Litchfield enquirer., 1839-02-07
FANNY WILLIAMS.
A SECRET WORTH KNOWING.


crOnies 10 be in possession 0GsVme marvel
lous secret for becoming rich. He wHsa
poor mechanic, and, in manner tina, lnz-
zIed mis- old drsm-loving associates, became,
by degrees, rich, aud one vi the ornaments
of the village. We have heard many ""-
| thinking ones wonder what this goldsn Sc
cres could be ! Ii is hoped that others hlyc
been more successful. IL is secret tina,
is Of far more value tOiss possessnr than
the philosophers stone, and yet it 10 within
the reach OF every mechanic in the county.
While they are searching anew, we beg
leave to speak Of another secret or charm,
! Which deserves the attention Of young la
dies. Being generally supposed to possess
much quicker apprehension Than the 9th
Or sex. they will uHquestienably name It al
once. There is no Occssien, fortunately,
Of our requesting them ID communicate it to
to presume, that, If they discover it, they
can not keep iI TO themselves.
Fanny Williams was the daughter Of a
poor hard working mechanic. She was the
idol of fathers heart. Not emincn,ly
beautiful, she was what is termed by con-
noisseurs, good looking. 1t was quite ev-
ident, however, to the good gossips Of the
village, WHO generally see farther than 9th
Ct people, tina. Fanny had a way Of got
ting up in the worId,' quite different from
that Of their own daughters.
what can it be!' said one: Fanny was
thought NO more Of than our Nance when
II child and yet, bless my stars she is GO
ing to marry the new parson Who would
have thought itl'
1T is one Of the most astonishing things
ia the world,' said another, 'how this poor
girl has gotup. Why she has no more beau
ty-Lord !! than have.' -. ...-r.-
And then the good women would lift up
their hands in anazen'ent, aud wonder pro-
digiously. Her former schoolmates were
also almost dead with establishment.
Who would have thought 10 Why!
Fanny is not alone, at ell she never cares
about tho latest and handsomess fashions.
She always would wear plain calico or
gingham, which could never strike the fancy
| of all the beaux 10 Christendom: and yet,
bless my stars! o dear-I'm speeches..
And then how we used to romp about,
laugh with the young follows, and cut pranks
with them, 10 attract their notice and steal
their hearts. And yet Fanny never joined
US. She would courtesy, and smile, if spo-
ken to-and that is all, aud she is-is is too
bad, too bad i s.s. ..lsas ~
Haven't we been setting eur caps for the
young parson. making him presents, and
rigging up with Ill our gaudiest and most
peach blossOmed dresses and now 10 slight
US all aud take that plain, modest Fanny
II is too bad She mast haze some ekarmr
Fanny was never known TO run about
the village and tatsle, and be familiar with
the young gentlemen. Instead o! attend
ding balls, parties, and dancing night into
day, why this mechanics daughter was
found with the poor. watching BY the bed.
side Of the dead and dying. What could
be more against Fanny Williams than this?
asked her old companions. And then she
is not fond Of being at the card table,
And stranger and unsccoun.abls in a young
young girl Of eighteen, che would not 60
about the streets and talk TO the promising
young men of the village. Every body ap.
pears to like Fanny, (they would say } but
sho is no belle, and people notice her only
to encourage her. She would not read
novels all night, aud therefore was not sem
timenial. She was no heroine, but would
generally DO found porting over some idle
history. or moral book-a good enough
book, perhaps, bu, not exactly the thing for
a girl who expects to be married. She
would not 60 to church in silk, and when
she got there, she would not stare about t.
see who was who, and what was what, like
other girls. ..e4.s.5. .af4sB AZ aa
Wha, had got Fanny Williams along sol
1t was surprisingly strange. She was not
tretful nor peevish, and never scOlded on
washing days, and how, therefore, could
she make good wife ! They say she is
sweet tempered. Al home she does the
house work, boiling an apple dumping
down to sweeping the floor, and other such
idle and objectionable thisgs, which soil
the hands, and are uDgenleel. Besides III!
this, she is as poor as jobs cat, and never
appeared TO care abort money any more
than shining in the world. She was plea
SAINT and sociable enough for some FOLKS,
but how was it possible that a gil who
makes so little noise with her tongue as
Fanny should have caught the notice Of the
parson-aboye all meDl She never prisd
into the affairs IF her neighbors: how, then,
should she know how to manage her own
When she is not residing or assisting her
parents, she is busy with her needle for her
family OF the poor. She is altogether too
modest for girl Of eighteen; and has no,
half brass enough to say 'yes'to any man.
She has graceful figure enough, bo. she
never laces herself, or takes pains TO Sc, j,
off in tie most graceful manner.
And yet has Fanny Williams got married
to the parson How marvellous strange
said the good souls, who had contrived
every possible way {" enirap the parson--
'Ah it is quite plain they continued, with