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CHAP. V.
THE STORY OF JULIE DE RUBINE.
"Canst thou not minister to minds diseas'd,Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow,Raze out the written troubles of the brain, orAnd with some sweet oblivious antidote,Cleanse the foul bosom of that perilous stuffThat weighs upon the heart?"Shakespeare.
Julie De Rubine was descended from an ancient and illustrious family, long resident in the southern part of France. Her father's name was Gerard, who was the only son of St. Herbert de Rubine. He had entered at an early period of life into the service of his country, and signa-lized
