss Barker's residence ; a rather 
 large old house in the Everton neighbourhood. 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 29 
 
 CHAP. II. 
 
 Miss Baeker's house was a large one in the 
 suburbs, and stood in a garden : while walking to 
 it, I thought chiefly of those I had left behind ; 
 but when I rang the bell, which seemed to go 
 through my head like a sharp knife, the full 
 consciousness that I had left home, and the 
 wretched feelings on entering a family of entire 
 strangers came over me, and when the door was 
 opened, I could scarcely walk in. My fellow- 
 servants received me kindly, and explained what 
 duties I should be expected to undertake, and about 
 nine o'clock a bell rang for us to go into the 
 parlour and hear a chapter read. I felt much 
 frightened, but followed the cook, and sat down 
 by her, unable for some time to look round the 
 room. It was comfortable and very neat, no 
 pictures, no piano, no mirrors, or even flowers. 
 There were two maiden ladies. Miss Barker and 
 her sister : their nephew, who formed the rest of 
 the family, was at this time from home. The 
 two sisters might have been sitting for their 
 portraits, they seemed so very carefully yet 
 simply dressed : they were very different in 
 appearance, Miss Ellen, the younger, being shorty 
 
30 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 fair, plump, with a quiet, good-humoured, serene 
 expression ; while Miss Mary was tall and thin, 
 and her composure and self-control seemed more 
 to be the result of habitual effort. 
 
 When the reading was over, there was a long 
 silent pause, which greatly surprised me, and 
 made me feel very uncomfortable, for I thought 
 the ladies must be looking at us all the time ; 
 neither did I understand how my companions 
 knew when to go away, which they did, without 
 any one speaking. I was told soon after to take 
 some hot water up stairs to Miss Barker's room. 
 When I went in she said, " I am pleased to see 
 thee. Rose Allen, and hope thou wilt be comfort- 
 able here ; we live very quietly, but at thy age it 
 is an advantage to be kept out of the way of 
 temptation." I courtesied, and told her I would 
 do my best to give satisfaction ; to which she re- 
 plied, she hoped I should never neglect reading the 
 Scriptures every day, and if any difficulty should 
 arise I had better apply to her for advice. When 
 a few days had gone over, I became fond of the 
 eldest sister, but the second seemed more difficult 
 to please. I did not always understand her di- 
 rections, and at first found it very difficult to 
 remember all my duties at the right moment; 
 and this I soon learnt was of great importance. 
 
 I have mentioned our singing at home, and 
 that we were all very fond of music : and I was 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 31 
 
 SO accustomed to sing over my work, that I was 
 not long in beginning, when left alone at any time. 
 I was one day washing some old china in Miss 
 Barker's room, and occasionally singing fragments 
 of " My ain Fireside," when Miss Mary came in. 
 She said very gravely, " I think, Eose Allen, thou 
 had better not spend thy time in vain songs ; it is 
 unprofitable for thee, and has a tendency to make 
 thee giddy and light-minded." After this rebuke 
 I did my best to leave off the habit ; but it wa s 
 not easy, and I frequently found myself humming 
 over the forbidden tunes. 
 
 On Thursdays and Sundays the family went 
 to meeting, and every thing they did was arranged 
 in such clock-work routine, I often wondered they 
 were not w^eary of so grave a life. Kind as they 
 undoubtedly were, they did not seem affectionate ; 
 and though I had not expected to receive the 
 endearments to which I was accustomed at home, 
 I had supposed I should see the same manners 
 and ways of going on between the different 
 members of the family ; but there was a passive- 
 ness in their salutations, and an immovable com- 
 posure of aspect, which seemed calculated to 
 repress all natural outbreaks of feeling. 
 
 There was company to dinner one day, and I re- 
 membered I had left some cleaning apparatus in the 
 dining-room; and, from the dead silence concluding 
 that dinner could not be gone in, I softly opened 
 
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 the door, and was amazed, and half frightened 
 to see all the party sitting round the table with 
 dinner before them, but neither eating, drinking, 
 or speaking. I went to tell my fellow-servants ; 
 but they laughed, and said they often did so, and 
 they believed it was instead of saying grace. 
 This seemed very strange, and I did not think 
 the servants right in laughing at a matter of 
 religious custom: my gravity and surprise made 
 them laugh still more, and one of them said I 
 should be a Quaker myself ere long. 
 
 I could not soon get over there being no music ; 
 it seemed to me it was allowed in the Bible, and 
 they might surely sing psalms, if they objected to 
 profane songs. The cook said Master Harry was 
 coming the next day, and he liked music as much 
 as any one, and she could tell me a secret about 
 him if I liked. But though very curious to hear 
 more, I thought it would be better not. The 
 carriage went to meet Mr. Harry, whose other 
 name I found was Ashton, the following evening, 
 and certainly his voice did not sound like a 
 Quaker's. Yet he was dressed like one, used 
 their language, and read the chapter to us morning 
 and evening. 
 
 A few days after his arrival some wandering 
 musicians with an organ, upon which were little 
 dancing figures, came to the windows. I went 
 into an empty parlour to look at them, and listen 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 33 
 
 to the pretty German waltz they were playing : 
 Miss Barker soon came in, saying, " I desire, 
 Rose, thou wilt attend to thy own business ; thou 
 seest that this vain show hath already led thee 
 into wrong, for thou hast forgotten to bring the 
 cap I desired thee to my room ; and thou hast 
 kept these unfortunate people so long, thou must 
 give them some food, for I will not permit them 
 to have money at this house." I told her I had 
 not kept them, as they were playing some time 
 before I entered the room ; but she desired me 
 not to make excuses, for I had done wrong. I 
 went away very unhappy, and tempted to dislike 
 this good but tiresome place. When I took them 
 some bread and meat, one of the men said that 
 the gentleman had given them money to play, and 
 they could not go away : on looking up I saw 
 Mr. Harry Ashton leaning out from an upper 
 window. I did not know what to do, and went 
 to the kitchen ; Miss Barker soon followed, and 
 said, ^^ Art thou going to be disobedient ? I did 
 not expect this from thee. Rose: why didst thou 
 not send these people away as I told thee?" I 
 was obliged to repeat what the man had said, and 
 she looked sorrowful, as she answered, '^ I ask thy 
 excuse for doubting thee ; my nephew is sadly too 
 fond of these idle tastes." 
 
 Mr. Harry was indeed a great torment to his 
 good and precise relatives ; hardly a day passed 
 
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34 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 but he was in some frolic or mlsclilef ; and thouo-h 
 liis aunts passed over much, and he was in the 
 main very affectionate to them, they were often 
 perplexed as to what was their duty towards himy 
 and feared the effects of his example in the house- 
 hold. Besides his fondness for vain amusements, 
 he differed from them on many important points, 
 and horrified the Misses Barker with singular 
 theories, and Avhat he called " liberal views," 
 which they disliked the more from not always 
 understanding or comprehending what they led 
 to. His favourite mode of teasino; was leadino* 
 them very cautiously to make admissions, which 
 he afterwards turned into condemnation of their 
 peculiar views. 
 
 One day, early in spring, he was watching the 
 gardener sowing seeds for salad, which the old 
 man took pride in doing in the form of the letters 
 which composed the maiden names of the two 
 ladies : he had just written and filled up a large 
 M, for Mary, when Mr. Harry said he might go 
 to his other work, for he would finish the names ; 
 the man retired, and some weeks after the gentle 
 ladies' indignation was fairly roused by the ap- 
 parition of the names of Malibran and Braham 
 at full length. 
 
 I had sometimes fancied on the Thursday 
 mornings, during the hours when my mistresses 
 were at meeting, that I heard sounds of music ; 
 
KOSE ALLEN. 35 
 
 •and twice I had seen a gentleman admitted on 
 these mornings, when I was sure all the family 
 were gone out. 
 
 One Thursday, Miss Ellen had a cold, and did 
 not leave her room. About eleven o'clock she 
 rang for me, and asked me if any one was come 
 in. I said, "Not that I knew of." She told me 
 to go and see if Mr. Ashton was at home. I 
 looked into all the rooms except one at the end 
 of a long passage near the laundry, which belonged 
 to him, and was kept locked, and the housemaid 
 said was chiefly filled with tops, hoops, bats for 
 cricket, quoits, &c. The door was fast as usual, 
 but there was a sound of suppressed voices, and 
 something like the tuning of a violin. I met 
 Betsy, the housemaid, who seemed vexed at my 
 coming there, and said, " Td better say nothing 
 about it, she had promised not, and it w^as none of 
 my affair." I went to Miss Ellen and told her I 
 could not find Mr. Harry ; she did not look satis- 
 fied, but after asking me whether I had been 
 singing that morning, said I might go. 
 
 The following week the ladies went out as 
 usual, as well as Mr. Harry; but very soon 
 after, I saw him come in again and go down 
 the long passage : a ring at the front door belL 
 w^as succeeded by music of more than one kind,, 
 and I could no longer doubt he took advan- 
 tage of his aunt's absence to take lessons upon 
 
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36 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 the flute and violin. I scarcely knew how far 
 this was wrong ; I did not see any harm in his 
 learning music, but the concealment I could not 
 help thinking was so, and I dreaded the questions 
 which might be asked. In the afternoon, Miss 
 Ellen inquired if I had heard the same sounds 
 again. I said " Yes ; '' and then she said, '' Dost thou 
 know any thing about them ? " I knew not what 
 to say; and before I could reply she was called 
 away to speak to some one. Just then. Miss Barker 
 desired me to take some wine and biscuits to a 
 gentleman in the back parlour : I obeyed ; and to 
 my surprise saw Mr. Edward Grant; he too 
 looked astonished, and I hastily gave vent to 
 some of the gratitude we had never had any op- 
 portunity of expressing : he listened impatiently, 
 saying it was what any one would have done. 
 His manner pained me, for it was totally different 
 to the two former occasions of our meeting, and I 
 thought perhaps my situation had something to 
 do with it. I had learnt from Biddy Walsh that 
 he was a clerk, and I believe he had come to the 
 house on business with Miss Barker. With a 
 silent courtesy, I was leaving the room, when he 
 started up, and coming to the door said, " Take 
 care how you act while here ; do not let others 
 lead you to conceal what you know to be wrong ; 
 take care of yourself for your mother's sake, and 
 for-. " he turned away abruptly, and I left him. 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 37 
 
 half pleased at the interest he had shown, and 
 much annoyed at his hint of danger, which I could 
 not but suppose related to Mr. Ashton. What 
 added to my perplexity in the affair was the 
 really knowing nothing, and yet the impossibility 
 of not suspecting something wrong, confirmed as 
 it was by what Betsy had said. How I longed 
 to go to my mother : once a month I was allowed 
 to spend a Sunday with her, but my present dif- 
 ficulties had arisen since my last visit, and it 
 wanted nearly a fortnight before I could go again. 
 I stayed up late that night ironing some caps and 
 collars, and when I went up stairs I heard the 
 hall door opened very gently and some one go out, 
 locking it after them. Miss Barker had heard it 
 too, for she came out of her room, and seeing me, 
 asked me, sternly, what I had been about. I 
 showed her my work, but she went on to ask me, 
 ^^ Whether I had been to the front door, or knew 
 who had opened it." I told her exactly what I 
 heard ; and she said very gravely, " I fear. Rose, 
 thou dost not tell me the whole truth, as it is thy 
 duty to do, but this is not a time to speak of it ; 
 to-morrow I must have some further conversation 
 with thee, and I trust thou wilt be prepared to 
 speak with openness : we do not wish to be hard 
 upon thee, but thou art too young to have con- 
 cealments, and I sometimes fear thou hast been 
 tempted from the strict path of integrity." 
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38 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OP 
 
 I could not sleep, I did not know what would 
 be the right course to take, and dreaded the morn- 
 ing, as if I had really participated in some wrong 
 act. Betsy told me Mr. Harry went out, she 
 believed, to the theatre, dressed like other people, 
 and was mortally afraid of his aunt's knowing. 
 
 When Miss Barker called me into the parlour 
 after breakfast, I felt almost faint, and after a 
 long examination on her part and refusal on mine, 
 to say any thing that should involve others in 
 blame, beyond allowing that I certainly had heard 
 music, not unfrequently, on Thursday mornings, 
 she was desiring me to leave the house at the end 
 of a month, when Mr. Ashton came in, having 
 heard the last few words. He went up to his 
 aunt and said, " Dear aunt, it is I who have 
 done wrong, nor is this maiden in any way 
 concerned: I have been tempted to indulge my 
 fondness for music, both in going elsewhere to 
 hear it, and in receiving lessons here, when I 
 believed thee to be absent." Miss Barker looked 
 sidly disturbed, as she spoke to me, " I acquit 
 thee. Rose Allen, of having done wrong, except in 
 concealing what thou knew from me, but thou 
 art so young, I will give thee a farther trial in 
 our family; and at present thou mayst retire." 
 When I told Betsy what had passed, she seemed 
 alarmed lest her own share in the transgression 
 should come to light, and not without reason, as 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 39 
 
 she had been long trusted by the sisters, and yet 
 had disobeyed their strict injunctions. Miss Bar- 
 ker's questions drew this from Mr. Harry, and 
 Betsy received warning to leave in a month's 
 time. When I next saw my dear mother, I 
 eagerly asked her opinion: she said, "I had much 
 better have replied simply and frankly to my 
 mistress," but she felt for me, and was very sorry 
 I had been placed in such unpleasant circum- 
 stances. I was delighted to see her looking so 
 much better. She had received a letter from 
 Johnny, who was improving, and very happy in 
 his choice of going to sea. Willie came home 
 every Sunday, and gladdened her heart with his 
 generous spirit, and steady progress in learning. 
 Mary, too, Avas stronger and fatter, and sang me 
 some beautiful songs. Her voice and ear were 
 so superior, we could not help thinking she might 
 become a teacher of music ; and my mother said 
 her savings with Miss Evelyn were made with 
 reference to Mary. She then told me that presents 
 of most useful articles came about once a fortnight 
 without any name attached to them, and her only 
 clue was the once finding written on the inside of 
 a paper wrapper, what looked like the vrord 
 " Grant." I mentioned having seen Mr. Grant 
 lately, and she begged me to be very careful not 
 to acknowledge his acquaintance, unless he should 
 appear decidedly to wish it. The subject seemed to 
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40 AUTOBIOGEAPHY OP 
 
 make her anxious; and I turned it off, by asking 
 whether she had heard from Charles: she said she 
 had, and gave me the letter : It was not written In 
 such good spirits as usual. He had always disliked 
 the condemnatory portions of the Athanaslan creed, 
 holding the opinion that conscientious belief would 
 be acceptable hereafter, even should It lead to 
 errors on doctrinal points; and now when he 
 found at Cambridge that be must sign his name 
 to a distinct declaration of entire acquiescence in 
 all the Church creeds and articles before enterlnfit 
 the Church, the doubt had crossed his mind, 
 whether he could do this honestly : if he could 
 not, then must his dearest earthly wishes be dis- 
 appointed ; for his attachment to the sacred pro- 
 fession, and his reverence for the Church, increased 
 every year. The doubt was yet in its Infancy, 
 but it was sufficient to cloud the future, and be- 
 wilder his present peace of mind. My mother 
 said she respected the singleness of purpose which 
 dictated his feelings. " My poor son^ should It be 
 as he fears, it will be martyrdom to him,'' and 
 the prospect of his suffering made her weep bit- 
 terly. 
 
 ^' Dear mother, take comfort, will you not ? in 
 remembering that the doubt may pass away, or 
 if it should not;, that such a sacrifice would bring 
 its own healing in the consciousness of acting 
 from right and pure motives. Let us bear in mind 
 
EOSE ALLEN. 41 
 
 the consoling declaration, ^ Thou wilt keep him 
 In perfect peace whose mind Is stayed on thee.' " 
 But though I spoke thus, I did noi: think lightly 
 of the blighting of dear Charles's earliest and 
 fondest hopes. It was now time for me to return, 
 and my mother promised to send any further 
 tidings of Charles as soon as she received them. 
 
 Had I seen no more of Friends than the family 
 with whom I then lived, I should not have appre- 
 ciated them rightly. Their fearless defence of 
 their peculiar doctrines, their strict veracity, their 
 benevolent lives, and regular discharge of all their 
 duties, commanded, Indeed, the greatest respect ; 
 but the coldness and extreme composure I have 
 before mentioned always chilled my feelings of 
 affection ; and I had not seen any of those who, 
 more lively, though equally precise, united gen- 
 tleness with warmth of manner, and lively dis- 
 positions with much seriousness of mind and 
 occasional stiffness. That nigh't, when attending 
 Miss Barker, she said, '^ We are very anxious 
 about our nephew : he feels as hardships the re- 
 straints which our Society Imposes, and thou hast 
 seen what It has already drawn him Into : we 
 are desirous of trying the effects of young society, 
 which would show him that, while wishing to 
 maintain wholesome discipline, we do not object 
 to cheerfulness and mirth when kept in due sub- 
 jection ; we have, therefore. Invited a young 
 
42 AUTOBIOGEAPHY OF 
 
 friend of ours, Ruth Morton, to stay here some 
 weeks, and I wish thee to wait upon her, and see 
 that the w^iite room be ready, with a fire, when 
 she arrives, which I expect will be soon after four 
 to-morrow afternoon." 
 
 Miss Morton's father brought her : he was 
 attired in the usual costume, but was a lively, 
 bright-eyed old man. He stayed to tea, and, when 
 going away, after it was over, and putting on his 
 great coat in the passage, I heard him say to Miss 
 Ellen, '^ I hear thou art troubled about thy 
 nephew, Harry : my dear friend, don't forget that 
 we, too, have been young, and if thou wilt not 
 be offended at an old man's advice, I would re- 
 commend thee to allow him moderate indulgence 
 in this love of music, and then thou wouldst find 
 it easier to forbid his seeking it out of the house. 
 Fare thee well : I know thou wilt be careful of my 
 dear Ruth, and she is but young to go out a 
 visiting." 
 
 Ruth Morton's was, indeed, a mirthful spirit ; 
 her soft golden hair ivould grow in silky curls, 
 and the brush only made it still curlier: her face 
 could not look serious ; and its nearest approach 
 to gravity was in her tender moods, perhaps when 
 coaxing her father to walk with her, or read to 
 her, and then its affectionate and pleading glance 
 would deepen into an expression of earnest feel^ 
 ing. She laughed often, because she could not 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 43 
 
 help It ; and you might have fancied she had been 
 born in the sunshine of a summer's day, and that 
 its joyousness pervaded all her after life : yet her 
 playfulness was very gentle, and her quiet, self- 
 possessed manner at times appeared in strong 
 contrast Avith the lively look and smile which 
 were ready to appear on the smallest occasion : 
 her joyous spirit made her very existence a con- 
 stant source of pleasure to herself and others. 
 A look or a word was sufficient to control her 
 gayest sallies, and the Misses Barker evidently 
 enjoyed the new life she created by her presence, 
 and their manners softened imperceptibly ; in- 
 deed not seldom they were excited to laugh and 
 talk in an unusual degree. Her influence over 
 Mr. Harry was great and beneficial. She said it 
 really w^as rather trying not to have any indul- 
 gence in sweet sounds, but now, Avhen his aunts 
 had given him permission to take lessons on the 
 flute, she would not allow it to be a hardship, 
 that he was not permitted further gratification. 
 I once heard him say to her, '^ Thou canst not tell 
 what the trial is, Ruth — thou dost not love music 
 as I do." 
 
 " Indeed, cousin Harry (as she always named 
 him), thou art very much mistaken : I did long 
 greatly to play on the piano, but my father and 
 mother did not approve of it, and I felt they 
 knew best, and tried to forget it ; but there is 
 
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 nothing I like so well as music^ and if thou wilt 
 not look so very gloomy^ which, asking thy ex- 
 cuse, appears to me a little ungrateful, I will sing 
 thee a song." 
 
 *^ Do, dear Ruth, and I will not be discontented 
 any more." 
 
 While this had passed, I had been helping her 
 to take off her walking things, and then lingered 
 near the door to hear her sing : it was well worth 
 waiting for : though wholly untaught, every note 
 was correct ; and the sweet, low, rich tones were 
 more like the calling of a blackbird than any 
 singing I had ever heard; it was exquisite me- 
 lody, and Mr. Harry made her sing again and 
 again, and even the old ladies in the opposite 
 parlour were also listening : at last Miss Mary 
 came in, and said very kindly, " Come, dear 
 young people, this is very pleasant, but it is now 
 near the time of our evening reading, and I think 
 it will be well for us to collect our thoughts by a 
 little quiet." 
 
 '^Yes, indeed, I think so," exclaimed Ruth, 
 springing up ; and placing a low stool between 
 one of the windows and Miss Ellen Barker, she 
 sat down in her favourite place, and silently 
 watched the clouds as they passed over a brilliant 
 moon. 
 
 Mr. Harry never now omitted attending meet- 
 ing on fifth day, as they called it, and it was 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 45 
 
 impossible not to perceive his growing attach- 
 ment to sweet Miss Ruth. It was strange 
 how she brightened the very appearance of the 
 grave old house : she filled glasses with flowers ; 
 worked some pretty stools for Miss Barker, and a 
 chair for Miss Ellen ; folded the curtains in grace- 
 ful folds, and brought her beautiful drawings to 
 enliven the evening circle, while she taught 
 Mr. Harry to take pleasure in this sister art. 
 
 About this time I had a letter from Charles : 
 he told me what my mother had mentioned, but 
 added, that his convictions of the necessity for his 
 abandoning the Church were daily becoming 
 stronger, and he w^as already considering w^hat he 
 could undertake in its place ; but begged I w^ould 
 keep this to myself for a short time longer, as he 
 wished to settle his future proceedings before tell- 
 ing my mother. I complied, though it was an 
 unnecessary request, for I well knew my dear 
 parent w^ould much rather have seen him a brick- 
 maker than that he should act in the slightest 
 manner contrary to the dictates of his conscience. 
 I sent her word he was well, and more cheerful 
 than when he last wrote. 
 
 My situation was a very comfortable one : the 
 wages w^ere paid quarterly — a great convenience, 
 and besides sending something home, I regu- 
 larly put by 5s, every quarter. My greatest 
 want was some one to speak to of the past, of 
 
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 my home, and the hopes and wishes which fill a 
 young person's imagination. My fellow-servants 
 were all much older than me, and besides, they 
 did not care for reading, which I still pursued 
 whenever I had the opportunity. Miss Barker 
 lent me many good books, which were of service 
 in introducing me to histories of people and opi- 
 nions, which I should not otherwise have known 
 existed, and made me aware how each new branch 
 of knowledge is a hidden mine of wealth until 
 explored ; and how each new discovery makes 
 us aware of our great previous ignorance and 
 consequent incapacity to form correct opinions. 
 When we made rash assertions, my father used 
 often to laugh, and say, '^ If you knew more, you 
 would not speak so confidently," and then he 
 would speak of the unkindness such ignorance 
 and presumption led us into, by causing us to 
 judge harshly of others' motives, which to us 
 were as totally unknown as the future of the 
 world to come. I was reaping each year the 
 advantage of his early instructions: every day 
 something he had said became clearer; and I 
 liked to fancy he was still watching over me, and 
 could see how his memory was cherished in the 
 heart of his child. 
 
 After three months' visit Ruth Morton left us, 
 and a sad blank it made : the sisters, indeed, had 
 been too long accustomed to their quiet life to 
 
EOSE ALLEX. 47 
 
 regret the repose^ though they sometimes missed 
 the sportive affection^ which had so often en- 
 livened them ; but Mr. Harry did not thus submit, 
 and as Miss Morton lived in the same town, he 
 spent but few evenings at home. Mr. Morton 
 came to call one day ; and I guessed the affair was 
 nearly settled, from the unusual forgetfulness of 
 my mistresses, and the long conversations they 
 held. Miss Morton was only just twenty, and 
 her father wished her to wait a year, but Mr. 
 Harry's extreme impatience and perpetual urging 
 had persuaded him to give way, and allow them 
 to be married in two months. The day after 
 this had been settled, Miss Ellen told me about 
 it, and how" pleased they were at the engage- 
 ment : she said their own plans were now un- 
 certain, as their chief motive for residing in 
 Liverpool had been to make a home for Mr. 
 Harry : they used to live in the North, and might 
 possibly return there, but she would tell me as 
 soon as any thing was fixed. 
 
