Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-10-14

were reading novels, soi''e Ha' " ''' '"''
Of prettypoetryo before them ana one
knitting purse. Not one Of them appeared
to have unv,hmg serious to do. Most Of them
affected, like Isabel, to be quite languid' and
+ talked as if,he fatigue Of the day before
had nearly killed them.
n When Harry reached the pretty but un'
pretending cottage where Fanny resided d with
, her widowed mother, he found the hall door f'E
open to admit the breeze, and so just tap
, ping at the parlor entrance, he entered DOW
inc. In the shaded light of,he cool, fragrant
) room, he could not, for moment, see; but
he noticed Immediately that no one answer. \.
ed his saluta,ion, and directly he noticed
that the apartment was empty. Just thep'
however, a fresh,I clear voice, as merry asa
birds in June, was heard warbling in an T.
ne. apartment. Harry listened a'w''hilts'
charmed, but findilg that his knocking was
not heard, and recognizing, as he thought
Fanny's voice, finally made bold 10 60 lp
search Of the singer Passing down the ha |
and through ano,heropen door, he suddenly
found himself in Ii, kitchen, a large air!
apartment, scrupulo'sly clean, with sannF
at the opposite end p him standing before
trough, kneadng away, and car0llinE
like lark. F&t4 ~
m II was pic,ure a, artist would have oveG
to paint. Fannys ace was seen partly Y
profile, showing toperlection her long LASH
os, and bringing St in relief the pou,ing
lips and round chi The breeze blew her
brown curls playful about, and occasional
ly quite over her fee, at which times she
would throw them sck with pretty toss d
the head. Her arm were bare, and round
er, whi,er, or morehper arms, never were
they fairly put to bhh with their rosy pearl J
iness, the snowy flor powdered on them
: AS she moved viii hluick steps a, her task,
her trim figure showl all its grace; and hel
neat ancle and delice foot twinkled in and
out. For IA while 3 did not observe Harry
20 1t was not till she tned to put down the
~ dredging. box that shbeheld him.
to Most Of our fair rsters, we suppose, would
nv have screamed, and arhaps have ran out al
*. the opposite door. She blushed little, as
was natural, but has sg no false shame, she
YER saw no reason to frightened merely be.
ver cause handsome yng man had caught
her at work. So courtesied prettily,
.ss laughed one of her ges, laughs, and said,
til. holding out her han q
nd. 81 can't shake han with you, Mt. Yer.
his non, you see. Mann was kind enough tc
as let me 60 to the pic:, yesterday, and pul
an off some Of my wo; and SO I'm doing
nan double work TO-DAY y make up forit, II
and you'll be kind enous 70 wait minute, III
he call mamma ..,.t.
"No, no." said Ha" charmed by such
he. frank innocence, and tremendously taking
out a well scrubbed cha "l've only a few
." minutes to stay, my 9 is on you. | came
the to see how you bore faligues Of yester
,uld day. .r.s l.i ...
the Fanny laughed till kee'h, SO white and
her SO little, looked, behp the rosy lips, like
here pearls set in the richeusy enamel.
,ich Fa,igued Why had such charm
IS Of ing time yesterday, one couldn't .ge
ones tired even if one had 10 hundred year.
the DID," as} b.
for. "You'll never grow }" said Harry, sur
ould prised into wha, woud dvo been aattery,i
he had not sincerely thht it, and his coun
very tenance showed his addition for the bright
her happy creature before
her. Fanny blushed, but 'ed, and answered
0Did laughing
girl "Never grow old? soon enough
hi to What funny sight III to be sure, ben
I'd e. almost double. and dbn my head like
granny Horns,
we Harry laughed too, slicrous was the
very image; and thus he aFanny were al
imam much at home with eScher, at once, a
ina. if they had been acquai for some years
,lves The intended five mis imperceptibly
vas a grew into ten, and the 4 to half an hour
q had Fanny continued her hobll work, pleas
. and anlly chatting the while she and Harr.
social mutually sointerested Al forget time an,
ming place alike. A. last " trance of Mrs
oring Somers interrupted ,hel lrtstc. Fam,
M hv was little embarrasssten she foun,
Harry how long she and Hartd been alone
, and, but 'lle easy ma''ef oIse manner 0
would Harry, as he shook hands b her mother
morn. restored her to herself. #.
make II the e'esuh' 'eii.,o.'1'ou' ls"pes ia'
tempted Harry to fall in hc household
lining charm 'ha' su'Fon"ae"F ! '0''eu nun
read DO SO whe'"et VI n'' m u"a'I .n'''N
was ing to himself what chg wife Fam!
IL, !, would make, and how ~ she woul'
,ht M Of look in her neat house dFf fgaged in he
c,nras domestic duties. Nor lsry the onl
abou, young bachelor who femA that wifi
,,nnot alwavs be in full thud who nat