Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-05-12

"Are you vexed with me for coming here,
child? You don't look glad 10 see me-"
mo, no." said Hatty, putting back tan-
gled mass of dark hair, "but it's so Odd you
should want to come. Nobody ever wanted
to see me before"
"Well, don't know" said she, with
touching meekness and simplicity, ''unless
it's because I'm stupid, and ugly, and disa-
greeable."
"Who told you that Ha:ty?"
"And why not Hatty?"
"All Of them down sairs," said she, land
I don't care about it only-only," and the
tears rolled down her cheeks, sit is SO
dreadful TO feel that nobody can ever love
me-"
Miss Tabetha looked very strangely, and
muttered, "Humph!"
"Hatty," said she, ''come. Do YOU ever
look in the glass?"
mot since long WHILE" said the young
girl, shrinking back.
"Come here and look in this little mirror.
Do you see those large bright eyes of
yours? Do you see that wealth of raven
hair, that skil'ul hand might render a
beauty, instead of that tangled deformity?
Do you see those little supple limbs, that
little care and training might render grace
ful as the swaying willow? There is intel
lect on your brow; soul in your eyes; your
voice has thrilling hear-tone Hatty, you
are a gem in the rough Yon cannot be
''ugly;" but, listen 10 me. 1t is every wo-
mnn'S duty 10 be lovely and attractive, You
have underrated and neglected yourself, my
poor child. Nature has been no niggard to
you. do not say this to make you vain,
but to inspire you with proper confidence
in yourself, But what have you here?"--
as large portfolio fell at her feet.
! "Oh, miss Tabetha, please don't it is on.
ly little scribbing--just when felt
wretched. Please don't"
"Yes, but thall though. It's Just what
| want to see most" and she went OH read.
ing paper after paper, while Hatty stood like
a culprit before her. When she had finish
ed, she said very slowly and deliberately:
"Hatty, come here. Did you know that
you were a genius?"
"a what, Miss Tabetha?"
"A GENIUS, you delicious bit of simpli
city,--a genius. You'll know fast enough
what it is; and to think l should have beer
the first TO find it out!' And she caught
the astonished child in her arms and kissed
her till Hatly thought genius must be tht
most delightful thing in the world, to bring
=, so much love with it.
-. Look here, Hatty, does any body know
, ,, this?" holding up the manuscripts.
Hatty shook her head.
$50 much the better; stupid, and ugly
and disngreeabIe,' humph! Do you know
l am going to run off with you?" said tn
little old maid. 1--WE shall see what w
shall see, Miss Hatty."
Five years rolled away. A new life ha
been opened to Hatty. She had grown int
y, a tall, graceful woman. Her step was a
=" light as a fawn's. Her face not beautiful
certainly, if tried by rules of art; and ye
) who that watched its ever varying express
: ion, would stop TO criticiSe? No one care
u to analyze the charm. She produced tn
" effect OF beauty, she was magnetic; she wa
= fascinating. Miss Tabetha was satisfied
' sh" knew it would be Just so.
&c They had almost forgotten her at Lit
)" House; once in while wondered 'lf Mi.
u Tabetha was not tired of her. Miss Tab,
tha thought she would let them know. u
- bounded was their amaZement when Mi
'' Tabetha ushered "Our Hatty" in. 1t W;
10 unaccountable! She was really 'AIMo.
pretty Sill there was the same want
Z" heart in 'heir manner TO her; and the lit
IN old maid could not have kept within bound
H. had she moi powerful reasons Of her own f
~ keeping quiet awhile. 70 n
a by the way, Miss Tabetha,n said NJ
Il Lee, "as You are a blue stocking, can v
o. enlighien me as q the author OF that char
he ing little volume Of poems that has set
1.-THE literary world sstir9 Il isn't often