True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-06-25

the whole ordering, he telicitated himself
upon having found so pleasant home, if
even it was only for few days. After
the supper was over and the liable clear
ed, a third young lady neatly dressed en-
tered the room, and was formally intro
duced to him as one of the sisters. Miss
Sarah. He was not little surprised to
find that the neat servantgirl, whose
handiwork had won his admiration, was
one of the sisters. He found her sprig ht-
ly, cheerful and accomplished, and he
thought little more graceful than her sis
ter Jane who was older, or Charlotte,
who was younger than herself. He
thought a little meanly of himself, for
having taken her for hired gill iu the
family, but not whit more meanly of
her for having revealed herself in that
capacity. And his perplexily was some
what increased as. he sat down on his
bedside in the chamber TO which he was
shown by his host, and said 10 himself,
"Whch of the three" a.'N.'. ..a
In the morning, after nights sound
sleep-for he was not sufficiently in love
to keep him awake-he entered the break
fast room, and was soon joined by the two
young ladies who had first welcomed
him. Sarah was not visible; but when
they had sat down at the table, and Jane
had poured the coffee, Sarah came smi.
ling in, behind clean white apron, and
with steaming pile OF buckwheat cakes
in her hand, which, from the hue of hel
cheeks, she had just been baking. II
there was 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 filled
She greeted the guest with a welcome
~,n;le, doposited her los>d of e~t4llos, ant
returned to the kitchen, whence she trip
ped again in few moments with anothe
plate Of cakes most beautifully baked b,
her own skill. Horace eat large guam
tity of them, more than enough merely II
satisfy hunger, because ofthe beautiru
littlle hands that made them. And then h,
wandered over the farm with the old man
and prated of horses, aud cows, ant
crops, as though he knew something
about them, as well as broadcloths ant
caicoes. At dinner time Jane and Char
lotte were in the parlor waiting for him
and Sarah, as usual, was bustling abou
the kitchen. II do wish" said he, soto
voice, "that one of those girls would take
Sarah's place in the kitchen aliule while
that might find out some of their house
keeping qualities, and that might have
little more chat with her,"
But he waited for such a change in vain
though he found some opportunities o.
converse, and discovered all he wished t
know just then about her mental qualifica
tions and requirements ; and at the close
of the fourth day, just before he got into
bed, he slapped the white coun'erpant
emphatically and said 10 it-as there wa:
nobody in the room at the time, suppose
ne must have spoken 10 the counterpane
or the bed posl-'She's the girl for me.
The next day was the ou er limit of hi;
visit; and as he stood at the window after
breakfast, he saw Sarah with that witch.
ing white apron, trip down into the
orchard to shake down some apples, fol
it was baking'day, and pies were to bt
made, Horace strolled out after her, ant
shook the tree, and helped to pick thu
apples and carried the basket as they re-
turned slowly TO the house. What h,
whispered in her ear she never told, bu
she seemed not displeased, though evi
IDENTIFY surprised, and little frightened.
A year after Horace was at The housl
of his friend again, and this time SaraI
was not so much in the kitchen, There
were great preparations for wedding tc
go forward and in a few days Sarah be-
came the Mrs. Horace Hastings, ant
now, in splendid mansion. she fully
justiies the wisdom of her husband
choice, by being 10 him most excellen
wife, and superlative housekeeper.