 That evenino; I saw two strano-e-lookinor rouo-h 
 men in the hall, who were shown into the back 
 parlour, and came out in a few minutes with a 
 time piece and silver taper, which they carried 
 away, and which were soon after replaced by new 
 ones. The servants said these people generally 
 came once or tw4ce a year and took away some- 
 thing, and they believed it was because Miss 
 
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 Barker refused to pay any thing to support the 
 Church. I ventured to ask her whether it was so, 
 and she explained the reasons why they did not 
 approve of a Church connected with the State, 
 and that they could not help the legal course, which 
 was to take goods to the value of the rate, or 
 more, as they generally did : the rate for which 
 the clock and candlestick had been taken was 
 only 2^. 6d, Though I did not understand all 
 she said, I thought it very hard that people who 
 did not belong to the Church should be obliged to 
 pay for its support ; and she also told me that 
 her father was once put into prison for refusing 
 to pay tithes. This firmness increased my respect 
 for their singular sect, and I soon after witnessed 
 another peculiar observance, which pleased me 
 much : this was what they termed a rehgious 
 visit. Two friends from London came to our 
 town, on purpose to pay visits of this nature to 
 the three hundred families constituting the Liver- 
 pool meeting, and the servants were told to come 
 into the parlour, as we usually did morning and 
 evening. A gentleman and lady were sitting 
 with the ladies and Mr. Ashton ; and after being 
 silent for perhaps twenty minutes, which had a 
 very solemn effect, the lady spoke of the affectionate 
 interest they felt for the two or three assembled 
 together, and the hope that we might more and 
 more reo:ard the commandment to love one 
 
EOSE ALLEN. 49 
 
 another, and then she exhorted all in turn upon 
 their particular duties. 
 
 The mildness of her voice, the spirit of humility 
 and earnestness which she exhibited, touched me 
 deeply, and I felt as if she had given me new 
 strength to meet the difficulties of life. The gentle- 
 man, after another interval of silence, knelt down, 
 while the rest stood, and prayed for us all, espe- 
 cially that our thoughts might not be too much 
 taken up with this world, and that we should 
 remember how soon we might be called upon to 
 enter eternity, and should strive to be prepared 
 to give an account of all our words, thoughts, 
 and deeds. 
 
 Every day I was becoming more attached to 
 this really Christian family, and felt truly sorry 
 when Miss Barker told me "they had decided 
 on living in the North : they would take me with 
 them if I liked, but they supposed I should not 
 wish to leave my mother." I told her, '^Iwas 
 sorry to leave them, but I believed it was my 
 duty to stay at Liverpool." And then she said, 
 " I had better look out for another situation, but 
 they would like me to stay over the wedding." 
 She promised to give me a very good character, 
 and seemed to think I should have no difficulty 
 in finding a place. 
 
 I pass over the details of my inquiries after a 
 situation, in which I was aided by Miss Barker 
 
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50 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OP 
 
 and Miss Evelyn. I was soon engaged; and it was 
 fixed that I should go in a fortnight to a Mrs. 
 Stanhope, who lived two miles out in the country. 
 I only saw her once before I went, when she 
 called in great haste, seemed certain I should 
 suit, and asked a good many questions, without 
 always waiting for an answer. 
 
 I must say a few words of the wedding. I 
 was told that I might go to the meeting to see it 
 if I pleased. We were unusually at liberty, the 
 ladies and Mr. Harry all going early to Mr. Mor- 
 ton's. I went to the meeting at the appointed 
 time, and took my seat as near as I could to the 
 top of the meeting. Immediately after, the bridal 
 party came in : the bride and bridegroom walked 
 first, arm-in-arm, then the attendants and nearest 
 friends, about sixteen in number, and took their 
 seats in silence. The bride was dressed in a pale 
 dove-coloured silk, without the least ornament, a 
 white, perfectly plain, silk shawl, muslin collar, 
 cuffs, and cap, neatly crimped, without work or 
 lace, and a light stone-coloured silk close bonnet : 
 the bridesmaids were dressed in the same manner ; 
 and every thing was so fresh and new, so very 
 neat, and fitted so well, that the general effect was 
 pleasing, almost elegant, though very unlike most 
 wedding parties. 
 
 When the silence had continued half an hour, 
 Mr. Harry and Miss Ruth stood up. Mr. Ashton 
 
EOSE ALLEN. 51 
 
 spoke firsts taking her right hand in his, and say- 
 ing, ^^ Friends, I take this my friend, Ruth Morton, 
 to be my wife, promising, through Divine assist- 
 ance, to be unto her a loving and faithful husband, 
 until it shall please the Lord by death to separate 
 us ; " and then Miss Ruth said, — 
 
 '^ Friends, I take this my friend, Henry Ashton, 
 to be my husband, promising, through Divine as- 
 sistance, to be unto him a loving and faithful wife, 
 until it shall please the Lord by death to separate 
 us." 
 
 And they again sat down, and silence followed : 
 it was succeeded by the newly joined couple com- 
 ing forward to a table to sign their names ; after 
 which, such of their friends as wished to do so 
 also signed the certificate, which was given into 
 the lady's care : they did not stay long when this 
 was over, and their departure broke up the meet- 
 ing. Those who were invited went to Mr. Morton's 
 for breakfast : I helped to wait, and thought it 
 a very lively scene: there was much jesting and 
 mirth ; plenty of cake, and breakfast enough for 
 double the number of guests. When I was help- 
 ing Miss Morton to change her dress, she spoke to 
 me very kindly, and gave me a very nice writing 
 desk. She said she knew I had brothers and sisters 
 to write to, and thought I might like something in 
 which I could keep letters locked up. She could 
 not have given me any thing more valuable; and 
 
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52 AUTOBIOGEAPHY OF 
 
 I asked her whether I might come and see her 
 after they returned from the lakes. She smiled, 
 and said, " Yes ; it would be always pleasant to 
 her to see old friends ; and had she known in 
 time that I was leaving my present place, she 
 would have liked me to live with her." 
 
 After a friendly farewell from Miss Mary and 
 Miss Ellen, I returned home, and passed two 
 days with my mother, talking over all that had 
 happened during the past year, and walking with 
 her the short distances she was now able to under- 
 take. My sisters spent a day with us, and we were 
 all surprised to see each other looking so much 
 older. Susan, they said, was growing a fine girl, 
 and began to help in the light work: her school- 
 mistress spoke well of her general good conduct 
 and disposition ; but though attentive to her lessons, 
 she did not show the proficiency, which most of 
 us had done, and was more clever with her hands 
 than her head. 
 
 Mr. Herbert was beginning to show the ad- 
 vance of age : his hair was whiter, and he had given 
 up his long walks. Sometimes he spoke of having 
 a curate, and evidently had hoped that Charles 
 might have been chosen, but my brother having 
 already written to him, and confided the conflict 
 w^hich was passing within him, Mr. Herbert did 
 not now expect that he would enter the Church. 
 He had advised him to become a minister amongst 
 
KOSE ALLEN. 53 
 
 the Independents; but Charles was not yet pre- 
 pared to renounce even attending the service 
 which he so dearly loved^ and he pursued his studies 
 as formerly, saying he would decide in the course 
 of another month. Our friend Clara was exactly 
 his age and, like other yoxmg people, we had 
 often speculated upon the possibility of their 
 being some day united. My sisters thought her 
 out of spirits, and attributed it to the prospect of 
 Charles leaving the Church. We did not speak of 
 this to my mother, knowing that she would dis- 
 courage such an idea in our altered circumstances ; 
 and both of them were so young, and it would be 
 so long before our brother could make an offer, 
 with any propriety, that it was certainly very 
 chimerical ; but we liked to fancy it possible, and 
 suspected Charles entertained the same wish. 
 This interchange of thouoi:hts and feelino;s with 
 my dear family was like drinking from cool wells 
 '' in a dry and thirsty land." My sisters en- 
 joyed it much, for they were so separated from us, 
 that their lives would have been very lonely had 
 they not kept together : they were now in the 
 same house, and were considered as part of the 
 farmer's family. They lingered on, chatting with 
 us, until my mother became anxious lest they 
 should be overtaken by darkness, and they said 
 good-by with a few tears which would not be 
 repressed. 
 
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54 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 I felt sorrowful at again leaving my mother 
 and her pleasant quiet home, to enter another 
 house full of strangers. Mrs. Stanhope's shandry 
 came for me, with the housekeeper, who had been 
 shopping, and it was not easy to find room for 
 my moderate packages, so full was the vehicle of 
 parcels, hampers, and band-boxes. I had thus an 
 opportunity of asking many questions about my 
 future abode, and they were willingly answered ; 
 her replies giving me the idea that it would be a 
 very different place to Miss Barker's. My new 
 situation was that of a nursery governess. 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 55 
 
 CHAP. III. 
 
 As the shandry drove up the avenue of Holly 
 Grove, Mr. Stanhope's place, a delicious fragrance 
 filled the air, of new-mown hay and flowers, and 
 reminded me of past times, when such delights 
 were habitual. 
 
 I met Mrs. Stanhope as I was going up stairs : 
 she said, " She was very glad I was come, hoped I 
 was quite well, and desired me to take off my 
 bonnet, and come directly to the nursery." I did 
 so, and found there two little girls and two little 
 boys, who I was told were to be my charge. 
 They were good-tempered, high-spirited children, 
 and though tolerably obedient, required constant 
 watchfulness. Their early supper was just come 
 in, and by Mrs. Stanhope's desire I sat down with 
 them, to preside, and keep order, while she was 
 dressing for dinner, assisted by her maid, and 
 alternately giving us directions. Before she was 
 ready, a young gentleman came in to find some 
 one to put on a button : she told me to sew it on, 
 while the children left the table to ask Philip 
 who was coming to dinner, and to beg leave to go 
 into dessert : this was granted, on condition of 
 their being neatly dressed when the time came. 
 
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56 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 No sooner had Mr. Philip disappeared, than a 
 young lady hastily opened the door, saying, " Oh, 
 mamma, we do so want our tea, and Sarah is so 
 busy dressing Louisa and Caroline, she can't 
 bring it." 
 
 '^ Indeed," said Mrs. Stanhope, breaking the 
 string of her bracelet in her hurry, " I can't spare 
 Carter just now. I dare say Rose Allen will 
 bring it this evening. Just run down. Rose, the 
 housekeeper will tell you all about it." I was 
 obliged to leave the children ; and such was the 
 bustle of preparing dinner below, that it was half 
 an hour before tea was ready for Miss Ellis, the 
 governess, and her pupils. Miss Emily and Miss 
 Agnes. When I returned to the nursery, my 
 mistress was gone, and the under- nurse was 
 clearing the table, and vainly endeavouring to 
 keep the children from mischief. They were on an 
 upper veranda, and I was only just in time to 
 prevent an experiment of one of the girls being 
 lowered in a large basket into the garden beneath : 
 it almost made me breathless. Next came an 
 outcry for hats and bonnets, and away we went 
 to the hay-field. 
 
 At 7 o'clock I wanted them to come in and 
 dress, but they would not move, until the ringing of 
 a bell summoned us in, and we found the dessert was 
 already on the table, and not one of the children 
 was ready. The two boys persisted in scrambling 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 57 
 
 through a rough toilet, and rushed down stairs, 
 and the little girls went to Miss Ellis, to ask her 
 if they might have some fruit in the school-room. 
 
 At bed-time, when I went for them, they were 
 playing with dolls in the hall, and refused to 
 come, so I proceeded to ask Mrs. Stanhope what 
 was to be done. " Oh, they may stay up half an 
 hour longer, just to-night." I must say they 
 obeyed promptly at the end of that time. 
 
 Another bell sounded: '^ That's for your supper. 
 Miss Allen," said little Ellen : " let us get into 
 bed without brushing and curling our hair, and 
 then you can go down directly almost." 
 
 " Thank you. Miss Ellen, but I think that will 
 hardly do ; your hair must be made neat." When 
 I at last went to supper, the rest had nearly 
 finished, and Mrs. Grantley did not seem pleased 
 at my delay. I explained what had delayed me; 
 to which she replied, '' Ay, there's always some 
 reason." Mrs. Grantley looked tired and over- 
 worked : she said all the days were much alike : 
 if there was not company, there was something 
 else going on ; and though there were plenty of 
 servants, and she would say plenty in every w^ay, 
 the place was always in a bustle, and good-natured 
 as Mrs. Stanhope was, she never kept to hours 
 or seasons, but called every one from their work 
 just as the fancy of the moment dictated. 
 
 Miss Ellen was the child who had so nearly 
 
58 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 been let down in the basket : she was much quieter 
 than the rest^ and subject, I soon found, to violent 
 headaches, accompanied by palpitation of the 
 heart, which rendered perfect quiet sometimes 
 absolutely necessary. She became very fond of 
 me : the family were affectionate, and exceedingly 
 good-natured, but they knew little of illness ; and 
 if Mrs. Stanhope came to sit by the child in one 
 of its attacks, she was sure to be called off by 
 some one, or to have forgotten something, and 
 she would go and leave Miss Ellen, just at the 
 moment when she most required soothing and 
 comfort. To me, a sick room was only too 
 natural, and my dear little pet soon liked best to 
 have me with her in her hours of pain and lan- 
 guor. 
 
 The butler used to amuse me more than was, 
 perhaps, quite right : he bustled more than any 
 one else ; indeed he enjoyed it, and would not have 
 stayed a month at Miss Barker's for any consi- 
 deration. But to this propensity he joined an 
 unconquerable love of punctuality, which was so 
 severely tried in his present situation, that I do not 
 believe he would have remained in it but for its 
 counterbalancing quality of constant excitement. 
 There were three, four, or five breakfasts, as the 
 occasion might be. The different ages of the 
 family led to much of this perpetual eating and 
 drinking ; but it was increased by irregular hours. 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 59 
 
 Miss Ellis and her young ladies breakfasted at 
 eight, and it was the most regular of the morning 
 meals : the younger children had the same hour 
 fixed, but nine times out of ten they were gone 
 with Mr. Stanhope to look at something, or, when 
 it was ready in the house, I was ordered to take 
 it into the garden. The nine o'clock repast, for 
 the older members, was generally prolonged till 
 eleven, almost time for the little ones' luncheon ; 
 and Mr. Crofts, the butler, would fret and fume, 
 ring bells, and knock at doors, until his face was 
 crimson. Then the numerous and contradictory 
 directions which were often given — horses ordered 
 for riding into town would be countermanded, 
 because Miss Louisa must have the carriage to 
 shop. Mr. Somebody was coming unexpectedly 
 that evening, so the picnic tea in the hayfield 
 must be given up. Mr. Stanhope would leave 
 the house, ordering dinner at six or seven ; come 
 back at half past five — the gentleman could not 
 come, ^^so," he would perhaps exclaim, ^' never 
 mind, but just cut some sandwiches to take with 
 the tea in the field ; " and while the butler was 
 carrying it out, the young gentlemen would re- 
 member an evening engagement of a fortnight's 
 standing, and a car be ordered, the horses, pro- 
 bably, having already been out twice that day. 
 
 About this time Miss Ellis was taken ill : she 
 had had a blister on, and I was just about to 
 
60 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 dress It, when Miss Fanny said they were going 
 to town with papa, and I must get them ready. 
 " I can wait," said patient Miss Ellis, and, having 
 dressed the children, I was hastening back, when 
 Mrs. Stanhope called, " Rose, just tie my gown ; 
 I have sent Carter down stairs." I did so, telling 
 her Miss Ellis was waiting. ^^ Dear me, be quick, 
 that shouldn't be : run to her, and ask if we can 
 bring her any thing from town, and then — yes — 
 then come and tell me, for I must go directly." 
 ^^No, thank you," said Miss Ellis, "but please Rose 
 come soon, for I am very uncomfortable." I had 
 delivered my message, when Miss Caroline came 
 up, with her dress torn at least two feet by catch- 
 ing 6n a door handle. 
 
 " Indeed, Miss Caroline, I wish you could run 
 it up yourself, for Miss Ellis is waiting all this 
 time about her blister." 
 
 " I will do it," said Miss Louisa, and this time 
 I accomplished the blister. 
 
 That night Miss Ellis was very faint, and I 
 went to Mrs. Stanhope for some hartshorn. She 
 told me to get it from her dressing-room, and 
 also the medicine w^hich Dr. Harcourt had or- 
 dered, and which ought to have been given an 
 hour before. I took the medicine, and seeing 
 that Miss Ellis, after she had taken it, was inclined 
 to sleep, I left the room to put the children to bed. 
 
 In about half an hour her bell rang violently. 
 
EOSE ALLEN. 61 
 
 I ran to her : she said, ^' she was In terrible pain, 
 and felt very 111." Dr. Harcourt was sent for, 
 and there was a sad trying Interval, during which 
 she appeared to be In great agony. We tried 
 fomentations, rubbing, and hot water Internally, 
 which last produced slight temporary relief. I 
 could not help thinking that she had taken some- 
 thing wrong ; but the bottle had Its proper label 
 with her name, and the medicine had been given 
 according to the directions. 
 
 Dr. Harcourt at last came. He was very 
 abrupt In his manners, and Instantly exclaimed, 
 " She Is poisoned." He examined the bottle, and 
 said It was wrong In smell and colour, and he 
 believed we had given her arsenic. 
 
 Mrs. Stanhope went out to make Investiga- 
 tion, and we applied the remedies now ordered. 
 At one time It seemed nearly over; the convul- 
 sions were fearful, and Miss Ellis was evidently 
 frightened, often repeating, " My father ! my 
 dear father ! " More advice was sent for, to sa- 
 tisfy Dr. Harcourt, as no one else doubted his 
 ability to do all that was In human power : 
 after much exertion, at last he brought her round ; 
 and at three In the morning she was fit to be left 
 in the careful charge of a nurse. Dr. Harcourt 
 promising to come again at six o'clock. She had 
 one more slight convulsion, but, on the whole, 
 steadily Improved. After breakfast, Mrs. Stan- 
 hope desired me to show her exactly vrhere I 
 
62 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 had taken the bottle from. This I did, but we 
 could go no further until Dr. Harcourt brought 
 the analysis of what the bottle contained. It 
 proved to be a poisonous mixture for flies ; and 
 who had put on a wrong label became the ques- 
 tion. The chemist proved his having rightly 
 made up the prescription, — and it seemed very 
 strange how the mistake could have arisen. 
 
 Late in the evening the housemaid told me 
 that Carter was ill, and wanted to see me. I had 
 noticed how pale and distressed she had been in 
 the morning, but attributed it to the long night 
 of exertion and anxiety which we had both gone 
 through. She looked very poorly, and I darkened 
 the room, as the light seemed to oppress her. 
 She would not let me call up Mrs. Stanhope, but 
 asked me to give her some hartshorn. After 
 she had taken it she burst into tears, and wept 
 so violently for some minutes as to be unable to 
 speak. I felt alarmed, though it seemed more 
 like mental distress than actual illness. 
 
 After sobbing a long time, during which I 
 tried to compose her, she asked me what I should 
 do if I had unintentionally done something wrong ? 
 I told her I should certainly confess it immediately. 
 
 '' But if it would do no good," she urged. 
 
 ^^ I told her I thought we could never be sure 
 that it would not ;" and then, unable to help guess- 
 ing to what she referred, I said, " If in any way 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 63 
 
 I had caused Miss Ellis's dangerous attack, I 
 should at once say so, for it was impossible not to 
 suppose that some one had made a mistake about 
 the medicine, and we were all liable to be sus- 
 pected. I am sm^e you would feel much happier 
 if you would tell all : you could not do such a 
 thing on purpose, and you would never repent 
 speaking the entire truth." 
 
 She sighed deeply, and lay quiet for some time. 
 I said I must go — the young ladies would be 
 ready for me. But she unplored me not to leave 
 her, and she promised that, if I would stay, she 
 would tell me all. I sat down by her, and then 
 with tremblino; voice, she said she had brouo-ht 
 both the medicines and the mixture up stairs, that 
 it was dusk, when her mistress told her " to put 
 a label on the mixture, as it was poisonous, and 
 not to leave it about." She placed it on the 
 dressing-room table, with a number of other 
 bottles and boxes, where Mrs. Stanhope was sort- 
 ing out the medicine chest. Just then Miss 
 Stanhope said she must come to her du^ectly, and 
 she left every thing. "While engaged with Miss 
 Caroline, she heard the two little boys go to the 
 dressing-room, and felt very uneasy. When she 
 returned she sent them out of the room. It had 
 become much darker, and, as she afterwards 
 found, on the following morning, she had pasted the 
 label on the wrons: bottle. The direction on 
 
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 Miss Ellis's medicine had been only her name, 
 and " The draught as directed." She noticed that 
 it was partly come off, and one of the little boys, 
 when she questioned him, allowed they had been 
 playing with the bottles, and had taken off several 
 marks. She then showed me the bottle with the 
 label of poison, which she had reason to believe 
 was Miss Ellis's medicine. They were about the 
 same size, and not very different in colour. She 
 said she dared not tell Mrs. Stanhope, having 
 disobeyed her orders in the first instance. I told 
 her, though I felt much for her, that nothing could 
 justify her not telling exactly what had happened : 
 that she was giving much trouble to our master, 
 who was trying to find out something about the 
 affair, and was exposing those who were innocent 
 to blame. She ended with asking me to inform 
 our mistress. This was very unpleasant, but I 
 could not refuse the poor creature, who had really 
 fretted herself ill. 
 
 Nothing could be kinder than Mrs. Stanhope, 
 who blamed herself for leaving so many things 
 about, and for her thoughtlessness in calling me 
 away from the children, which had occasioned the 
 boys being left at liberty to go where they liked ; 
 and said she hoped that the regret which Carter felt 
 at having occasioned Miss Ellis such severe suffer- 
 ing would make her careful not to neglect orders 
 in future. She went herself to see her — and thus 
 
ROSE ALLEK. 65 
 
 ended this almost tragic affair, which had caiised 
 so much pain and trouble. 
 
 The next day Miss Ellen was very unv/ell: 
 she had been frightened by Miss Ellis's illness^ 
 and one of her bad headaches was the conse- 
 quence. I always knew when they were coming 
 on, by a peculiar dark look about her eyes, and 
 her starting at the least noise. She was very 
 fond of play, and never gave up until compelled ; 
 then she would call me, ask me to shut the door 
 gently, and put her to bed, where one of her dolls 
 generally accompanied her : she was very sensitive 
 to sound at these times, and the tone of thankful- 
 ness with which she used to express her gratitude 
 when I did any thing very quietly used often to 
 bring tears to my eyes. The next request was 
 to be sung to in low tones, or have poetry read 
 till she fell asleep or the pain became too great to 
 attend ; then she would put one hand into mine, 
 while I rubbed her very slowly and softly. When 
 she had been alarmed, as in the present case, she 
 could not bear me to leave her for many hours, 
 and started, from each attempt to doze, with 
 strange uncomfortable dreams. '^ If you should 
 ever leave us, Rose, you will come and see me 
 sometimes ; no one nurses me like you, though I 
 like mamma to kiss me before I go to sleep : just 
 read some verses, or a hymn." 
 
 I repeated several, and thought she was sleep- 
 
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 ing ; but she said, when I paused, " You did not 
 say whether you really luould come to see me." 
 
 " I hope so, dear Ellen ; I will come if I am 
 able, you may be quite sure." 
 
 ^^ Thank you, thank you : now kiss my eyes, 
 they are so hot." 
 
