By no means;--she saw in him only a handsome young fellow, whose education could not prosper under the supervision of such a mere child as Redbud; and thus she found herself called upon to superintend it in her proper person, and for that purpose now designed to commence initiating the youthful cavalier into the science of the heart without delay.
These few words may probably serve to explain the unusual favor with which Miss Sallianna seemed to regard Verty--the _empressement_ with which she gently fanned his agitated brow--the fascinating smile which she threw upon him, a smile which seemed to say, "Come! confide your sorrows to a sympathizing heart." Verty, preoccupied with his sad reflections, for some moments remained silent.

Miss Sallianna broke the pause by saying-- "You seem to be annoyed by something, Mr.Verty.Need I repeat that in me you will find a friend of philosophic partiality and undue influence to repose your confidential secrets in ?" Verty sighed.
"Oh! that is a bad sign," said the lady, simpering.
"What, ma'am ?" asked Verty, raising his head.
"That sigh." "I don't feel very well." "In the body or the mind ?" "I suppose it's the mind, ma'am." "Don't call me ma'am--I am not so much your senior.

True, the various experiences I have extracted from the circumambient universe render me somewhat more thoughtful, but my heart is very young," said Miss Sallianna, simpering, and slaying Verty with her eyes.
"Yes, ma'am--I mean Miss Sallianna," he said.
"Ah! that is better.

Now let us converse about nature, my friend--" "If you could tell me why Redbud has--" Verty stopped.

He had an undeveloped idea that the subject of nature and Redbud might not appear to have any connection with each other in the mind of Miss Sallianna.
But that lady smiled.
"About Redbud ?" she asked, with a languishing glance.
"Yes--Miss." "What of the dear child ?--have you fallen out?
You men must not mind the follies of such children--and Reddy is a mere child.