Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-10-28
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aroused her from the reverie into which
she had fallen, and Kate, with AN air ol
great importance, made her appearances
And 50, Fanny, you are, really going tc
take, this Mr.. w hat's,his-name? X ou need
not blush, for mamma has told US all abQhi
il, and, we have planned out about the dress.
es and every thing, and after, you arc. mar:
ried, you know shall have your room, ff;of
papa says may. And there's another
thing which | must not tell you. Oh,
Fanny, | hope Ishall have a love letter one
Of these days. Y-o v>..,spg
Fanny hardly knew whether to laugh or
cry, but in spite of the grave face which
she thought it expedient to put on, several
little smiles twinkled in her eyes-smiles
that said, kate, you are q darling, but
mustn' t Let you know ! think so.' ..aa .s
WE'LL continued Kate, have you written
the answer? Let me see it, do. Come,
now,I shan't tell the girls what pretty things
you say to him. rssg r-aa..
Katy, said Fanny, solemnly, you must
not talk any more about the matter.
confess that it is very hard to disappoint
you all, and to distress him, but it must be
done.
Now, if there was any thing that Kate
particularly disliked, it was to see tears
shed by any body for any reason; therefore,
as she began to suspect that Fanny medi.
tated some such act, she lost no time in re-
treating. '
When Fanny came downto tea, she was
assailed by a host of questions, congratula-
tons and kisses, from papa, mamma, her
four sisters and three brothers.
How do you do, Mrs. Somerby? asked
one. -
Now for the wedding cake, shouted Tom
You'll let me be bridesmaid, won't you?
urged Ann. a .43 -,,.
And if Mr.. s. gives you gold watch,
won't you give me your old one? asked
Matilda. - '''',.'7 f..r'@@
After tea no one seemed inclined to GO
about any regular employment. Papa held
his newspaper. before his eyes as usual, bu
itras at last discovered by Kate that il hae
been up-side-down for an hour. Mamma :
knitting work lay quietly in her lap, while
her rhoghts wandered off to a certain fine
house in the country, where several fine
children ran about, bearing decided re-
semblance to her daughter Fanny.
Matilda, Ann and Lucy withdrew into a
snug corner, debated the question whether
he were handsome or otherwise, whether
he had dark hair or light; ifhe had not sew
eral brothers, &c.
Dreams, such as had never visited them
before came to the members Of the Harper
family. A tall, melancholy man with black
eyes, black whiskers, and black coat, dis
tnrbed the slumbers Of the gentle Fanny
mamma talked in her sleep Of fine establish
/ men. just the thing for Fan-don't yol
think SO, pa? And Mr.. Fl. answered with
out waking, Yes, my dear, he'll put hi
) name to my notes, dare say. Pretty lit
tie young men, brothers Of Mr.. Somerby
4 fitted around the apartments of Lucy AM
Ann, while visions Of Plumb cake dances
temptingly before the eyes Of Tom AM
Sam. -
| Poor Fanny was in sad perplexity
Her mamma had expressed it as her opinion
|that the match was desirable one. she ha
, even hinted that her dalphter mipbt neve
4 have sanotber chance md thaf for" he
mart she could danart in Ineaca sbo,id Il
seahar family Comfortably settled for sjifa
| And Fannv,s flial affection .connuera
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