The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1851-09-11

tllc HlOTUlllS WIS pttSslllS AWAY oO SWlIJiy. f.
l might have been ready in good time, but
didn't think that eight O'Clock came SO
sOon."
Alton said nothing. Hc was worried,
and didn't care to let his tone Of voice re-
fleet his feelings.
In little while they were gliding rapid
ly away from the crowded city. The
putting locomotive was soon substituted for
horses. Half an hour more, and the gay
party, consisting of about forty young ladies
and gentlemen, left the cars, and proceeded
to fine grove, about quarter Of mile
from the track Of the railroad, where they
proposed to spend the day.
Pleasant company and pleasant ride
dispelled from the mind of Alton the effect
produced by Anna Minors want Of punct-
uality. The excitement attendant upon
starting had given an unusual brightness
to her countenance, and quickened her
flow of spirits. She was the life of the
company. Every time the young mans
eye rested upon her through the day, it
was in admiration, and every time her
tones reached his ear, they came with a
sweetcr music than before.
"Shc is, indeed, a lovely creature :" he
more than once said to himself. The inn
preston made by the unpleasant occur
renee in the morning had worn off, so
charmed was he by all that Anna said and
did through the day.
Time wore on, and the sun ranged low
in the horizon. The cars were to 90 by
at about half past six o'clock, when the
party must be at the stopping place, or
have the pleasure Of walking home, dis
tancc of nearly ten miles. About half
past five, notice was given by some Of the
more Thoughtful ones, that it was time to
be making preparations for leaving the
ground.
con, it's plenty of time yet" said
some. " It's only little step over to the
raj road"
"But it will take at least half an hour
to make all our arrangements for getting
away" was replied "Bctter be an hour
too soon than minute too late for the
cars"
$50 say l." chimcd in Alton and some
others, who took upon themselves the task
of getting everything, as fast as they
could, in readiness to leave the ground.
There's plenty of time" said Anna
gaily to Alton. "Come you must be my
partner in this cotillon."
"I shouldn't like to walk ten miles to-
night" was his reply.
"Nor /. But there's time enough.
We can walk to the railroad in ten
minutes"
Alton could not refuse Annals request,
and so he joined, though reluctantly, the
cotillon party. Time sped quickly. When
the music ceased it was six o'clock.
All was now hurry and hustle among
theFgreater part of the company. But
Anna still insisted that there was plenty
of time, and actually induced small
number to commence another cOtillon.
Several demonstrated, and urged the neces-
sity of immediate departure. But they
were only laughed at for their impatiencc.
Alton bit his lip with vexation at such
thoughtlessness. He saw that Anna was
the ruling spirit in this opposition to the
prudent desire of the majority to be at the
stopping place of the cars in good time
and this worried him. 1t brought too
vividly before his mind the incidents Of the
morning. .
At last, even she felt that the time had
come for making speedy departure. The
little group that had been seemingly gov
erned by her, separated, and commenced
hasty preparations for leaving the spot.
This took longer than had been anticipated.
Last of all to get away was Anna Minor.
BY the time she left, some had nearly
reached the track of the railroad.
There! as L livc," she exclaimed,
after she had started with Alton, and had
gone a couple of hundred yards, 81 have
lost my bracelet"
As she said this, she turned and ran
back at full speed Alton called after her
that they would certainly bc left behind