Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-04
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The Birth-Da y Gift.

len Waivers, the evening before her
birthday. uncle said he woulH
give me something pretty, but ! al b
not to ask him what It will be.'
ff he would only let you tell him
what you would like tp have!n sd b
Ellen.
why, that would be nice; btt
I'm certain he wouldn't, and there's
SO many pretty thingss | shouldn't
know what to chooseP
sOh, would; but what was thu It
Inoise::' said Ellen, looking towards
the back parlor. thought I
heard some one. /
Il guess mott SAIL Lucy. q
don: see any one; but ifyour uncle
was going to make yoh present
what would you ehoo{e?'
why, a breast-piri, Of course,
with a red stone, and white ones a II
round it Wouldn't it be beautiful
But what would you like, Lucy
Let me think awhile.' After d
short time the little m hiden thought
she would prefer "a book, aItho ugh
she would like to have ring like
Helen Dale's.'
'Oh, / wouldn't said Elem
But | must go now; 30, good byet'
Good bye, Nelly DON'T forget
to come tomorrow evening AM
so the children part I'D Ellen to
wish for her breast~pih, and Lucy
half wild in the anticipation of he /
party.
The next evening Mrs. Talbotls
parlors were tasteiuIly decorated
for the cherished party. Many d
Lucy's friends are already here
but Ellen was not yet come
Lucy is rather impatient; but som {
one is nov ringing th|e bell Per-
jhaps 1t is Nelly. A short Tune
must eIapse ere She chm be divested
of her hood and cloak; and theI1
she entered, And Is that Ellie !
Manvers' : We know it IS by the
look Of delight with w hich LucE
greeted hef. She i vain of he |
beauty, although she is 50 young
il appears; for one pf the largest
girls remarked, as SD Z entered:
There is that prob d Ellen Man
vers. Just see how scornfully she
walks past little Mary Willis
Mary not being fay ored with per
sonal beauty, we S suppose the
deemed this the cal Sc OF Ellen J.
dislike to her. But Lucy is prb
posing a play. After some della !
Hunt the Slipper Was decided up
on; and, while they were passing il
around, Mr.. Glenhill entered will
a small package in b ashland. III,
play was soon broke n up, all wish
ing to see the gift.
+ BE seated, now said the. ole
gentleman; land let each girl So,
what she thinks it will be-
: They complied With bis request
; and one after anoth her said whh
she thought it would be- Zone sal,
a necklace, second a book, a4(
so on until the last, who said pei
haps it would be D pretty pink,
bonnet. win wreath OF roses 81
f it, This was Glenn ahtine Rex,
great reader. Mfr. GIenhill i
opening the package. There is
book handed to Ludy- tThe Snd y
Flake for 1851,
How pretty,I said the girls, b
Lucy showed it to I'll lem. elena n
tine just peeped ins side, and say
! the Story of an Ear ring by Kat,
! Campbell, and thought it must b,
street. But here is something els,
for Lucy-a ringl
Just what | wish ed,' said Ludy
as she5thanked her uncle. HOY
could you guess SO Nell:2'
Persons can generally hear " hel
they're behind foldi hg DOORS sai(
:, Mr.. Glenhill, laughing. But herd'
a breast-pin for Ellfn,f he contin
ued; sand a book, to -I hope she'll
read it.
I will, SIR said Lucy. is tht
) book like Lucy's.'
/ No, it's The Win Girl sale
Harriet Wilson,( Che gill Tho spoke
rather ill-naturedIy of Ellie as she
came in,) 'just what She ought L
have she remarked y, in not a ve
Try low tone.
i Ellen coIored. bot spon forgot ii
while admiring her Bbreast-pih
which they all prom punced pretty.
The evening being pretty far al
vanced, after a few more plays, the
young friends began to separate.
Ellen fingered until the last, when