ROMANTIC STORY.
The Rev. R. Warner, in his Literary Recollections, relates short but romantic story respecting Miss Nancy Bere. This young lady was, at an early age, adopted by Mir. Hackman. and his lady, under the following circumstances 'Her (Mrs. Hackman's) garden, in which alone she found particular pleasure, stood in need, as usual in the spring season, of an active weeder; and John the footman, was des- patched to the poor house to select little pauper girl qualified for the performance of this necessary labor. He executed his commission in trice brought back di- minutive female of eight or nine years of age, pointed out the humble task in which she was to employ herself, and left her to her work. The child alone amid the flow CTS, began to warble her native wood notes wild' in tones of more than common sweetness. Mrs. Hackman's chamber win- dow happened to be thrown up; she heard the little weeder's solitary song; was struck with the rich melody of her voice, and in- quired from whom it proceeded. 'Nan- cy Bere. from the poor house, was the an- swer. By Mrs. Hackman's order, the songstress was immediately brought to the. lady's apartment, who became SO pleased at this first interview, with her naivette, in- teliigence, and apparently amiable disposi- tion, that she determined to remove the warbling Nancy from the work-house, and attach her to her own kitchen establish. nent. The little maiden, however, was too good and attractive to be permitted to re- main long in the subordinate condition of a scullion's deputy. Mrs. Hackman soon preferred her to the office of lady's maid and, to qualify her the better for this atten- dance on her person, had her carefully in- structed in all the elementary branches of education. The intimate intercourse that now snbsisted between the patroness and ! her protegee quickly ripened into the ! warmest affection on the one part, and the | most grateful attachment on the other.-l Nancy Bere was attractively lovely, and still more irresistible, from uncommon sweetness of temper, gentleness of disposi- tlon, and feminine softness of character and Mrs. Hickman, whose regard for her daily increased, proposed, at length, to her complying husband that they should adopt the panper orphan as their own daughter. From the moment of the execution of this plan. every possible attention was paid to the education of Miss Bere; and, | pre- sume, with the best success. as have al- ways understood she became highly &C., complished yonng lady. Her humility and modesty. however. never forsook her. and her exaltation to Mr. Hackman's family seemed only to strengthen her gratitude to her partial and generous beneiactress. It could not be thought that such a flower as the adopted beauty

 Was born to blush unseen,

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 or that, however reiirod her lifo nigh. be, Miss Bsre would semain long tho beloved pFotegee Of Mr. and Mrs. Hackman, wi.h- Out h0ing EemaEked, admired, and sOlicit- 'd 70 change her name. Very shortly, in.