The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-09-24
LANCASTER H. SOUTH CAROLINA MORNING. SEPTEMBER o. m

half dollar-the pass having been g;ven
IN payment for the generous display of,he
poster.
Simon flew to the great tent. not doubt
ing that he was in a dream, and wish;no
to see as much as possible before he
awoke.
Passing the door keeper, Le found him
self at once in the gay and bewilderinp
scene The court Of Charles the Second
was sustained by the "entire strength of
the company" and the splendor Cf the
costumes dazzled more eyes than his
lhIs gorgeous display, however, soon
ceased, and the courtiers disappeared un
der tent fly. The applause was deafen
ing. All the seats being taken, Simon
stationed himself at one end of the semi.
clrcl" of benches that contained the beau
ty and wealth Of tue town.
Becoming by degrees cmboldcned, he
ventured to gaze upon the brilliant an
d'ence. Commencing at the fr,hes,
point, he swept with his eyes the well
packed throng. Suddenly thrill of
pleasure caused him almost to shout
Fanny was there, within only few fee,
OF lnm. His first emotion was too com
pIcated to anal we his second, a regre:
that he had not a red cravat.
The eye is so beautifully constructed
that Objects distant and near are at the
same instant imagined on the rc;ina but,
although tumblers in tights were can,cr
ing round the ring on extremely docilc
horses, twas the bright face alone Of Fan.
ny that ran along the optic nerve TO his
heart. The jokes Of the "greatest clown
IN the world" failcl TO attract him: he
could only hear the sweet voice of Fanny.
=" J" hat splendid creatures these are y
she exclaimed. There is a f.cination
about them .hat others seldom possess"
These words made Il deep impression up.
on Simon.
Next day all F. was aroused with
the intelligence that the clerk of Zero and
Minus had disappeared. Various were
the rumors as 10 the cause and circumstan
ces OF this strange occurrence. 1t was
proposed to drag the river; to publish the
particulars in the town Gazette, "which
circulated all over the world :" and many
other suggestions were made by the pub
Ile-sPirIied populace, but, as is usually
the case, nothing was done. Zero and
Minus were, of Course, sorry to lose CLERK
that had cost them so little; but we're
Pac't'ed when they discovered that the
accounts were all right, and the personal
property Of Simon had been forgotten in
his flight.
lhe following five years possess but lit
tic interest TO the reader. Zero and Mi.
nus entirely forgot even the name of ST.
mon Fay, and the gossps employed their
tongues on moro important topics. Even
Fanny seldom spoke of the bashful clerk,
except wher she contrasted the exaci
measure of cal!icocs with the liberal allow.
ancc he used to sell her. She even ad
mittted to a companion, that once he had
given her full n halEquarter too much.
and was somewhat fiattered by The assn.
rance that he must have been in love, or
lie never could have made such mistake.
and why should she not feel battered p
She had never taken any pains to please
Inn, so il must have been the attractions
which nature had bestowed.
These reflections directed Ecr thouohts
10 many trltling occurrences that had pre-
viously been uuheeded. She remembered
Ills confusion, his appalling eyes, and
above all, that she had found bouquet
at her door on the morning Of lis disap.
pearance. 1t is sometimes dangerous for
young ludy conscious of her own charms
to say "poor fellow" and such was the
case IN this instance; for now that Simon
was supposed to be actually dead, many
good qualities were discovered that had
never been suspected during his life. She
had occasionally stopped at farmer Fay's
while riding about the country, and :he
fearful regrets Of those excellent people
Tor the loss OF their son awakened sympa-
thy in her own heart.
"What nextw exclaimed yirtuous Mrs.
Grow!, the walking newspaper of the
town. "The airs of some people is ridic-
ulous There's Squire Jones, now who is
always ADDING something different from
other folks-how he's a-going 10 Saryto
gy, or some other outlandish place. a.pur.
pose to show off Oh, dear oh, dear!
what are we all coming tor and the cid
lady calmed herself with pinch Of snuff
And in this instance Mrs. Growl came
nearer the truth than she had ever been
known to do before
Judge Jones and lady, (his wife, pre-
sume,) daughter, and servant, were con.
spicuously displayed in the autographic
book Of the United States Hotel, Sarato-
ga.
How poor little Fanny's heart bounced
about, as her father led her into the i'm
mense drawing room, few moments be-
fore dinner WAS announced. Such an as.
semGlagc Of elegantly dressed people she
had never before seen--not even in F.
She was much embarrassed by the criti
cisng stares Of both beaux and bellies, and
could feel her cheeks crimson at almost
every instant. Such bold glanees she was
entirely unused to--she who had always
reigned supremeIy in her own home, and
had been reproached so timidly, now
placed in a situation where she was oblig
ed to win her own way to favor, equally
with every other stranger. For the first