, 1842-06-25

and that | want him to write to mo
On this hint, Frank Beverly wrot
the letter, IN a nea and delicate hand
initiating as far as ne could. that Of
woman. After 1t was finished h.
read 1t to Fanny, and asked if tina
would answer.
sd yes" she said, sit is lust as
thought myself. You are very kind
and good, sir" and courtesvinr a,
she took the letter which he had fold.
ed and directed. she moved towards
the door, still keeping her eyes upon
the young man with 4 look of graft.
tude.
'You must let me see the answer
when II comes, Fanny" Frank said.
81 will bring it to you as soon as
get il, if it should come at all. she re-
piled. and dropping another courtesy.
gIlded quickly from the room.
Two weeks passed without Frank
Beverly again seeing Fanny; but
every day he thought of her, and
wondered if she would come again.
He did not attempt to account for
the INTEREST," he felt in the fair bur hum
bic stranger, contentIng himself with
feeling the interest, as ne had n per
feet right to do. He was sitting be-
lore his table engaged in writing II
day, about the end of the period Just
named, when 4 gentle tap ut his door
was followed by the entrance of
Fanny. She held in her hand let.
ter which she extended, while 4 glad
smile lit up with new beauty her
sweet expressive countenance.
"IIe is alive and well. and here is
his answer she said-"Read it,"
Frank took the letter, and read it
through with emotions of lively in
tereSt.
"Words are too expressive, my
dear sister," 1t said, ito convey 10
you any idea of the delight your let
ter gave me. In our separation, so
young, all recollection of the place 10
which YOU were taken was lost by
me. 10 VAN nave ! sought to find
You out. But now you suddenly re.
veal yourself. with every evidence
that YOU are an elegant and accom-
pllshed woman. How this evidence
gladdens my heart! You have not
been lett 10 neglect and ignorance, |
know, although you say nothing Of
your exact condition. The style,
the character. the language of your
letter. tell me NIL tbs.
"When shall we see each other?
Wi! Won come 10 me, or must ! { come
to you? Circumstances which can
not control will prevent the latter for
many months. Say then that you
will come to me-. dear sister! How
my heart yearns towards you
After Frank Beverly had read the
whole letter. which was Il long one.
and had handed it back to the maiden,
who still stood near, he looked up in
to her face, and said,
ado you wish an answer witten TO
this?r
For a moment or two Fanny paus-
ed. thoughtfully. and then replied,
81 do. But-'and she hesitated.
and looked perplexed, ever distress
ed.
but what, Fanny" asked Frank,
kindly.
"My brother" replied the maiden,
"has been deceived by the letter
which you wrote for me. into the be-
lief that | could write; he, therefore,
imagines that | am different from what
| really II. Unjust not continue this
false idea Of myself; and it troubles
me { 0 have to tell him the truth
"But why need anything be said
on the subject? | a write your
letters for YOU, and he need know
nothing OF it."
The calm, Thoughtful expression Of
Fanny's countenance instantly chan
ged, and looking Frank steadily in
the face with something like offend
ed dignity in her manner, she answer
ed,
81 never wilfully deceived any one.
sir; much less would | deceive my
BROTHER"
"Admirable GIRL" Frank mentally
CALCULATED, as he gazed upon her IN
nocent face, now lit up with the i'm
pulse Of truth reused in opposition TO
false principle that had been pre-
scented as a rule Of action. GLOW
far superior art thou TO the courtly
danes who despise such truth OF
character as thine, as much as they
despise thy humble birth and lowly
condition."
There was now n pause Of many
during which Fanny stood
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