Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1856-05-28

Sarah. He was not little surprised to find
that the neat servant girl whose handiwork
had won his admiration, was one Of the sis
tiers. He found her sprightly, cheerful, and
accomplished, and he thought little more
graceful than Jane, who was the older, Oh
Charlotte, who was younger than herself.
He thought little more meanly of him.
self for having taken her to be hired girl
in the family, but not a whit more. meanly
of her for having revealed herself in that
capacity. And his perplexity was somewhat
increased as he sat down on his bedside in
the chamber to which he was shown by his
host, and said to himself, "which of the
three ?"
In the morning, aftera nights sound sleep
for he was not sufficiently in love to keep
him awake-he entered the breakfast room,
and was soon joined by the two young ladies
who had first welcomed him. Sarah was
not yet visible, but when they sat down at
the table, and Jane had poured the. coffee,
Sarah came smiling in behind clean, white
apron, and with steaming pile of hot buck
wheat cakes in her hand, which, from the
hue of her cheeks, she had just been baking.
If there were blush on her cheek, any eye
might see it was forced there by the fire, and
not by any sense Of degradation on account
Of the Office she gracefully filed. She greet
ed the guest with a welcome smile, deposited
her load of eatables, and returned to the
kitchen, whence she tripped again in few
minutes with another plate of cakes, most
beautifully baked by her own skill. Horace
ate large quantity of them, more than
enough merely to satisfy hunger, because of
the beautiful little hands that made them.
And then he wandered over the farm with
the old man, and prated of horses and cows,
and crops, as though he knew something
about them, as well as broadcloths and cali
Goes. AT dinner time, Jane and Charlotte
were in the parlor waiting for him, and Sarah
as usual was bustling about the kitchen
81 do wish," said he, soto voce, "that one
of these ginAs would take Sarah's place in the
kitchen little while, that | might find out
some Of their housekeeping qualities, and
that I might have little more Chat with
her." i i' l. hi
But lie waited for such a change in vain,
though he found some opportunities of con-
verse, and discovered all he wished to know
just then about her mental qualifications and
acquirements and at the close of the fourth
day, just before he got into bed, he slapped
the white counterpane emphatically, and said
to it-as there was nobody in the room, |
suppose he must have spoken to the coun-
terpane or the bed post" She's the wife
for me-" 2"
The next day was the outer limit of his
visit; and as he stood at the window after
breakfast, he saw Sarah, with that witching
white apron, trip out into the orchard, to
shake down some apples, for it was baking
day, and pies were to be made. Horace
strolled out after her, shook the tree, and
helped to pick up the apples, and carried
the basket as they returned slowly to the
house. What il was he whispered in her
ear, she never told, but she seemed not dis
pleased, though evidently surprised, and a
little frightened.
A year after, Horace was at the house of
his old friend again, and this time Sarah was
not so much in the kitchen There were
great preparations for wedding going for
ward, and in few days Sarah became Mrs.
Horace Hastings; and now, in a splendid
Boston mansion, she fully justifes the wis
dom of her dear husbands choice, by being
to hiln most excellent wife and superla-
tive housekeeper.
ADVICE TO THE GIRLs.-Girls, if young