 This was a childish fancy, which generally be- 
 tokened the approach of drowsiness ; she called 
 it sealing her eyes, for then she did not want to 
 open them again : she was soon asleep, and I took 
 out a letter I had received that morning from my 
 eldest sister, but which I had had no time to read. 
 Its contents surprised and delighted me ; it was a 
 very long letter, containing the history of an at- 
 tachment and engagement to a neighbouring 
 farmer ; a young man whom our father had al- 
 Avays said would do well, and who had been only 
 prevented from looking out for a wife by some 
 debts of his father's, which he determined to pt^y : 
 this was now accomplished, and my excellent, 
 good-tempered, handsome sister, was the chosen 
 one : she had long liked him, and this offer soon 
 deepened the prepossession into warm affection : 
 she only hesitated because he was so much better 
 off than we were ; but this he declared was a 
 positive insult, and unworthy of the good parents 
 who had given us education fitting for any farmer's 
 wife. He backed his suit by requesting her mother 
 and sisters to reside with them, and then my 
 
ROSE ALLEN, 67 
 
 Sister gave her consent. She went home to speak 
 to my mofcher, who was much gratified by the 
 prospect of her daughter's happiness, but steadily 
 refused to reside with them^ partly on Mary's ac- 
 count^ whose schooling and intended master for 
 music must not be neglected, and also that she did 
 not think it a good plan for many reasons : but 
 she approved of my second sister^ Fanny, living 
 with them, and Farmer Rainforth pressed so much 
 for Susan that to this also she consented ; Susan 
 was, therefore, to leave Miss Herbert, which they 
 were sorry for ; but as Charles was likely to be 
 soon there as a visiter to Mr. Herbert, my mother 
 thought it was, perhaps, fortunate it should be so \ 
 and as my sister would be so well off, it would be 
 but a light charge for two or three years to come. 
 I was asked to go to the wedding, which was to 
 take place the following week ; and, if possible, 
 to come a day or two before, as we met so seldom. 
 This letter made me very thankful ; Charles was so 
 far oiF, and my other brothers so young, that we 
 were greatly in want of an older male relative ; 
 and my dear sister was so happy on her own 
 account, and at being able to offer two of her 
 family a comfortable home, that my pleasure was 
 unmingied. She concluded her letter with a 
 hint that our second sister was not unlikely to 
 foUoAV her example, but of this she had no autho- 
 rity to speak. I hoped I should be allowed to go 
 
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 to the marriage ; but I did not think it would be 
 right to ask for more than one day, as Ellen was 
 so poorly, and so dependent upon me, and I saw 
 that it would be very inconvenient to the family. 
 
 The next day my darling was better, but lan- 
 guid, and unable to rise : when she heard Dr. 
 Harcourt's voice, who came to see Miss Ellis, 
 she entreated that he might come and see her; he 
 came in, and she asked him directly whether she 
 was very ill. He said, " No I think not ; but 
 you must be very quiet, and listen to nice read- 
 ing, and not think about this little heart, which 
 will only beat faster if you do." 
 
 He then told her some amusing stories, and left 
 her more satisfied. Mrs. Stanhope asked him 
 somewhat anxiously if he thought there was any 
 cause for alarm, but he said "No — she is deli- 
 cate, and will require care, but this palpitation 
 only arises from Aveakness, and is easily excited ; 
 she will, I think, grow out of it ; but when the 
 present attack is over, I strongly recommend her 
 going to the sea- side, with a small and cheerful 
 party : she should not be too lonely, though the 
 more tranquil every thing is kept about her the 
 better." 
 
 In a day or two, when she was much as usual, 
 I asked permission to see my sister married ; 
 Mrs. Stanhope evidently did not like to refuse. — 
 I knew that the inconvenience would be great, 
 
ROSE ALLEX. 69 
 
 as tliey ^yislled me to take Miss Ellen to Crosby 
 the next day but one : and at last I made an 
 effort, while mv mistress was considerinof. and said 
 I w^ould give it up, on Miss Ellen's account. 
 
 She replied with warmth, •• I am really very 
 much obliged to you : if you can give it up I will 
 gladly let you go to see your sister when you 
 come back, and spend some days with her.'' 
 
 It was so agreed, and I wrote home to say 
 how matters stood : both my mother and sister 
 expressed much regret that I should not be Avith 
 them, but said I had decided rightly, and they 
 loved me all the better for it. 
 
 We were now very busy packing : Miss Caro- 
 line and Miss Louisa, Miss Ellen, a nursemaid, 
 and myself, composed the party: the others were 
 to come down occasionally. Dr. Harcourt thought 
 it best that the rest of the young ones should not 
 be with Ellen at present, and he also objected to 
 Miss Ellis, as being still too ill to make her a de- 
 sirable companion for a nervous little girl. It 
 was a very lovely day, early in September, wlien 
 we left the beautiful wooded grounds of Holly 
 Grove, and drove over rough stony roads to our 
 new lodgings, which looked over a bare expanse 
 of sea and sand, only relieved by a distant view 
 of the Welsh mountains. In the evening vre 
 beheld a glorious sunset, and soon afterwards 
 Ellen was charmed with the revolvino- lio-ht and 
 
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 its changing colours, like a magic lanterD. which 
 was kindled at the top of the lighthouse, on the 
 opposite side of the riv^r, as soon as it was dusk. 
 TTe passed a quiet pleasant week, during which 
 she rapidly improved, and began to bathe, accom- 
 panied not unfrequently by a large dog, which, 
 in compKance with her earnest entreaties, hr.d 
 been brought with us. Sometimes I saw what 
 looked like Jane Grant and her brother on the 
 sands, and once they came ne^u* enough for cer- 
 tainty, but they did not approach within speaking 
 distance, and I could not help thinking that they 
 purposely avoided me. I asked our bathing woman, 
 who was a gi*eat gossip, who they were ; and she 
 told me that they were orphans, and hved in one of 
 the small villas near to us with their uncle Mr. Wil- 
 son, who was a rich jeweller. They were much 
 liked, and she repeated many anecdotes of Edward 
 Grant's considei^te and s^enerous kindness : the 
 uncle too was kind in his way, but proud, and did 
 not always approve of his nephew's readiness to 
 hold intercourse with any one he met. Another 
 day she brought me some flowers, and a message 
 from Jane — that circumstances prevented their 
 becoming more acquainted with me at present, but 
 she hoped that sometime they should be more at 
 liberty. The bathing woman said the brother and 
 sister asked many questions as to how I looked, 
 whether I seemed happy, and with whom I was 
 
HOSE ALLEX. 71 
 
 living at Crosby? I am afraid this welcome message 
 did me no good. I fancied now that Mr. Wilson 
 must haye forbidden their holding any communica- 
 tion with our family^ and this idea introduced an- 
 other, viz. the supposition that they wished to have 
 more ; and my mind fed upon these thoughts until 
 they might have endangered my peace of mind, had 
 not other subjects arisen to divide my attention. 
 
 The two young ladies generally walked out in 
 the evening, when the shore was occupied by 
 many who enjoyed the cool aii' and leisure to ride 
 and talk. From oiu' first coming to Crosby, they 
 had never o'one out at this time without seeino; 
 a young gentleman, who, though not coming so near 
 as to be impertinent, followed in theii' wake, and 
 evidently watched their proceedings. As time 
 went on, he became bolder, and came forward to 
 offer his services whenever there was the least 
 opening : the sisters repressed him as much as 
 possible, but with little effect, the excess of his 
 humility baffling all attempts to discourage him, 
 for he seemed delighted to obtain a word even in 
 rebuke. They were more annoyed when he 
 began to walk close to the little garden round our 
 lodgings. He seemed always there, ready vrith a 
 low bow to open the gate if they went out, or 
 leaning on the low wall when they were visible 
 at the windows. Once he asked me if I thought 
 the ladies would permit him to call, but I nega- 
 
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 tived this very decidedly. The matter was too 
 ridiculous to write about to Mr. Stanhope^ and 
 yet it was very tiresome to the young ladies to 
 be so persecuted. One night I heard slight 
 noises about the house at eleven o'clock, and 
 Miss Louisa came to the nursery and asked me 
 to call the man servant, who had come with us, 
 more for protection than any work there was for 
 him to do. He went out, and said there were 
 two or three people on the sands, and one very 
 near the garden, but as he looked like 2^ gentleman^ 
 the man did not think he would be likely to do 
 any harm there. I looked through the window, 
 and saw Miss Stanhope's faithful squire in the 
 o;arden s-azino; at a lio:ht still burnins: in her 
 room. I told her this in the morning, and she 
 sent a message to the policeman, who came round 
 every half hour, to be on the watch, and permit 
 no one to come inside the gate. The next at- 
 tempt was sending flowers, sometimes very fine 
 ones: unfortunately these were received twice 
 without the ladies suspecting the donor, but after- 
 w^ards they were refused. 
 
 A lady arrived at the next house, with whom 
 the Misses Stanhope were slightly acquainted : her 
 name was Wallingford, and she came to return their 
 call, accompanied, to their amazement, by this same 
 young gentleman, whom she introduced as Sir 
 James Vernon. Miss Stanhope was exceedingly 
 
EOSE ALLEX. 73 
 
 vexed : she saw it would give an undoubted licence 
 to some degree of attention^ which she thought;, 
 from his former conduct, would be unpleasant, 
 and she determined to inform Mrs. Stanhope if 
 the opportunity should be presumed upon. He 
 called the next day, but was told the ladies were 
 alone, and did not wish to receive visiters. He 
 now joined them when they went out, which they 
 gave up in consequence, except in a carriage or 
 on horseback ; but he one day contrived to address 
 Miss Stanhope when he was in company with a 
 friend, whom he tried to introduce, and spoke to 
 him as if on terms of intimacy with the ladies. 
 It was just dinner time ; but Miss Stanhope 
 delayed no longer, and, writing a hasty note to 
 her father, desired the footman to ride oif directly 
 to Holly Grove : he went to see about his horse, 
 saying, ^^ I suppose I must do without food to- 
 day, for I was sent out at breakfast time, and am 
 only just come in." This was too much the habit 
 of the family, and arose simply from want of 
 thought. None took more trouble for their 
 servants: they would exercise self-denial for them,, 
 in short, do every thing bi5t think for them, and the 
 consequences were often the same as of positive 
 unkindness. 
 
 No one liked to complain, where help was so 
 readily granted ; besides, there were enough to 
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 there only been more method and care in the 
 arrangements. As it was^ most of us were more 
 or less overworked, and almost ready to leave 
 those to whom we were in the main attached. 
 They hurried themselves in the same way, and 
 quite as much. That same evening Mr. Stanhope 
 came riding up in haste : he seemed both angry 
 and amused, and what added to the absurdity 
 of the affair, was the baronet's disappearance. 
 He remained at Crosby till the afternoon of 
 the following day, but Sir James was not to 
 be seen ; and w^hen Mr. Stanhope called on Mrs. 
 Walllngford for his address, which proved to be 
 the Waterloo hotel, and went there, he was told 
 that the baronet was out, and not likely to return 
 for some hours. " So he laughed, and he rode 
 away;" and in the evening the young ladies 
 ventured out for a sunset ramble. They once 
 thought there was an apparition in the distance 
 of the persevering baronet; but if it w^as, he did 
 not come near them. 
 
 In the afternoon Miss Ellen was looking for 
 shells, assisted by a fine little boy, the son of our 
 bathing-woman. He was very proud to do any 
 thing for the " pretty little lady," as he called 
 her. His mother came down to see after him, 
 and I was struck with the shrewd knowing smile 
 with which she asked if Mr. Stanhope was gone : 
 she had hoped he would have had a bathe. 
 
EOSE ALLEN. 75 
 
 Yvlien we returned to the house, I put Miss 
 Ellen to bed, and then sat with the young ladies, 
 helping to trim some bonnets. A brilliant moon 
 shone full into the room, and the opposite hilly 
 shore, dark and massive, contrasted beautifully 
 with the dancing waters, which quivered and 
 sparkled in the soft light, and made it difScult 
 to attend to our work. Soon we heard the sound 
 of music : it was a guitar well played, and ac- 
 companied by a rich manly voice. It was im- 
 possible to resist the enjoyment of these sweet 
 sounds on such a night, when the perfect stillness 
 caused each word and note to be distinctly audible : 
 but Miss Stanhope extinguished the light, and 
 told us to speak in whispers. The music con- 
 tinued for some time, and was repeated for two or 
 three nights ; after which Sir James made another 
 call, which was again declined, and he then re- 
 commenced his attendance out of doors. The 
 young ladies informed Mr. Stanhope of this, and 
 Mr. Philip came down to us for a few days ; 
 but the baronet did not seem to shun him, though 
 he kept a more respectful distance, and was 
 pleased when Mr. Philip addressed him. He 
 took the opportunity to declare an unconquerable 
 attachment to Miss Stanhope, and requested per- 
 mission to pay his addresses in form. His bom- 
 bastic language, and his protestations of extreme 
 diffidence, combined with his great assurance. 
 
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 amused Mr. Philip so much that he laughed out- 
 right ; and Sir James became very angry, refusing 
 to take any answer except from Miss Stanhope her- 
 self. " Very welL then, come with me/' returned 
 her brother, leading him into the cottage, where 
 tea was ready, and introducing him with much 
 mock solemnity, " as a highly honoured friend, 
 who had condescended to take tea with him, and re- 
 quested permission, as soon as it was over, to speak 
 to Miss Stanhope on matters of grave importance." 
 I was going to retire, as I generally did w^hen 
 Mr. Philip came in, but Miss Louisa begged me 
 to stay, saying in a whisper, " Never mind my 
 brother ; you will like to see the end of the affair." 
 Tea passed over in a quiet showing-off of the 
 poor baronet by the relentless Mr. Philip, who 
 when it was finished, gave his arm to Miss 
 Louisa, and, desiring Miss Ellen and me to fol- 
 low, left Sir James Vernon to say whatever he 
 wished to Miss Stanhope. He stayed a quarter 
 of an hour, longer than Miss Louisa expected, 
 and then issued forth, looking very red and very 
 indignant. He bowed haughtily to Mr. Philip 
 (who said he wished him all possible happiness), 
 and, asking for Mr. Stanhope's address, withdrew. 
 Miss Stanhope told me, some time afterwards, 
 that he had applied to her father, who declined 
 any interference after his daughter's positive re- 
 fusal. We saw no more of him at Crosby. 
 
ROSE ALLEX. 77 
 
 Mrs. Stanhope came to see how we were going 
 on. She looked unusually grave for her, and 
 was quiet and absent in manner : the young 
 ladies, too, seemed anxious after she was gone, 
 and in a few days we received a summons to 
 return to Holly Grove. As usual, no time was 
 given for preparation, and we packed up as fast as 
 we could, so as to be ready to go back the same 
 evening. I was pleased to see that Miss Ellen bore 
 this so well : she had now been a fortnight without 
 headache, and the present hurry did not produce 
 any palpitation. We were glad to see trees 
 again, rich in every variety of autumnal tints, 
 and again we took our places in the large family 
 at home : but a change had come over the house- 
 hold; the bustle had become graver ; — there were 
 numerous dinner parties, with much gaiety and 
 display ; yet we all felt that something was wrong : 
 and then the parties ceased. Mr. Stanhope and his 
 sons went early to town, often not returning until 
 late at night, and all seemed gloomy. At last 
 the truth came out, — and I may as well relate here 
 the particulars which I afterwards learned ; as, at 
 the time it happened, we only knew that Mr. Stan- 
 hope had met with some great reverse of fortune. 
 
 Mr. Stanhope had weathered the crisis of 1825, 
 and had since been so successful that he indulged 
 in the most profuse expenditure, and the most 
 reckless speculation. He was now comparatively 
 
78 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 ruined ; and his only consolation was the know- 
 ledge that no one out of his own family was in- 
 jured by his folly and extravagance. His great 
 wealth paid every debt, but he was left without 
 any future provision, except Mrs. Stanhope's set- 
 tlement of eight hundred per annum. I should not 
 say that he had only one consolation, for he had 
 much in the good humour and courage with which 
 his large and luxuriously brought up family met 
 their reverses. Miss Ellen packed up all her pre- 
 sents and treasures, and asked her papa to sell 
 them, and keep the money : his eldest sons looked 
 out for situations, and his daughters were ready 
 to do the same, but this was thought unnecessary. 
 Holly Grove was advertised for immediate sale. 
 Miss Ellis and most of the servants received 
 notice that they were no longer wanted, and pre- 
 parations were at once commenced for moving into 
 a small house in town. I would have gladly staid 
 by them, but I was not fitted for real house-work, 
 and Mrs. Stanhope said the young ladies would 
 teach the little ones. She allowed me to stay until 
 they left the place, and with true delicacy did not 
 offer payment for the last month, during which 
 she well knew that I had offered to remain from real 
 affection to the family. How is it that the bene- 
 volent rich so seldom reflect that the poor are 
 endowed with feelings like their own, and love 
 to give, what alone they have to give — their time 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 79 
 
 and services on such occasions? Poor Miss Ellen ! 
 she cried when she found I was going, and so did 
 I to leave her : I promised to see her soon, and 
 she gave rae, as a parting gift, what I knew she 
 dearly valued, a little model of a writing desk, 
 filled with miniature note paper and envelopes. 
 I hoped to prevail on her to take it back, some 
 day, but she sobbed so bitterly at the idea of my 
 leaving it behind, that I could not then refuse : she 
 helped me to pack, folding up and putting in all 
 she could lay her hands upon, and came with me 
 in the shandry, the only vehicle left, when I 
 Avent to my mother's house. Here she came in to 
 ask where I was going to sleep ; seeing my 
 mother diverted her attention. Mary, too, was 
 at home, and sang for her two of her prettiest 
 songs. I brought her some biscuits, but her 
 little heart was too full ; she could not eat, and she 
 began to cry again when obliged to say good-by. 
 
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 CHAP. IV. 
 
 It was early in December when I came home ; and^ 
 as I was far from well, it was fixed that I should 
 remain there the rest of the month, and look out 
 for some place which I could enter upon early in the 
 new^ year. An opportunity occurred of my going 
 to a concert of sacred music, w^here some cele- 
 brated singers were to perform : I did not think 
 such amusements suitable in our circumstances, 
 and w^ould have declined, but my mother urged 
 my accepting the invitation : she said she was not 
 afraid of my becoming dependent upon that spe- 
 cies of excitement, and she thought it better to 
 take advantage of the relaxation offered, which 
 w^as the best of its kind. It was wdth a beatins: 
 heart that I entered the precincts of a theatre : 
 it did not seem exactly adapted to the sacred per- 
 formance of the evening, but all surrounding 
 circumstances were forgotten when the music 
 began. The first notes were almost painful. Selec- 
 tions from different oratorios came in turn ; and 
 some parts of the Bible w^ere ever afterwards 
 heightened in interest by this realisation of feel- 
 ings, too deep for words, and not fully awakened 
 
EOSE ALLEN. 81 
 
 until developed by the beauty of the music : 
 Haydn's overture to the Creation^ the pastoral 
 symphony from the Messiah, and the Hallelujah 
 chorus, seemed almost more than weak mortality 
 could sustain, and only the relief of tears could 
 have enabled me to sit through them. For years 
 this concert gave me intense pleasure: I never 
 forgot the magnificent passages which I have 
 mentioned, and they cheered many a lonely hour, 
 and soothed much vexation of spirit through after 
 life. It rained heavily when we left the theatre ; 
 and as we waited in the passage, until a car could 
 be procured, one of my companions said to me, 
 " You will be cold, Rose : why did you not bring 
 a warmer shawl ? " 
 
 A moment afterwards, a voice I well remem- 
 bered came behind me, and some one wrapping a 
 shawl round me said, " My sister sends you this, 
 and begs you will keep it ; good-by ! " 
 
 I turned, but he was gone ; and I caught a 
 glimpse of Jane Grant, as she took her brother's 
 arm, and they stepped out into the street. I 
 could not help thinking some fatality must be 
 always bringing these young people, whom I 
 might not speak to, wherever I went. Notwith- 
 standing their attentive care, I took a violent cold, 
 and the next day inflammation of the lungs came 
 on, and for two or three days my life was in much 
 danger. I did not know the doctor who came to 
 
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82 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 see me, but he had attended my mother occasion- 
 ally, since she had removed to her present lodgings. 
 He was very kind to me, and by his carefulness, 
 and cheering mode of speaking, my mother kept 
 up wonderfully : his manner always showed much 
 interest in his patients, and, though in such great 
 practice that every moment was valuable, and he 
 used to rush up the stairs two steps at a time, yet 
 he was as gentle, quiet, patient, and attentive, 
 when he entered the sick room, as if he had 
 nothing to do but to sit there as long as you 
 wished. He soon discovered my anxiety about 
 my mother, and took the kindest care of her, 
 always telling her she would not be able to attend 
 upon me if she did not follow his instructions ; 
 and she really was less overdone than I could 
 have dared to hope. I never knew a nurse like 
 her : she seemed to know all my wants and desires 
 by intuition, hardly ever asking a question, — 
 always appearing at liberty to remain with me, 
 and obviating, as if she felt them, all annoyances. 
 Her voice like a pleasant charm, soothed my 
 nervous irritation, — w^hile her soft hand seemed 
 to lessen the weary pain in my feverish limbs. 
 AYhen the worst of the illness was over, she 
 generally read the Psalms to me every night, 
 and I often dropped asleep with her hand in 
 mine : she slept by me, and when lying awake at 
 night I used often to beguile the time by looking 
 
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 forward to her smile and kiss in the morning, 
 which seemed to begin the day so peacefully. 
 
 When I was able to walk into the next room, 
 my married sister Sarah came to see me, and 
 warmly pressed us to come to her house, as Mr. 
 Barlow had strongly recommended my going into 
 the country : I said I would come, if my mother 
 would : she consented, and we agreed to take 
 Mary, as it was close upon her holydays, and 
 Sarah insisted that there was room for all, and 
 that we did not know what a large rambling old 
 house she lived in. The day before we were to go, 
 Mrs. Evelyn called, bringing some exquisite green- 
 house flowers, and asked if I could see her : I 
 was only too glad, for I had often wished for this 
 pleasure. My mother had seen her not unfre- 
 quently ; but well as I knew Miss Evelyn, I had 
 always been from home when her mother called. 
 She looked as lovely as I expected from the glance 
 which I had of her in the carriage two years before : 
 her hair was perfectly white, and the union of 
 dignity, sweetness, and mind, in her countenance, 
 was beautiful to look upon. Her benevolence 
 was imbounded, and always guided by a refine- 
 ment of feeling, which made it a pleasure to 
 accept her kindness ; for which she would express 
 her gratitude, as if she had been the person 
 obliged. She talked to me as if I had known her 
 all my life, and I found myself telling her of the 
 
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 dreams, which I had experienced m my illness, 
 of iny dear father : and how pleased I had felt, 
 when it was thought that I should soon be with 
 him : I spoke of my mother, and all she had been 
 to her children, — a subject I did not often care 
 to dwell upon to others, — and her eyes filled with 
 tears as she listened. She said she wished she 
 could have offered me a situation in her own family, 
 but she would look out for one for me, and then 
 invited me to go and recruit my strength, under her 
 care, at Larchwood ; but when she heard of our in- 
 tended plan, she insisted on our taking her car- 
 riage for the little journey to Hale : it would be 
 warmer than a hired coach, and easier, as the 
 roads were very rough for my mother to travel ; 
 we accepted this generous offer, and then she took 
 her leave. 
 
 ^^ Oh, mother, I wish I was going to live with 
 Mrs. Evelyn." 
 
 " I wish you were, my dear child, perhaps you 
 may some time, though there seems no likelihood 
 of it at present." Just then, Willie came in, so 
 much grown that I did not know him : he was now 
 fourteen, and his fine^ open, intelligent countenance, 
 his frank, confiding manners, and enthusiastic 
 love of learning, made him a truly captivating 
 boy, and I was astonished at the progress he had 
 made. In two years more, he was to become an 
 under-teacher in the school, still pursuing his own 
 
EOSE ALLEN. 85 
 
 studies. His holydays he had been invited to spend 
 in London^ with one of his schoolfellows^ who 
 had no brother for a companion at home^ and 
 whose fondness for Willie had induced his father 
 to give my brother this invitation, accompanied 
 by a munificent gift of ten pounds for the neces- 
 sary expenses that he would incur. Willie was de- 
 lighted at the prospect of seeing all the sights ; he 
 wished we could have gone with him ; but we 
 assured him his descriptions would do as well, 
 and we should expect him to write to us : this he 
 promised to do, and we proceeded to make a list 
 of all he would want for his expedition. 
 
