THE FANCY-FAIR.
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BY MRS. A. M. F. ANNAN.
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“With her personage, her tall personage,
Her height, forsooth, she hath prevailed with him.”
Shakspeare.
“Good morning, Saybrooke,” said a gentleman named Creswell, meeting a friend; “I have just ascertained to whom Collins is married—a lady of your city—Laura Sands.”
“Amazing!” exclaimed Saybrooke, striking down his cane with such energy that the other started; “why, she is six feet high!”