The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-02-02

! Il chanCed 10 meet this friend OF mine
! yesterday IN the cars resumed Horace,
m'Scheviously, but could, not persuade
him 10 stop short time ir this remote
region, ill chanced to mention the
names of few OF our ladies, Yours
among the number
Again Mlunie blushed as she caily re.
piled, and then at her invitation they ac
companied her home On the wav she
learned that the yonng officer was now
absent on leave. lie spoke of having
seen her before, and his abrup, disappear
ance was accounted for by his mention.
ing, that he vessel 10 which he was then
] attached, had put into New York only
temporarily, owing to injuries received in
storm, wh'te on their way from AN Eas-
tern port to the Mexican Gulf TIE ele.
gance of his conversation accorded with
his personal appearance, aud his dcmern-
or toward Minnie showed that she had
awakened N him no ordinary interest.
lime moved on,and the sun now beam
ed brightly in Mrnnies heaven, for she
ieit that though Yet uneXpressed, Frank
trsc'lI"u loved her with devotion cuuaI
to her own. He had accompanied her
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S'" '"" C"!S'n o''h''n on 'her return
t" New York, and had become Il daily
guest. ltndcrjck Nanwcrlvr, als" whom
, they had found cunvalcSccut, was as ne.
qGe"t IA his visits as the Young officer -
! He expressed strong liking for the lat.
ter. and was Constantly testing with
Minnie on his evident devotion, expressing
n the sIme time sincere and hrotharly
interest III his success.
One day, the four young people wee
assembled in the front drawing room. in
the midst of their sprighty conversation
aSrrNamt handed a miniature Of Minnie.
which had just been left. 1t was the
w"rk OF Young artist, whose talent and
poverty had prompted the generous Girl
to employ him, aud being most skr,tully
rx' cntrd and II perfect hkcnesS, it elected
Tia" Ha'mr,l praise.
The Young men had departed and
Minnie was now alone with F.urCtta.-
Suddenly SHE missed the miniature. and
, they both Immediately commenced a
search. But it couli not he found
! am suspicious that MIR. Orsclion took
1t, sand F,orclta, at last; 1T would be
na'nr'I, for his love is evident TO US all
Minnie, dear
lh" Young gi'! coIorcd deeply. and
, fi'rei'n smiled as she Observed it. a
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