 He soon interrupted us to ask me if he should 
 tell me something about Fanny? '' Certainly, 
 it is very long since she wrote to me, but Sarah 
 said the other day she was quite well." 
 
 '' Yes, yes, I know that," said Willie; " but I 
 spent last Sunday at Farmer Rainforth's, and 
 when tea was ready, Sarah told me to look for 
 Fanny, which I did ; and where do you think I 
 found her ? — ?.ctually in the large parlour in which 
 w^e were sitting, but snugly hid behind the curtains, 
 and looking at a brilliant display of stars and the 
 northern lights, in company with the church 
 Clerk, who, as you may remember, sang so well, and 
 whom we used to call Ezekiel, because he was so 
 grave and melancholy : he looks much brighter 
 now — I suppose Cupid enlivens him." 
 
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 '^ Come, Willie, don't talk so fast; it's time you 
 were off, if you mean to be measured for your 
 new clothes to-day ? " 
 
 " I shan't go, unless you tell me whether I 
 am right." 
 
 '' Indeed, I do not know," and my mother said, 
 " / have heard nothing of it, — so you have the 
 glory of the first communication, should there be 
 any truth in the matter — now go before it is quite 
 dark." 
 
 " You'll find it's true, and I'd wager my dear 
 little Virgil against any thing you like, that I'm 
 right," was Willie's rejoinder, as he ran down 
 stairs, his spirits too high to be manageable. 
 The next day he came to bid us good-by, as we 
 were packing ourselves and our goods in Mrs. 
 Evelyn's roomy, comfortable carriage. It was one 
 of those mild, still sunny days, which sometimes 
 precede the first hard frost ; and we enjoyed the 
 drive, though, as we approached our old home, 
 and recognised every tree, house, and turn in the 
 road, my mother suffered much. She spoke little, 
 and turned pale as we entered the village, but 
 she did not give way ; and smiled as she entered 
 Sarah's house. My sister stood w^aiting to receive 
 us, and had some hot elder wine ready for my 
 mother, which greatly revived her. Sarah looked 
 very happy : she was much fatter than formerly, 
 and enjoyed exercising her hospitable feelings, in 
 
ROSE ALLEX. 87 
 
 welcoming us to her own home, where she was 
 the busy mistress of many out-door farm servants, 
 two in the house, and a large assemblage of live 
 stock. 
 
 As I looked at Fanny's bright, quiet smile, 
 and slight blush when we met, I thought Willie's 
 surmise was probably true; and she had that 
 indescribable expression of inward happiness, 
 which often betrays the consciousness of dawning 
 aifection for one individual above all others. 
 Being much tired with the drive, I went to bed. 
 I was still far from strong, and was glad when 
 Fanny brought up some tea, and sitting down by 
 my bed, said she would have hers with me : after 
 asking many questions about my late illness, she 
 spoke of herself, and the hopes which filled her 
 heart. She loved William, and he had made her 
 an offer, but she did not like to accept him, until 
 her mother should see him, and give her consent, 
 and she poured out the whole history of their 
 attachment, and where they had met — often inter-' 
 rupting herself to ask if I was tired ; but how could 
 I feel tired, while listening to, and joyfully re- 
 ceiving the confidence of, a dear sister upon such 
 a subject ? At last she left me, saying she must 
 tell our mother that night, for William was coming 
 the next day. It was a fortunate circumstance 
 for my mother ; as the return to Hale could not be 
 otherwise than very painful, though it made her 
 
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 the witness of Sarah's happiness : this new offer 
 engrossed both time and attention. 
 
 William was so undemonstrative and retiring 
 in his manners^ that we almost wondered how he 
 could have wooed and won our shy Fanny ; but 
 his general coldness perhaps made the contrast 
 more striking when he became her lover ; and we 
 soon discovered that there was great warmth and 
 energy when he did speak. 
 
 In a few days my mother gave her glad consent, 
 and we were pleased and amused by William's 
 excessive gratitude on the occasion. His roomy, 
 well-furnished cottage was ready to receive his 
 w^ife at any time/ and he earnestly pleaded that she 
 might become his own, while we stayed at Farmer 
 Eainforth's. This request told both ways with 
 Fanny: she would have dearly liked us to be 
 with them when she was married, but she also 
 did not like to leave her mother, from whom she 
 had been so long separated. Another influence 
 was, however, brought forward, which proved con- 
 clusive : this was a letter from Charles, stating that 
 his intended visit to the Herberts would commence 
 in the following week, and that he should not be 
 able to stay longer than ten days ; so it was 
 fixed that the wedding should take place while he 
 was in the neighbourhood. 
 
 We were very impatient to see Charles, so 
 much had occurred since we parted; and his 
 
KOSE ALLEX. 89 
 
 life had latterly been a melancholy one, owing to 
 the relinquishment of his earliest and fondest wish. 
 He had left college about tw^o months, and since 
 then had been in London, where he obtained an 
 engagement as temporary assistant to an aged 
 minister belonging to the Independents. He w^as 
 cheered by the great and unexpected success 
 which had attended his beginning to preach : he 
 was already a favourite with the congregation, 
 and it w^as rumoured that the charge would be 
 offered to him, should the present minister continue 
 unable to resume his duties. We w^ere, of course, 
 much gratified, but not much surprised, he seem- 
 ed so fitted to be a clergyman. He was very 
 eloquent; his earnest devotional feelings easily 
 found words that conveyed them to the hearts of 
 others ; and his voice and appearance were both 
 impressive, the more so, because he w^as himself 
 almost unconscious of their effect. 
 
 The sorrow which he had experienced in the 
 death of his father, the sadness of prolonged 
 separation from all that he loved, the bitter 
 separation from the church which he revered, 
 seemed to have sanctified his spirit, and to have 
 made him, at two-and-twenty, a minister to others, 
 capable of understanding their trials and afflic- 
 tions ; he had also been well trained, by his 
 excellent parents, in self-denial, benevolence, and 
 ready sympathy, with the errors and failings. 
 
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 the joys and the requirements, of all with whom 
 he held intercourse. 
 
 We rejoiced that he had not been with us 
 during the hardest part of our struggle to live, 
 and that he would now find us in comparative 
 ease and comfort. 
 
 Susan (little no longer) and Mary, w^ere each 
 working a slipper to greet his arrival, and we 
 wrote by Fanny's desire to tell him previously of 
 her engagement. He came on the day that he 
 had first named, and we saw him on his way to 
 Mr. Herbert's. He was greatly altered, taller, 
 thinner, paler, and looked as if he had gone 
 through much discipline ; but when he smiled, he 
 appeared more like his former self. He had 
 many inquiries to make, and brought a welcome 
 letter from Johnny, who, by this time, was on his 
 way to England. Willie, whom he had seen in 
 London, was quite wild with pleasure, and de- 
 clared he could not find time to write. We, too, 
 had many questions to ask of Charles : he told us 
 the details of his long and painful struggle before 
 leaving Cambridge; his doubts at first, as to what 
 was his duty, — his grief, when it became clear 
 to himself that he must leave the church, — the 
 arguments of professors and clergymen on the 
 subject, — the ridicule of many of his fellow- 
 collegians ; and, at last, the final parting from 
 college, its hopes, and the few dear friends that 
 
KOSE ALLEN. 91 
 
 lie had made there ; especially the poor scholar 
 with whom he had been so intimate, and w^ho 
 seemed nearly heart-broken at the leave-taking. 
 Then he spoke of the loneliness of London, with- 
 out a friend to consult or speak to ; and told 
 how, as a last resource, he had called upon different 
 ministers, and that one of them had requested 
 Charles to preach for him on the following Sunday^ 
 as he was too ill himself to do duty. He did 
 so, having been ordained an Independent minister, 
 for which his studies had well qualified him : 
 this was his first step to success, and he had con- 
 tinued at the same chapel. The old minister w^as 
 not likely to live long, and could he obtain the 
 situation, it would bring him an income of 120/. 
 per annum ; enough for his simple habits, but he 
 
 feared too little to marrv uDon. He said the last 
 
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 words with a melancholy smile, and got up to 
 go to Mr. Herbert's: we did not detain him, 
 feeling certain that he referred to Clara, and 
 knowing that he must be impatient to see her 
 again. I had asked Sarah how they were at the 
 parsonage: she looked sad as she told us, that 
 Mr. Herbert was evidently declining: he still 
 preached, but a curate conducted the service, 
 and Clara seldom left him ; and if she did for a 
 short walk, she always seemed restless and anxious 
 to return. Sarah was sure that she loved Charles, 
 but doubted if she would ever become the wife 
 
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 of one who was not a member of the Established 
 Church. 
 
 A short time afterwards, Clara came in : she 
 embraced us with her usual affection, and said 
 she had taken the opportunity of coming to see 
 us, while Charles was sitting with her father. 
 
 ^'^ How is your dear father, Clara ? " said my 
 mother. She answered with composure, though 
 repressing evident emotion, that he was becoming 
 constantly weaker : she thought he might pos- 
 sibly be spared to them some time longer, but 
 she did not expect ever to see him better again. 
 She turned to other subjects, and left the house 
 without mentioning Charles. Susan went with 
 her, glad to have a w^alk in her company, and 
 being very desirous to take her Christmas offering 
 of some warm knitted stockings to Mr. Herbert. 
 
 For the next few days we were very busy with 
 preparations for the w^edding, which was to take 
 place on Christmas day ; a fancy of William's 
 and Fanny's, in which we did not all participate. 
 They were married immediately before the service 
 of the day, the Herberts coming to the farm for 
 the Christmas and wedding dinner : it was the last 
 time that our old pastor left his own house, though 
 he lived for more than a year longer. The bride 
 and bridegroom walked home about three o'clock 
 in the afternoon, escorted by a family procession, 
 who left them at the door of their cottage. 
 
EOSE ALLEX. 93 
 
 A fresh colcl^ though a sliglit one, still pre- 
 vented my going out ; and in the evening, when 
 merry games were going on down stairs, Charles 
 came to my room, where my mother was sitting, 
 saying he wanted to tell us both a long story about 
 himself. We assured him of our readiness to 
 hear ; and he sat down in his favourite position by 
 his mother's knee, and began with his arrival at 
 Mr. Herbert's. Clara had met him in the pas- 
 sage : she seemed pleased that he was come, but 
 he soon saw that she was thinking more of her 
 father than of him. She was afraid he would be 
 shocked at the change apparent in every feature, 
 and had come out to prepare him for the alteration, 
 and to beg him, as much as possible, to avoid all 
 subjects of harassing conversation: this he pro- 
 mised, and accompanied her into the room. Mr. 
 Herbert received him as warmly as ever, saying, 
 with a smile, '^ Time you came, Charles — 1 shall 
 not stay here much longer." 
 
 After tea, Mr. Herbert slept in his arm-chair, 
 and then Charles ventured to ask Clara if she 
 was glad to see him : she replied with embarrass- 
 ment, but appeared anxious to hear from himself 
 every thing connected with his leaving the church : 
 he told her all, and the interest which she mani- 
 fested encouraged him to proceed; and he then 
 asked her if it would be an insuperable bar to his 
 aspiring to her hand, — pleaded his early and in- 
 
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 creasing attachment, but told her his probable 
 income was so small, he feared it was great pre- 
 sumption to hope that she would link her fate with 
 his. She said she could not deny that the trial 
 was very great to her, of his having left the church, 
 but that this alone would not decide her to refuse 
 him. His income, she assured him, would suffice 
 for her wishes, provided she felt affection, but this 
 was not the case : she declared that she had no 
 attachment for any one but her father, and that 
 nothing should induce her to leave him ; and this 
 was all that he could obtain. 
 
 Two days passed over, Charles becoming more 
 than ever in love, and more despairing, as he wit- 
 nessed the entire self-devotion and absorption of 
 her mind and heart to and in her father. One day 
 when she was absent, Mr. Herbert told him that 
 he was aware of his feelings for Clara ; and, after 
 stating his warm approbation of the noble sacrifice 
 which Charles had made, he said there was no one 
 whom he should have liked so much for a son ; and 
 he expressed the comfort that it would be during his 
 last days, that Clara should be engaged to him. 
 Thus supported, Charles ventured to again introduce 
 the subject, telling her at the same time what her 
 father had said. There was a long pause : she buried 
 her face in her hands, and wept some time, before 
 she could speak: then with great agitation, she 
 said, " Charles, should God see fit to take my dear. 
 
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 clear father to another and better world, I would 
 then listen to you, but not now ; be satisfied that 
 no one else could have drawn this admission from 
 me : it is my duty and my pleasure to stay with 
 my father, and you will injure your own cause if 
 you urge me further." 
 
 Charles assured her that he would not, except on 
 her father's account ; and besought her, if, indeed, 
 she loved him, not to deprive her father of the con- 
 solation which it would be to him to know, that she 
 was not left without a protector. She had risen to 
 leave the room, and he was standing beside her : 
 she hesitated for a moment, and then placing her 
 hand in his, whispered, ^^ Tell my father, that 
 while he lives, I will never leave him, but should 
 he be taken from me, you shall be my protector." 
 Charles told us, that Mr. Herbert Avas much de- 
 lighted ; and, feeling sure that he should not live 
 long, he had made no objection to Clara s remain- 
 ing with him for the present. Charles said he 
 must set out for London to-morrow, as he was to 
 preach there on Sunday. We were to tell Sarah 
 and Fanny, but no one else : this was Clara's 
 particular request. How warmly we congratu- 
 lated Charles ! indeed our mother was so happy in 
 seeing his happiness, that she seemed to imbibe 
 new life, and she even proposed joining the rest 
 of the family at supper, which had just been 
 announced by Susan. 
 
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 When Charles was gone we began to think of 
 returning home, much against Sarah's wishes; 
 but it was time for me to inquire about a situa- 
 tion, and we sent, as Mrs. Evelyn had particularly 
 begged we would, for her carriage to take us 
 back. We left Mary in the country for the re- 
 mainder of her holydays, as I did not mean to 
 leave home for another fortnight, and it was a 
 good opportunity for her to be with her sisters, 
 and obtain some country air. Frost had com- 
 menced; and as we approached Liverpool, it 
 seemed as if every pond and puddle was occupied 
 by skaters. Our kind landlady had taken care 
 to have a good fire ready for us, and very wel- 
 come it was, for we felt not only cold, but lonely, 
 after living in so large a family circle. My 
 mother was anxious that I should stay at home, if 
 Charles obtained this chapel appointment, as he 
 would not then require the 20/. which he had re- 
 ceived from us, while at college. I could not 
 consent to this, and I reminded her that Mary's 
 superior musical talents would require an expensive 
 education, and that when it was finished, I would 
 come and live at home, thankful in the mean time 
 to have such a prospect of happiness. 
 
 In a couple of days I was well enough to walk 
 to Mrs. Bennet's, at Aigburth, a lady who I had 
 heard wanted a young woman to wait upon her. 
 When I knocked at the door, the servant said. 
 
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 ^* Mrs. Bennet never saw any one If she did not 
 feel in the humour^ and she guessed that would 
 be the case to-day." She left me waiting in the 
 cold passage for at least ten minutes^ and then 
 came back to say Mrs. Bennet wished me to call 
 the next day. This was tiresome^ as the walk 
 was long, and consumed both time and strength ; 
 but I went, and was ushered in, after again wait- 
 ing fully ten minutes. Mr. Bennet was seated, 
 with a newspaper, on one side of the fire, his left 
 knee propped up, under an attack of gout. Mrs. 
 Bennet was on the other side, nursing a fat 
 poodle dog. She asked a multitude of questions 
 about my former places and the rest of my family, 
 commenting upon my answers to Mr. Bennet, as 
 if I had not been present. I asked, what my 
 duties with her would be. " Nothing heavy," 
 she replied : ^^ there's my old china in this room, 
 in my bedroom, and in the closet, which must be 
 dusted every day : there's breakfast for the dog, 
 cat, and parrot : indeed, all their meals you would 
 have to prepare; and my dear poodle can't eat 
 meat unless it is nicely minced. They must be 
 washed every other day, and combed every day ; 
 and poodle must go a walk when it is sunshiny, 
 only you must never let him wet his feet, but 
 carry him across the streets. They must sleep 
 in your room, as I should not feel easy for them 
 to be left alone. Then there's my caps ; you 
 
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 would wash and make them, and I always change 
 them three times a week. Of course you would 
 have to attend my toilet ; but that would not 
 take long, as I am never more than an hour 
 morning and evening, and two hours before din- 
 ner. You can write, I suppose ? " 
 
 '' Yes, Ma'am." 
 
 " I should want you to write always to trades- 
 people, and invitation notes for my whist parties. 
 Do you like reading ? " 
 
 ^^ Yes, Ma'am ! very much." 
 
 ^^ I don't know, then, whether you'll suit me. 
 The last maid liked reading, and she kept my 
 poor Polly waiting for his supper twice in one 
 month; and sometimes she forgot to wash the 
 cat on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and 
 would do it on Tuesdays or Thursdays, which I 
 never can permit, and I'm sure it all came from 
 her love of books." 
 
 " Indeed, Ma'am, I would never read unless 
 you gave me leave, and I really would endeavour 
 to keep to the hours and days you wish." 
 
 ^- What do you think, Mr. Bennet, will the 
 girl do ? " 
 
 " I wish, my dear, you would not ask me — 
 when I've the gout in my foot, you know I can't 
 bear to be spoken to." 
 
 " That reminds me," said the lady, "your 
 duties would include sitting with your work in 
 
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 the room when Mr. Bennet has the gout ; I 
 hardly ever do, he's so violent, and he requires 
 some one at such times whom he can scold and 
 abuse as he likes : do you understand?" 
 
 ^' I think I should hardly be qualified for this 
 part of your place. Ma'am, and I am sorry that 
 you did not mention it sooner, as it would have 
 saved you further trouble." 
 
 ^* Oh, nonsense; what does it signify? you'd ^ 
 only have to sit quiet, and he never throws any 
 thing worse than his book or his slippers at any 
 one, and you would not mind that." 
 
 I told Mrs. Bennet decidedly that I could not take 
 the situation ; and as I withdrew, — inclined both to 
 laugh and cry, — 1 heard her say to Mr. Bennet, 
 '^ Really girls are so saucy in these days, there's 
 no bearing it : they talk of difficulty in finding 
 places, but it's my opinion the difficulty is to find 
 servants." 
 
 After dining with my mother, I was sufficiently 
 rested to give her an amusing account of this 
 visit ; but, though she smiled, she did not like 
 my having been exposed to this sort of scene, and 
 said she thought she must go w^ith me to the next 
 place. I thanked her, but w^as secretly deter- 
 mined that she should not, as I well knew her an- 
 noyance would be much greater than mine, and 
 would, perhaps, induce her to forbid my going 
 into service. A note was waiting for me from 
 
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 Miss Evelyn^ mentioning another place, but stating 
 that she knew little of the family, except their 
 being stylish-looking people, whom she occasion- 
 ally met in society. Biddy Walsh also had heard 
 of another situation, in the family of a professor of 
 music : but she said the whole family were music- 
 mad, and, as the daughters were also actresses, 
 my mother refused to let me inquire about it : so 
 the next day I set out, with a Aveary spirit, to Mr. 
 Dacre's, in Rodney Street, where Miss Evelyn 
 had directed me. A footman in gorgeous livery 
 opened the door. He was grave, almost sullen 
 in his manner, as he asked my business, and went 
 up to announce me to Mrs. Dacre. I Avas shown 
 into a dark back drawing-room, which felt very 
 cold ; for, though the weather was freezing, there 
 was only a handful of coals in the grate. Mrs. 
 and Miss Dacre, tall, haughty, gaunt-looking 
 ladies, were sitting there busily employed in sew- 
 ing. Miss Dacre was turning a gown. After 
 some general questions, Mrs. Dacre asked what 
 wages I expected? I named 16Z. 16^., which 
 she said was more than she ever gave : she could 
 get a good ladies' maid for twelve. I then said I 
 would come for 14/. 14^., and it seemed as if this 
 would settle the matter in the negative ; but as I 
 consented to some things, which I thought trifling, 
 but to which former applicants had generally re- 
 fused to submit, she became very desirous that I 
 
ROSE ALLEX. 101 
 
 should accept the place, and the wages were 
 settled, by my agreeing to take 14Z. Just then 
 a Mr. Harris and Mrs. Harris were announced, 
 and were shown into another room. Mrs. Dacre 
 desired her daughter to go and say she was en- 
 gaged. Miss Dacre went to change her dress, 
 which was extremely shabby, and re-appeared in 
 a smart, but not unladylike costume for the 
 morning, made very tight and very fashionably. 
 I did not fancy the place at all, but I resolved 
 to try it, and was told to come in another week. 
 The carriage was at the door, and a miserable- 
 looking coachman in the same gorgeous livery as 
 the footman, asked me if I was coming to live 
 there? I told him I was, and then he said, 
 ^^ Mind you bring warm clothing : you'll not find 
 much on your bed at this house." 
 
 I went home far from comfortable. There was 
 something chilling, almost desolate, in the appear- 
 ance of the whole family, and I noticed, amongst 
 other things, what seemed to me very strange, 
 that Mrs. Dacre always addressed her daughter 
 as Miss Dacre. I did not tell my suspicions to 
 my mother : I had fixed to go, and it would only 
 have made her uncomfortable. 
 
 A few days before I left her, we heard a quick 
 knock at the parlour door, and a sailor lad entered, 
 who must we thought have brought us tidings 
 from Johnny ; but the moment he spoke we knew 
 
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 it was Johnny himself, and he hugged ns in his 
 old, rough, hearty manner. The next two days 
 we did nothing but talk: there was no end to 
 family details, and no satisfying our curiosity 
 about his voyage, about India, his companions, his 
 captain, and his adventures. He was to sail again 
 in ten days, and I was glad to leave him with my 
 mother when I went to Mrs. Dacre's. Mary 
 returned that same day in time to drink tea with 
 me before I started for Rodney Street, escorted 
 by Johnny, 
 
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 CHAP. Y. 
 
