The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-08-11
From Peterson's Magazine.
How Harry Fell In Love.
BY JAMES II. DANA.

All he girls in FlawervaIe were in love viii
Harry Vernon. That is TO say, they admired hI
excessively, and were ready to fall in love, If In
should lead the way. Fanny Somers, the tI
witch, was the only exception. Merry, dane n;
and pretty as fairy, il was a Question whrthr
Sue had ever yet thought Of love; i she had, Sill
never ta'hej Of i.
lIarry's fth"r Senator in Congress- ant
he himself was Il young lawyer ofbrilliant talents
finished cdocaton and handsome fortune /, Wa
kno" that bis father wished hIm to marry, ant
did not, is often the case, insist on his selecting
| an heircSs. he now grey haired statesman haC
made a loye-nlaich in his youth, and still wor
shipped the memory of the wife he had too early
! lost " Let your heart choose, my son." he said
" Marriage, Without true aficction holds out but
poor show for haPpincss.''
| Most Of those, not directly Interested in the
| event, hought tha, lsaJe! Fortesque would carry
off the prize She was decidedly the belle of the
village. Having received her education at IA fash
! ionable seminary, :here was scarcely an accom-
| pilshment Oi which she could no; boast Besides
! The famiiies of Vernon and Forfesque bad been
tie leading ones in the county for two generations
and goss ps said that the unon of the two fortunes
and OF he united influence, would give Harry a
! portion almost unrivaIled.
Certain ii is that Harry visited Isabel very Of
! ten. Those who envied her accused her Of man
L
way continually" said one. " Did ever any
body" cried another see girl make love so
bare 'aced'y = "She ought 10 get him, Pm
sure snccrod another, g for she has tried hard
enough" Nevertheless, as honest chroniclers,
W. must record the fact, that some of these very
young Indies such IS the infrmitv of human ma
ture. did their very prettest to out manGuver Isa-
bel end get Harry for themselves.
Harry had not seen Fanny since she was a
child. II was only month since she had left
school, md returned home again and tie first
tim" she Joined the village social circle was at
ne, nc. Here her blooming complexion, grace
fU fcnre and ringing laugh had been the theme
e admiration by the bcaux, envy Of the becs.-
Harry had been her partner in a dance or two,
ana, in common with others. felt il would he only
civil 10 cell upon her. So the morning after the
pRry he sailed forth make the round of The VIII
lag" girls
I'o ftst visited Isabel. Size was reclining in
au:cil, che -mingly dressed, anI reading novel
Al she could talk about was her Catignr. Yet
s!r" looked overwhelmingly, il ircuutr shlr. n the
snEdTCd light of that tumPtuOns raTlnr with ele-
C'Lt pICtorcs on the walls bouquets Of fowr rs all
aho"t, and an atmosphere of exquisite refinement
a:"0ti. Never had Harry feIt much tempted
." lr in love. He s'ad nearly an hour V hen he
he'd intended 10 stop for only few minutes aud
vnud not, perhaps. have gone Their, if other gem
lla,non had not droHt in.
Frrtn I-ahers b" went 10 several other houses.
Evctyw foro he .cuud The young ladies dressed
% - C;!vr crinVnrv. Some Werr reading novels
s"ro" had beck OF poetry opened before them;
- J ""e, Who had pretty hand, WAS coqucifi>h-
Is KNITTING n purse. Not one Of them appeared
to have anything serious to do. Most Of them al
lercd, like Isabel 10 be quite anguid. and talked
"s if lie fatigue of the day before had nearly biI.
led them.
Whcn Harry reached The pretty, bu, unp.ctcn.
dng cottage, wherr Fanny resided with her wid.
O"' d mother, he found the hall door opened 20
admit the breeze, and so. jus, iirpiug the raror
entrance, ne entered how,ng. In ihe shat 'jq!lt
OF the cool, fragrant room, tie could for a mo-
ment see; bur h" noticed immediately that no onp
answered his situation; and DIRECTLY hp hrhcld
that the apartment empty. JUST then. howev-
er, fresh liquid voice, merry hire 5 in June
was beard wartling in an inner apartment. Har.
rv listened while charmed, Int finding that his
knocking was rot heard, and recognizing, as he
thought. Fanny's voice, finally made bold TO 90 in
search Of the singer Passing down the bali, and
through another open door, he suddenly fouud
himself III the kitchen, large, airv apartment, |
scruPuiOuSly clean, with Fanny, at the end op.
posite to han, standing before u dough-,rough. !
kneadlng -four and coroIling like lark
1t was picture and artist would have loved TO !
paint Fanny's face was partly in profile |
showing 10 perfection her long lashes and bring. |
ing out in relief the Pouting lips and round chin.
he breeze blew her brown curls piayiuiIy about !
and occasionally quite over her face at which times
she would throw them back with pretty loss OIL
her head. Her arms were bare and rounded J
white or more taper arms never were they fair
y put 10 shame, with their rosy pearliness, the
snowy flower powdered over them. As sh., .
moved with quick steps, at her task, her Trim fig i
ure showed all lis grace and her neat ankle and /
delicate foot twinkled in and out. For au he she
lid not observe Harry. Ii was not ill she turned
o put down the dredging. box, that she behe!d
nm.
Most Of our fair readers. we suppose, would
nave screamed, and perhaps have run out Of The
opposite Goor. Fanny did no such thing She
flushed little, rs natural, but, having no
alse shame, she saw no reason TO be frightened
merely because Z handsome young gcnIlt man had
aughl her at work. So she cuFtesed prettily,
nughed one oi her gaypst laughs, and said, hold
ns up her bands.
al can't shake hands with you, Mr.. Vernon,
on Mamma kind enough to let me 20
the picnic, yesterday, and put off some OF nay
rork and So I'm doIne double to-day, to make
p for it. II You'll be kind enough TO wait min
te, iii call mamma.
" No. no. sad Harry, charmed by this frank
lnocerce, and uneeremoniou>ly taking wcH
,ruJbcd chair, " I've only few minutes 10 stay. 8
~ call Is you. came 10 see how sou bore :
le iatigucs OF Yesterday"
Fanny laughed till her teeth so whire and so :