and repenting sinner. She was told of no good works which it was necessary she should perform -of no merit of her own which she was required to possess, before the mercy of God could be extended to her, the words of scripture alone were addressed to those who were seeking the pardon of their sins, "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." She had, almost unconsciously, indulged the idea that some previous merit of her own was necessary, before she might presume to implore salvation through the blood of the Lamb; but now, she heard indeed of good works as the effect of faith in the atonement of Christ, but she found that no righteousness was required to render her worthy of that atonement, and that it was inconsistent to suppose so, for Jesus" came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance," and "if it be of grace, then is it no more of works, otherwise grace is no more grace." "This then," thought she, "is the religion I have so long neglected! This is the God whom I have hitherto considered a 'hard master!' O blessed Jesus! enable me to take thy 'yoke' upon me, and to learn of thee, for thy 'yoke is easy,' and thy burden is light!" " CHAPTER II. "Follow me!" I know thy voice, "WHAT do you think of our church, Emily?" asked Mr. Westbury, when they met the next morning at the breakfast table. "It has a very picturesque appearance,” replied she, "indeed I have admired it several times since I came to Elmwood; you know we have a very good view of it from several of the rooms." "Suppose we walk to it this evening," said Jane, "Emily will like to explore the church, I know, for she always was pleased with such antique buildings." "I admire those ruins at a little distance from the church," said Emily; "I am quite delighted to see such a venerable and romantic pile." "It is indeed venerable ;" replied Mr. Westbury; "and you will find upon a more accurate survey that it must have been a very large edifice. It was once a noble hall, but during the war between the Parliament and Charles I, it was hattered down, and reduced to its present ruinous C condition. On the other side of the massive iron gates you saw, there is a spacious court entirely surrounded with grey and moss-grown walls, where the green grass is now the only carpet, and that was once the interior of the hall. Beyond this there is a modern wooden door, the entrance into a large garden, which appears nearly as ancient as the ruins. But I will not anticipate, or your pleasure in visiting it will be less."ot and aw ti “You can gain admittance into the garden then?" said Emily. "Oh yes!" returned Mr. Westbury, “for the proprietor of it, who resided at a considerable distance, does not occupy the garden himself, and since Jane has been at Elmwood, I have become his tenant; so that you can have access to it whenever you please." dil noyob woH → And this evening you will go with us to see it?" "Yes," answered Mr. Westbury, "it will be a delightful walk. Have you any other engagement, Leslie ?" goilime "I have not," replied Mr. Leslie," and shall have much pleasure in accompanying you.” I ›› In the evening, however, Emily was afraid this expected pleasure must be deferred, as two young ladies, from H, called. They were related to Mr. Westbury, and were introduced to her as the Misses Gordon, mot olqooq to arotendo st The eldest of these young ladies seemed to be about the age of nineteen she was a strikingly handsome girl, but the extreme haughtiness of her manners deterred Emily from making any advances towards her acquaintance. With her sister she was, on the contrary, much pleased. She did not seem more than fifteen, and her person was not remarkable; but there was something so modest and retiring in the expression of her face, that Emily soon felt a wish to be acquainted with her, it was therefore with pleasure that she heard Miss Gordon inform Mrs. Westbury, they had walked over to invite them to spend the following evening Pat H. 1 In about half an hour Miss Gordon rose to return, and soon after the young ladies were gone, Mr. and Mrs. Westbury, with Emily and Mr. -Leslie, left home to visit the Hall. "How do you like the young strangers you "have just seen, Emily ?" asked Mr. Westbury, Eduring their walk. Shall I answer you candidly?" said Emily, smiling. fines Oh! by all means," replied Mr. Westbury. "I should think," observed Mr. Leslie, that Miss Landor has not yet had time to form an opinion." at dos, b Emily is a disciple of Lavater," said Mrs. Westbury, laughing," and professes to discover the characters of people from their countenances." od Nay, Jane," returned Emily, have no pretensions to so much discernment, though I do think you may form some idea of a person's disposition from the expression of the face. But I should think it did not require much penetration to discover that Miss Gordon is a haughty, and (shall I say it?) rather a disagreeable young per son; or that Miss Fanny is a gentle and pleasing girl. Am I right, brother ?” "Quite so, my young physiognomist," answered Mr. Westbury, "and though I cannot say much in favour of Catherine, I assure you her sister is a very sweet girl." Emily longed to ask if she were also a religious one, but she hesitated, and Leslie, perhaps guessing what she was thinking of, said in rather a low voice, "Miss Fanny Gordon is a young lady of whom we all entertain the brightest hopes. She possesses a disposition unusally serious and thoughtful, cons sidering her age; and she is a young person with whom I think you may safely cultivate an acquaintance, as it is very probable that you may mutually benefit each other." ( The walk to the Hall from Elmwood, (which was the title given to Mr. Westbury's house, by its original owner, and from which the village took its name) was not more than half a mile, so that they very soon arrived at the ruins. They first visited the church, where Emily's attention was not particularly excited, except that over the communion table, instead of an altar-piece, as she had |