 Mrs. Dacre's was, Indeed^ very different to either 
 of my previous situations. It was a family of 
 county gentry^ living in Liverpool for the sake 
 of combining economy and gaiety, and striving 
 to keep up an appearance of wealth and station 
 upon very small means. I learnt these, and many 
 other particulars, from the old coachman, who 
 had been with them forty years, and whose steady 
 attachment to the family, for the sake of the for- 
 mer Mr. Dacre, was not to be shaken by the 
 follies and unkindness of the son. Every thing not 
 visible to the gaze of strangers was on the most 
 contracted scale. The scanty supply of food w^as 
 the most painful to witness, I say to witness, for, 
 poorly as we were generally obliged to live, it was 
 trifling compared with the privations of the family. 
 Had the same self-denial been exerted by them 
 for any good purpose, it would have been truly 
 noble; as it was, no one in the house could re- 
 spect them. It was necessary that a certain de- 
 gree of comfort should be allowed, or no servants 
 would have stayed in the house, except the coach- 
 man and cook, who had been so long w^ith them ; 
 but the gay liveries, the appearance of a footman, 
 
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 the reputation of having a governess and a ladies' 
 maid, the dressing for calls and visits, and the occa- 
 sional tea or dinner party, were all supported by 
 subsisting on bare necessaries. I never saw a good 
 fire the whole time that I was there ; no one had 
 sufficient bedding for winter ; the bread was often 
 so stale, that it had to be soaked in water before 
 it could be used ; the wages of the old servants 
 who had served them so faithfully were seldom 
 paid ; and no one had more than was just enough 
 to prevent their giving warning. The family, when 
 alone, would often live upon heavy puddings, to 
 satisfy the cravings of hunger, and every invita- 
 tion was eagerly accepted, to lessen the charges of 
 food, candles, and fuel : but to counterbalance 
 these economies came the heavy expense of dress ; 
 and this I soon found was the chief reason for their 
 requiring a ladies' maid. I had been surprised at 
 their taking me, for I had suspected that much 
 household work would have been exacted, which 
 they must have seen I was not strong enough to 
 perform ; but there was little time for any thing 
 besides personal attendance, and the sewing. It 
 makes me almost shudder to look back to that 
 period of my life : besides plain work, mending 
 under garments until they would no longer hang 
 together, repairing household linen, making caps, 
 gowns, and bonnets, there was endless trouble 
 and time expended in perpetually remaking and 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 105 
 
 altering, to keep up with the rapid changes in the 
 fashion. I could never have accomplished half 
 of what was to be done, but for the sitting up, 
 when the ladies had gone out to parties : it was 
 dreary work : Mrs. Dacre would herself leave 
 the few coals for the kitchen fire, which she ex- 
 pected to last till two, three, or four in the morn- 
 ing; and then the straining of eyesight, when 
 working by the dim light of a single candle, and 
 the weariness of these vigils repeated four or five 
 times a week, as they often were in the winter 
 season, were almost more than I could bear. Yet 
 my own troubles seemed almost light, when com- 
 pared with those of Miss Janson, the miserable, 
 unhappy governess. I used to look upon her, 
 and wonder why such things w^ere permitted : her 
 face w^as deeply marked with care, want, and sor- 
 row ; it seemed as if her wretchedness was too 
 deeply seated to find vent in words, and if it had, 
 lolio would have listened to them ? her eyes were 
 tearless, for she had no sympathy to bring the 
 relief of tears. N^o friends came to see her, for 
 her home was afar oiF; and that home w^as too 
 poor to receive her again, or to permit her to 
 think of leaving her present abode. She w^as 
 highly accomplished ; and her time was fully oc- 
 cupied in teaching and cramming two pale-faced 
 girls of fifteen and sixteen, who were to come out, 
 with all the array of music, singing, drawing, and 
 
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 languages, in the hope of securing some establish- 
 ment, which should release them from further 
 bondage under their home system. I used to pity 
 these girls, but not as I pitied Miss Janson ; for 
 education had already done its work, in making 
 them as anxious to learn as their parents were for 
 them. It seemed a desecration of affection to call 
 this house a home. The best of the family, they 
 told me, was Mr. George : he was now at college, 
 upon a short allowance, and trying to keep up 
 appearances in obedience to Mr. and Mrs. Dacre, 
 who had actually forbidden him to become a 
 Sizar, as he more sensibly had wished. They 
 did not approve of his entering any Liverpool 
 house of business ; and he was studying for the 
 bar, not having interest to make it worth his 
 while to think of the army or the navy. 
 
 About a month after I had come to live there, 
 he came home, in consequence of his money run- 
 ning short, and his determination to contract no 
 debts. He was like the rest of the family, but 
 more reserved than haughty, and he bore with 
 sullen patience the reproofs for bad management, 
 which were constantly addressed to him. Little 
 things made me suspect that his apparent indo- 
 lence only arose from not knowing how to employ 
 the time and energies, which he was not allowed 
 to use as became a poor and honourable man. 
 With cold manners he would yet sometimes give 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 107 
 
 proofs of consideration very unlike the rest ; but 
 his general appearance indicated entire hopeless- 
 ness of effecting any good^ and he seemed indif- 
 ferent what became of him^ or what was said to 
 him. My sitting with the ladies^ to work for 
 them, enabled me to observe much of what went 
 on, which would not otherwise have come before 
 me. 
 
 I tried to pay little attentions to Miss Janson ; 
 but she did not at first seem to understand them, 
 and when she did, rather shrank from them, as if 
 afraid of being drawn into any expression of her 
 feelings : I used to fill a bottle with hot water for 
 her in the winter nights, but I dared not let Mrs. 
 Dacre know, for she would have forbidden it as 
 extravagant, and I think this first made Miss 
 Janson speak to me : she was so much with her 
 pupils, that it was not very easy to do so in pri- 
 vate; but at last she became fond of me, and 
 would weep when I expressed my compassion for 
 her lonely state. Once she said, — " Far better 
 for me, if I could be a respectable servant in some 
 kind family ; I should at least have some of the 
 comforts of life, and there would be some one to 
 speak to, some one who would love me, amongst 
 the other servants ; and no good mistress would 
 allow any one to be so overworked or so treated 
 as I am, and must be, while I remain here." I 
 ventured to advise her leaving the place, and 
 
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 asked if she could not become an upper nurse ?" 
 '^ I would willingly^ Rose, but^ small as my salary 
 is, it is more than I could earn as a servant, and 
 I have a poor crippled sister, who looks to me 
 for help, I am angry at myself for what I have 
 said, but my heart seems so full, and your kind- 
 ness has led me to speak more openly than was 
 perhaps right; I almost hate the talents I pos- 
 sess for music and drawing : these pursuits, which 
 were intended as relaxations for the mind and 
 to increase our appreciation of all that is good and 
 beautiful in the creation, — to me are associated 
 with the sordid striving after vain distinction, 
 Avith heartless indifference to the welfare of others, 
 and with the years that I have dragged on in 
 teaching them either to unwilling pupils, or to 
 those who studied them for the low purpose of 
 attracting notice by their exhibition." 
 
 This was the outpouring of a crushed spirit, 
 but it would be unfair not to state, that when she 
 gradually acquired the habit of confiding in my 
 affection, she seldom spoke in this bitter strain : 
 her spirit w^as too meek ; she more frequently ad- 
 verted to the suffering which this unhappy family 
 brought upon themselves, to remembrances of her 
 own early and happy life, and to her strong con- 
 yiction that all her trials were sent for a wise and 
 good end. She liked me to repeat simple hymns 
 and psalms. Her memory was singularly reten- 
 
EOSE ALLEX. 109 
 
 tlve, and stored with chapters and texts from the 
 Bible^ without which she said the isohition of her 
 existence would have deprived her of her reason. 
 I could not help fancying she looked a little better 
 after giving vent to her pent-up repressed feel- 
 ings^ and it gave me renewed strength to go on a 
 little longer in this unpleasant situation. 
 
 I was out one afternoon purchasing some cheap 
 materials for mantua-making^ when I saw Mr. 
 George Dacre, walking with two ladies^ appar- 
 ently mother and daughter ; they w^ere very 
 quietly and plainly dressed : the younger one was 
 not exactly pretty, but she had a very sweet, pen- 
 sive expression of face, and her manner was timid. 
 When I came home Mr. Georo-e met me in the 
 passage, and desired me on no account to mention 
 these ladies. I told him that I should never think 
 of such an interference ; and a few days afterwards 
 he asked me to take a note directed to Mrs. 
 Howard, w^ho lived in a small house, in Falkner 
 Street. I took it from him, and went first to my 
 mother, whose house was very near, and asked 
 her if it would be right for me to undertake such 
 commissions. She saw no objection, and told me 
 that she knew the family of Mrs. Howard to be 
 very respectable ; she believed that they were Ca- 
 tholics. Miss Howard had once given her some 
 work, and my mother had been much pleased 
 with the cheerful, simple appearance of the well- 
 
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 arranged little household, when she took the work 
 back. Before I left her, the postman brought 
 us a letter from Charles, who was just appointed 
 minister to the congregation to whom he had 
 preached for the first time : this was pleasant 
 news, and cheered me as I w^alked back to the 
 cold, uninviting abode of Mr. and Mrs. Dacre. 
 When I returned, I found the cook in great 
 distress, and begged her to tell me what was 
 the matter. With some hesitation she informed 
 me that she had heard an hour before that her 
 only brother, who had met with an accident 
 some weeks previously, which had disabled him 
 from working, was in danger of being thrown 
 into prison by the baker, whose debt he was un- 
 able to pay. His poor wife had come to the cook, 
 hoping that she might assist them : cook imme- 
 diately went to her mistress to ask for the w^ages, 
 which had been long due ; but Mrs. Dacre declared 
 she could not pay them, and that so many things 
 had been broken in the kitchen there was hardly 
 any thing to pay. This was not true : there had 
 only been two or three trifling accidents ; but this 
 was Mrs. Caere's way, the cook said, of depriving 
 them of their earnings. After crying some time, 
 she said she would go and give warning, much as 
 she wished to stay by them, for her old master's 
 sake. Away she went, and came back saying her 
 mistress had beo:o^ed her to wait ten minutes, be- 
 
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 fore she decided. I thought they would never, 
 surely, part with one who not only had served them 
 with disinterested fidelity, but who Vv^as an excel- 
 lent cook, and did more w^ork from her affection 
 to the family than any two new ones would have 
 undertaken. 
 
 Mr. George came dow^n, and, calling cook, said, 
 ^^ Ann, you must not leave us, though I do not 
 wonder at your w^ishing to do so : will two 
 guineas be sufficient for your brother ? I know 
 that you ought to have more, but if this v/ould be 
 enough for to-night I will see about the rest to- 
 morrow." 
 
 " Quite enough, thank you, Mr. George : I'd 
 be loth to go, I'm sure : many thanks to you ; 
 I'm afraid it's not altogether convenient to you 
 letting me have this money, and if it was myself 
 that wanted it I would not take it." 
 
 " It is your own money, Ann," said Mr. George 
 gravely, ^' and I hope you will be paid the rest 
 to-morrow," 
 
 I was surprised the next day, when Mr. George 
 had gone out, to see Ann coming from his room. 
 She said to me in a whisper, " I knew he'd be 
 parting with something, and he had an old silver 
 tankard given him by his grandfather, wdiich he 
 kept in his Avardrobe ; Mrs. Dacre would not let it 
 be used, for it was thin and shabby-looking ; but 
 it's gone, and a mighty fuss she'll make if she dis- 
 
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 covers it. Poor Mr. George ! he deserves a happier 
 home than this, and for his sake I'll not go, even 
 if they don't pay me my wages." 
 
 About this time, a public meeting was adver- 
 tised, to take into consideration the repeal of the 
 disabilities of the Roman Catholics, Mr. Evelyn 
 to take the chair. Miss Dacre had been so se- 
 riously indisposed, that she had been obliged, very 
 unwillingly, to have the attendance of a physician, 
 and Dr. Powel had been several times to see her. 
 Two days after this meetlDg, which excited the 
 excessive indignation of Mr. and Mrs. Dacre, I 
 was sitting with the latter, trimming a thrice- 
 cleaned straw bonnet, when Dr. Powel was shown 
 in. After some conversation about Miss Dacre 
 he proposed to go up to her room, but Mrs. 
 Dacre stopped him, by asking if he had not been 
 to the Roman Catholic meeting ? " Yes ; it was 
 a very good meeting, and Mr. Evelyn spoke with 
 his usual energy and eloquence." 
 
 This was too good a pretext for dismissing the 
 doctor, whom she had never any intention of 
 paying, to be overlooked ; and she replied with 
 much warmth, "^ I am surprised. Dr. Powel, that 
 having done so you can think of coming here 
 again, and I certainly shall not allow you to at- 
 tend our family, after such a demonstration of 
 your revolutionary opinions." 
 
 Dr. Powel was inclined, at first, to laugh, sup- 
 
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 posing that she could not be in earnest ; but per- 
 ceiving his mistake, he assumed an expression 
 nearly allied to contempt, and replied coldly, " Then 
 I shall have the honour, Madam, to wish you a very 
 good morning/' and he left the room abruptly, 
 before the lady could indulge in further invectives. 
 I suppose I looked astonished, for Mrs. Dacre 
 said angrily, '^ Attend to your work. Rose ; you'll 
 please not to mind what your betters think right 
 to say ; a pretty piece of presumption in you to 
 suppose you have any right to think about such 
 matters." 
 
 Miss Evelyn called one day, w^hen Miss Dacre 
 was better, to ask her to spend a day in the 
 country : she was very glad of the invitation, as 
 the family w^ere anxious to be intimate at Larch- 
 wood, and had not found it easy to obtain any 
 footing there ; they were, indeed, very unsuitable 
 companions. When Miss Dacre returned in the 
 evening, I heard her tell her mother with great 
 triumph that she had had a nice silk gown given 
 to her by Miss Evelyn, adding some particulars 
 in a low voice, which occasioned Mrs. Dacre to 
 say, " It was very well done." 
 
 Some time afterwards, when I happened to 
 meet Miss Evelyn at my mother's, the conversa- 
 tion, quite accidentally, led me to refer to the 
 gown she had given to Miss Dacre. " Do you 
 really mean that Miss Dacre herself wears that 
 
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 dark dress which she took back from Larch- 
 wood ? " 
 
 ^^ Yes^ Ma'am, I heard her say that you had 
 made her a present of it." 
 
 '^ I did so — but it was on the supposition that 
 it was wanted for a person in distress ; and I am 
 sorry she did not tell me that she wanted it for 
 herself; however/' she continued, looking an- 
 noyed, '^ do not let us talk any more about it ; 
 she is quite welcome to the gown." 
 
 I saw plainly enough that it had been obtained 
 under some false pretence, and I disliked still 
 more to live with people who could so act. — I 
 remember another affair about a gown, which 
 also excited my indignation. With considerable 
 trouble, we had made up a ball-dress for Miss 
 Dacre — and, on the day for which it was wanted, 
 this dress could not be found. As the house- 
 maid had taken it from the back drawing-room, 
 she was charged with its loss. I asked her what 
 she had done with it ? She said she had folded 
 and wrapped it up in a piece of calico, to keep 
 it free from dust, and had laid it on a chair in 
 Miss Caere's room, and had not seen it since. 
 Mrs. Dacre was exceedingly displeased, declared 
 she was " sure the girl did not speak the truth," 
 and accused her of ^^ having stolen it." 
 
 Knowing that the poor creature had received 
 no wages for nearly twelve months, it certainly 
 
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 appeared suspicious^ and I again begged her to 
 recollect whether she had not moved it, or put 
 it into some other room. She looked up with 
 astonishment, and said, in a tone of wounded 
 feeling, ^^ Do you doubt me. Rose ? I would 
 rather starve than take what did not belong to 
 me ; and what should I do with an old ball-dress ? 
 I thought you would have stood by me; but 
 there is no one who cares for me here, and I will 
 not stay another night in the house." 
 
 I assured her that I did not doubt her word, 
 and tried to comfort her, not without success; 
 but all was undone again, w^hen Mrs. Dacre, in 
 the harshest manner, told her that unless she paid 
 the full value of the dress, she must leave the 
 house immediately. 
 
 Alice turned pale with fear, as she replied in a 
 choked voice, ^'^ I have no money : you have given 
 me no wages, and now, because you cannot find a 
 gown, which must have been mislaid, you would 
 turn a half-starved, penniless creature into the 
 streets." 
 
 '' You cannot expect me to give you a cha- 
 racter," returned the lady, with unmoved coldness; 
 " and, unless the gown is found within an hour, 
 you shall go, I am determined." 
 
 How the unhappy girl wept ! I told her she 
 could demand her wages, and that they had no 
 right, without paying them, to dismiss her : but 
 
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 she said, ^' Who would believe my story ? No 
 one ! — no — no — she has rumed me." 
 
 I persuaded her to make one more search for the 
 dress, which proved of no use, and I then went 
 myself to ask for her wages : they were positively 
 refused ; and Mrs. Dacre said she should not stay, 
 ^^ whatever the law was." I packed Alice's things, 
 and, without asking permission, left the house, 
 and walked with her to my mother, who received 
 her with the greatest kindness, offered her a bed 
 in her own room for a few nights, and advised 
 me to write a statement of the affair to Mr. 
 Evelyn, which I did before returning to Rodney 
 Street. I knew poor Alice would have the best 
 of comforters in my dearest mother, and I went 
 back with a lightened heart. Mrs. Dacre, though 
 displeased at my going out without her leave, 
 knew the value of my services too well to make 
 a quarrel of it, though I could perceive its effects 
 in her additionally haughty manner. The very 
 next day came a note from Mr. Evelyn, which, I 
 suppose, contained a threat of applying to some 
 legal adviser ; for Mrs. Dacre, soon after receiving 
 it, brought me the wages which were due, and 
 told me to take them to Alice. I gladly obeyed, 
 and found her almost ill, from distress of mind : 
 she was very thankful for the money, and Mr. 
 Evelyn had generously sent her two guineas 
 besides; but all this could not console her for 
 
ROSE ALLE]N\ 117 
 
 the aspersion so recklessly cast upon her cliaracter. 
 The two younger Miss Dacres were less hardened 
 than their mother and sister : I questioned them 
 very closely, and was soon convinced that they 
 knev/ something about the affair: at last, after 
 much entreaty, and explaining to them what 
 would be the injurious consequence to poor Alice, 
 of their silence, they confessed that they had hid- 
 den the dress under the bed in their room, on 
 purpose to tease Miss Dacre, w^ho was very cross 
 that morning : they had been at their lessons 
 when Alice left the house, and were now afraid 
 to confess what they had done. 
 
 Grieved as I was, to hear of more unamiable 
 conduct, I never felt more relieved; and not 
 daring to trust the young ladies, I went directly 
 to the parlour, and stated the fact. Mrs. Dacre 
 shocked me by her cruel indifference about the 
 whole matter, as it affected both her daughters 
 and Alice, and it was with difficulty that I ob- 
 tained leave to go and tell the good news — Mr. 
 Dacre saying, with his usual disregard of our 
 feelings, " What's the use of keeping servants if 
 they are always to be running out ? you are a 
 great deal too lenient in that way, Mrs. Dacre : 
 I should like to know how much work Eose has 
 done the last three days." 
 
 Poor Alice ! how her face glowed, when I re- 
 lated what had passed : she said she would not go 
 
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 back agaln^ even if the place was offered to her^ 
 and I confirmed her in this resolution. My 
 mother was now very anxious about me^ and I 
 told her I had made up my mind to give notice, 
 that very evening, that I meant to leave in a 
 month. I did so, and encountered more abuse 
 than I could have supposed any one had the 
 power to utter. 
 
 In Alice's place, came a good-humoured, though 
 not very bright, Welsh girl: she was less tried 
 than the rest of us, for she did not understanc^ 
 English thoroughly, had an idea that all ladies 
 were haughty and grand, and rather admired 
 Mrs. Dacre's stateliness and contemptuous man- 
 ners. When she was scolded she would smile, 
 and smile, and courtesy, saying, ^^ Just as madam 
 pleases," often without attending in the least to 
 the directions given. She had never been in ser- 
 vice, and certainly could not have continued in it 
 long, had she not been more capable of learning 
 from example than from precept: any thing that 
 I showed her how to do, she learnt directly, and 
 did well ; but except an extraordinary flow of 
 speech, when any countrywoman chanced to come 
 to the door, and indulged her Yvith the Welsh 
 language, she neither spoke much, nor compre- 
 hended when others spoke. She seemed to think 
 there was a great scarcity of eggs and bacon, and 
 considered herrings and potatoes poor substitutes : 
 
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 the white bread, too, was harder and worse than 
 the black mountain bread, and if the latter was 
 fresh, she might well think so. 
 
 I went one night, when the young ladies were 
 asleep, to see Miss Janson : she had been looking 
 very ill for some weeks ; and as she lay listlessly 
 and helplessly in bed, her black hair contrasted 
 mournfully with the marble whiteness of her com- 
 plexion. She was very thin, and her small, trans- 
 parent hands seemed hardly equal to perform 
 their necessary offices : she welcomed me with a 
 kind, sad smile, and said, before I could speak, 
 ^^ I am glad, for your sake, that you are going to 
 leave this place; and, though I shall lose my 
 greatest earthly comfort, I shall not be here long, 
 to miss you." 
 
 ^^ Are you going away ? " I asked eagerly, and 
 rather surprised, after what she had formerly told 
 me. 
 
 '' Yes, but not to another situation. My dear 
 Rose, my health and strength are fast fading, and 
 you must rejoice for me that the hour of release 
 is not far distant." 
 
 Her health was, indeed, broken down ; but I 
 did not think her death so near as she did, though 
 it seemed to me that her words would prove too 
 true, if she remained much longer in her present 
 wretched home. She then talked to me of her only 
 brother, the one whom she believed to have died 
 
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 in India ; and she showed me his miniature, which 
 was the greatest treasure that she possessed: it 
 was very like herself, and had the same expres- 
 sion of melancholy and sweetness in the eyes and 
 mouth. I lay awake some hours that night, 
 thinking what could be done to save this interest- 
 ing and innocent sufferer, but no way presented 
 itself; and I fell asleep with the conviction, how- 
 ever, that if it was best for her, her heavenly 
 Father could restore her to happiness. She was 
 too feeble to leave her room the next day, and 
 her pupils went to her ; for it did not occur to 
 any of them that when a person was ill, a day's 
 rest might be a comfort ! Some one called me 
 soon after, and the Welsh girl gave me a confused 
 message, which seemed to concern Miss Janson 
 more than me, as far as I could make out, but I 
 went to the drawing-room, where, she said, a 
 gentleman was waiting : I had a confused idea 
 that it might, possibly, be Edward Grant, and 
 was not sorry that Mrs. and Miss Dacre were 
 gone out to make calls ; but the moment I en- 
 tered the room, the resemblance to the picture 
 which I had seen the previous evening was so 
 striking, that I felt sure it must be either Miss 
 Janson's brother, or some near relative. He bowed 
 politely, and said he wished to make some in- 
 quiries about his sister. Miss Janson, who, he 
 had heard, was a governess there, and was ill : 
 
EOSE ALLEX. 121 
 
 he pressed me so urgently to tell him all about 
 her, and the family she was with, that I was 
 obliged to confess the truth, which seemed to 
 overpower him beyond endurance, and he hid his 
 face for some minutes in great emotion. He had 
 not thus questioned me until he found she be- 
 lieved him to be dead ; for his first impulse had 
 been to rush to her room ; but this I prevented, 
 by explaining to him her delicate state. He then 
 said he would go for a physician, that he might 
 know if it would be safe to remove her ; whilst I 
 communicated to her the unexpected happiness 
 which had been mercifully sent in her hour of 
 need. Great caution was needed ; and when at last 
 I ventured to tell her that her brother would re- 
 turn in ten minutes, she went into hysterics, from 
 which she was recovered, and seemed tolerably 
 composed before he entered the room, when she 
 immediately fainted. But oh ! how happy she 
 did look when her consciousness was again re- 
 stored ! Dr. Harcourt came soon after, and gave 
 her brother permission to take her to the hotel 
 where he was staying. Mr. Janson asked me to 
 pack up his sister's things, and wrote a note of 
 cold apology " for any inconvenience that he 
 might occasion to Mrs. Dacre by this sudden step : 
 he told her that the physician said Miss Janson 
 Avas not in a state to fulfil the duties of teachino;, 
 which led him to hope that he should rather save 
 
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 trouble^ by relieving Mrs. Dacre from the charge of 
 an invalid ; that he should make no demand for the 
 arrears of Miss Janson's salary, as he had no in- 
 tention of letting her return, and he trusted that 
 this would satisfy Mrs. Dacre for losing the ad- 
 vantages which she had derived from his sister's 
 cultivated mind and superior accomplishments." 
 He wanted me to accept a present of money, but 
 this I at once refused ; and Miss Janson said, 
 " I shall give you a keepsake. Rose, by-and-by ; 
 I know you love me too well to refuse me.'^^ 
 
 I asked them, when they were in a roomy 
 coach, in which Miss Janson could lie down, 
 where they were going : Mr. Janson said he should 
 take lodgings at Bootle, that his sister might gain 
 some strength, before they attempted the long 
 journey to the south, where their old home was 
 situated ; and they should hope to see me at 
 Bootle, where they would probably be stationed 
 for three or four weeks. 
 
 They drove away, before Mrs. Dacre came back. 
 I did not see her at first ; but, from little things 
 which came out, I guessed that she was well sa- 
 tisfied to have had such excellent tuition for the 
 girls, for six years, without paying more than a 
 few occasional guineas. The girls were nearly 
 old enough to go on without Miss Janson ; but 
 Mrs. Dacre vrould have been very glad if they 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 123 
 
 could have had another year's instruction, espe- 
 cially in music, at so cheap a rate. 
 
