Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-17

awhile, charmed. but finding that his
knocking was not heard, and, secognF
zing, he thought, Fanny's voice. final.
ly made bold to go in searchIof the siug.
o. Passing dewn the hall, and though
smother open door. he suddenly ifopsd
himself in tho kitetAn, q large. aisysa,
partmsas. scrupslousiy clean, with Fan.
ny, at ths snd.oppesissl 70 him, standing
bsic'sls dough trough, snd sroli6yaiks
q lark. .s4ga SI ,fa NIX ski III =
Il Was q picture an srtist would hays
loved ia, paint. i Fsnny's face ives. roth.
Or in profile, showing to ,Psuse.ion ahsr
long lashss. and bringing ont in relief
the pout Of her lips and round CHM
The breezss blew her brown, curls playr
fully about. and occasionally quiio osss
her face, .atiwhich lines she would throw
them back with pretty toss Of her head.
Her arms were bale and rounded viii.
ter er moro tsper arms never were; they
fairly put to shame with their rosy pear.
Illness the snowy -four powdered over
them. As she moved with quick steps
At her task her trim figure showed all It's
grace; and her neat ancle and delicate
foot twinkled in and out Es. q while
she did not observe Harry. 1t was mol
til she turned to put down the dredging
box that she beheld him.
Most OF readers, we suppose, would
have screamed, or perhaps run out at the
opposite door; Fanny did no such thing.
She blushed a,little, as was natural, but
having no false shame, she saw no rea.
son to be frightened, merely because a
handsome young gentleman had caught
her at work. So she curtsied prettily,
laughed one Of her gayest laughs, and
said .iholding up her hands:
"I can. shake hands with you, Mr..
Vernon, you see. Mamma was kind
enongh to let me go 10 the pic. mic yester.
day, and put of some Of my work, and
so am doing double to-day. to make
up for it. II you would be kind enough
to wait minute, I'll call mamma"
"No, no." said Harry, cha med by this
frank innocence, and unceremoniously y
takius a we'll scrubbed chair, "l've only
few minutes to stay. como to see
how you bote the fatigue Of yesterday
Fanny laughed till her teeth, so white
and so little, looked, behind. ..the:red rosy
lips, is%e psu,is 90. lnI the richest red
enamel. "Fatigued why We had sucf
. charming time yesterday, thot one
could NOT get tired, even If ono had beer
a hunJred years odd"
"You'll never grow old, Fanny" sale
Harry, surprised into what would b
aatiery, il he had moi sincerely though
it, and his countenance showed his ad
miration for the bright, hsppy creature
before him. Fanny bIushed, but rallied
and answered. laughingly, "Never grow
old +! Oh, soon enough. What funn,
'sight-I'llbe, to be sure, bent almost dou
bic, and cap on my hssd. like Cram,
E Horns" sSfG sssss bsas a.Aass sns .s'
Harry laughed. 50 iudicrouis was III
image. and thus he and FANNY 4sss a
much at home with each other at ono,
as il they had been acquainted Tor years
The intended Eve minutes impefcep
tihly grew into ten, and ten into.half al
hour. AT last the entrance Of Mrs. Som
ers interrupted the tste.a.tete. Fam.
was alittle embari assed when she foun,
how long she and Harry had been alone
but the easy, matter Of course manner q
Harry, as he shook hands with her moth
er, restored her to herself. 81 "
II the elegant refinement abou. lsabc
had tempted Harryto fall in love. til
domestic charm which surrounded Far
ny forced him 10 do 50, whether b
would or no. He went away 'thinkin
to, himself what a charming wife Fam
woull make, and how sweetly She iwo'
look in her neat home dress, engsg ged
her domestic duties. Nor is Harry Il
only young bachelor who remembers tn,
a wife cannot always be in full dres
and who naturally desires to know ho
she will look in the kitchen. "A vii
ought as much to know how 10 manag
her house," he said to himself, cas- ma
to understand Business. don't wish
wife Of mine indeed to be maid Of al
| work brt I should like to have her ca
pable Of overseeing her servants. an
domestics discover very soon whe,he
. their mistress is competent. and obey {
disregard her accordingly. Beside
Fanny looked bevitching!y this morr
ing. Ah had such dear little wifi
how I'd coax her to go into the kitche
? occ ssionaiiy, that | xiieht see her ,