night alone with her father and mother, the family priest being alike present, "it will be a prolonged resi

of worldly life must ever interfere, and counteract all good effects that might be wrought. Place her in the convent. I

he former smoothed his hand across h

ly father, breaking the silence which had followed, "but will you oppose t

t not until the night hou

and embrace the vail!" uttered the priest in the ear of Miss Louisa, as he bestowed upon her the night benediction,