 Mr. George had been much from home, and I 
 supposed spent his time at Mrs. Howard's ; but 
 after this had gone on for three Aveeks, his visits 
 ceased, and he appeared more gloomy than ever. 
 It was now near the day for my leaving this 
 miserable family, rendered still more desolate by 
 the departure of Miss Janson, sincerely as 1 re- 
 joiced in her happiness. She wrote me a most 
 friendly letter to tell me that she v/as better, 
 giving me the direction of their lodgings at 
 Bootle, and inviting me to spend a week with 
 them when I left Mrs. Dacre. She said her 
 brother had returned with a sufficient fortune to 
 enable them to live very comfortably, and she 
 should no lon^-er be oblio:ed to earn her own 
 living. They should in future reside not far from 
 Exeter, where Mr. Janson had heard of some 
 opening for his entering into a business, which 
 would be near their former home. Her poor crip- 
 pled sister was delighted at the prospect ; and 
 Miss Janson concluded her letter by saying, that 
 if I could come to Bootle I should see some ac- 
 quaintances whom they had made, and who ap- 
 peared to know all about me. I supposed that 
 she alluded to the Grants, who lived near their 
 lodgings, and was exceedingly puzzled what 1 
 ought to do. I could not bear to give up the 
 
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 visit to one whom I loved so dearly, and yet I 
 feared that it was not an advisable step, after 
 what our gossiping bathing-woman had told me 
 about Mr. Wilson. On the other side, I felt a 
 strong wish to see both Edward and his sister, 
 and a consciousness that they, too, would like to 
 see me. I tried to write a refusal, but could not, 
 and I determined to wait until I could consult 
 my mother, whose judgment would be more un- 
 biassed. 
 
 I had received my wages, and was leaving the 
 house on the appointed morning, when Mr. George 
 followed me to the door, and gave me a note for 
 Miss Howard, which he begged that I would en- 
 treat her to read. He was, he said, afraid of her 
 sending it back unopened, as she had latterly for- 
 bidden him either to visit or write to her. I pro- 
 mised to use my best endeavours, and called there 
 on my way home. She coloured when I came 
 in. I told her first of my leaving Mrs. Dacre, 
 and then spoke of Mr. George's kindness to the 
 old cook, as a preface to producing his note. Her 
 eyes sparkled when she saw it, yet she refused to 
 read it, saying, ^^ It was better not — better she 
 should forget him." I laid the note on a table, 
 and wished her good morning. 
 
 I was anxious to hear what my mother would 
 say about this aifair. She welcomed me with 
 tears of joy, which showed me how very uncom- 
 
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 fortable she had been about me. She told me that 
 she had lately seen Mrs. Howard^ who had spoken 
 of her daughter's not looking well, and had told 
 my mother that she thought it arose from some 
 doubts which Miss Howard had lately felt about 
 the Roman Catholic form of worship. She did 
 not, of course, allude to Mr. George Dacre ; but 
 when my mother heard that he was forbidden to 
 come to the house, she thought it was very likely 
 that Miss Howard was afraid of being influenced 
 by his opinions, while she was not yet decided 
 upon her own views. I may as well mention 
 here, that this surmise proved correct. Miss 
 Howard was already attending Church, but she 
 could not communicate this to Mr. George ; and 
 I know not what would have been the end of the 
 business, had he not accidentally met her there, 
 and contrived to have some conversation with her 
 when escorting her home. 
 
 It was not until late in the evening that I found 
 courage to ask my mother's advice about my visit 
 to Bootle. I told her all my wishes, hopes, and 
 fears. She advised me to go, not for a week, but 
 for two or three days, which she thought were 
 due to Miss Janson, and reminded me that I could 
 not be sure that she alluded to the Grants, and 
 that, if she did, she hoped I should be able to 
 meet them as acquaintances, without allowing my 
 peace of mind to be disturbed. I was much re- 
 
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 lieved by her decision, and In a few days went to 
 Miss Janson. She looked so happy that I hardly 
 knew her again : the first evening we spent alone, 
 not, however, without allusions which showed 
 that the Grants were the friends of whom she had 
 spoken. They came the next day, and I had 
 much delightful talk with Jane Grant. Her 
 brother kept aloof, but he watched me closely, 
 and was often very absent. We went out to walk 
 on the shore, and chance obliged Mr. Grant to 
 offer me his arm. After talking some minutes 
 upon Indifferent subjects, he with great embar- 
 rassment alluded to his uncle, and his peculiar 
 character and prejudices : then, referring to the 
 accident from which he had rescued Mary, he 
 told me how much he had been struck with me, 
 and that, in spite of all his efforts, the attach- 
 ment deepened with every casual interview, until 
 it became a part of his existence : that Mr. Wilson 
 had forbidden him and Jane to call on us the 
 day after Mary had fallen into the water, in con- 
 sequence of Jane's description of me ; for he was 
 very desirous that his nephew should form some 
 grand connection, and he watched with jealous 
 care all intercourse with families of whom he 
 did not approve. Edward proceeded to declare 
 his love for me, and his determination. If I gave 
 him any encouragement, to act for himself as soon 
 as he became his own master, which would be the 
 
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 case in another year. I did not deny that he 
 had excited some interest in me, but I could not 
 say more ; and, even had it been right on other 
 accounts, I was quite unprepared to enter into 
 any engagement, beyond consenting to see him 
 if, when the year was expired, he should wish to 
 renew the acquaintance ; and I should not con- 
 sider him in any way committed by what had 
 passed that evening. I kept to this arrangement 
 in spite of entreaties, arguments, and protest- 
 ations, and was not sorry to return to the house, 
 and, in my own room, think over Vv^hat had 
 passed. 
 
 The next day I was again alone with the Jan- 
 sons, and the following one I went home, only 
 seeing Edward and his sister for half an hour in 
 a call, when nothing particular occurred, except 
 his warmly shaking my hand when we parted. 
 My mother approved of my conduct, and, having 
 unburdened myself to her, I tried to fix my at- 
 tention upon other subjects ; and it was fortunate 
 that I was soon and suddenly invited to another 
 situation, by a note from Miss Evelyn, offering 
 to take me, as her own maid was leaving her 
 in a week's time, on account of ill health. I 
 believe no other family would have possessed 
 sufficient inducement for me to again enter ser- 
 vice, after the experience of my last place, but 
 this could not be refused ; and my mother was 
 
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 SO delighted, that it gave me fresh energy to 
 encounter another strange house. 
 
 On the appointed day, the phaeton which had 
 taken Mr. Evelyn into town called for me on its 
 way out, and I once more left my mother, as I 
 hoped, in my heart, for the last time. 
 
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 • CHAP. VI. 
 
 I WAS very Impatient to see Larchwood, and Its 
 venerable appearance fully equalled my expecta- 
 tions. It was an old house, built Avith grey stone 
 and Gothic windows, and covered with roses, ivy, 
 and other creepers. Within doors, every thing 
 was in the most perfect order: cleanliness and 
 purity pervaded Its atmosphere, and the refined 
 taste visible in all the household arrangements 
 made it the most delightful residence I ever knew. 
 Mrs. Evelyn welcomed me almost like my own 
 mother, and a few days sufficed to make me feel 
 at home. 
 
 There were family prayers every morning, read 
 by Mr. Evelyn, with an earnestness which com- 
 municated itself to all his hearers, and commenced 
 the day's labours with feelings of peace and hope. 
 On Sunday evenings, Mr. Evelyn often read 
 passages from the Bible, commenting upon them 
 with the same eloquence which he displayed at 
 public meetings. Enthusiastic benevolence was the 
 most striking feature in his character ; and well 
 might he speak with power over the hearts of 
 others, for their interests were his, whatever they 
 
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 might be, and even seemed as if they had been 
 matters of his own individual experience ; this it 
 was that made his sympathy so true and compre- 
 hensive. The greater part of his time was consumed 
 in attending to the petitions for advice and help 
 which came in shoals every day. His high prin- 
 ciples, perfect integrity, and great abilities, gave 
 him much influence in his native town, and occa- 
 sioned his being frequently selected to assist in 
 the management of its affairs, and to take the 
 lead on public occasions. He had been asked 
 to become one of its representatives in parlia- 
 ment, but had refused, because he thought that his 
 present sphere afforded greater opportunities of 
 usefulness. He was rich, and made noble use of 
 his wealth. The old housekeeper used often to 
 say, " Her master's riches would never hinder his 
 entering into the kingdom of heaven, but would 
 rather smooth the way." The housekeeper had 
 been in the family more than forty years, and 
 always talked " of our family," " our young ladies 
 and gentlemen ; " and she considered their misfor- 
 tunes and their joys as much her concern as 
 theirs. 
 
 The out-door steward or bailiff was a great 
 friend of hers, and was suspected of having once 
 aspired to a nearer connection. He was very fond 
 of telling stories of the family, their dogs, their 
 horses, and their children, in the long winter 
 
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 evenings, while he pursued the old bachelor habit 
 of darning his own stockings. 
 
 My dear Miss Evelyn and Mr. Frank were 
 the only children living at home: the others were 
 married, and came on frequent visits, bringing 
 their little ones to see grandmamma and grand- 
 jjapa, a treat at all times, and to all. The shyest, 
 gravest child would unfold to grandmamma ; and 
 the little baby, crying at sight of a stranger., 
 would stop if she took it in her arms, and pat her 
 face, and try to express its love, before it could 
 speak. One lovely boy, just three years old, had 
 a particular fancy for daisies and dandelions, which 
 he used to beseech grandmamma to smell, and 
 which she often put into her gown. I have seen 
 her with five or six at once, which she would keep 
 till his bedtime. 
 
 Mrs. Walsingham was Mr. Evelyn's oldest 
 daughter, and Charlie was her only child : they 
 were our most frequent visiters at Larchwood. 
 A great friend of Charlie's was a large New- 
 foundland dog called Nelson, whom he used 
 to decorate with his favourite dandelions : their 
 bright yellow on Nelson's black shining hair 
 pleased him greatly ; and when the decorations 
 were completed, he always brought him to the 
 nursery, the kitchen, and the parlour, saying, 
 *^ Very handsome now." He was a noble dog, docile 
 and generous ; though entertaining some of the 
 
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 fancies more commonly belonging to the smaller 
 species of dogs. He had taken a capricious dislike 
 to one of the stable-helpers, who used to turn the 
 mangle — a noise which exceedingly tried Nelson's 
 equanimity, and from which he always escaped as 
 soon as possible; but whether the man was going to 
 the mangle or from it, Nelson always turned back 
 when he saw him coming, and would not go near his 
 dinner, if the man happened to be in the yard. 
 Another of his fancies was barking when the great 
 dinner bell rang; and if at a distance at the time, he 
 hastened back, and howled as usual, even though 
 it had then stopped. Mr. Evelyn once brought 
 home a large wolf-like looking dog which came 
 from Greenland. Charlie, fond of all animals, soon 
 began to fondle this huge creature, which no one 
 else liked to approach very closely. This dog had 
 a sad habit of howling in the night ; not only now 
 and then, but constantly, and in a loud high key, 
 which disturbed the rest of every one in the house : 
 it was chiefly from the sense of loneliness, for he 
 stopped directly if any one went near him. 
 Charlie could not bear this : he generally went to 
 ted before he began, but if he was not asleep, and 
 heard him, it made him cry. One evening, Charlie 
 could not be found for half an hour after his usual 
 time for bed, and after some hunting about, he was 
 discovered in the kennel, fast asleep, with his arm 
 round the great rough dog, who seemed very well 
 
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 satisfied. Mr. Evelyn hoped that the howling 
 would cease after a while ; but as a fortnight pro- 
 duced no effect, he thought it best to send him 
 away. 
 
 The housekeeper was very fond of poultry, 
 and she had a few bantam fowls in the back 
 yard, where she could watch their proceedings. 
 It was Charlie's great delight, if he could find the 
 door open of her little parlour, to tempt the hens, 
 which were very tame, to come in : she would then 
 pretend to be angry, but it always ended in a 
 laugh, as he was a great pet. One morning she 
 w^as called away for half an hour, and on re- 
 turning, found Charlie scattering some bread for 
 a cock and hen, who seemed too busy cackling to 
 attend to him ; and on going up to the empty 
 fire-place, she discovered a new laid egg in the 
 grate. This Charlie thought a wonderful event, 
 and he made off to tell it to every one he met. 
 Nelson and the child were on the grass that 
 afternoon, close to the pond. The little boy was 
 making a daisy necklace, and a party of young 
 people stood near, watching some others w^ho were 
 in the boat. Mr. Frank was not at all pleased 
 that he had been left behind, and had brought 
 down a large washing tub, in which he thought that 
 he could reach the boat : he got in very carefully, 
 and was pushing off, when a lively girl, who 
 seemed on the watch for some adventure, declared 
 
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 she icould go with him, and jumped in : the tub 
 instantly upset, while the spectators screamed, 
 and Nelson immediately plunged in. The water 
 was not deep ; and Mr. Frank helped the young 
 lady, w^hen he found his footing, to disentangle 
 her clothes from the willow stumps and rushes at 
 the edge ; which so deeply affronted Nelson, that 
 he went off, without waiting to see them on dry 
 land : he had first caught hold of the lady's arm, 
 and could not brook this interference. 
 
 At Mr. Evelyn's I was much struck by the 
 invariable consideration which was shown for our 
 feelings ; and I have heard the men say, that he 
 w^ould check any one at his own table who w^as 
 making remarks which might be unpleasant to 
 those who were waiting. The manners, too, of 
 the whole family were not only quite free from 
 pride, but had no coldness. They seemed never 
 to forget that their servants felt like themselves, 
 and when asking them to perform any service, they 
 always did it so gently, and with such evident 
 belief and trust in their good- will, that it pro- 
 duced the most hearty, loving service. Books 
 were provided, and encouragement given to im- 
 prove ourselves. We had two parties yearly, 
 one at Christmas ; and the other at Midsummer, 
 when we had strawberries in the hayfield, and a 
 violin for dancing. 
 
 After I had been about three months at Larch- 
 
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 wood, I received a SDiall parcel containing a 
 watch, with a ribbon and seal attached to it : the 
 latter had a Forget-me-not engraved on it ; there 
 was no message, nor did I know the handwriting 
 of the direction, but I felt sure it must be sent by- 
 Edward, and I was displeased that he should do so, 
 after our arrangement that he should wait a year, 
 before he even made his proposal to one who knew 
 so little of him. I sent back the watch to him 
 through my mother, begging her to write a few lines 
 with it, which she did, and I heard no more of it for 
 some time after. One evening, Mrs. Evelyn called 
 me into her dressing-room, and desiring me to sit 
 down, asked many kind questions about my mother 
 and family, and then taking up one of some very 
 fine cambric handkerchiefs which lay on the table 
 beside her, she said, "I am very glad your mother 
 keeps so well, and that time seems to improve 
 her health ; yet one sees some little marks of 
 age." I was surprised, and wondered to what she 
 could allude. She continued, " Very fine work 
 must, I should think, be bad for her, and I am 
 almost glad that she has declined making these 
 handkerchiefs." I felt startled, though I hardly 
 knew why, and I asked, anxiously, if my mother 
 had mentioned her eyes as the reason ? 
 
 " Yes, my dear girl, but remember how fine 
 this work is, and if what I have said has made 
 you anxious, you can go and see her to-morrow, 
 
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 when I am going into town, and will take you 
 with me." I was very glad to assent to this, for 
 I was beginning to feel very uncomfortable, not 
 being able to dismiss the suspicion, that my kind 
 mistress had wished to express some anxiety on 
 the subject, without alarming me. As I was 
 leaving the room, she said, " I wish. Rose, that 
 you would ask your mother and Mary to come 
 here for Christmas day ; they had better sleep 
 here, and I will take care about their return the 
 next day." I thanked her, and withdrew. 
 
 The following morning we went early to town, 
 and I got out at my mother's door. She had seen 
 the carriage stop, and met me at the head of the 
 stairs : '^ My dear Rose, is any thing the matter — 
 you look so strange — tell me, dear ? " 
 
 ^^ That is what I want to ask you, mother : 
 why did you send those handkerchiefs back ? is 
 your eye-sight really weaker, or are you ill, mo- 
 ther ? oh, do tell me at once." 
 
 ^^ Dear Rose, why will you always think so 
 anxiously about me ? you know how much I have 
 done of that close sewing, and it is not unnatural 
 that I should be unwillino; to 2:0 on until I lose 
 my power of seeing altogether; it is like other 
 powers, it must be used, and not abused." 
 
 She said this with one of her own bright smiles, 
 and I was comforted, but I could not be easy with- 
 out asking if she thought her sight was at all 
 lessened : she replied, — 
 
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 *^ I hope not lessened, but it is rather over- 
 strained, and requires rest; and now, Rose, sit 
 down, and tell me about Larchwood and all the 
 Evelyns." 
 
 Before I left her, I told her all that she wanted 
 to know, but not just then. I am afraid I behaved 
 very ill about it; but the fear took possession of me, 
 that her sight was failing, and it was some days 
 before I could at all shake oiF the impression, and 
 I still often felt anxious. 
 
 Christmas was always a lively and animated 
 season with Mr. Evelyn's family: preparations 
 were commenced a fortnight previously, clothing 
 given out — to be made by those in distress for 
 work — meat ordered, and invitations sent. The 
 day before Christmas day was the busiest : the 
 morning was spent in giving away the food and 
 clothes ready-prepared ; not to every casual 
 beggar, but to those only whose real wants and 
 necessity had been ascertained; then came the 
 arrivals of the married children with their children, 
 and the house resounded with the music of merry 
 voices, and of little feet, scampering up and down 
 stairs. The festivities began at five o'clock, for 
 the sake of the young ones : many others were 
 asked, friends and acquaintances, and many with 
 no claim but Mr. Evelyn's kind remembrance of 
 those who had no home or amusements, and who 
 would otherwise have been alone and neglected. 
 
 Fireworks began the evening, and it was de- 
 
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 lightful to listen to the children's exclamations 
 and clapping of hands when the rockets went up : 
 then came tea, followed by blindman's buff, snap- 
 dragon, grand-mufti; and at eight o'clock, by an 
 old-fashioned supper, with a boar's head, a peacock 
 pie, and a wassail bowl on the table. When this 
 meal, accompanied by many songs and much mirth, 
 was over, the younger ones, very unwillingly, were 
 put to bed, and the dancing was begun by a group 
 of morris-dancers, dressed and got up by Mr. 
 Frank: they danced in the old hall, richly wreathed 
 with evergreens, and lighted by two fires and huge 
 wax candles. It was a beautiful sight, but no one 
 looked so beautiful as Miss Evelyn. I saw her danc- 
 ing with a fine-looking, gentlemanly man; and as 
 we stood watching them from a door-way, I fancied 
 that I perceived Mr. and Mrs. Evelyn also looking 
 at them, and then smiling and sighing, as they 
 glanced at each other, as if pleased to see their 
 child appreciated, yet unable to think of the possi- 
 bility of her leaving them without regret. I may 
 as well mention here, that Miss Evelyn did after- 
 wards marry this gentleman. The party ended 
 early. While I was helping in the servants' hall 
 to put away some of the things, I saw the back 
 door and the kitchen windows wide open, and I 
 was told that the housekeeper always opened them 
 on Christmas eve, for Christmas to come in. She 
 shut them after waiting a few minutes, and seemed 
 
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 quite satisfied; but she would not answer our 
 questions as to whether she had really seen any 
 one enter. 
 
 The next day, the family and all that could be 
 spared, went to church : the dinner was early, and 
 simple, though plentiful. I spent a quiet, happy 
 afternoon with my dear mother and Mary, hearing 
 much family news ; amongst the rest, that poor 
 Mr. Herbert was nearly gone, and that Charles was 
 probably coming down to see him once more. 
 After an early tea, the large family party were 
 ushered into a room, which had been kept care- 
 fully locked since the arrival of the juniors. 
 Here stood the Christmas tree in all its glory, at- 
 tended by two little girls dressed as angels, with 
 wings of silver gauze, to distribute the presents : 
 there was an immense number, many of them the 
 work of different members of the family, showing 
 much thought and knowledge of each other's tastes 
 and feelings. All the household was included; but 
 Charlie was not pleased, because Nelson did not 
 value his top ; however, grandpapa, his constant 
 ally, consoled him, and Charlie never wanted any 
 thing else, when he might sit on his knee, and 
 receive his undivided attention. In the latter part 
 of the evening, when the tree was exhausted, there 
 was a family concert of sacred music: Miss 
 Evelyn played the organ, which was a gift from 
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 she was playing the "pastoral symphony," and 
 then, when it was over, sat down at his feet. 
 We had been allowed to attend the concert, and 
 when it was ended, a short address and prayers 
 concluded the day. Nothing could have been 
 better liked ^or could have given more pleasure, 
 and it seemed to me a good plan to have the 
 dancing and games the evening before, and to keep 
 the sacred music, and the gifts to each other, for 
 the Christmas-day, whose joyful and affectionate 
 greetings are necessarily connected with glad but 
 solemn associations. Very pleasant was my service 
 with Miss Evelyn: she used to like me to sit with 
 her in the afternoons before dressing for the even- 
 ing ; sometimes she read to me, and sometimes I 
 read to her ; she took pleasure in instructing me, 
 and was pleased that, like herself, I admired and 
 loved poetry. Mr. and Mrs. Evelyn, too, reminded 
 me of former days; they were so tenderly attached 
 to each other, and their mutual understanding 
 seemed so entire. Mrs. Evelyn was yielding in 
 disposition, and this suited the quick and some- 
 what impetuous temper of Mr. Evelyn : she looked 
 up to him as to some superior being— a feeling 
 which he entirely reciprocated, — and I used to 
 think that if one died, the other would not long 
 survive. How much good they, quietly and un- 
 ostentatiously, accomplished ! 
 
 Mr. Evelyn's great objects through life had 
 
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 been the promotion of peace, freedom of conscience, 
 and the general welfare of mankind. Mrs. Evelyn 
 fully entered into all his views, but her own labours 
 were in a quieter line : she visited the prison and 
 the infirmary ; imparted knowledge wherever she 
 could, and was the constant friend of the suffer- 
 ing and afflicted, whether in mind or body. Yet 
 all this never interfered with the comfort of regular 
 household arrangements; she was at all times 
 ready to receive her children's confidence, to consult 
 their Welshes, to attend to their affairs, and to visit 
 them in their own homes; and no one in the house 
 ever had the feeling that she was too busy to be 
 applied to. Sometimes she went v/ith Mr. Evelyn 
 to London, when he was sent there on political de- 
 putations, and he declared that she was of more 
 use to him than two secretaries. The great strug- 
 gle for parliamentary reform was then going on, 
 and I heard it said, that no one, out of the House, 
 did so much in the cause as Mr. Evelyn. 
 
