The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1851-10-23


And am / not a servant =
AS Laura asked this question, the ricl
blood mantled to her temples, and tcal
stole down her check. Lucy noticed it,
and throwing her arm again around Lci
companions neck, she uttered:
No, no, dear Laura, you are not SER
want. You are too good, too kind, toe
generous, and too pure for that. There
don't weep, for l heard papa say that you
were the daughter of his oldest and best
friend, and that you should have home
here as long as you should stay. Come.
don't cry any more.'
Il am not crying, Lucy. You are yet
too young to know the fount from whence
flow my tears-or at least you are young
in experience. You know not what it is
to be friendless orphan
Am 1 not friend = asked Lucy, in q
half reproachful and half hopeful tone.
orgive me, forgive me- Laura ex-
claimed, as she impressed warm kiss
upon the young girls fair brow. yes
you are indeed friend. spoke from an
impulse Of sadness
And my father urged Lucy.
Yes, yes answered the orphan.
'And Winfield, too
Winfield = uttered Laura.
YES returned Lucy, while her face
frightened up, for l heard him tell mo-
ther, that if she would only learn my Sis
ters -. But what is the matter
What makes you tremble SO =
Nothing, nothing quickly answered
Laura, striving hard to suppress the emo
tions that ragged in her bosom. Their
looking up with calmer countenance, she
added:
You should not tell all that you hear
'Surely you are not offended Laura, fol
1 only told you because | thought it nigh
make you happier exclaimed the artles
girl
Offended = repeated Laura, at tn,
same time laying her check upon he
young companions shoulder. No, deal
Lucy 1 love you too well to be offended
But come, let us sit down at the piano TIL
your father comes.'
'Yes, yes cried the now buoyant'
hearted girl. But tell me, Laura, where
did you learn so much about music =
90, [ learned it of an old Italian who
lived in our village. l amused him while
he had slow fever, and as [ refused all
pecuniary remuneration, he insisted upon
teaching me music
However the turn which the converse
ton had taken bad affected Laura Ackcr-
man, of one thing an observer might have
been sure; she only proposed the music
for the purpose of changing it, and as Lucy
could never tire of listening to her sweet
voice, the plan was most agreeable one
for both parties.
you must have learned music very
quickly remarked Lucy, as Laura took
her seat upon the music stool, for you
could not have studied long with your old
teacher
90, I learned but very little [ could
sing ever since was a small child, and all
| learned upon the piano were some si's,
| pie lessons, such as were suited to my
musical capacity. L can perform none OF
those difficult lessons such as you and your
sisters have learned.
'Why, what a strange girl you are,
Laura,' uttered Lucy, tapping her com
panion playfully upon the cheek. You
will never acknowledge your own abilities.
Do you remember the pretty lesson you
read to me last evening, where it told how
much better the heart could teach than
could the head =
We'll, Lucy
'Well, Laura-then I should say that
your music was fresh from the heart, while
the exercises that our teacher learns us, arc
only fit to keep the head in whirl.'
Every one, if left to their own choice,
will choose the music that suits them best,
returned Laura, as she struck trembling
chord upon the instrument before her, and
as if anxious to hush the artless encomiums
of Lucy, she commenced enc Of her mos1
enchanting pieces