Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-05-04
POMEROY. TUESDAY. MAY 4, 1858.

r sure their comfort
One morning--it was some month,
(; after my interview with Mr.. Whicber-l
: was sitting alone in my room, thinking Of
little Sallie Pembroke, who was peve,
: long at one time out of my thoughts. Il
occurred TO me that was in some meas.
! ure to blame for her downfall-that if
, had stayed at home and comforted INV
} parents, possiblyI might have had her
to comfort tneaatld been better and a
happier man. And / felt that it was NV
duty to do wh2fegcs was in. my power for
iAaAs SOU gisss were passing
through my mind, I heard gentle tap at
my door, which stood wide open, it being
midsummer. l gave it no heed, and i
was presently repeated little louder than
before, and then, again, still louder. ac-
companied by the words, L can't make
him hear
What is it, Fanny, inquired, turning
to the disturber Of my reverie, a little pirl
of six or seven years, the daughter of INV
landlady, and very great favorite of nv
own.
Mr.. Morgan she replied timidly,
mother sent me to ask if you would please
to write her letter to my schoolmislress,
Tor me to come home at two o'clock, and
go to Jenny Blacks party
Yes, my dear, with pleasure an
swered. 'Shall write what you have
said?'
% no, no!' cried Fanny, quickly.
Don't write about the party, but just if
she will dismiss me at two o'clock
'Aha!' exclaimed, in playful manner !
'She would refuse, then, if she knew the
object?'
4 con't know said Fanny, merrily;
but we never give the reason
Mop l replied; She is a great, uply.
cross old maid, and if you dld-' 90
.Oh, Mr.. Morgan! how can you?' ex-
claimed Fanny. She is the sweetest little
teacher in the city, and great deal hand
somer than that Miss Mitchell you said
was such a beauty
'She is, ah?' L continued, in the same
strain. Then l suppose must write her
a very pretty note?'
Indeed you must said Fanny, 'for
should be sorry to have it badly written
What is her name?' inquired, holding
ny pen above the spot where it was to be
written. Miss Pembroke
At the mention of this name. II seemed
IS if my heart would leap from nv breast. I
Fhe pen fell from my hand, and I sunk I
'ack into my chair, overwhelmed with
motions such as can neither name nor a
describe.
%, patiencel exclaimed Fanny, in a tone l
# vexation, what have you done? Just :
ook at that blot But, lifting her eyes,
he became suddenly alarmed at the pal- "
DR. OF my countenance, and burst into ?
ears. You are sick, Mr.. Morgan; 1 will II
all mother
No, 10, Fanny, darling!' replied, re- u
overing my composure as well as could.
have heart complaint, and it affects 81
lie in this way sometimes Taking up
~ pen again, continued. what is your IT
,acher's first name?' W
i don't KNOW she replied: Mother ei
ont know. 1t will do if you write it 81
Iiss Pembroke
And SO 1t was written; but my hand o.
embed and the pcnmanship, remem- o.
er, bore very noteworthy resemblance &
the signature OF the old Quaker para III
tic of independence memory, the good
tephen Hopkins. e'
CHAPTER w. n,
At first l concluded that Miss Penn va
'oke, the teacher, must be little Sallie. B
10 playmate of my infancy; so strong tn
AS my desire to discover the latter on the ia
le hand, and on the other to find her the ma
cupant OF such a respectable position.
ut afterward, when / came 10 reflect co
'on what Mr. Whicher had said, 1 re-
rded their identity as next to impossi de
e; for If her disgrace was greater than l pa
uld imagine, as he asserted, she had so
nix far beneath the reach of reclamation. in,
l was on the point of dismissing the ch
blect from my thoughts, when it oc- du
rred to me that Mr.. Whicher might
We been actuated by some sinister mo- to,
e. thought of the savage look he yo
We me when made'krowu the object of br
visit, and of the shudder which the
me OF Pembroke occasioned. But, in raj
position to these, ] called to mind his
bsequent behavior, which had every CO,
pearance of genuine distress. of
At length, having concluded that the
cher and playmate were not the same, eve
that Mr.. Whicher was a vilainous old
pocrite, l resolved to call on Miss Penn WI
'ke and settle my uncertainty. Ac- che
dinghy, the next evening l walked over but
her residence with little Fanny to bear BILE
company and insure an interview, and ply
8 politely and kindly received.
My remembrance of little Sallie having
vaPory indistinctness of dream, / WI
I'D not determine whether there was ted
resemblance between her and the his
cher; but, from the moment beheld hoe
latter, 1 wished in my heart they son
5ht prove the same, for she was beau str,
", obt
Miss Pembroke began, under some yea
barrassment, 1 trust you will pardon tim
curiosity that induces my visit, when VIII
'ssure you that it is entirely free from fav
oertinence'
can readily believe you, SIR she re- and
ID, IN such manner as put me at ease, G.