The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-17

He CITY.
A LITTLE LOVE SToRY.-Romance and
poetry have not all vanished from life in the
sordid race for gain and gold just now going
on. Love and hearts have not yet, it seems
gone out Of fashion, although it has been so
considered. We might state case in proof
which has come to our ear, with supposltive
names.
Fanny and Willie lived in St. Louis. Fan
nv was-wel, We won't describe her; sui
fee it to say that she was seventeen years
old, very beautiful, we'll educated, and a live
ly, affectionate young lady, and-and-no,
we can't; it is awkward to write thus you
ought to have heard Willie's praises of her; !;
for rumor said he had long loved her. We
believe it is so, as the sequel proves.
Fanny's pa was crusty old fogy, who did
not believe in young men, and consequently
made it point to prevent their visits to his
house. The opinions of the old curmudgeon
were not concurred in by Miss Fanny, who
liked the race in general, but one Willie
in particular. In short, it was an undsput-
ed case of love on both sides. There are
many such recorded Sin the books
Willie was clever fellow; no wonder
Fanny liked him-every body did who knew
him. He was young. no fault oil his, though
and not very we'll off; which two facts
damned him in the old satyr's eyes. He did
not know all that was going on, though, all
this time. Love is wakefnl, while suspicion
sleeps. Old Satyr was totally blind to some
interesting counting scenes beneath his own
roof
But the old satyr moved away, and came
right here to st. Paul, reader, in our own
lovely ST. Paul. But he was the same crusty,
selfish, mean old fogy still, avaricious and
greedy. And Fanny-how she and Willie
took affectionate leave of each other dozen
times, and promised-no one knows what !;
and then 'of course Fanny came away, and
forgot him, and married st. Paul speculat-
or" &c. No such thi@g. She was no co.
quette, but loving, faithful little sweetheart.
And she thought of Willie while she lived in
luxury in her new hOmc and wondered
where he was, and what he was doing, and
and-we guess these little pink colored letters
which the post Office clerks used to admire
and wonder about, were directed to Mr.
William -
What was he doing all this time D? Why,
attending to his business, out trading in Kan
sas in hemp, in Illinois for grain &C., down
the river, and all around. But he didn't for
get Fanny. and when the little pink envcl-
opes were folded up and put away, he looked
very solemn, .justas if he had some plan in
waiting. And by and by, he came back,
having finished his business-but Old Hemp
the senior partner, had died, and changes had
taken place, and Willie, just as he deserved
was made the head clerk and especial conf
dent. "Wel, what S that to do with Willie
and Fanny?" You shall see.
Forthwith sweet little house which has
been for rent close by, was taken by some one,
and furnished so nicely-rumor said not who
But he disappeared Immediately, and the
next that was heard of him was an entry on
the Fuller House register, "William -,
of st. Louis, No" all this looks romantic,
but It's the way we heard l..
We'll, everybody has guessed how he ac-
cdentally met her on the street. how they
two went to the house of well known min
ister near by and came away one, and how
Old Satyr who was away trading in land, got
home, and found Fanny gone, and letter
signed Mrs. Fanny -" telling him all
about it, and how indignant he was, and went
straight to st. Louis, but found Fanny so
happy, it softened his selfish old heart, and
he became reconciled, &c. That's the way
we heard it, and as everybody guessed the
rest, and those who know them kno all about
it, We will leave them here