The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1853-02-22
Fr m Arlhur's Hon, G,zette.
FANNY CIAYToN's VALENTINE.

~ tc'mst'.'fati IA ciIity Vt rhymin, a quail
ty which she chiefly cultivated for The pprp sc
oiarnnsement. Not 10 be de-pisei is the asili
" 10 amn-c innoccl tly n lc~9rr hour provided
tho inversion /. of nature thalcaycs tie mfii
refreshed and invigorated for serious duties -
But Fanny Clayton had no snch commcdabo
object in view; her only definite aim being fan.
by which she undclst,oi enterrsnms to her
self and slight degree of mystihcaiipn and
annoyance to her friends. twas So dolis shtt'il
to do n little harm Being mn orphan. she wa :
dependent upon the kindness oftwo unmarried
relatives. an uncle and mn aunt, who we're, we
regret tn say, sometimes tho victims to her
love of mirth and mishicf
When Fanny was fourteen, tho rage Cor vir
entines Gt Is a migratory epidemlc.) invaded
the vllag. where she resided, and her scrib-
ling faculties wcro largely employed by her
Associates I, gire pilulncy to their mssterl-
nu. missive-. Aft,r iahoring much for tho
public good, il priva'e way. Fanny thought
she WAS justly entitled to 10 something for
herself She had a;fasoritc in tho village. one
Charles Thomp-on. youth spmo years older
thai herself and it was to MS address that. with
some surprise al her own audaci'y, she pennei
tno following valentine.
I know little mai len and she has lntlo tongue.
Aud it * very active t,c, for any thing young,
Aul says ihoasa;d foolish u nys eer were said
snug.
This mriden u,w is .eatel at ,r dcsk to wr to linz
Aud she means To send this missye rs playful val
(Ihop' yor do rot 'hink tho note i,any,aing like
minc.)
She hopes an answering token will seek her rustic
When the crescent moon is shining. so very young
aud small
Rut yet she will uot break her heart If she gets
nt all.
Al 4 4.
signed the precious epistle to her letter bag,
which Peter the black hos, carried daily to tho
rosioiiice, aud awaited, with what patieuro
she might, tho expected response. To her
deep modification tho notes rec ivcd that day
all mrniti silly the efforts "f girlish rogue
ry: not one of them bore the slightest resem-
blancc iu penman-hip, to the bolI,though uni
form hand Of the incipient collegisn
'IIc is no hunger boy" thought Fanny. ro-
grcifnllv. Ills Greek and Lntin have driven
all ron> cnso from his head, and he dcspises my
childish triiirg'
A food oftrars. half lfpcnitcncc halfpctncrcc
showed how keen was her sense "fhs NEGLECT.
1t was t many davs however, hcfnrc she ds-
covered. by litlc feminine free masonry. that
Charlcs Thomson hal received no valentine
whatever. md of course was entirely ignorant
of her own. Relieved al lat by the harmless.
though nbortivc termination OF n frolic that
seemed likely to prove IN re- scrons than she
had anticipated. she was for a scason tcbuked
int, something like discrction.
The .eurn # The valentine season, however.
brought with il desire for revenge upon the
supported agent of her disappointment. She
imputed 10 her rnclc the suppression of her
noie. and resolved 10 play up u partially Of
his fr The wiowcl mother nf her favorite,
(row freshman al Ilar,arl.) Tn the privacy
of her room. Tho had just finished the cmhro-
dcry of Il verv pretty pair of slippers. and 10
the prai-cwnrthy effort she appended one more
questionable. being Il card inscribed. in hand
carefully d>aui scd. with the following lines ;
Sol-lrs. shoes from a hcartess dame.
rnotc-s the cf',u {, lciru her name
Wnrthem ever when Won are the same.
II Nh ,lc was cnrcfully cnve'lopcd and
coneGncl. with many in;unctions Of secrecy.
to the crraud 10Y of the village. Ina very
short ,imr. she was called by her uncle to al
mirc bis beautiful present, and aid him to de-
cipher The Inscription.
WHO IL The world could he the wricr:'-
Fanny NJ length suggested, i think she may b"
Mrs Thompson
'Dccidcdlv; | think so too chmed in aunt
Dorthy, hns unexpectedly bringing her ma.
ironly gravity To aid the roeucry of her
necc. And even uncle Joshua uhe migrate
iul:) readily joined in tho general voice, that
the forward lady might be Mrs. Thompson.
Before evening. tho slippers by the all of
the ready ION of Crispin, nero fitted to adorn
his fret.
"Atd now. for ,hc answer" said the good
man. Il would like 10 have yru look al it, Fan
nv. And first let me tell you hat il is not the
fa> lon for ladies to he very free ~ their nd-
,anccs to single eoutlcmcn' H. looked err
tl,, .l,, bo
writer of this he continued. laving his hand
on the card of the morning. Hcscree$ some
Sigh; rcprooif fr her tcmcrity Don't you
think sof (Another keen glancc)
Faunv answered ncnklv. yes. | suppose so.
We'll. what do you think of thisr
Il have soled the shoes but think the lrmo.
Mus, have lot her heart ere she changed her name
And will choose. ofeourse, TO retain the same
The same: repeated Fanny. PRAY which
do you mran!. the name or the sl,oes!'
Both. replied her uncle; i shall send them
back 10 her.
And notwithstanding her faltering objcc-
,ions. the slippers were ncvor again seen upon
her urce's feet. and she felt little doubt that
he had sent them back, as be termed il. 10 tho
digriIed Mrs. Thompson, who must bc MIR
tally offended
Very soon afterwards tho lady removed 10
Cambridge to BE- near her srn. II formed an
! acquan' ance there vhic', r. suited in n second
marriage. Fanny wondered whether the Sc
we're attack of rheumatism fIom which her un-
c'c spslerei about tue ssme tins, coIld h,vo
had "A zen imert;, cause. The Physician srii
il was ,nnccted wi II an sffciion OF the h at.
There was not. however. a to al cessation OF
intercourse bctwecn the ftmlcs. as will fully
| appear from the f'c', that in few years alter
the imprndent writer of the anonym us valen-
ii es did actually become Mrs. Chare- Thomp-
son: bestowing her ,irgin hand as New Year :
gift. Tho lIth at February brought to tho
blushing bride two communications, one n let
ter of tho ordinary size, and the other pack
age somewhat larger.
Only look, husband she exclaimed in eur
prise. "a valentine from aunt Dorothy Who
would have thought itr
And renewing the envelope of tho noe, sho
sas revealed 10 her wondering gaze, her own
frs, yalcntine with Tho ofioinal seal uflbrO-