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Raphael never wrote any unwelcome news to those he loved, nor did he leave an ugly picture on canvas; he said there is a bright and dark side to human life, and when the light has left us, it is better to bring it back by imagination, than mourn over its absence.

For a farthing one can buy a song, and there is no good thing in this world that money will not purchase, save a heart that always beats in unison with one's own; and is right out with every thing, faults and all. With such souls, as Mrs. G--- says, we do not converse, but talk, lay aside all ceremony, cast off restraint, and word our thoughts as they occur, and our feelings just as they spring, spontaneous from the soul; but such spirits we seldom meet, for like all that is good in this life, they linger by the way, and we have little cause for surprise when they leave us early. In writing, we only hit at things, instead of expressing them freely; this morning I would love to transmit to you a true copy of my troubled feelings, for I know that you would sustain me by your assurances, and I should be profited by your counsels.

Good-by, Marion, that our heavenly Father may bless you, and keep you always in his love, is the prayer of your friend, --

S. H. DE K---.

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