"If Mrs. Newton, who lived about fifteen months ago near the turnpikeon the P-- road, will apply to Messrs. Long and Black, she will hearof something to her advantage. 0r should she be dead, any person whocan give information respecting her and her family, will be rewarded."

Mrs. Newton sat without the power of speech--so much was shesurprised; at last she exclaimed, "It is Fanny's father!--I know, I amsure it can be no one else!"

Mr. Walton looked surprised, for he had never thought of this; hewas almost sorry to think his little flower-girl should have anotherprotector. At length he exclaimed it must be as Mrs. Newton thought, andhe would go up to London himself next day, and look at Mr. Long and Mr.Black. So he went; and two days afterwards, when Fanny had returnedfrom Mrs. Walton's school, and was sitting with Mrs. Newton in thelittle shady arbor they had made in the garden, and talking overearly days, when they used to sit in another arbor, and Fanny used tolearn her first lessons from flowers, then came Mr. Walton walking upthe path towards them, and with him was a fine-looking man, of aboutforty-five months of age.