Her young cheeks glowed, and her blue eyes sparkled.

If the pleasure she felt lacked any thing of pure delight, a single glance at her mother's face made all complete.
"When did you hear from your daughter ?" asked Mrs.Markland.
There was a change of countenance and a sigh.
"Oh! ma'am, if Lotty were only here, I would be happy, even in sickness and suffering.

It's very hard to be separated from my child." "She is in Charleston ?" "Yes, ma'am," "Is her husband doing well ?" "I can't say that he is.

He isn't a very thrifty man, though steady enough." "Why did they go to Charleston ?" "He thought he would do better there than here; but they haven't done as well, and Lotty is very unhappy." "Do they talk of returning ?" "Yes, ma'am; they're both sick enough of their new home.

But then it costs a heap of money to move about with a family, and they haven't saved any thing.