The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-12
CHAPTER THE LAST.
the MIST CLEARED AWAY.

drswlng room 10 snoouuce TO his 'mass
Harry that % ynuns semman wished
10 see him.
SaJo threw The great door wide open
and al that same lOstant entered Mt.
Richard Slnclsir, one Of Harry's co..
lege friends.
Harry welcomed his Iiieud warmly
hul he could not help wishing he hso
delayed his arrivsl an hour or so
As soon AZ had received your last
dolelul letter., said the new conner
fe'nrn'ng Usry's shake with COMPOUND
intere'l, 81 resolved to come here in
s'ead OF going home, although hav,
not heard word from there for
lessl half that time. Your letter wa
81 SO deep blue, thai it made me mel
ancholy for full minutes. lett Cam
bridge Immediately, and started of 30.
haste to see you for fear you would shoe
or drown yourself in yont so,ilsy pris
on. l.o! here I am.-WhaL Fanny!
exclaimed h., for he FIRST time perceiv.
ing Harry's companion.
None Other, my dear Richard re.
turned Fanny.
A muluol and warm embrace follow
I'd Harryt eyes beg'n to grow greeu
he heartily wished his fiieud back a,
Cambridge, or any where but where b.,
was; and was on The point Of inviting
him 10 mortal combat, when Sinclair
iurned from Fanny to him.
|Why have you never told me you
wtre acquainted with my sister, And
Fanny continued Sinclair, 'how came
you here' Why did you leave home
and wheni am in maze. Pray,
Eyplsin.'
Your sister" uttered Harry, consider.
ably relieved.
U'hy ! am here is a long s,ory--bu'
! may as we'll tell it now
Tne trio seated themselves or thc
great velvet cushioned sofa, and Fanny
thus commenced, Harry meantime gaz
Ing iuto her bright eyes.
You know, Mr.. Lincoln, that your
chum, Dick Sinclair, had an only slster
jD Charleston, s. c. aud that he and
this sisteg were orphans; bot you dld
not know, until few minutes ago, lhs
], Mss Hubbs,'-Fanny gave a droIl,
expressive gIance--'was his sister. ]
nstd 10 hear my brother speak Of yon
snd all his letters were full Of ou,
praise; that will account, in part, to yo,
why | treated you so like an old friend
Papa died when we were young chill
''ren, appointed Mr.. Laceles, an ole
iiie0d Of his, our guardian. The prop
"rly was divided equally between US,
'but ia such way lha, neither of u,
could ,oomnand penny Of /, until we
arrived at the aye Of 81. So was il dI.
ncted in the Will'.
'Who came with you, Fanny, from
Charleston? and when and why?
Have patience, my brother; you
shall know all 10 good time. merely
wish to say few words explanatory to
MIR. Lincoln, My brother having
arrived at the desirable age of ire edon'
TSs come in full possession ol his share.
is is not SO Dick! | am still at The mer.
.cy o. Mr.. Laceiles, so receive as maRy
us as few pounds as he chooses TO give
me. My brother, being great favor
ito with bin always received an ample
allowance. So did !. until aow--and
now he will not lei me have shll
ling
'Ilow happens that, sister,
That is The funny part of it, Abou'
ayear ago Mr. L,celles took il into his
head tha, would make him nice
wife. was then sixteen, he being on.
\ly sky
Fanny threw back her heal, and
LIN, .hed for a long time al The oddl'y
. Of n thing. Her mir'h being concIud.
ed, 81 q went on with her story.
q always had liked my guardian, bu'
couId.oo> , think Of marrying him. ]
told him 20 10 very respectful manner.
but he wa Id not take mo- for an an
swcr.-.Yn, know, Dick, how Persever-
log and immt\ \vabie he is when his mind
is once made lie kept teasing me, un-
Ill Isvoided. hi,\ presence IN every pos
sibIe wsy'l coal\', Al last he became
so,impor,uoa,c1 IA It hi' house ana went
TO my ouui'..-T2he 70 i was s'lI' tor
men'ed in every w\y. ne SEM M
Threatening notes, aan\ 'n''u'eu n'hSeI'
upon me eyety onnor,n\ 1iry. His pres
ence became so disagree \ 'o'' 10 me- }
RETAINED from goiog ia % me s'ree''
then he told me 10 noi,AN Mouln no.
have another sizpenoe untn ! became
ilis wife. knew he wouId keep hl'
word, as the event proved. lie was
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