NOVELTIES. 55

eaid that Mary Mowbray was a shy, timid child.
There could not be a more perfect contrast than
between Lucy and herself in company. She was
bashful, awkward, and silent. Mr. and Mrs.
Lovett would have gladly seen her more at ease,
but they felt her awkwardness to be a less evil
than Lucy’s vanity; yet even this evil they hoped
that Lucy’s affectionate heart and good under-
standing would overcome, aided, as these were,
by their constant teachings, in which they: ever
prayed God to direct them aright. Poor Lucy !
it required severer trials than her tender parents
could have inflicted on her, to destroy this ‘root
of evil.”” within her.