isa THE COUSINS.

former times by her vanity and sclfishness, but
all seemed now forgotten, and there was some-
thing so engaging in the gentleness, and even
humility, with which she received their kind
greetings, that what at first was pity became, in
their sensitive young hearts, affection ere the
morning was passed.

This school was limited in the number of its
pupils. There were only about thirty young
ladies to be examined, and these only in the
higher branches of an accomplished English
education, in French and Italian. A few played
some showy pieces upon the harp and piano, or
exhibited their paintings and fancy-work. By
three o’clock nothing remained of the business
of the day except the distribution of the prizes.

Can you not feel, my young reader, how the
heart of each successful candidate throbbed with
timid pleasure as she heard her name announced ?
Can you not see the quick, cager glance cast
by her on the friends who were there to witness
her triumph, the glowing cheeks and downcast
eyes with which she went forward to receive
the prize. and the light, gay movement with