Florence ; or, Loyal" (baud Mime." By Frances Armstrong. (S.
Tinsley.)—This is an interesting and pleasing story. Florence is the daughter of a wealthy baronet, by an early and unacknowledged marriage. She has been left to the care of an aunt, and finally, the aunt dying, to that of an old nurse. At last, her father claims her, and carries her off to his home ; bat sho has plighted her band meanwhile to a lover. Miss Armstrong describes with some skill her life under these new circum- stances; how she keeps her troth even through years of absolute silence, for the father forbids all communication, and at last, having resisted a very difficult temptation in the suit of a perfectly honourable and excellent man, has her faithfulness rewarded. The episode of the invalid brother, if that may be called an episode which has a very important bearing on the progress of the narrative, is natural and pathetic. Generally the story has, besides other merits, that of brevity, and may be safely recommended.
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