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ewes as she turned her face away for mo-
ment, and then brushing them away with her
checked handkerchief, she ventured TO say,
Father, If love, true and unchanging, can
make man happy, can certainly make
Charles so ; for | know that can love him,
even in the deepest poverty, and he knows It
too. He knows tina, nigh, have married
a rich merchant, or a lawye r either, il had
chosen, instead Of mechanic who had
nothing bu, his own honest industry 10 rely
on
my child said the old man, with evident
emotion, Il do not doub, that you think you
love Charles, and could love him under any
circumstances but think a moment of your
qualifications to become the wife of poor
man. VIVA, could YOU %, make his home
comfortable, and to asI-, ii il acquiring
competence see that wa. have perilled
your happiness by bringing you up as we have
done; but cannot consent that young man
of Charles Lawion's prospects should be r,,-
med by marrying wife who could not even
make bread
But said the ignorant ci.ild, that would
not be much; Of course we should have
servant, and she would knoy how to do all
such work. No gen,lew oman thinks il me-
cessary TO do that ! suppose mother knows
how 10 do all kinds of work, but never saw
her make bread. Surely that cannot be a
serious objection
"A servant of course sighed the old man.
see how it is, Fanny; you have very little
idea of life, much less Of the high import Of
love. Love see,Asesh not its own interest and
ease, but the happiness Of Others. IL you
loved Charles consistently, you would SEEK
to advance his interest in every possible way.
You would not say we shall have a servant of
course when your own chess-,ll applied
strength would be sufficien, to discharge all
the labor that your small family would at first
require. And then think how much pleasant
err it would be to young husband to sit down
to the neat and well prepared meal furnished
with the hands OF his own wife. than TO eat the
careless cooking Of a servant. l assure you,
Fanny, that a young mechanic, just setting
out IN business for himself, viii not be able to
hire servant, support her wasieluness, and
the idleness and extravaganza of fashionable
woman, and at the same tiWs be an honest
man. The supports such style of living, it
must be at the expense of his honesty-yes,
my child, of his very souls salvation for a
dishones, man cannot be Christian. Now
do you think would suffer you to become
such snare to Charles' No; I would
sooner cut off my right hand or pluck out my
right eye.'
God said he, gave you capacity to labor,
and that capacity implies design that you
should. . know that your mother has spared no
pains to teach you every branc. of ncedlcwork,
end am proud't wear The Es -srs; you have
made but her feeble health has prevented her
teaching you the equally important arts of the
kitchen. The reluctance she has felt to place
you in the immediate society of Phills, has pre-.
vented her insisting upon your acquiring the
necessary knowledge OF a housewife; and till
now, we have not realize that you were utter.
" unfit to become the rational companion Of a
worthy, but poor and industrious man. truly
value your happiness, and am satisfied that 1t
would be greatly promoted by your marriage
with Charles were you qualified to fill the sta.
ton that God designed wife to fill but can
not, | repeat. consent that you should be instru
mental in the ruin of one so highly prize
Were I to waste upon you the property which
God has entrusted 10 me for higher purpose
than selfish qualification, should do you last
lug injury, for you would be tempted by it to live
in idleness and extravagance, and at the same
time, should be robbug God. Dear as you are
to me, cannot give my consent that you SHOULD
marry Charles, save on one condition.
Name it, cried Fanny eagerly as she begar
to breathe more freely, and the color once more
, rose to her cheeks.
u fear, said her father, you will think it
hard condition, but remember tits the only one.
Tell me, dear father, and see If love does no
make i; easy
, 1T will try the strength Of your regard SAT-
] the old gentleman, less solemnly than he hat
before spoken. 1T is on condition that you bn'
q yourself apprentice to Phllis, and serve unde
her ill she gives you an honorable discharge a
an accomplished housewife, that | consent Il
u your union with Charles Lawton. Will yo
comply with the terms. Fanny?
r Fanny looked up hopefully, and courageous
= said, IN try, father The old man rose fror
' the table, and imprinted kiss on the cheek @
his child, telling her to be ready to take lesson
, on the following day. He then took his hat an
= walking stick, and went to escort his loving wifi
home from he house Of sick friend,and Fam
u was left to arrange her plans for tomorrow.
y Poor girl she little dreamed that love was I
). cost her such self denying labors but it helpc
il to tighten them in reality, as well as to max
}, them less formidable in anticipation. On tn
following morning Fanny was up betimes, an
4 arrayed in suit OF garments that we'll BETTE
"a Indlu Vi all Wol
r. had never seen her look so neatly in any ohe
II dres and old Phllis grinned and Uttered whe
= he introduced her to the kitchen, and told he
she was to be entirely under her direction Il
/, she thought her fit for a house keeper.
i 1t was baking day, and the first lesson was
X making bread. After showing her ignorance
., various ways, much to tn amusement Of III
shrewd servant, the bread was at last prepare
III for the oven. 1t was designed to bake ii wi,hol
r pans, as was then The usual custom, and it col
s,itued no small share of the bakers skill to
l able to toss the loaves into the oven handsomel
re with great wooden bread shovel
snow miss7," said Phllis, wet the bres
|. shovel so the loaves will slide of easy"
i. Fanny wet the shovel, placed loaf upon
10 and made the attempt to land at the back sit
of the oven. OF course it did no go as directe
ID but part fell in tho middle Of the oven al
u the rest stuck on the shovel.
ID "Tehe he," bnrst from Phills. Cue
the silly girl wont wet it again"
ID Poor Fanny her face licked red enough
10 bake the bread. but as she knew it would
quite useless 10 resent the trick that Phillis HI
ne played so successfully upon her, she only ask
I what was to be done next.
We stake a knife and scrape the shovel, al
when you have washed it clean and dried
IF then put on dry flour, guess missy find it wo
i. slickl"
~ The docile girl obeyed, and succeeded so VI
y that Phils condescended to praise herb
as this was not the only lesson taught her by soI