The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-08-08

'h'e'eSlhS part OF ner story where the
tears generally come in, she had lain
down her book and was assiduously dry
ing her eyes with the corner Of her shawl,
when an uproarious "Wellw accompa-
MED by similar stamp of the foot, from
some one close beside her, caused her to
start up in terror.
$50, so, miss ~ began the intruder
dead, eh2 sick abed, ell and this is the
way you're learning to keep house and
train up servants, learning 'em to tell lies
big enough to send both of you TO perdi-
lion fifty times over. And what's this
you've been crying over like great fool
as you are bah -
And picking the volume out of her
hap as il it had becn a rat,csnakc, Aunt
Sally, who had a. pious horror Of all ro-
mances, deliberately walked to the CRATE,
and, scraping up the Goals with apparent
gIee, laid the book thereon. After watch
ing for few moments, with malicious
triumph, the confiagration of the heroes
and lieroines Of the tale, the worthy aunt
turned round and delivered herself thus {:
Sand now, Miss Sophy St. James, as
my presence In this place, (glancing at
the untidy room,) is in no way too agree
able to you, will inform you of the OBJ
jeet of my visit, and take my leave. l
have just made up my mind to 90 to
Europe with the J0hnson's in few
months and knowing the great desire
you have to visit Paris, thought would
just run over and tell you, thinking you
would like to go along"
"Oh! Aunt Sally" interrupted tie
happy Sophy.
BE quiet, say !" and Aunt Sally,
stamping her foot after her own peculiar
fashion, continued:
"Young Johnson, who know is a
great favorite Of yours, has just finished
his studies, and is going with us; SO |
thought (there was peculiar emphasis
on the thought,) that YOU would be de-
lighel."
Thank you, thank you, Aunt Sa-"
But tho old lady had stamped her foot
again, and Sophy's thanks were abruptly
cut short.
AS said,I thought Of all this before
| came here; but don't think anything
of the kind now. The last five minutes
or so has changed my determination. !
am going to Europe with the Johnson's,
and young johnson is going along, but
mind this, yOm are not to accompany us.
| am going right straight over now to see
little Debby Townsend, who know
wants to go to Europe as bad as you do;
and il her father and mother will let her
go, she goes in your place. may die
one Of these days." (said the good old
lady, brid1ing up, as it that were an event
not to he sneezed at, "anl of coufse !
can't take my money with me; it must
60 to somebody; but mind, Miss Sophy
st. James, ii wont 60 to you; no, indeed !;
il you'd treated your old aun. with the
common sense of heathen, aud not sent
word that you were sick, or dead or out,
or some other fol-derol Of a fib, I say
nothing of yorr untidy habits that I've
found out,) it might have been different !;
but as il IS, so it is ) aud I'm glad I've
found you out in time good night t'ye."
So saying, aunt Sally descended the
stairs with the air Of IN injured sovereign,
and the violent slamming of the street
door, announced her departure.
Overwhelmed with the combined force
Of surprise, anger, modification, and re-
gret, Sophy' forgot the fate Of the he
roines whom the worthy aunt hal con-
signed to the CRATE, aud cried in real
earnest over her own fresh troubles.
Aunt Sally, be il known, was not per
son to he slighted with impunity she
was maiden lady of vast possessions :;
AID, having no near relations in the world,
except the family of Sophy, whose father
was her own brother, il was naturally ex.
pected that Mt her death, (Sophy's father
and mother being dead, and she being
the ouly child,) Miss Sophy would be
heiress to the estates. After the death of
Sophy's father, her mother had married
again, at which Aunt Sally taking NOR
tai offence, never went near the house !
but the mother herself dyirg shortly
after, Aunt Sally EEL. a sort Of motherly
interest in Sophy, and made il point Of
conscience TO call around every day, to
see how the young lady prospered.
Sophy could scarcely hope that her
aunt would repent Of her decision, for it
was boast Of the old lady. that her word
was like the law Of the Meads aud Per-
slams, and altered not and all of her ac-
q,aintances could estify that she had the
nuforgiving spirit Of a North American
Indian.
While the poor girl wcpt and bcwailed
her misfortune, aunt Sally, who seemed
TO have gift for battling with the ele-
mcnts, ploughed her way through the
storm, 10 the dwelling OF little Debby
Townsend. She had not been gone more
than half an hour when there was gen
tie, lady-like pull at the door bell, that
caused Sophy TO spring up in alarm. She
knew that ring, or ono just ike II, well
it was none Of her stepfather's visitors
with their long clang; il was no lady ac-
quaintance Of her own, for no lady, except
aunt Sally, would venture ont in such q
storm; Il must be l,e--IIubsr Roland,
the talented, conscientious young clergy.
man, IN whom alone, Il in any one, her
affections were really interested. For the
world she would not haye missed seeing