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I) RATH S DOINGS.

" in the midst of life we are in death," so sheproved that in the midst of triumph we may behumbled—in the midst of pleasure be pained;and she resolved to fly from the scene of gaietymore quickly than she had come.

But numerous delays arose, each of which har-rassed her spirits not less than they retarded hermovements, and she became at length so annoyed,as to lose all her bloom and hear herself as muchcondoled with on her looks as she had a few hoursbefore been congratulated;—she felt ill, andwas aware that she merited to be ill, and hada right to expect reproaches from her husband,not less on account of herself than her child; andwhilst in this state of perplexity was summonedto her carriage by her servants, who, in the con-fusion occasioned by messengers from home aswell as from herself, had increased her distress.

The young mother arrived in time to see theface of her dying child distorted by convulsions,and to meet from her husband anger, reproach,and contempt. She was astonished, even ter-