The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-11-16

her III her lovers favor. Mother E,r's in
st,ncts wer' at work with her, and sh,
determined to find out something about
the stranger. After all, if worth having,
he wou!d not expect her to give more than
tac't encouragement ut the very first. A
pretext was quIckIy found, and the bell
WAS rung tor Mary.
"llare you sent for the glazier? Do so
ut once; Al Il if YOU have not mentioned
tbs to your fellow servants, do mott
must have been in accident bu, it wouli
alarm my aunt. There WAS nothing Oh
the paper" ...
M.y's fsischoo,l was more fortunate
t"an her mistre>s's tib: Tor that, of cours,.
nb;aine,! no cre.cnrc.
DO !"u know if they have any children
IN that o.'po-it" h"u.", Mary -rhrrr,wher..
there Is II gentleman II ,hr window =
The stone mast have been thrown from
tter."
81 don't know, ma'am; never saw
any. But never care about tue neigh
bors."
What sort of people are thcvl"
"D,ren' cnongh, believe, ma'am; they
let lodgings"
"Oh! Well, let the win;!ow b" men-
dcd. | dare say you were terribly fripb,
"ncd! You HAY cary my old shawl To
your mother this afternoon; il will keep
h"r warm tins winter"
Mary had grace sufficient to blush hen
th~ nks AMI hold her tongue conscience
prIckcd her, but it WAS now more difficult
than ever 10 confess her fault.
llrrrir!t's piam WAS easily laid. A
ftend 'nl c"muIisS oncd hcr lo look for
apartments for her; ar she invented the
crran'; and her aum.. n"i'ing 10th, uc-
comptnIed h,r an inr search. n -vrr
was any one so hard !, please ,hc wou,
not be satisfied III! she titi affected an 81.
tanco into the same house which shcl e..
al "Arihur."
our apartments seem very nicc--v,-
ry nice indeed. Have you any chi
reny"
"oh, dear, no, ma'um :" with as crcn,
~ sir o' injured innocence "a il hugs nr
nv oiher nuisance had been suspected.
AM yuu laye no other dodgers -
''Oniy one. ma'am;a g-ntlcmar--a
'ey qn'ct gentleman. indeed. Keeps the
n'st r"guar hours. He's an artist,
ma'am." ....... .... ...
IAN artist II .
'f,s. ma'dru aud should saw very
lever one. He's ,ock my an,l II rlg.nn'
riture, and the likeness is rcmarkal g
'trong--qniie striking. IL. doe>n'l d
much. However tliat way; and lhmk il
aPity he's not fndcr of his sort Of work. :"
painting To snm. exquisite sketches, which
hal already attracted Miss Charlton's no.
,i"e.
There are r"all, very good, are they
not. aunt! What is the gentcman'S
nam"
"D.rn'"y, ms'am; Mr.. Arthur Darn
ley"
Suspicious now became indisputll.le
rcrtalitIes, and the pocte>s h'rned away
with heating and rlate'i heart, drca,Iinu.
lest "hcr Artim" should meet her, les,
she should have compromised her de!ico.
cy in his eyes.
Oncs Il W man begins To fall in love.
she w"nld rather "st.rlIe the word from
its pro r'rtieS" than offend one cf his pre-
judic,s: lie is her first, her last, almos h".
only Thought.
Tie aunt of Miss CharIton was An cx
re'ient artist. and had been greatly struck
hy Dmnieyis sketches.
They are gems perfect, gems, my
dear" she cried; $50 poclcal in the CON
ception; the man is a decided genus.
wonder we have never heard llis name lie
tore"
II, il the frat step that costs, Won know,
amt 1t is So very Iifficuit for an un.
known person to make himself an open
ing where 80 many are striving, aud with
Powt:.nl protectors 10 support them"
"Triy," sighed the old lrdy; but tli,
Mr.. Darnry ought not to I've allowed To
finger in obscurty. II becomes a duty
to bring him forward. Suppose you were
to invite him To your next receIaion r.
"lpw can |, Knowing nothing Of him
or his conn,.ctions!''
"Darn'ey isa good name, IIrnratta."
"Ies: but i have net had tie least
introduction to him. He may not he the
s"ri OF p'Is"n | should like To produce.
J will t-ll you h,w we can really serve
him. We will mvnIi"n him to Mr..--
lnauning an eminent and very liberal
publisbsr:) he will trust Your judgemen,
aud mine in this matter"
"To be snre he will. know he wish.
o. To find q person to whom Ile can confide
sofDc fahcifnl ilustrs,iOas for pictorial
tour. M'. Darnley would be tho very
person.
fea. you cOuIi say how we found him
out. anal he cuul5 do the same, IL ne rho,,se
witliout committing himself or us, AMI
JuIge for himself do net tliink tha,
prrson's TO ms wosId suit Fanny; should
he come, therefore, | bad better not APP.
pear at ali in the matter"
The affair progresa~d exactly as the
lsdies arranged it Mr~------zz-tAlled a,
i accidentally. sa.s the sketches al-o. aud
was 90 charmed by their originsl beauty
AMI sigor. thst no immedistsiy aifeeed
EDsEnley sR eagagemspt on tery pso6,hbIS