The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1851-12-11

whose very intelligent and really profound
conversation on literary topics had animat-
ed and delighted me, called my attention
to Mrs. Hanover's most exquisite Japoni-
cas-. l expressed my admiration of them,
and then she told me what bereayeme ent
she experienced the last summer. She
went on some pleasure trip with her pa
rents for a few weeks, and left her bsauti-
full Japonica, fully blooming, in h,r grand
mothers care. You may imagine mv
distress and vexation,' she said, when l
returned and found my idol dead as door
nail! Grandma let it smother in a close
room, besides forgetting to water it
pined away in my grief, till was as thin
as June shad p But L do feel reproved
for so much tattle, by the shade that ever
and anon comes creeping over your face,
Mrs Richmond. / fear | am offending
please let us talk of some other subject
Oh, no, no-not till you have told me to
what my husband alluded as he went away.
Will you tell me, Mr.. Newhall ;'-urged
Mrs. Richmond, respectfully.
Certainly, Madam-I would-only its
issue is in the same vein,' replied Mr.. N.
with little hesitation. There was a
most lovely woman at Mrs. Hanover's last
night niece Of that lady, I learned, just
arrived to pass few weeks with her aunt.
Indeed | think | never saw any human
creature so faultless in face and form and
mien, as Miss Henrietta MacLyne. Her
eyes were so large and dark and full of the
deep spirituality of lfe-her cheeks were
tinted like the sunset glow on silver cloud
and then her whole bearing-you ight
almost read upon it conscious royalty.
You smile rather mischievously at my en-
thusiasm, Mrs. Richmond-but 1 confess
to new and delicious sensation running
through my whole being as she stood by
my si'le in the complete plentitude of her
wonderful beauty. Every thing about her
charmed and enchanted me, and 1 think I
should have fallen irrecoverably in love
with her if had not heard her rich musi-
cal voice exclaim at some sudden touch
that surprised and startled her, 90! the
Lorl-a-massy! how you frightened me p
She turned and saw me looking at her-I
don't kn.w what my face expressed
expressed something by no means OBJ
'curely dccipherable, fear-it is unfor-
tunately a tell tale face-but she smiled,
faintly blushed and walked away. That
was one of the ddest moments of my life,
Mrs. Richmond, and that discovery one of
my saddest discoveries. 1t seemed to me
that light which had begun to illuminate
my soul, and bust in upon every recess that
had till then been in darkness, went sud-
denly out like the flash of meteor-seen
one instant a burning train upon the sky,
and the next expiring and leaving the be-
holder blinded by denser obscurity.'
Mr.. Newhall stopped, and his admiring
auditress astonished at the warmth he man.
ifested, raised her eyes wonderingly to his
face. Large drops of perspiration stood
on his noble forehead-there was evident
ly new and unwonted struggle going on
in his bosom between powerful antagonists
but in a little time the conflict ceas d
and serenity almost sublime settled upon
his countenance.
l thank you for these hints--a thousand
times thank you, Mr. Newhall, said Mrs.
cordially extending her hand
to him. Henceforth l will regard you as
one ofmy truest friends, your criticisms will
help me TO correctmy own foolish inclination
to extravagant jesting, and will exalt my
views of the degree of polish and refine
nent of which the character and the mind
of woman is capable. They will make me
l filter hostess for my husbands guests
md give me an influence with my own sex
having purer, bier and more exalted
Many women would be shock
I'd if she reflected how nearly she ap-
preached the verge of profanity, and
houg ghtlessly, too, and how essentially the
license of her own unmannerly CALCULATIONS
nay encourage those whose principles con-
rol them less than hers, to take the holy
lame' in vain.
Mr.. Newhall was about to reply, but he
vas interrupted by the entrance of Mr..
Richmond with the morning mail, and the
was diverted to the intelli-