He was known still to be a wealthy man, so neither the lady herself nor anybody connected with her made the slightest objection to the match, thinking probably that, if there were six of the one, there were at least half a dozen of the other." "They ought to have gone to Bedlam, instead of to church," said Willis; "that is my idea." "Nevertheless, they went to church; and, after the marriage, Cecilia sought and obtained an introduction to the lady, and, whether by entreaties or by her good example, I cannot say; be this as it may, the unpromising personage in question became one of the best wives and the best mothers that ever graced a domestic circle--in this respect even excelling the pattern Cecilia herself; and, what is still more to the purpose, she succeeded in completely reforming her husband.

When I left England there was not a more prosperous merchant, nor a more estimable man in the whole city of Bristol, than Herbert Philipson." "From which we may conclude," remarked Mrs.Becker, "it is always advisable to have angels for friends." "We may also conclude," remarked Mrs.Wolston, "that when a stroke of adversity, or any other misfortune, overturns the edifice of happiness we had erected for the future, we may build a new structure with fresh material, which may prove more durable than the first." "Talking of having angels for friends," said Becker, "puts me in mind of the association of Saint Louis Gonzaga, at Rome.

On the anniversary of this saint, the young and merry phalanx forming the association march in procession to one of the public gardens.

In the centre of this garden a magnificent altar has been previously erected, on which is placed a chafing-dish filled with burning coals.

The procession forms itself into an immense ring round the altar, broken here and there by a band of music.