The Young Lady's Counsellor by Daniel Wise

SELF-CULTURE. 193
" It is impossible for me to swear to a falsehood ;
end, whatever may be the consequence, I will give
my cath according to my conscience."
Noble woman !
How
supreme was the authority
of duty in her soul ! Between a temptation and a
wTong volition in her mind, there stood a stern
IMPOSSIBILITY ! That
her decision sprang from any
lack of strong sisterly affection, cannot be imagined.
Her heroic journey on foot from Scotland to London,
her plea for her sister's life, when, clad in her
simple plaid, she gained an audience before the Duke
of Argyle, and her pure joy at her sister's pardon,
combine to place this question beyond dispute, and
to prove that her decision was the offspring of a
will trained to acknowledge the supremacy of conscience.
Let us place Helen in contrast with another woman,
whose character, in many respects, deserves
much praise. 1 mean the Princess Elizabeth, sister
tc the unfortunate King Louis of France. When
the Parisian mob broke into the royal palace, they
demanded the head of the queen, whom they hated
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