an entered and asked for some article of dress. While the tailor was still engaged in waiting upon him, the young woman came in, carrying a small bundle in her hand. Her vail was drawn

and looked at her earnestly for a mom

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is her

to whom we gave out wo

an, becoming conscious that she was an object of close scrutiny by

r," mused the young man as he left the store. "W

oice, while a friendly hand was laid upon his ar

stracted, just as you please," r

eed? May I as

t one-and, therefore, I will not jeopardiz

to have my friends conceal

or the sake of a little conversation than for any thing else, for they went slowly, and after wi

lf pausing, as the young woman he had seen at the tail

, then?" remarked the frie

g store; and her appearance instantly arre

omething to know. You saw

e is one of his seamstresses-a new one, by the way

o work for his pay. It is only the next r

Milford. She seems to have attrac

t two weeks, upon the Warren Bridge, on her way to Charlestown. Something in her appearance arrested my attention the

e visit in

ave good rea

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kept on entirely through the town-at least through the thickly settled portion of it. H

stand you, at least a gli

vail was half drawn aside, as if

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beaut

woman with a mind and heart. But sorrow had touched her-and pain. And, above all, the marks of crushed affection were too plainly v

face from every eye. Can it be that she is so

ave never seen her before. Her face is a strange one to me

ince she has awakened so sudden, and yet so strong an interest in my mind, I should feel that I was not doing right if I

s house until late in the day. The transaction of this business took more time than he had expected, and it was nearly an hour after nightfall before he returned to

live!" he mentally ejaculated, quickening his p

bridge, and in the next moment was again invisible. Perkins now pressed forward, and was soon clear of the bridge, and moving along the dark, lonely avenue that led up to the more busy part of the city. He had advanced here but a few paces, whe

when the female figure glided away with wind-like fleetness. The man hesitated an instant; but, befor

hen ran at the height of his speed in the direction the female form, which he had good reason to believe was hers, had taken. But she was nowher

shading his face from the light. At last he arose slowly and went to a drawer, from which he took a small morocco case, and, returning with it to the table, seated himself again near the lamp. He opened the case, and let the light fall strongly upon the miniature of a most beautiful female. Her light brown hair, that fell in rich and glossy ringlets to her neck, relieved tastefully her br

the bloom of youth, when fresh flowers blossomed in thy young heart to bless me with their fragrance, how hast thou left me in loneliness and desolation of spirit! And yet thou seemest near to

reamy state of mind, in which we