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Cecelia passed the rest of the day in fanciful projects of beneficence; she determined to wander with her romantic new ally whither-so-ever he would lead her, and to spare neither fortune, ti the distressed Not all her attempted philosophy had calence to grief, she had only locked it up in her heart, where eternally struggling for vent, she was al it; but now her affliction had no longer her whole faculties to itself; the hope of doing good, the pleasure of easing pain, the intention of devoting her tiination,--that source of proh often obstructed, is never, in youth, exhausted

She would not give Mrs Charlton the unnecessary pain of hearing the letter hich she had been so, much affected, but she told her of the visit of Albany, and pleased her with the account of their scheht, with less sadness than usual, she retired to rest In her sleep she bestowed riches, and poured plenty upon the land; she humbled the oppressor, she exalted the oppressed; slaves were raised to dignities, captives restored to liberty; beggars saw s abundance, and wretchedness was banished the world Froels, Cecilia beheld these wonders, and while enjoying the glorious illusion, she akened by her !

She started up, and, undressed, was running to her apart to stop her, confessed she was already dead!

She had ht, but the time was not exactly known; her ownearly to her bedside to enquire how she did, found her cold and motionless, and could only conclude that a paralytic stroke had taken her off

Happily and in good tiht of refreshing slu dreams, for the shock she now received promised her not soon another

She lost in Mrs Charlton a friend, whom nearly from her infancy she had considered as a mother, and by whom she had been cherished with tenderness alht parts, or much cultivation, but her heart was excellent, and her disposition was aer than her h the earliest circumstances she could trace were kindnesses received from her Since she had entered into life, and found the difficulty of the part she had to act, to this worthy old lady alone had she unbosoh little assisted by her counsel, she was always certain of her sy her sche her perplexities, with a friend to whoreatest wish and chief pleasure was the enjoyment of her conversation