 Soon after Christmas Mr. Evelyn was summoned 
 to town, and as Mr. Walsingham was going with 
 him, Mrs. Walsingham and Charlie again came 
 to Larch wood. The winter was severe, and a 
 fatal species of influenza made its appearance : the 
 young and old were especially attacked, and were 
 its most frequent victims. Mrs. Evelyn came to 
 the nursery one morning, where I was helping, 
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 said, "I wish, Rose, you would prevent Charlie 
 from running into nurse's room : I am afraid she 
 has taken this sad complaint, and though many 
 think it is not infectious, we cannot be too care- 
 ful : I do not like to mention it to Mrs. Wal- 
 singham, but, I confess, Charlie seems to me not 
 quite well to-day." He came in as she spoke, 
 and I took him on my knee : his little hands were 
 hot and his eyes heavy, but he talked as usual, 
 and was very anxious that Nelson should come up 
 stairs. Soon afterwards he fell asleep: and I laid 
 him in] his crib. As I looked at him, the terrible 
 thought came into my mind that he was going to 
 be taken from us, and I wondered where his mamma 
 was, and whether she had noticed his looks. I 
 went to her room, where she was writing, and told 
 her that the child was asleep : she seemed grave, 
 and said she had been writing to Mr. Walsingham, 
 and had thought it best to tell him that Charlie was 
 not quite well, though she hoped it was of no 
 consequence. She followed me to his crib, and 
 bent down to feel his pulse. " It seems faster than 
 it was an hour ago; you try, Rose, for perhaps it is 
 my fancy." I too thought that it w^as faster, but 
 not much. He remained in the same state during 
 that day and the next, and played about, almost 
 as usual, though evidently rather feverish. I could 
 not resist the conviction, the day after, that he 
 was weaker : he sat more still, and when Nelson 
 
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 was brought in^ was much quieter than was at all 
 customary. Mrs. Walsingham looked very anxious^ 
 and I ventured to say that I thought him weaker, 
 and asked her if she had sent for a doctor ? She 
 grew pale, and said, " Yes, it is so : I have tried to 
 
 think otherwise, but now -"she became faint 
 
 from long suppressed apprehension. I called Mrs. 
 Evelyn, who told me that she had sent for Doctor 
 Harcourt, and this somewhat relieved Mrs. Wal- 
 singham, when she recovered sufficiently to hear 
 it. Late in the evening the Doctor came : he 
 asked many questions as to how the child had 
 played, and if he had taken food, &c. He said 
 there was very little wrong at present, but that 
 he must be most carefully watched ; and he told us 
 what to do, should the languor increase the next 
 day. His words were more hopeful than his 
 manner, Avhich was very grave, and he promised to 
 come early in the morning. I sat beside Charlie 
 the first half of the night, during which he slept 
 peacefully ; the latter half his mother came to him, 
 and desired me to rest, saying, in a whisper, ^^ We 
 do not know for how long our strength may be 
 needed." Her mournful tone chimed in with my 
 own fears. In the morning, I went in with some 
 breakfast for both ; Charlie was talking, and 
 seemed pleased with what I brought: but he could 
 not eat, and his mamma's tears fell fast, as 
 she ate, in order to tempt him. He looked up in 
 
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 her face, and said, "Mamma shouldn't cry" — 
 ^^ Charlie kiss mamma." She kissed him several 
 times with passionate fondness, and went out of 
 the room to regain her composure ; but from that 
 hour she did not again leave him. Doctor Har- 
 court came, and his opinion was unfavourable. He 
 wrote himself to Mr. Walsingham, telling him that 
 he had seen worse cases recover, but that at pre- 
 sent nothing seemed to arrest the rapid reduction 
 of strength, and he begged him to come imme- 
 diately upon receiving the letter, which would 
 not be until the evening of the following day. 
 It was a sad addition in this hour of trial that 
 Mr. Evelyn should be also absent ; he was one of 
 those, too, whom Charlie oftenest named. He was 
 very restless that day, sometimes asking for papa, 
 then Rose, then grandpapa, and was only quiet 
 when Nelson was by the bed, and he could put 
 his arm round his neck, or when some one would 
 sing to him. It was a great grief to his mother, 
 that she could not finish a sino;le sons; ; tears 
 would gush forth, and it annoyed Charlie if there 
 was any pause. I sang the most frequently, and 
 then he always lay quiet : he had many favourite 
 songs which he asked for by name. In the evening 
 he was much worse, and more advice was sent for. 
 He had been moved from the crib to a low couch, 
 for the sake of freer air, and three doctors stood 
 by the little bed ; but what could they do ? It 
 
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 was God's will that Charlie should not live even 
 to see his father return. When Mrs. Walsingham 
 had once lost all hope, she never gave way to emo- 
 tion : she looked deadly pale, but was perfectly 
 composed; doing every thing herself, and watching 
 her boy as if her looks would have power to keep 
 him from death. She scarcely spoke, except when 
 he looked at her: sometimes he would open his eyes, 
 smile, and close them again in a sort of stupor. 
 The least sound out of doors made his mother 
 start. She was anxiously expecting her husband, 
 and every minute seemed to confirm the fearful 
 prospect, that he would not be in time again 
 to see the living form of his only child. Mrs. 
 Evelyn was the support of all: she wrote all 
 necessary letters, provided for every one's comfort, 
 and while she encouraged no false hope, was ever 
 ready with ^^the word in season," which came 
 from such heartfelt trust in our heavenly Father, 
 and such exceeding love for those around her, that 
 even then, her presence was felt to be the greatest 
 consolation we could experience ; — I say we, for 
 there was not a person in the house who did not love 
 Charlie, and to me he was like a precious brother ; 
 I was deeply thankful that I was permitted to 
 stay by him to the end. The last words I heard 
 him utter Vere after he had drank something 
 cooling : without unclosing his eyes his head sank 
 back on the pillow, and he said very softly, 
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 " Charlie love Nelson, Charlie loves everybody." 
 I shall not attempt to describe the closing scenes : 
 they would be too painful for those who have 
 gone through similar ones, and they would not be 
 comprehended by those who have not. But the 
 family I was with were true Christians, and they 
 did " not sorrow as those who had no hope." 
 
 It was long before Mrs. Walsingham came 
 again to Larchwood. Mr. Walsingham took her 
 abroad, for her health was much shattered ; nor 
 did it seem to improve, until she had once more the 
 prospect of becoming a mother. Before she went, 
 she gave me a large locket with a bright rich curl 
 of poor Charlie's dark-brown hair. 
 
 It is said that misfortunes never come single, 
 and it certainly often happens, that many deaths 
 and trials, in which we are deeply interested, do 
 seem to occur in close succession. The day after 
 little Charlie's funeral came a letter from Susan, 
 telling me of the death of our old and valued 
 friend, Mr. Herbert. This was by no means un- 
 expected, and his decline had been so long and 
 so gradual, that we were all prepared for the sad 
 tidings. Yet no preparation can prevent some 
 degree of shock, when we hear that some one is 
 gone for ever from this world; for, though we 
 truly hope to meet and to know each other again, 
 our future mode of intercourse is so utterly in- 
 comprehensible, that we are liable to be lost in a 
 
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 dread mist of uncertainty and confusion. I hasten- 
 ed to see my mother, who would, I knew, feel 
 this loss greatly. She was calm, but sorrowful, 
 and almost as much afflicted about Charlie as 
 about Mr. Herbert. When I looked at her, I 
 was uncomfortably struck with some change In 
 the expression of her eyes, and she allowed that 
 they were weaker, and had not benefitted by rest 
 as she had expected. Whilst urging her with 
 tears to consult a surgeon, dear Charles came In. 
 This was Indeed a bright ray of sunshine. He 
 said he was going to stay with her some days, as 
 he must attend Mr. Herbert's funeral. After 
 giving us an Interesting account of the peaceful 
 close of our old friend's long, well-spent life, I 
 told him my fears about our mother's eyes. He 
 instantly took the alarm, and said he would go 
 for a doctor, and he went Immediately ; but the 
 doctor could not come before I was obliged to 
 return to Larchwood. It was well that it 
 happened so, for the opinion given confirmed all 
 our worst apprehensions, and I was glad to be 
 alone. The surgeon said that cataract was form- 
 ing In both eyes, and that it would be a year 
 before they could be operated upon. That this 
 could then be done, ought to have been a great 
 comfort, but I could not feel it so at first. Charles 
 said our mother was really quite cheerful, and 
 talked of Mary's singing and reading to her, as If 
 
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 she should be a gainer by her misfortune. This 
 was to be expected from her well-regulated^ pious 
 mind; but her children could not so easily be 
 comforted. 
 
 I shall never forget Mrs. Evelyn's kindness on 
 this occasion : she talked and soothed me for 
 hours together, procured all that she thought 
 would contribute to my mother's comfort; and 
 her sympathy consoled me in this, the greatest 
 trial that I had ever experienced in my life. Miss 
 Evelyn arranged for me to spend the Sundays at 
 home; and she read every thing to me which 
 could give me information on the subject, and en- 
 able me most effectually to help my dear and 
 only parent. And all this care for my concerns, 
 was at a time when their hearts were wrung by 
 their own afflictions. 
 
 Months passed quietly away, and the spring 
 came and went almost unheeded. It was in June 
 that I received a letter from Edward Grant, re- 
 minding me that the year of probation had elapsed, 
 and asking permission to see me. I wrote to tell 
 him of my mother's state, of her increasing blind- 
 ness, and of my determination never to leave her 
 until her sight was restored. I told him that I was 
 on the point of leaving my situation in order to 
 live with her, and reminded him that I had given 
 him no encouragement beyond permission to visit 
 me when the year was over, and I begged him to 
 
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 remember that he was still almost a stranger to 
 us. He came to call after receiving this letter, 
 and I allowed him to visit me once a week, while 
 I was with my mother. I now permitted myself 
 to think of him, and was surprised to find how much 
 I seemed to know of him, when I considered how 
 seldom we had met. But I was much engrossed 
 with my mother, whose general health was not 
 good ; and I was anxious that she should remove 
 to Hale, as Mary was now old enough to be 
 placed as a boarder in the family of a music- 
 master ; indeed she was beginning to teach, and 
 already earned something. 
 
 I forgot to mention, in the right place, that at 
 Christmas, Willie had been appointed junior usher 
 in the same school where he had been educated, 
 and he much liked his new mode of life. When 
 he should be rather older, we thought he might 
 make a home with Mary, as it was not necessary 
 that he should sleep at the school, which was the 
 present arrangement. 
 
 And now came a sorrowful parting with the 
 kind and excellent family at Larch wood, where 
 I had spent the happiest year of my life while in 
 service ; but I knew that I should see them often 
 again, which lessened the feeling of separation. 
 They were, indeed, constant friends to us, and 
 they admired and loved my mother's sweet cha- 
 racter so much, that I felt assured they would 
 
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 come to see her. Mrs. Evelyn said they should 
 perhaps be arranging a pic-nic at Hale in honour 
 of the birthday of her oldest grand-daughter, in 
 the course of another month. This redoubled my 
 anxiety to go there ; and, with Mr. Evelyn's kind 
 assistance, we managed to remove to our new 
 country lodgings in about a fortnight. Never did 
 the country look brighter or more beautiful ; but 
 my pleasure in it was sadly diminished when I 
 remembered that my mother could no longer see 
 its beauties. How I thanked God, that first 
 evening in our new home, that I was permitted 
 to be with her once more, and to care for her in 
 her season of weakness, as she had cared for me 
 all my life ! 
 
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 CHAP. VIL 
 
 I LOOK back upon this year at Hale with much 
 pleasure. However much I grieved to watch the 
 increasing evidences of declining sight, yet my 
 mother's spirits were so cheerful that I could not 
 despond. She always dwelt upon the bright side 
 of every thing ; but this did not prevent her from 
 feeling with those who were not able to look on 
 the world with her singleness of heart, her humble, 
 confiding trust in the wisdom and mercy of the 
 great Author of all our blessings and our trials. 
 Edward generally came to us on Saturday, and 
 stayed over the Sunday. We had a stout girl 
 for our servant, and this set me at liberty to be 
 my mother's constant attendant. Nothing won so 
 much upon my affection as witnessing Edward's 
 gentle and respectful attentions to her. He al- 
 ways brought books or papers with him, and would 
 read as long as she had the power to listen. By 
 making her comfort his first object, I knew how 
 truly he loved me; and, after two months had 
 elapsed, one evening, when the harvest moon 
 shone brightly into our little sitting-room, he 
 won my consent to become his wife so soon 
 
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 as my mother's sight should be restored. He was 
 still on good terms with his uncle, though Mr. 
 Wilson was aware of his visits to Hale ; but Ed- 
 ward did not know how far his disapprobation of 
 them might affect our future prospects. The next 
 morning my brother Charles unexpectedly made 
 his appearance. He told us that he was come to 
 escort Miss Herbert to London, where she had 
 an aunt residing, and from whose house they were 
 to be married. Clara was at this time staying 
 with the Eainforths, and for Charles's sake she 
 consented to the marriage taking place sooner 
 than she quite liked it on her own account. We 
 were sorry to lose her society: during the last 
 three months she had been with us daily ; but we 
 were thankful that Charles should again have the 
 comforts of a home, for his very domestic tastes 
 had rendered his London life almost painfully 
 desolate. 
 
 Charles and Clara departed, and in about a 
 month their wedding took place. The short letter 
 which announced it was signed by both their 
 names, and underneath Charles had written : — 
 " I know, my dearest mother, that you will send 
 me your blessing on receiving this intelligence. 
 How I long for my father's ! but perhaps he has 
 given it, though we cannot hear his voice. May 
 I be to my Clara what he was to you ! " 
 
 The next event in our quiet cottage life was a 
 
KOSE ALLEN. 153 
 
 note from Miss Evelyn, mentioning the day for 
 the pic-nic, which had, after a long delay, been 
 fixed. She said the children were very anxious 
 that I should join them, and she hoped I would 
 come to the little w^ood near Hale Hall, where 
 they were to dine, at two o'clock : Mrs. Evelyn 
 proposed drinking tea with my mother. We 
 were much pleased to think of seeing these dear 
 friends again, and Susan said she would stay 
 with our mother, if I would go to the dinner. 
 I fixed to do so, though not particularly liking 
 the idea of leaving home for several hours. The 
 pic-nic was admirable : there were four carriages 
 full of people, and every thing was arranged 
 with the nicety of Larchwood. How pleasant it 
 was to see them all again ! Poor Nelson caused 
 a sio;h, as I thouo;ht how Charlie would have 
 enjoyed the merry party. Caroline Evelyn, the 
 queen of the feast, was a very sweet-looking 
 girl, just fourteen: she was crowned w^ith a 
 wreath of flowers; and when dinner was over, 
 and the singing commenced, her brothers, sisters, 
 and cousins, sang a lively glee, with words of 
 playful compliment, which had been written by 
 Mr. Evelyn in honour of the day. Before they 
 separated, to ramble on the river side, and about 
 the pretty village, a very large pie was placed on 
 the ground, in the midst of the circle. A fine 
 laughing boy was deputed to cut it open, but he 
 
154 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 declared it was too hard. Mr. Evelyn, putting a 
 large knife in at the edge, raised the whole lid at 
 once, and a cry of delight and surprise burst forth, 
 when it displayed an assemblage of presents, not 
 only for Caroline, though hers was the largest 
 share, but for the whole party. This took up so 
 much time, that the hour had come when Mrs. 
 Evelyn had fixed to join my mother : I walked 
 with her, and one of the party followed us, a 
 gentleman who had been introduced as Mr. Davis, 
 and whom I had not noticed particularly, although 
 he certainly reminded me of some one whom I 
 had seen before. Mrs. Evelyn asked leave to 
 introduce him at the cottage, saying she thought 
 that he and my mother would be mutually pleased, 
 and she added, that Mr. Davis had taken lodg- 
 ings at Hale for a week, intending to sketch some 
 of the old black and white cottages. Of course 
 I could make no objection, though I thought it 
 rather strange. We passed the evening, however, 
 very agreeably : the stranger was entertaining, 
 and friendly in his manners. 
 
 Mr. Davis came again for several evenings to- 
 gether, generally staying two or three hours : he 
 was, I supposed, fond of young people, as he often 
 asked my opinion on different subjects, and made 
 himself thoroughly acquainted with the little that 
 I knew, and the much that I did not know. I 
 wished Edward to see him, but on Saturday and 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 155 
 
 Sunday he did not come, neither was he at church; 
 on Monday again he came. We were becoming 
 fond of his society — my mother enjoyed his con- 
 versation, and we were sorry when he told us that 
 he was come to take leave : — he hoped that it 
 would not be very long before he paid another 
 visit to Hale, when we might be sure that he 
 would come to the cottage. The next day I re- 
 ceived by the post the following letter, dated 
 Bootle, 22d September : — 
 
 " Madam, 
 " My nephew has informed me of the en- 
 gagement between you and him, but I am afraid 
 it may have been entered into with false expecta- 
 tions on your part. Mr. Grant has a small share 
 in my business, which brings him in perhaps 200Z. 
 per annum : but my personal property is left by 
 my will to other relations; and it is fitting that 
 you should be aware of this, before you bind 
 yourself to a husband, whom you suppose to be 
 rich, but who is poor. 
 
 " Your obedient servant, 
 
 ^^ Egbert Wilson. 
 
 ^^ Please to answer this by return of post — ad- 
 dressed to Bootle." 
 
 I did answer it by return of post, as fol- 
 lows : — 
 
156 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 « Hale, 23d September. 
 
 '' Sir, 
 
 ^^ Mr. Grant has never deceived me, as to his 
 future prospects; and though I have hitherto 
 hoped that you might forgive him for engaging 
 himself to one who has no fortune, your letter 
 convinces me that we must not expect, at pre- 
 sent, to be favoured with your sanction to our mar- 
 riage. I will still hope that the time may arrive, 
 when you will come to see us in our humble but 
 happy home. You cannot suppose that your let- 
 ter could make any change with regard to one, 
 whom in my heart I have promised to love, 
 whether richer or poorer. 
 
 ^^ Believe me to be, respectfully yours, 
 
 '^EosE Allen." 
 
 To this letter I promptly received the following 
 reply : — 
 
 ^' My dear Miss Allen, 
 ^^ Your letter is what I hoped, and indeed ex- 
 pected to receive. There was a time, when I 
 was much displeased with my nephew's engage- 
 ment, but since I have had the pleasure of making 
 your acquaintance (under the name of Mr. Davis) 
 I have changed my mind, and I only wished to 
 ascertain what, w^hen you gave your consent, were 
 your expectations for the future. The will which 
 I spoke of is now destroyed; and I have this 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 157 
 
 morning signed a new one, making Edward my 
 sole heir, and In the mean time settling 6001, a 
 year upon him, which will enable you to live very 
 comfortably. I know, and approve of your reso- 
 lution not to leave your mother In her present 
 dependent state. Give her my affectionate and 
 respectful regards, and tell her that the next time 
 I come to Hale I will do my best to convince her 
 how highly I appreciate her good daughter, who 
 will, I hope, ere long become my niece. Believe 
 me, with much esteem and affectionate feeling, 
 " Very truly yours, 
 
 "Egbert Wilson." 
 
 How gladly did Edward read this letter, which 
 his kind uncle took care should arrive on the Sa- 
 turday ; though / could not help feeling rather 
 foolish, when I thought of the scrutiny to which 
 I had been subjected. Edward was not at all 
 pleased at this last trial of faith, but he was too 
 well satisfied with the result, long to resent his 
 uncle's strange fancy. When we were talking 
 over our first acquaintance, Edward said his sister 
 Jane had sent the presents to my mother, which 
 she used to receive, anonymously. He never lost 
 sight of me, though, when I went to Miss Bar- 
 ker's, he had not heard of my going to service, 
 and was much surprised to see me there. He had 
 felt anxious about Mr. Harry Ashton, as he had 
 
158 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 heard exaggerated reports of his being a very wild 
 young man. He had also sent me the watch 
 when I was at Larchwood, fearing that I should 
 forget him, and unable to resist making the at- 
 tempt to establish some intercourse between us. 
 This watch he had kept, until we met this sum- 
 mer, and he gave it to me on the evening when 
 we made our engagement. 
 
 As winter approached, my mother became quite 
 blind ; and the doctors told us that in May 
 she might probably have the operation per- 
 formed. Susan spent the winter with us : she was 
 now old enough to take the charge of our mother, 
 provided we should be blessed by her restoration 
 to sight. My mother meant in future to live at 
 Hale with Susan and Robert. Our cottage was 
 not far from the homes of Sarah and Fanny, and 
 we were all fond of the place. Mary's destination 
 was decided, by her receiving an excellent offer 
 to reside as music teacher in a large school, when 
 she should have been a year longer with her pre- 
 sent master. In April Edward took a pleasant 
 house, with a small garden attached to it, about 
 a mile from Liverpool. We neither of us liked 
 the Bootle neighbourhood, besides it would have 
 settled us still farther from Hale. Mr. Wilson 
 came to see us occasionally, and was always a wel- 
 come visiter : as he grew older, the haughtiness of 
 manner which had been formerly so remarkable 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 159 
 
 almost vanished, and I am sure he was improved 
 by his conversations with my dear mother. 
 
 Early in May, Charles and his wife came to 
 see us, and to be with us when the operation 
 should take place. The 10th was my mother's 
 birthday, and that was the day fixed upon. Clara, 
 Charles, and I went with her to Mr. Sandford's 
 house in Liverpool : she never lost her calmness, 
 and she spoke cheerfully and quietly of the fu- 
 ture. It was an awful moment, when she was 
 seated in the formidable arm-chair. I knelt be- 
 side her, and held her hands, while Charles stood 
 close by to help. The surgeon was quick, and, 
 after a few moments, which, notwithstanding, to 
 us, seemed like hours, he said, " Do you see any 
 thing?" "It is light, and now it is dark, and now 
 it is again lighter." This change of light, Charles 
 afterwards said, was occasioned by a hand being 
 held up between her eyes and the window, and 
 then removed. 
 
 Mr. Sandford seemed satisfied, and I believe 
 that he then operated on the other eye; but at 
 the time I did not know this, for I could not bear 
 to look up, and we had been told not to speak. 
 After another pause, the doctor said again, "What 
 do you see ?" " It looks like a stick." " It is all 
 right," and he began to bandage the eyes, after 
 which she fainted. When brought to herself 
 again, her first words were, " I thank God for 
 
160 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 
 
 this great, this undeserved mercy : my dear chil- 
 dren I thank you, and you, dear sir, who have 
 been the cause of so much joy." " Now then," said 
 the doctor, who was afraid of her being agitated, 
 ^^ you mustn't speak another word, nor any one 
 else just now : put her into the carriage, and do 
 not unfasten the bandage to-day." He gave some 
 more directions to Charles, after we were in the 
 carriage. ' We stayed a fortnight in town that 
 she might be under the doctor's care. All went 
 on well ; and as soon as the medical treatment was 
 over, and she seemed able to bear the journey, we 
 set off to return home. As we approached Hale, 
 we gave the coachman a little white flag, which 
 was to be the signal to our relations and friends 
 that we were coming. No sooner was it displayed 
 than we heard the village bells begin to chime. 
 ^^ Whose wedding are they ringing for ?" asked my 
 mother. I tried to speak but could not, and Charles 
 said, ^^ It is our neighbours rejoicing with us in the 
 restoration of your sight." She laughed, saying, 
 " Oh no, dears, that is only your fancy." I believe 
 she never knew that the bells were rung for her, 
 and she treated the allusions which were made to 
 them as jests. In three days after we came 
 home we took off the bandages ; and oh the joy, 
 the unspeakable happiness, of again meeting her 
 glance of affection, filled with the deep love which 
 she bore to her children: well might we think 
 
ROSE ALLEN. 161 
 
 those eyes the most beautiful that we had ever 
 seen. How she enjoyed the flowers, the sunsets, 
 the garden, and more than all, the being able to 
 read her Bible ! When she first took the book 
 it opened accidentally at the 103d Psalm, and she 
 read it aloud, saying, as she began, " ' Bless the 
 Lord,' is indeed the language of my soul this 
 evening." 
 
 My story is now concluded. I did not return to 
 service, and I will only briefly state, that a month 
 after this great blessing had been granted to us, 
 Edward and I were married at Hale Church, sur- 
 rounded by all my brothers and sisters, Jane 
 Grant, Mr. Wilson, and some of Mr. Evelyn's 
 family. We took a short journey to Llangollen ; 
 and then returned to our new home, where our 
 mother promised to visit us, when a few weeks 
 were gone over. I saw that she wished me to 
 become more independent of her constant help, 
 as she could not be always with me ; and I there- 
 fore did not urge her coming sooner, though the 
 temptation was strong. Edward is much engaged 
 with business, and our two nice servants leave 
 me, just now, much leisure. To beguile some of 
 the long afternoons, while waiting for Edward, 
 I have written these sketches of the different situ- 
 ations which I have filled, hoping that they may 
 suggest to those, who do not alicays pay due at- 
 tention to the welfare of their households, the 
 
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162 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ROSE ALLEN. 
 
