168 GLENOWEN, OR THE

He had no difficulty in finding the road,
and after a walk of near two hours,
descending from a neighboring height,
saw, with a beating heart, the beau-
tiful Fairy Palace in the vale below,
with all its charming accompaniments
of wood and water. It wasa picture of
sweet repose, forming a striking con-
trast with his own feelings, while he
contemplated, in imagination, his own
unworthiness, and anticipated the an-
ger of the, he believed, justly offended
Fairy.

He hastened forward, eager to un-
burthen his mind of the load of care
that oppressed it. He arrived and en-
tered the gates. —None of the domestics
were about. His heart beat quicker
and quicker as he reached the portal.

He