Gregory Wilkinson, an English farmer worth 50,000 pounds, has a pretty daughter called Cherry, whose head is somewhat disordered from romance reading. Her governess is but little more rational than herself, and is one day turned out of the house for allowing certain undue liberties on the part of the butler. In revenge she commences a correspondence with Miss Cherry, in which she persuades that young lady that Wilkinson is not her real father--that she is a child of mystery, &c.--in short that she is actually and _bonâ fide_ a heroine. In the meantime, Miss Cherry, in rummaging among her father's papers, comes across an antique parchment--a lease of lives--on which the following words are alone legible. This Indenture For and in consideration of Doth grant, bargain, release Possession, and to his heirs and assigns Lands of Sylvan Lodge, in the Trees, stones, quarries, &c. Reasonable amends and satisfaction This demise Molestation of him the said Gregory Wilkinson. The natural life of Cherry Wilkinson only daughter of De Willoughby eldest son of Thomas Lady Gwyn of Gwyn Castle. This "excruciating MS." brings matters to a crisis--for Miss Cherry has no difficulty in filling up the blanks. "It is a written covenant," says this interesting young lady in a letter to her Governess, "between this Gregory Wilkinson, and the miscreant (whom my being an heiress had prevented from enjoying the title and estate that would devolve to him at my death) stipulating to give Wilkinson 'Sylvan Lodge,' together with 'trees, stones, &c.' as 'reasonable amends and satisfaction' for being the instrument of my 'demise,' and declaring that there shall be 'no molestation of him the said Gregory Wilkinson' for taking away the 'natural life of Cherry Wilkinson, only daughter of' ---- somebody 'De Willoughby eldest son of Thomas.' Then follows 'Lady Gwyn of Gwyn Castle.' So that it is evident I am a De Willoughby, and related to Lady Gwyn! What perfectly confirms me in the latter supposition, is an old portrait which I found soon after, among Wilkinson's papers, representing a young and beautiful female superbly dressed; and underneath, in large letters, the name of 'Nell Gwyn.'"