The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-07-22
How HARRY FELL IN LOVE.
ny JAMES II, DANA.

All the girls in Flowerdale were in
love with Harry Vernon. That is 70 say,
they admired him excessively, and were
ready to fall in love il he should lead the
way. Fanny Sommers, the witch, was
the only exception, Merry, dancing, and
pretty as a fairy, il was a question wheth-
er che had ever yet thought Of love; if she
had, she never talked Of il.
H0rry's father was a Senator In Con-
gress, and he himself was a young lawyer
Of brilliant talents, finished education and
handsome fortune. II was not known
that his father wished him to marry, and
did not, as is often the case, insist on his
selecting an hoiress. The now gray-hair-
cd old statesman had made love-match
in his youth, and still worshipped the
memory Of his wife he had too early lost,
Let your heart choose, my son. he said
marriage, without true affection, holds
out but poor show for happiness.
Most of those, not directly interested
in the event, thought that Isabella Fortes-
cue would carry off the prize. She was
decidedly the belle of the village. Hav-
ing received her education at iashiona-
BILE seminary, there was scarcely an Oc-
complishment Of which she could moi
boast Besides, the families of Vernon
and Fortescue had been the leading ones
in the country for two generations, and
the gossips said that the union Of the two
fortunes, and Of the united influence
would give Harry position almost unri-
vailed.
Certain il is that Harry visited Isabella
very often. Those who envied her accus.
ed her Of mlnnuvering to win him.
Throws herself in his way continually,
says one. Did ever any body cried an
other, see a girl make love so barelaced
lyP 'She ought to get him, I'd sure
sneered another, 'for she has tried hare
enough Nevertheless. az honest chron
iclars, we must record the fact that somt
Of these very young ladies, such is tn,
| inhrmity Of human nature, did their very
prettiest TO out-mnnmuver Isabel, and &c
Harry for themaelyes.
Harry had not seen Fanny since sht
was a child. It was only a month sine,
she had left school and returned homt
again, and the first time she joined in the
village social circle was at a pic MIC
Here her blooming complexion, graceful
figure and ringing laugh had been the
theme Of admiration by the beaux. the en-
w Of the bellies. Harry had been hel
partner in a dance or two, and, in common
with many others, felt 1t would be only
civil to call upon her. Soon the morning
after the party he sailed forth TO make
the round Of the village girls.
He first visited Isabel. She was recl
ming on fauteuil chRrmingly dressed unC
reading a novel. All she could talk abou
was her fatigue. Yet she looked bewitch
ing, in the subdued light of that sumptuoui
parlor, with elegant pictures on the wall
boquets Of flowers all about, and an at
mosphere of exquisite refinement around
Never had Harry felt so much tempted t
be in love. Hestaid nearly an hour, wher
he had intended to stop only a few min
utes, aud would not, perhaps, have gone
then, IL another gentleman had not drop
ped in. From lsabel's he went to sever
al other houses. Everywhere he fount
the young ladies dressed TO receive the
company. Some were reading novels
some had a book Of pretty poetry open be-
fore them; and one who had pretty hant
was coquettishly knitting purse. No
one Of them had anything serious TO do
Most of them affected, Ike Isabel, TO bt
quite languid, and talked as IL the fatigue.
Of the day b fore dad nearly killed them
Wh'n Harry reached the pretty, bu
unpretending cottage where Fanny resi-
ded with her widowed mother, he founC
the hall door open TO admit the breeze
and so, just tapping at the parlor entrance
he ent red bowling. In the shaded light
Of the cool. fragrant room, he could not
for moment, sect but he noticed imme'
diately that no one answered his saluta-
ton; and directly he noticed that the
apartment was empty. Just then, how
ever, fresh, limpid voice, as merry as d
birds in June. was heard warbling in ar
inner apartment. Harry listened awhile
charmed, but finding that his knocking
was net heard, and recognizing, as he
thought, Fanny's voice, finally made bold
TO 90 in search Of the singer. Passing
down the hall and through another opc1
door, he suddenly found himself in the
kitchen, large airy apartment, scrupu,
lously clean, with Fanny at the end oppo.
site to him, standing before dough trough
kneeding flour, and carolling like lark.
Ii was picture an artist would have
loved to paint, Fanny's face was seer
partly in profile, showing to perfection her
long lashes, and bringing out in relief the
pouting lips and round chin. The breeze
blew her browncurls pllyfully about, and
occasionally over her face, at which time
she would throw them back with a pretty
toss Of her head Her arms were bare
and rounder, whittier on more taper arms
never were; they fairly put TO blush witt
their rosy pearliness, the snowy flower
powdered over them. As she moved with
quick step at hef task, her trim figure
showed all its grace; and her neat ankle
and delicate foot twinkled Ia and out For
awhile she she did not observe Hurry
II was not till she turned 20 put down the
dredging box, that she beheld him.
Most of our fair readers, we suppose
would have screamed, and perhaps have
run out at the oPposi to door. She blushed
little, as was natural, but having no
false shame, she knew no reason to b.
frightened merely because a handsome
young mhu had caught her at work. Sc