Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-08-11
,pringing from tho performance ofa good

my task was halt accomplished my broth
or would probably be here, aud thea hs
would be sadly disappointed in me, aud
! fear, cease 10 love me as much as he
would were he to find innocent in all
my ignorance aud deficiency"
"When the affection is in anything
we s"on come TO perform il well. Your
eager desire 10 learn To write, will do
more for you thnn you dream OF. Come,
let me give YOU the first lesson now" "
Fanny hesitated a moment, and then,
as directed, seated herself in Frank s
chair at The table, while he stood, writing
master like, aud commenced instrucling
his fair pupil. lie found that She alrendy
knew how to make ali the letters, rudely
enough il IL true. And M she could
read we'll, manuscript as well as letter
press, there was nothing to do bot To
teach her To form the letters after correct
models, and then to unite them SIX ilfully.
The first lesson occupied an hour, at the
cue OF which time, even Fanny was
surprised and delighted nj her own i'm.
provement. Her heart was in it, and
where. that is the case there is little diff.
Guilty in learning To do anything.
"Well, what do you think Of that ~
asked her teacher, as he held up her last
trial at writing n whole sentence.
81 can hardly believe il" she replied
"You will learn fast enough, aud in
six weeks will be able to write your
brother any thing you please"
"Do you think so ?" Fanny said look
ing The young mao earnestly in the face
"Do | think so Fanny : Yes, knom
sol"
81 am afraid that will be asking too
much, and yet my brothers. letter is not
answered, the maiden said, in hesita-
ting tone.
''True, true, Fanny! Come here to-
morrow al this time, and The letter will
be ready for you, aud then you can take
another lesson IN writing"
With graceful inclination ofthe body
Fanny Lincoln withdrew, and leh Frank
Beverly IN a somewhat my slifed state OF
perception as To his own true internal
thoughts and feelings.
"She is n sweet girl" he said musing-
" : "and would grace, with "A little rdu-
cation, u far higher cDcle in society ,hanI
that IN which she BOW moves Indeed
as she now is, | would not give her for n
dozen OF the gilded artificial women
whom il has been my lot 10 meet in SO
cirty"
"Who is this Fanny Lincoln, sister 2"
he asked that evening, lifting his eyes
from book that he had in vain been
endeavoring 10 understand, The sweet
face of Fanny ever forming ~ his imagi-
nation and inteirupilng ali concentration
ol thought.
GLOW do you think | should know,
Frank = Isabella said with some sur
prise in her tones. "All ] know about !
her is, that she is servant to Mrs. Grand. |
the dairy mans wife"
"D"ot say servant, in that peculiar
tone Of contempt. IL it is the lot of Fan
ny to serve olhers--evcn ddiryman's I
wife she is none the less beautiful, inno.
cent, and excellent in character Isa-
bella, you realIy-want TO do something
good ADD noble, go TO Mrs. Grand's aud
interest yourself for dhat sweet flower,
sprngng if1he wilderness Take Fan
nv unJer your care, aud teach her all
she wishes 10 teHrn. You will fnd her H
an apt scholar, aud she will fully repay,
IN gratitude and affection, all your kind
rare and generous solicitudc." /
"RcaIiy, Frank, you are getting into
Il strange wav !" Isabella said "You
certainly don't think, for moment, that
am going to initiate your erra,ic folly. i
i Is enough for one of Us, surely, to con-
sort with the vulgar, unrelincd and uneG-
ncated. As for me, let me tell you,
Frank, am not going to join you in any
mad schemes for breaking through the
lusi distinctions of society"
"Nou misunderstood me, Isabella,
entirely" Frank argued. 81 have no
Iesire 10 break through any just disiinc-
IONS. ] only wish 10 give To those be-
AN To enable them to rise, even above
ne, # bv native excellence of character,
us,lv developed, they are able to do So "IIt
"fou work alone in this, let ne tell !.
ou," Isabella replied, with marked
mphasis.
81 am sorry for that, sister, was IN
"pes that you would take Fanny under
"ur kind care, but as YOU will not, the
u'y must devol,e upon your brother"
"Frank :"
"Don't look 50 astonshed, my gentle :
sirr" h
"Well, | am astnnished and mortified. D." II
mortified at what ," S
"That you should have no higher or 4
,ore manly ideas-no,hing more eleva- a
ID as rule. OF action than the simple ]
ulgar desire to become the amanuensis,
nd now ] suppose, the schoolmaster, of a
Ie whole village" a
"Could there be any higher or more f
IanIy desire, than that OF doing good u
ISABELLA | think not. For my part | u
N learning, every day, to estimate ac-
ons by new standard Of usefulness 10 n
hers And ] feel glad to think, that | n
,perencc as lively pleasure in doing C
'od To n ploughman or a dairymaid, as t.
n so-called lady or gentleman" 81
"lIut see where il will end brother - a
"ihat | am vet unable to see, and
onld be very glad Il my sister would en- Ia