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Title: The token and Atlantic souvenir. : A Christmas and New Year's present.
Year: 1836 (1830s)
Authors: Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860, ed Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
Subjects: Gift books
Publisher: Boston. : Charles Bowen
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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the course of two years she hadrendered Isabella and Helen so capable of filling herplace, that all the parents were perfectly satisfied tocontinue their children with them. At the end of thattime, Lessingham, (v/ho, in the interval, had madefrequent visits to Philadelphia,) came to claim thepromised hand of his Constance. They were married — she having first transferred the whole of her littleproperty to her brothers widow. At the earnest desire of Lessingham, Mrs. Allertonconsented that Louisa should live in future with herbeloved aunt Constance ; and consequently the littlegirl accompanied them to New Bedford. Mrs. Allerton and her family went on and prospered — her son was every thing that a parent could wish —her children all married advantageously — and happilyshe has not yet had occasion to put in practice herresolution of never again wearing mourning: though prin-ciple, and not necessity is the motive which will hence-forward deter her from complying with that custom.
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THE SPY. We know not that this picture can be better illustrated thanby a brief description, and a briefer anecdote. It is acorrect view from the top of the North Beacon, one of theloftiest eminences of the Hudson Highlands, about sixty milesfrom New York, and nearly opposite the town of Newburgh.It received its name from the circumstance of having- beenselected by our ancestors of the revolution, as a commandingpoint for the bonfires and beacon lights, which should indicateto the surrounding country the approach of an enemy—andserving as telegraphic communication of the incidents of thewar. Imagine yourself to be landed from the little ferry steamerthat plies between Newburgh and Fishkill. Here you willtake a horse, or, if less reflective, a carriage, and ride througha very pleasant patch of country, till you reach the foot of theNorth Beacon. Suppose it to be June, and imagine a beauti-ful description of all the proprieties of scenery, during thisleafy mouth. Birds — breezes —

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