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companions in the same volume, are pretty, well told, touching

tales;

the former showing that even, an invalid's life need never from that reason be useless or aimless. Several of the shorter ones also tend to

the same end, whilst the rest, as " Hildred's Great Work," teach content, and show that those who are impatient of every-day duties will never be fit for great works. It is altogether a book which might equally be read by young or old, and can scarcely fail, we think, to leave a pleasant impression, from the evident heart-felt earnestness with which it is written, joined to the simplicity of its style. It may, we hope, in some cases teach a salutary lesson.