A Simple Story

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he day arrived on which she was to leave her late father's seat, and fix her abode at Mrs. Horton's; and her guardia

dley were expecting her. Besides attendants, she had with her a gentleman and lady, distant relations of her mother's, who thought it but a proper testimony of their civility to

ding of disaster trembled at his heart, and consequently spread a gloom over all his face. Miss Woodley was even obliged to rouse him from the dejectio

s changed to a pensive demeanor. The instant Dorriforth was introduced to her by Miss Woodley as her "Guardian, and her deceased father's most beloved friend," she burst into tears, knelt dow

gain ordered; and, bidding farewell to the relations who had accompanied her, Miss Milner, her guardian, and Mi

ishes-she behaved to her but as she constantly behaved to every other human creature-that, was sufficient to gain the esteem of a person possessed of an under