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This warld's wealth, when I think o't,

Its pride, and a' the lave o't,

Fie, fie on silly coward man,

That he should be the slave o't.

-BURNS

In another week Mr. Edmonstone and his eldest daughter were to depart on their Irish journey. Laura, besides the natural pain in leaving home, was sorry to be no longer near Philip, especially a