The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-12-21
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FANNY
EnA " VvaD J
TIE POOR MUSIC TEACHER,
EN DORA.
"loa surely are not goig out ,lris 80,

"Yoa surely are not .oi,% ont this s!o'-
" my day, F,nuy?" ...... .
.Rut must, mother. Mrs Lynn VIII
cNpccs ne, for Annic j, very impatient fvr
tins new song; AMI, besides, il i>u't lur
my intercS! To- los lc>So., ynu know =
and with II faint attempt to sm,.r, Fanny
E,rwood drew her shawl closer around hcr
and tied the simple. straw with it, faded
ribbons. .t. $685..
.ShewRs'a slisl,l, ,leiica,e gisl, Of twe:-
t,,pcrlap>, with not rs much hrauiy "f
teslures as lo'ciurss Of cXpresNion..--
Though evidently illness and prval,on had
taken the ronudncsS from her form. and
Pa'r,l her check, yet they could lao, de
t"art frou the sweet though rcnSiyc smile
that was w"utto light up Eer com,rmance
and the look al purity that g!.nmed from
her deep blue eyes. lIrr voice, too, was
tmchingly tender anil musical, and n"w,
~ she slroye to reply toner invalid moth.
er with chccrfuacss, it took Il sofIrr End,
CT cadence. .....
Mrs. Erlwool rocked urcasiy in E2r
chair.
"1hswill hc lcdcat!r Of YOU yet, Fan.
ny" she at length said. you've alrca.
dy grown So tl,in that | should scarcely
known you, aud your check is rs color
less as marble. O, it is hard 10 sit here,
day after day, unable to exert myself in
the least, while my tcar child is toiing
away her young Iitc aud strength for u
few paltry dollars. Time was when we
had t',smi ay, more in number than those
wko now ennis, p.,I;' and Mrs. Eriwood
buried her face with loud sob, in her
handkerchief.
In moment, Fanny was by her moth
sers side, her arms twined around her
neck, and Ler warm kisses trembling or
tho invaIG's check.
"My dear, Gear mother, | cannot allow
20. q talk so. Remember yop are very
weak, and the Doctor says exci,emenLis
very bad for you. So don't make yoBr-
sell unhappy by thiutiug am working
so.very bard, for indeed, | am not. II is
quite easy 70 give music lessons, where
one loves it as DE-; and / have not so
large . class as to oyerta,k me. Aud as
tor the past, mamma, why Jet It he hy.
gono time. We've nothing TO do viii, il
snow but let Us DO tha full for what
blessings still remain TO os with the
spring, ] dare say shall nd the bloom
to my check restored ~ at any rae. if
only end my mother better by the war
mer air, shall feel rewarded for all my
,slabors now, go keep up good heart,
mosber, and all will come ont rigt in tho
END. am only sorry 10 have TO leave
youso much, and with another kiss,
Fanny Erlwoesi4lePar,ed, stopping on the
threshold to renew her injunction TO her
spolheri y keep quiet, md not exert her.
.asssf during herabsence, 10 trying toNyorlk.
~ 10 wss chilly, ,.pneomfortsble February
morning. The sky looked heavy and for,
bidding, and dampnorth.east wiud blew
in chilling gusts, penetrating the shawl,
: potover-ibieksshst shielded poor Fanny.
Z She drew her.yea more closely over her
face, gasped Lee folE of,music with a fisn-
sr hand, and q'''eksned her before tleea
aplsteps, until she reached 4 large, hand
pc house, just at ihe corner Of tI,e prin-.
street aud the narrower one on which
lyed.
" pay rang the door-beII. Her un-
lsnd was llus aud trembling WITH
orartsd y vas her query to