"It was the pledge of friendship," said she, blushing; "accept it from me, Frederick, as the sacrifice to a still tenderer sentiment."

As for the Margrave, he had no secret to return, his passion for the Baroness of Marchfeldt having been exhibited for the public amusement, and the whole history of his attendance and dismissal being duly registered in the court annals.

Soon after the Princess Stolberg became Margravine of Lindau, the happy pair were welcome guests at Marchfeldt. For many a succeeding year their friendly visits were repeated; and, in after days, an intermarriage of the offspring of these families cemented the friendship still farther by alliance.

We dare not flatter ourselves that Count Harrach has won for himself much of our reader's sympathy; it will suffice, therefore, to state, with respect to him, that he continued to bow, smile, and flatter through the term of his in

significant life; no one loved or respected him while he walked upon earth, and he went down to the dust unregretted. Yet Count Harrach had no vices, the accusation against him was a mere negative he had no virtues. His son died before him; and, as he himself had ever looked with shrinking horror towards that period which must separate him from the warm precincts of the cheerful day," he had forborne the ominous operation of making a written consignment of his earthly possessions, so that they fell, by inheritance, to the son of his once dear and illustrious, but now abhorred and fallen, brother; and Count Vallenstein of Marchfeldt was indebted to his uncle's pusillanimity for a very considerable addition to his already ample possessions.

Father Felix lived in holy rest and thankfulness, loving and beloved, amongst his flock at Marchfeldt for many years.

He lived to breathe his pious benediction on a young and lovely race, till, at length, he gently and willingly obeyed the summons to the tomb, wept and regretted by many a friend and disciple.

THE END.

LONDON:

*PRINTED BY THOMAS DAVISON, WHITEFRIANS.

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