Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-01-28
FOB THE sElhDRsN,
A Story for the Little Girls.


net; II IS TOO colo AMI DAMP to 80
out
But mother, / promised t meet
Caroline | lowell at the sqqa are to-
day
my DEAR wish you to use nc
butts in your answf FRS to me; a nd you
ought not to md Ike any promises
without first asking by leave'
| But =
But again. h ave told YOU once
that ] Could not ! It y GU go; l4t that
suffice. When | Gay a thing ! mean
it,
You let sistet Clara go out; |
don't think it's fairj said Fanny,
poqlihs her lips.
Remember YOUR sister Clara is
older chan you, |ahd better able to
take care of her dli.'
Fanny now bdgaa to CT h anil
went out of the i olm slammihg the
door.
Fanny TayloF W s generally a
pretty g4od llulelglrl; but she was
sometimes very n4r e4sonable. She
had a Quick temper, and 100 Ioiten
wanted her own way, as may be
seen in tho prec4dlRg conYersa~
ton.
Unon reaching her room, she
locked the door, AID Sat down in a
chair, wishing she could think of
some thing TO DO asia sort Of retail
alton on her partl The thought
struck her, that being alona, She
might put on her ndw dress, and
steal out Of the ho&seH unobseryed.
As she Il as just Oh HE point of
dressing, Mrs. T$yl3r came up
stairs, and finding Tie ilopr locked.
called to her to obea it,, FANNY
was startled. for sha had hot heard
her mother coming nip Stairs, but
on opening the door slIe was agree
ably surprised at dee Ing her with
her bonnEf and sHawi pn, hs if
she was going out; which weali, of
courses give her bftter cpportuni-
ty to 50 to the squaHel
Fanny said Mrs.. TayIor I'd her
little daughter. i ah going to take
a walk; ahd as the servant has gone
out, there is no ond 10 90 to the
door,. So | wish J Pu 10 stay at
home.'
No, mother, will moi go put
said she, although her real idten-
ton was 70 go after her mother had
left.
Good bye said Mrs T. BE a
good girl while | alh gone; and if
you learn your spelling lesson we'll,
perhaps L will buy y9u a little p res
ent while ! am OUT Isa3 ing this shs
left the room.
Fanny Was almost tempted to
mind her mother, and st " al Ind me,
t1the thought of tie pleasant
walk, and the fun 81 lie would Have
with her school mate Caroline.
soon trilmphed ov$r her better
feelings, an she began to dress to
go out; but on looking out Of the
windo ", She saw dhat it looked
likely to rain; still she resolved to-
go and meet Caroline, and get
home before it began 10 rain, or
her mothdlI!had retuI| med. SO She
hurried OH her dress, and went out.
As the square was n5t far off, she
was soon there: bpt meantim me
every thing was prfparing ion a
heavy rain, but she HidIno notice
it. She walked about for a lob
time, but Gould not find her play
mate; yet She persevd red till it be-
gan TO rain When She came near
hoac she was completely wet; and
she saw her mother sthnding on
the steps, as if wait Ing for some
one TO come to the dpor. at first
she did not know what to do, add
was half mind TO run away, tor |
fear Of being seen: ba; she was so
slclla and tired that she could scarqe-
y walk. All last, thi hiking that she
might carry her deception still i}r- /
Their, she stple round % the garden
gate, openedit, went fn, d nd ran ito
The. door, forgetting dhat She had
not taken dff her bonnet
As soon as.Mrs. III sa W Fanny,
she seemed quite surprised, aid
asked her if she had been out. i
Fanny tried tot evade the question.
and told her that she Eelt very sic k,
which was The truth. At this ah
swer Mrs. T. was cbnyi need th bat
there was Something WI ong; but
Did not say any thing about +,
knowing that it was Der first duty /
% r PIT Fanny TO bed, and give her