seen them) that only two ladies had arrived. The old gentleman was
now cool. The explanation and strong persuasions of Newton, coupled
with the spirited, behaviour of Isabel, whose determination was made
known to him, and which was so different from the general estimate he
had formed of the sex, at last prevailed. The colonel ordered his
carriage, and, in company with Newton, drove to the hotel, made a sort
of apology--a wonderful effort on his part, and requested his
grand-niece to accept of his hospitality. In a few minutes Isabel and
the colonel were out of sight, and Newton was left to his own
reflections.

A few days afterwards Newton accepted the colonel's invitation to dine,
when he found that affairs were going on better than he expected. The
old gentleman had been severely quizzed by those who were intimate with
him, at the addition to his establishment, and had winced not a little
under the lash; but, on the whole, he appeared more reconciled than
would have been expected. Newton, however, observed that, when speaking
of the three sisters, he invariably designated them as "my grand-niece,
and the two other young women."

VOLUME THREE, CHAPTER THREE.

Rich in the gems of India's gaudy zone,
And plunder piled from kingdoms not their own,
Degenerate trade! thy minions could despise
Thy heart-born anguish of a thousand cries:
Could lock, with impious hands, their teeming store,
While famish'd nations died along the shore;
Could mock the groans of fellow men, and bear
The curse of kingdoms, peopled with despair;
Could stamp disgrace on man's polluted name,
And barter with their gold eternal shame.
CAMPBELL.

Gold!--gold! for thee, what will man not attempt? for thee, to what
degradation will he not submit?--for thee, what will he not risk in this
world, or prospectively in the next;--Industry is rewarded by thee;
enterprise is supported by thee; crime is cherished, and heaven itself
is bartered for thee, thou powerful auxiliary of the devil! One tempter
was sufficient for the fall of man; but thou wert added, that he ne'er
might rise again.

Survey the empire of India; calculate the millions of acres, the
billions with which it is peopled, and then pause while you ask yourself
the question--how is it that a company of merchants claim it as their
own? By what means did it come into their possession?

Honestly, they will reply. Honestly! you went there as suppliants; you