The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1855-01-04
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TilEPRETYY APPLE GIRL
A CINCINNATI STORY.

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Some years ago, when ! was d rambler
through the streets of Cincinnati, for the
purpose Of picking up triiles to interest
The readers of the local column Of city
paper, of en- purchased apples, nuts and
candies, of a young girl Who had stand
near the junction OF two business avenues.
She was not handsome, in the common
acceptation of this much abused word, but
there was an artlessness, and yet n win
ming grace in her manners, which conyipc-
ed ME that her station in life sAoald be. e.
boys tho die. she then. occupied. She
wJie invariably "a close fitting calico dress.
felt that her parents must be very poor;
.anl ss saw her day after day in thcsannc
attire, had my suspicion that her ward
robe could not be very extensive; yet, as
'sho always appeared scrupulously neatand
tidy, twas gfedt mystery to me how this
striking neatuess was secured, and why
lsthere, was never any variety in her aparrel.
i saw that it was tasteful and becoming,
but I knew that ladies are proverbial for d
s7love ofvariety in dress, and had an in
terest in knowing Why this simple girl was
so marked an exception.
s, have always delighted to study char
'.a;ter, either in high or low life, and | took
oitu2>l me to investigate the pretty apple
w girl's peeaIiarity. Her fruit was even clean
s.and tempting, but | often made purchases
ramerely for the sake offorming an acquain-
SSSStance. At length, known to her as a libe-
sral patron, she began to have less reseve
a.SfJr me than when first noticed her, and
ofinslly was enfboldened to make inquiries
Siin reference to her family. 1t was some
a.otime before she conversed freely, but, by
Sdint of perseverance, L learned that she
lived with her mother,in pleasant cottage
ton a quiet street in the suburbs fthe city
S5I knew the spot--its attractivcncss had Of
o,ssten Interested me, and | now became more
oscurious than ever to hear thehistory OF the
/, apple girl in the pink calico dress.
venturcd to- ask permission to call or
her mother, and make her acquaintance
,.nMader the plea for birds and flowers, witt
both Of whiclr the cottage Was surrounded
-Ididnot receive the encouragement | wish
e,l,sbut still was left to hope that my curl
osity might be some day gratified. As oh
stacles to. my purpose, icreased became
moro determined and i resolved to change
my tactics could not understand th'
girls disinclination to allow our acquain
,,tance 70 become, I'M any respect, familiar
but knew that she would not treat MI
2fdlely, and, watching my opportunity, on
Sunday morning I addressed her. as sh'
stood at the street gate OF the cottage, and
As Iadmirsd some flowers which grew in
bed near, the house she could not escape
politely, from the necessity of inviting mt
20 walk through the yard. Accidenay W.
-liet the mother lIhad an Invitation to en-
ter the cottage; of course accepted witt
pleasure, and finding the mother incline'
to be more communicative than the daugh
ter, managed to learn that they wer
French folks, although both spoke Englis
remarkably well. The cottage parlor wa
furnished plainly, but elegantly. Ther
were upon the wall several pictures, an
70 upon the mantle anumber ofdelicate work
"a Of art, (which was satisfied could not haV
been purchased by the limited earnings
an apple girl. lls 81 +, ,. !.
,Ds why ayoung girl, who livedin such
70 cottage, with such evident taste and cult
Yation, should Invariably wear pink ca
~. CO dress, and sell fruits, nuts and candl
on the street, was to me a perplexlng my
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