her the hearts of all who admire those qualities; and that in
consideration of her liking for her friend Verty, that these friends
of her own will bestow a portion of their approbation upon the young
woodman: pity him when he incurs the displeasure of Mr., Jinks:
sympathise with him when he is overwhelmed by the reproaches of
Mr. Roundjacket, and rejoice with him when, in accordance with the
strictest rules of poetic justice, he is rewarded for his kindness and
honesty by the possession of the two things which he coveted the most
in the world.

RICHMOND, _June_, 1856.




THE LAST OF THE FORESTERS.


"_If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, (and all is mended,)
That you have but slumbered here
While these visions did appear;
And this weak and idle theme
No more yielding than a dream,
Gentles, do not reprehend_."

MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM.