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powerful friend and ally whom he would pre-sently introduce, with the permission of hismighty Commander, who had already made noinconsiderable inroads on the human frame bymixing himself in every society, where he seldomfailed in planting his baneful influence, and in ac-celerating the march to the tomb.

Desirous of being acquainted with the ally andfriend of Famine, Death gave instant orders forhis admission; and accordingly a low breathingwas first heard, which gradually increased to deepsighs, and, on a signal given by Famine, a figurestarted into view : his pace sudden and irregular,his looks eager and penetrating, his visage sal-low and gaunt like that of his precursor, and, hi-deous to relate, he was in the act of feeding upona human heart; while the looks that he cast aroundhim seemed to evince an insecurity of enjoymentof the hateful meal.

The auxiliary now brought into the awful pre-sence was Care, who, tremulous from anxiety,suspended awhile his operation of devouring, in