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

Betty as she had been disposed to con-
slider him, could make himself lie wrote
all her notes, lighted up her conservatory
after Partisan style, arranged her vessels
and ornaments in the drawing room and
when all was done that could be to COM
plete the tasteful elegance of the reception
rooms, he begged permission to 60 into the
kitchen and join Mr.. Richmond in his nut
cracking and lemonade operations boast
ing himself professor of both these arts.
The evening Of the party passed most de-
lighfully. Mrs Richmond was even more
than usually animated and agreeable-Mr.
Newhall was as affable and companionable
as if the ladies and gentlemen were old
acquaintances instead of strangers. Not
one escaped his notice--not one went
away with feeling of neglect or dissatis-
faction.
All the mammas with manageable girls,
resolved at once to invite Mrs. Richmond's
distinguished guest to their houses, and do
everything reasonable to make themselves
and families very agreeable to him. All
the young ladies, though none could fatter
herself she had attracted his particular at
tention, or shared unequally his smiles or
notice, dreamed golden dreams that night
all about illuminated palaces, and courtly
suitors, or moonlight and music, and tall
manly figures, sometimes in full relief and
sometimes in a vapory shadow of sighs,
declarations and Hymeneal torches. The
dreams fitted and shifted, as all beautiful
and intangible visions will, you know,
reader, according to the young dreamer's
fancy, till Mrs Richmond's brilliant rooms
were the theatre and her brilliant visitors
the 'Adonis.'
For few weeks all the village took the
party mania { to show proper civility to
Mrs. Richmond's FRIEND to be SUI e-and
there was scarcely an evening when one
or more of the houses in that very orderly
village, was not put in festive array and
lighted up for an assembly. Mr.. Newhall,
Of course, was happy to 60 everywhere, and
everything he said or did became theme
of evening gossip or sober tea-table dis
cussion.
My head is quite turned with so much
fattering notice as your good people be-
stow on me, after being reclusc so long
as l have been,' said Mr.. Newhall to Mrs.
Richmond the next morning after large
party which she had been prevented from
attending by indisposition-'I have not
INDUCED myself in so much pleasant, social
intercourse for years
'Ah it is good for you, Newhall,' re-
turned Mr.. Richmond | thought by some
symptoms | watched last evening at Mrs.
Hanover's your bachelor resolutions are
likely to experience bombardment. l
could not exactly decide but you would
surrender without very hot engagement !
You did not seem to rally those old forces
of yours with usual energy! Eth New
hall p and Mr.. Richmond INDUCED him.
self in merry laugh.
ooh, do tell me what it is-you have not
told me word about your entertainment,
when 1 was so disappointed not to CO. said
Mrs. Richmond.
Mr.. Newhall has nothing else to do,
Katy, and possesses fine descriptive talents
SO I'll 60 to my counting room, and
leave the detail of our adventures, and the
comments upon the ladies, all to his genius
at reporting, replied Mr.. Richmond, as he
took his hat and walked out, still laughing
at his own thoughts, while Mr.. Newhall
was evidently in little confusion.
{ Do tell me how you like our young Ia
dies, Mr.. Newhall p said Mrs. Richmond,
as she took her sewing and sat down in the
window behind screen of fragrant honey
suckle, Pm sure you have seen enough of
them to be prepared with an opinion-I
have not been able to enlighten one of them
on the subject really you have been per-
tinaciously silent y
1T is habit seldom indulge - to make
personal remarks replied Mr.. Newhall,
but l think your village ladies, en- massc,
are remarkably lovely. There was not
what should call an uncomely woman at
Mrs Hanovcr's last evening, so far at least
as nature is responsible for such gifts as
harmonious features, graceful figures, and