Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-11-07

He Was ans swered by a ringing laugh
and the fetap ppearaace Of the little lady
above
Come now Harry. up to my room,
andidon't be angry, that's a dear. said
she coaxingIy. IIlye been mistrusting
this atfairsfor a long lime. but didn't
suppose you had courage to make the
aYowA that is implied in that letter. 2
Nor hadI Hattie, and that is why
this confounded me so. II seemed TO be
an answer to my thoughts, but not to
anything IshaYe eysrwritten. For / will
confess, that j do love Sarah Harper. and
have thought perhaps hundred times
that | would tell her so but never had.
But somebody must haye mistrusted my
feelings, and written-to her in my name,
TO elicit such q reply as this, or else this
is also forgery"
r" Weil, 1 think / know Sarah's hand
writing. LetEme read IL more at leisure
and will see.?
Z: Dear Sir Allow me to say that i
was very much surprised, and might
say pleased at the reception of your note
yesterday. Thap5ou regarded me With
favor 1 have sometimes hoped but that
you would ever overcome that painful:
difidence thatI often pitied. and 6pardou'
me- sometimes spotted with, enough to
ever tell meiso, i did not believe till 4
received the proofs id your Welcome let.
ter, If have really had any hand in
procuring that bashfulness. am very
sorry ; and I7will add that isl cansin any
way restore your self possession. i am
willing to do.so. For in spite of all your
daokgardness dear Harry, have always
highly appreciated your excellent qnalis
ties, your generosity and real kindnesso Of
gether at the Academy. This may sur,
prise you; for probably, withyothefrs y6i,
have often thought me vain tickIe and
.coquettish, and without. even a serious
thought. But ifI know myself, there is.
an under current TO my character. and
motives, which il you think il worthyyour
while to study. you can have the privilege.
by calling soon. And you may assure
yourself dear Harry thatif you were, not
SO qUkwar2 and 6as6faL, Sarah Harper
would not address you SO frankly, and
hus meet you at least half way"
=" Well this is a curiosity" laughed
;s corto;nI,I S"nol,,a ,u;,;,..a.I as g.. -.
to no., >, 81 .I,a tai.;n1s ~ =
tSai IaGy,s nntos @ fro,n Us nr;t;na r, ao.a y,
and con,narina @ 49, I 9fha,a g Case s''
not convinced Harry? aud who. else in
the village writes so beautifully 2"
" No one certainly /; and the writing is
very similar"
{" 1t certainly is and if somebody has
like hest il win he fnnry >, $500 80
"Wen I. is sasrrnr;si,. circ,rs,onoa
anv Hav - said The arnazsa Harrv in 10,
.ther an agitated tona "And wbstin +, tba
world shall I do Hattie . Sarab wiIl ox.
meet renIv J,
"Do. why follow mn vonr ndvan,aoas
like a man and If Vol, love Sa,ab Hsr.
uer, as YOU. saw YOU do don't les this-on-
portuuity OF s.curinq her sin on anv ac.
count. But don. leoll her Won d;dn,,
write the letter She it seems received .eun
til YOU are nerfectlv secure of her favor .
for if you do, she will surely. refuse YOU
out of shame for the regard she has pro-
fessed to feel for you without being ask
ed"
"Perhaps you are right. But Hattie
how can get courage enough to visit or
write to her. Mysheaft is in my mouth
at the thought of it.. Il couldn't say a
word to her if yslife dependedson it,
"Pshaw you'll fnd il as easy as 1t Is
for water to run down .hill. when Won
once get your awkward mouth open.s,
laughed Hattie.
At party few days after this Harry
met Sarah Harper and if he had AM. re-
naming doubts of her agency in the af=