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the sewing girl as she replied

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then nave studied my art with som sue
cess, If your compliments meaa any thing"
"Mean anything. Jane! why you well
know | think you have better taste than
any other dress-maktr in the city. But.
III not fistter you any more, for I see your
begins to Teddcn; aud, beside. ! must not.
forget to tell you, I saw Miss Bailey this
morning, and she half concludes she VIII
join Charles and | in our trip to tho springs
She thinks she cannot possibly do with out
you, end have consented TO let you go.
DO you think we cannot accomplish the
work We have LAID out in less time Than We.
mentioned at the frst?"
81 don't know, Mss Weston. NV moth.
er objects to my working so late, and | be-
gin to find my eyes rather troublesome Of
an evening, after applying myself closely
through the day."
But you know three weeks is not q grea.
while, and after that you can take sufficient
leisure to recruit"
"Well, III try" said Jane, as she thought
show little she thinks OF the necessity which
compeIs me to labor, day by day, weary or
not
She said no more, bnt applied herself
with greater diligence, if possible to her
task. Day aftcrday, and night after night.
she toiled on, till at length she had the
pleasure o seeins the last article finished.
True, she had often laid aside her work, in.
despair at being able to complete it; and
as she rested her head upon her hand. the
big tears would force themselves through
her fingers. Still she gathered up Courage
as SIC thought Of her mother, and labored'
on.
.
Who is the sewing girl Won are employ
ing, sister? said Robert Bailey.
''Her name is Jane Franklin. a girl that
Miss Weston recommended. But why do
you ask? or rather. ] might ask, where
rave YOU seen her?
q, | never ga her till tits morning;
no' help rrmarkins that sue was very beau
tiful.
"Jl1. Fr,nkl:n bealtif,t. That's one Of
your queer f%ancies, Robert. Why Sie 10
pale and thin, and ;i.st, perhaps, makes.
interesting; bat 20 say she is beau
is almost a libel upon her sex"
Welk Bel, su. me f"r damages if you will,
| mnst still say ! think heI one Of the
most beautiful.
"Fie, Robert, in love already. Who.
have thought the st,id, sober, unob-
Robert Bailey. would be so desper
smittrn at first sight, End ii at, too
with a d~ress-maker""
"lIcr profession has nothing to do witt
her beauty and, besides, what is Rober,
hut a tradesman. ldon'tsee why it s%IIonl'
be beneath the dignity Of q woman to labo.
if it be needful."
"fiave done with your ultra notions, !
beg. You well know there are distinction
in society. and 80 long as they exist on
must conform IN & ten"
'1' t'.osr distinctions are founded in JUS
tice. no. otherwise. Perharse Jane Frank.
lin has been as !"licatply trained as m ,
own fair SiS'ar. Prrt1"sthcrc are hearts as
t"ndp7'v bound TO Arr nc ever beat in kn
man bos~r Ava mav he. nor sanl has
heon purified in The f"-~r-e nf affection. til
the dross If earthly sclfehness is all con-
At any rate, I mean to kno'- her
"Frr cnce, I pm harpv ~ cav ! can bel
vonr infnrmer. Her fatl.-r died very sud
denly ahou. two years ago, leaving his fam
ilv in a verv destitute condition. He had
maintained then in a~nluenrc, and 1t is half
susnpcted that Chr arrangement or his affairs
lis rrd Since then th~v haveI
occupied one nc n. Wrston's hcrsrs. and
Jarc mar.a~ce 10 7rnnort hesself and mo-
"NTnh'o ~i.'-cIc * an '.nnort 10 New En-
'louc' { rrn rot ruite sure her race
&c ~o-.;r~- Cr'':ro-r y fr:nnfI ir Cor me-.
as I w."r'';'I" to 'now 'rrhctt"r." !
G|yoH R"1."-t. I'm ready ~ Har"nin 'r'th
HvorT rcccr+ Ills in'it"tion frn~.
and !.ucr Weston, vi make a.
smooth path for your acquaintance wit",I
.'Agre'1. RI: ro-ictm" CO" v"hat IT Isl
-st. Al. an :rv;t".ior to :c:r them N a
re the I.ckes. y... I'll DO l.. You %
wiz. them to FL. Srr:roc. e ~'1"E". s""'
~nn arc h.nt rrcn it-an1 when am r"a''v
7 W.! 49, CIR vo,. And now r"HiemHrr
vcnr :~.ro-aiso. MID. tho"nh- Janc is not
to fnrw nothing af my visit am to ihf.'rm
her Of that mVsrlf.' :
"S+ver s-ar me. Robert: vor'E be slc1
cl. I'll .sf ma ARncR1n