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 that they will endeavour to bear In mind how 
 easily they may wound, and how easily they may 
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 the dally comfort of their lives. Very strong are 
 the mutual bonds of duty and obligation between 
 servants and their employers. And when they 
 are properly felt and attended to, very valuable 
 are the friendships which may be formed. At all 
 events, very pleasant may their mutual intercourse 
 be rendered, when servants give themselves up 
 with heartiness and good-will to the performance 
 of their various duties ; and when their employers 
 remember that kindness and consideration are as 
 much due to their feelings as Is attention to their 
 bodily comfort, or the punctual payment of their 
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 Pages 
 
 Bayldou oil Valuing Rents, etc. - - 6 
 
 Crocker's Land Surveying - - •• 9 
 
 Davi's Agricultural Chemistrv - - 9 
 
 Johnson's Farmer's Encyclopaedia - - 16 
 
 Loudon's Encyclopaedia of Agriculture - 18 
 
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 I>ow's Breeds of the Domesticated Animals 19 
 
 ,, Elements of Agriculture - - 19 
 
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 ,, On the Domesticated Animals - 19 
 
 Parnell on Roads ----- 23 
 
 Thomson on Fattening Cattle, etc.- - 30 
 
 Topham's Agricultural Chemistry - 30 
 
 Whitley's Agricultural Geology - - 32 
 
 ARTS, MANUFACTURES, AND 
 ARCHITECTURE. 
 
 Brande's Dictionary of Science, etc. - 6 
 
 Buckler's St. Alban's Abbey - - - 7 
 
 Budge's Miner's Guide - - . - 7 
 
 Cartoons (The Prize) . - • - 7 
 
 Cresv's Encvcl. of Civil Engineering - 9 
 
 De Burtin on the Knowledge of Pictures 9 
 
 Dresden Gallery ----- 10 
 
 Eastlake on Oil Painting - - - 10 
 
 Evans's Sugar Planter's Manual - - 11 
 
 Gwilt's Encyclopaedia of Architecture - 13 
 
 Havdon's Lectures on Painting & Design 13 
 
 Holland's Manufactures in Metal - - 14 
 
 Loudon's Rural Architecture - - - 18 
 
 Moselev's Engineering and Architecture 22 
 
 Parnen'on Roads 23 
 
 Porter's Manufacture of Silk - - - 24 
 
 ,, ,, Porcelain & Glass 24 
 
 Reid (Dr.) on Warming and Ventilating 2.5 
 
 Siblevand Rutherford's Earthwork Tables 27 
 
 Steam F^ngine (The) , by the Artisan Club 5 
 
 lire's Dictionary of Arts. etc. - - 31 
 
 Wilkinson's Eng'ines of War - - _ 32 
 
 Wood on Railroads ----- 32 
 
 BIOGRAPHY. 
 
 Aikin's Life of Addison - • - - 5 
 
 Andersen's (H. C.) Auto'oiography - 5 
 
 Bell's Lives of the British Poets - - 6 
 
 Dover's Life of the King of Prussia - - 10 
 
 Dunham's Early Writers of Britain - 10 
 
 ,, Lives of the British Dramatists 10 
 
 Forster's Statesmen of the Commonwealth ] 1 
 
 ,, LifeofJebb - - - - 11 
 
 Gleig's British Military Commanders - 12 
 
 Grant (Mrs.) ^Memoir and Correspondence 12 
 
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 15 
 
 Haydon's Autobiography and Journals 
 James's Life of the Black Prince 
 
 ,, Eminent Foreign Statesmen 
 Lai's (M.) Life of Dost Mohammed - 
 Leslie's Life of Constable _ _ . 1/ 
 
 Mackintosh's Life of Sir T. More - - 19 
 Maunder'sBiographicalTreasury - - 21 
 Roscoe's Lives of Eminent British Lawyers 26 
 Russell's Bedford Correspondence - 6 
 
 21 
 
 Paores 
 
 -'26 
 
 - 27 
 
 27 
 
 Schopenhauer's Youthful Life 
 Shelley's Literary Men of Italy, etc. 
 
 ,, Eminent French Writers 
 Southey's Lives of the British Admirals 
 
 „ Life of Wesley - - - - 28 
 
 Townsend's Twelve eminent Judges - 30 
 
 Waterton's Autobiography and Essays - 31 
 
 BOOKS OF GENERAL UTILITY. 
 
 Acton's (Eliza) Cookery Book - - 5 
 
 Black's Treatise on Brewing - - - 6 
 
 Collegian's Guide . - - - _ 8 
 
 Donovan's Domestic Economy - - 10 
 
 Hand-Book of Taste - - . . l3 
 
 Hints on Etiquette ----- 13 
 
 Hudson's Parent's Hand-Book - - 15 
 
 ,, Executor's Guide - - - 15 
 
 „ On Making Wills . - - 15 
 
 Hume's Ac'ount of Learned Societies etc. 15 
 
 Loudon's Self Instruction - - - 18 
 
 „ (Mrs.) Amateur Gardener - IS 
 
 Maunder's Treasury of Knowledge - - 20 
 
 ,, Scientific and LiteraryTreasury 20 
 
 ,, Treasury of History - - 21 
 
 ,, Biographical Treasury - - 21 
 
 ,, Natural History - ' - - 21 
 
 Parkes's Domestic Duties - - - 23 
 
 Pycroft's Course of English Reading - 24 
 
 Reader's Time Tables - - - - 25 
 
 Rich's Companion to the Latin Dictionary 25 
 
 Riddle's Eng.-Lat. and Lat.-Eng. Diet. - 25 
 
 Robinson's Art of Curing, Pickling, etc. 25 
 
 Rowton's Debater - - - - _ 26 
 
 Short Whist ------ 27 
 
 Thomson's Management of Sick Room - 30 
 
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 Tomlins' Law Dictionary - - - - 30 
 
 Walker's Dictionary, by Smart - - 31 
 
 Webster's Encycl. of Domestic K.conomy 31 
 
 Zumpt's Latin Grammar - - - - 32 
 
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 Abercrombie's Practical Gardener - - 5 
 
 ,, and Main's Gardener - 5 
 
 Callcott's Scripture Herbal - . . 7 
 
 Conversations on Botany - - . g 
 
 Drummond's First Steps to Botany - - 10 
 
 Evans's Sugar Planters Manual '- - 11 
 
 Henslow's Botany 13 
 
 Hoare On the Grape Vine on Open Walls 14 
 
 ,, On the Roots of Vines - - - 14 
 
 Hooker's British Flora - . - - 14 
 
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 Roberts on the Vine - - - 
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 Macaulay's Essays - - - - 19 
 Mackintosh's History of England - - 19 
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 Mosheim's Ecclesiastical History 
 Nicolas's Chronology of History 
 Ranke's History of the Reformation 
 
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 Rich's Companion to the Latin Dictionary 25 
 
 Riddle's Latin Dictionaries - - - 25 
 
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 Russell's Bedford Correspondence - 6 
 
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 Tooke's History of Prices 
 Turner's History of England - 
 Tytler's Elements of General History 
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 Gertrude ------ 
 
 Gower's Scientific Phenomena 
 Hawes's Tales of the American Indians < 
 Historical Charades - - - 
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 „ Child's Year Book 
 Laneton Parsonage - - - 
 Mackintosh's Life of Sir T. More 
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 On Vegetable Physiology 
 
 On Land and Water - 
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 „ Settlers in Canada 
 
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 „ Management of Children 
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 Elliotson's Human Physiology 
 Esdaile's Mesmerism in India - - - 
 Holland's Medical Notes - - - . 
 Lane's Water Cure at Malvern 
 Pereira On Food and Diet ... 
 Recce's Medical Guide . - - . 
 Thomson on Food ----- 
 
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 Cartoons (The Prize) . . - - 
 Clavers's Forest Life - . - « 
 
 Cocks's Bordeaux, its Wines, etc. - 
 Collegian's Guide - - - - - 
 
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 De Morgan On Probabilities - - - 
 De Strzelecki's New South Wales - 
 Dresden Gallery _ _ _ _ _ 
 
 Dunlop's History of Fiction ... 
 Good's Book of Nature - - - - 
 
 Gower's Scientific Phenomena 
 Graham's English - - . - - 
 Grant's Letters from the Mountains 
 Hand-Book of Taste - . - - 
 
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 „ Visits to Remarkable Places - 
 
 „ Student Life of Germany 
 
 „ Rural and Social Life of Germany 
 
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 Hume's Account of Learned Societies - 15 
 Jaenisch on Chess Openings - - - 15 
 Jeffrey's (Lord) Contributions - - 16 
 
 King's (Col.) Argentine Republic - Ifi 
 
 Lane's Life at the Water Cure - - 16 ; 
 
 Loudon's (Mrs.) Lady's Country Companion 18 j 
 • " • • al and Historical Essays 19 
 
 Macaulav's C 
 
 Mackintosh's (Sir J.) Miscellaneous Works 19 
 
 Maltland's Church in Catacombs 
 
 Michelet's Priests, Women, and Families 21 
 
 ,, The People - - - - 21 
 Necker DeSaussure's on Education - 23 
 Peter Plymley's Letters - - - - 24 
 Plunkett on the Xavy _ . - . 24 
 Pvcroft's English Course ofReading - 24 
 Rich's Companion to the Latin Dictionarj- 23 
 Riddle's Latin Dictionaries - - -25 
 Roget's Economic Chess-board - - 26 
 
 Rowton's Debater - . _ - 26 
 
 Sandford's Parochialia - - - - 26 
 Seaward's Narrative of his Shipwreck 
 Southey's Common-Place Book 
 
 „ Doctor, etc. Vols. VI. and VH. 
 Sydney Smith's Works - - - . 
 Thomson on Food of Animals, etc. - 
 Walker's Chess Studies - - - - 
 Wilioughby's (Lady) Diarv ... 
 Zumpt's Latin Grammar 1 - . - 
 
 Blaine's, of Rural Sports - - - . 
 Brande's, of Science, Literature, and Art 
 Copland's, of Medicine - - . . 
 Cresy's, of Civil Engineering - . . 
 Gwilt's, of Architecture - - - _ 
 Johnson's Farmer - - _ - - 
 
 NATURAL HISTORY IN GENERAL. 
 
 Callow's Popular Conchology . - - 7 
 
 Doubleday's Butterflies and Moths - 10 
 
 Drummoud's Letters to a Naturalist - 10 
 
 Gray and Mitchell's Ornithology - - 12 
 
 ,, ,, Accipitres - - 12 
 
 Kirby and Speuce's Entomology - -16 
 
 Lee's Taxidermy - - - - 17 
 
 ,, Elements'of Natural History - . 1/ 
 
 Maunder's Treasury of Natural History 21 
 
 Nesvell's Zoology- of the English Poets - 23 
 
 Stephens' British Beetles - - - 28 
 
 Swainson on the Study of NaturalHistory 29 
 
 tt Animals - - - - 29 
 
 ,, Quadrupeds - • - - 29 
 
 „ Birds 29 
 
 ,, Animals in Menageries • 29 
 
 ,, Fish, Amphibia, and Reptiles 29 
 
 ,, Insects - - - - 29 
 
 ,, Malacology - - - - 29 
 
 ,, Habits and Instincts - -29 
 
 ,, Taxidermy - . _ . 29 
 
 Turton's Shellsof the Britishlslands - 31 
 
 Watertoii's Essays on Xaturfi.1 History - 31 
 
 Westwood's Classification of Insects - 32 
 
 Zoology of H.M. S.s' Erebus and Terror 32 
 
 NOVELS AND WORKS OF FICTION, 
 
 Bray's (Mrs.) Novels . - - _ 6 
 
 Duulop's History of Fiction - - - lU 
 
 Fawn ofSerturius ----- 11 
 
 Lady Willoughby's Diary - - - 32 
 
 Marrs-at's Masterman Ready - - -20 
 
 ,', Privateer's-Man ' - - - 20 
 
 „ Settlers in Canada - - - 20 
 
 ,, Mission; or, Scenes in Africa - 20 
 
 Pericles, A Tale of Athens - - - 23 
 
 Southey's Doctor, etc. Vols. VI. and VII. 28 
 
 Twelve Years Ago ----- 31 
 
 ONE VOLUYE ENCYCLOP/EDIAS 
 AND DICTIONARIES. 
 
 Pages 
 
 Loudon'SjOf Trees and Shrubs - - 18 
 
 ,, ofGardening - - - - 18 
 
 ,, of Agriculture - - - - IS 
 
 ,, of Plants 18 
 
 ,, of Rural Architecture - - 18 
 
 M'Culloch's Geographical Dictionary - 19 
 
 ,, Dictionary of Commerce - 19 
 
 Murray's Encyclopaedia of Geography - 22 
 
 Ure's .A.rts, Manufactures, and Mines - 31 
 
 Webster's Domestic Economy - - 31 
 
 POETRY AND THE DRAMA. 
 
 Aikiu's (Dr.) British Poets - - - 26 
 
 Burger's Leonora, by Cameron - _ 7 
 
 Chalenor's Walter Gray - - 
 
 Collier's Roxburghe Ballads 
 
 Costello's Persian Rose Garden 
 
 Goldsmith's Poems, illustrated 
 
 Grav's Elegy, illuminated 
 
 Gutch's Robin Hode 
 
 Horace, by Tate 
 
 Howitt's (Mary) Ballads 
 
 L. E. L.'s Poetical Works 
 
 Linwood's Anthologia Oxoniensis 
 
 Macaulay's Lays of Ancient Rome 
 
 Mackay's Entjlish Lakes - 
 
 Montgomery's Poetical Works 
 
 Moore's Poetical Works - 
 
 ,, Lalla Rookh 
 
 ,, Irish Melodies 
 Moral of Flowers - . - 
 Poets' Pieasaunce - - - 
 Pope's Works - • - - 
 Reynard the Fox . - - 
 Shakspeare, by Bowdler 
 Sheldon's Zsliustrelsy 
 Sophocles, by Linwood 
 Southey's Poetical Works 
 
 ,, British Poets - 
 
 Spirit of the Woods 
 Thomson's Seasons, illustrated 
 
 ,, with Notes, by Dr. A. T. Thomson 
 
 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND 
 STATISTICS. 
 
 Gilbart on Banking ----- 12 
 
 Lang's Cookslaud ----- 16 
 
 ,, Phillipsland _ - . - 16 
 M'Culloch's Geographical, Statistical, and 
 
 Historical Dictionary - - - 19 
 
 M'Culloch's Dictionary of Commerce - 19 
 
 ,, Literature of Polit. Economy 20 
 
 ,, On Taxation and Funding - 20 
 
 ,, Statistics of the British Empire 19 
 
 Marcet's Conversations on Polit. Economy 20 
 
 Registrar-General's Reports - - -25 
 
 Symonds' Merchant Seamen's Law - 29 
 
 Tooke's History of Prices - - - 30 
 
 Twiss's (.Dt.) View of Political Economy 31 
 
 RELIGIOUS AND MORAL 
 WORKS, ETC. 
 
 Amy Herbert, edited by Rev. W. Sewell 5 
 
 Barrett's Old Testament Criticisms - - 5 
 
 Bloomfield's Greek Testament - - 6 
 
 ,, College and School ditto - 6 
 
 ,, Lexicon to Greek Testament 6 
 
 Bunsen's Church of the Future - - 7 
 
 Burder's Orifntal Customs ' - - 7 
 
 Burns's Christian Philosophy - - - 7 
 
 ,, Christian Fragments - - - 7 
 
 Callcott's Scripture Herbal - - - 7 
 
 Cooper's Sermons - - - - - 8 
 
 Coquerel's Christianity - - - - 8 
 
 Dale's Domestic Liturgy - . . 9 
 
 Dibdin's Sunday Library - . - - 10 
 
 Doddridge's Family Expositor - - 10 
 
 Englishman's Hebrew Concordance - 11 
 
 „ Greek Concordance - 11 
 
CLASSIFIED INDEX, 
 
 Pages 
 
 Fitzroy's (Lady) Scripture Conversations 1' 
 
 Forster's Historical Geography of Arabia 1 
 
 ,, Life of Bishop Jebb - - - 1 
 
 From Oxford to Rome - - - - 1 
 
 Gascoyne on the Apocalypse - - - 1 
 
 Gertrude, edited by the Rev. W. Sewell - 12 
 
 Hook's (Dr.) Lectures on Passion Week 14 
 
 Home's Introduction to the Scriptures - 14 
 
 „ Compendium of ditto - - 14 
 
 Horsley's (Bp.) Biblical Criticism - - 14 
 
 ,, Psalms - - - - - 14 
 
 Jebb'a Correspondence viith Knox - - 15 
 
 ,, Translation of the Psalms - - 15 
 
 Kip's Christmas in Rome - - - - 16 
 
 Knox's (Alexander) Remains - - - 16 
 
 Laing's Notes on the German Schism - 16 
 
 Laneton Parsonage - - - - - 16 
 
 Letters to my Unknown Friends - - 17 
 
 Maitland's Church in the Catacombs - 20 
 
 Margaret Percival 20 
 
 Michelet's Priests, Women, and Families 21 
 
 ,, and Quinet's Jesuits - - 21 
 
 Milner's Church History - - • - 21 
 
 Miracles of Our Saviour - - - 21 
 
 Moore on the Power of the Soul - - 22 
 
 „ on the Use of the Body - - 22 
 
 Mosheim's Ecclesiastical History - - 22 
 
 My Youthful Companions - - - 22 
 
 Parablesof Our Lord - . - - 23 
 
 Parkes's Domestic Duties - - - 23 
 
 Pearson's Prayers for Families - - 23 
 
 Peter Plymley's Letters - - - - 24 
 
 Pitman's Sermons on the Psalms - - 24 
 
 Quinet's Christianity - - - - 24 
 
 Ranke's Reformation - - - - 24 
 
 Riddle's Letters from a Godfather - - 25 
 
 Sandford On Female Improvement - - 26 
 
 ,, On Woman - - - - 26 
 
 ,, 's Parochialia - - - - 26 
 
 Sermon on the Mount (The) - - - 26 
 
 Shepherd's Horae Aposiolicse - - 27 
 
 Shunammite (The Good) - - - - 27 
 
 Sinclair's Journey of Life - - - 27 
 
 Smith's Female Disciple - - - - 27 
 
 ,, (G.) Perilous Times - - - 27 
 
 ,, Religion of Ancient Britain 27 
 
 „ Sacred Annals - - - 27 
 
 Southey's Life of Wesley - - - 28 
 
 Stebbing's Christian Church - - - 28 
 
 ,, Reformation - - - - 28 
 
 ,, Church History - - - 21 
 
 Steepleton --.--. 28 
 
 Sydney Smith's Sermons - - - 28 
 
 Tate's History of St. Paul - . ^ 29 
 
 Tayler's(Rev.C.B.) Margaret J or, the Pearl 29 
 
 ,, ,) Sermons - - 29 
 
 ,, „ DoraMelder - - 29 
 
 ,, it Lady Mary . - 29 
 
 Taylor's (Jeremy) Works - - - 29 
 
 Tomline's Introduction to the Bible - 30 
 
 Trevor; or the New St. Francis - - 30 
 
 TroUope's Analecta Theologica - - 30 
 
 Turner's Sacred History - - - 30 
 
 Twelve Years Ago - . - - _ - 31 
 
 Wardlaw On Socinian Controversy - 31 
 
 Weil's Bible, Koran, and Talmud - - 32 
 
 Wilberforce's View of Christianity - 32 
 
 Wilkinson's Catechisms of Church History 32 
 
 Willoughby's (Lady) Diary - . - 32 
 
 Wilson's Lands of the Bible 
 
 • 32 
 
 RURAL SPORTS. 
 
 Blaine'sDictionary of Sports - - - 6 
 
 Ephemera on Angling • - - - 11 
 
 Hansard's Fishing in Wales - - 13 
 
 Hawbuck Grange - - - - - 13 
 
 Hawker's Instructions to Sportsmen - 13 
 Loudon's (Mrs.) Lady's Country Companion 18 
 
 o^.^.-rx,.,,^..,^ , , - . 28 
 
 Stable Talk and Table Talk 
 
 THE SCIENCES IN GENERAL, 
 AND MATHEMATICS. 
 
 Pages 
 
 Bakewell's Introduction to Geology - 5 
 
 Brande's Dictionary of Science, etc. - 6 
 
 Brewster's Optics ----- 6 
 
 Conversations on Mineralogy - - 8 
 
 De la Beche on theGeology of Cornwall, etc. 9 
 
 Donovan's Chemistry - - - - 10 
 
 Farey on the Steam Engine - - - 11 
 
 Fosbroke on the Arts of the Ancients - 11 
 
 Gower's Scientific Phenomena - - 12 
 
 Greener on the Gun - - - - 12 
 
 Herschel's Natural Philosophy - - 13 
 
 ,, Astronomy - - - - 13 
 
 Holland's Manufactures in Metal - - 14 
 
 Humboldt's Cosmos - - - - 15 
 
 Hunt's Researches on Light - - - 15 
 
 Kater and Lardner's Mechanics - - 16 
 
 La Place's System of the World - - 16 
 
 Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia - - 16 
 
 ,, Hydrostatics and Pneumatics - 17 
 
 ,, and Walker's Electricity - 17 
 
 „ Arithmetic - - - - 17 
 
 „ Geometry - _ - . 17 
 
 ,, Treatise on Heat - - - 17 
 
 Marcet's Conversations on the Sciences 20 
 
 Memoirs of the Geological Survey - - 21 
 
 Moseley's Practical Mechanics - - 22 
 
 ,, Engineering and Architecture 22 
 
 Owen's Lectures On Comparative Anatomy 23 
 
 Pearson's Practical Astronomy - - 23 
 
 Peschel's Physics ----- 23 
 
 Phillips's PalaeozoicFossilsof Cornwall, etc. 24 
 
 ,, Guide to Geology - - - 24 
 
 ,, Treatise on Geology - - - 24 
 
 Poisson's Mechanics - - - - 24 
 
 Portlock's Geology of Londonderry - 24 
 
 Powell's Natural Philosophy - - - 24 
 
 QuarterlyJournalofthe Geological Society 24 
 
 Ritchie (Robert) on Railwavs - - 25 
 
 Sibley and Rutherford's Earthwork Tables 27 
 
 Topham's Agricultural Chemistry - - 30 
 
 Whitley's Agricultural Geology - - 32 
 
 TRAVELS. 
 
 Allan's Mediterranean - - - - 5 
 
 Cooley's World Surveyed - - . g 
 
 Costello's (Miss) North Wales - - 9 
 
 Coulter's California, etc. - - - 9 
 
 ,, Pacific - - - - - 9 
 
 De Custine's Russia _ - - _ 9 
 
 De Strzelecki's New South Wales - . 9 
 
 Dunlop's Central America - - - 10 
 
 Erman's Travels through Siberia - - 8 
 
 Francis's Italy and Sicily - - - 11 
 
 Harris's Highlands of ^Ethiopia - - 13 
 
 King's (Col.) Argentine Republic - - 16 
 
 Kip's Holydays in Rome - - - 16 
 
 Laiiig's Tour in Sweden - _ - 16 
 
 Lang's Cooksland - - - . - 16 
 
 ,, Phillipsland _ . - - 16 
 
 Mackay's English Lakes - - - 19 
 
 Marryat's Borneo" ----- 20 
 
 Montauban's Wanderings - - - 22 
 
 Parrot's Ascent of Mount Ararat - - 8 
 
 Paton's (A. A.) Servia - - - - 23 
 
 ,, Modern Syrians - - 23 
 
 Schopenhauer's Pictures of Travel - - 26 
 
 Seaward's Narrative of his Shipwreck - 26 
 
 Tischendorff's Travels in the East - - 30 
 
 Von Orlich's Travels in India - - 31 
 
 Wilson's Travels in the Holy Land - 32 
 
 VETERINARY MEDICINE 
 
 Miles On the Horse's Foot - - - 21 
 
 Stable Talk and Table Talk - . . 28 
 
 Thomson on Fattening Cattle - - 30 
 
 Winter On the Horse - - - - 32 
 
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