The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-09-02
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THE HEIREsS' PERILS.

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spacious drawing-room of an old mansio
in Tipperary. There were three pei
sons, of whom two were ladies the thir
handsome, soldier-like man, in middl
life. The younger woman was yer
beautiful, but her companion SCENE
bowed down by ill-health and presen
anxiety; you could, however, discer
evident traces of past loveliness in he
pallid features, and she had the indis
cribable air of high refinement whic
mere wealth can never inspire. 1t is
gift of years and long association.
The gentleman appeared to be a
much perplexed as grieved b. her emo
ton it evidently annoyed him, and ye
he could neither blame nor alleviate it.
"Must you then leave US ~ she cried
"Only for a few days, aunt" said tn
younger lady )" uncle will soon return.
But what are we to do in the mean
while here, alone and unprotected
Oh, Herbert, why will you not stay will
us 7"
"My dear Margaret, now do be reason
able. have no oPrion; if do not &C
to Dublin on this business, our little
Gertrude here will lose good share Of
of her property"
ave are rich, Herbert"
Yes, my love; quite able to make
up any loss to Gatty But hear me cut
unless 90 to prove the payment of that
money, a kind of stain rests on hel
fathers memory, and Davenant's. No
Meg, it is no use, must 60. What dc
you say, Gertrude :"
fear so, dear uncle it is not fol
the money, l have more than enough
already, but poor papa's will ought to
be set right. Indeed, aunt, there is no
danger, the country is so quiet now ; no
one will attack us"
That horrid Redmond Rhua, Cert
rude"
"Oh, Red Reddy will never venture
here, with so many men as we have"
"Can we depend on them, my love -
Nonsense, Margaret, good attach
ed fellow like Kelly, and the others; it
is a sin to doubt them. So quietly and
too, as we have always
lived there is not a cottar on the estate
but would die for the { misthress' and
Gertrude. | would write to Clonmel to
ask them to send us few men from the
garrison there but on my word, when
the poor fellows can so i'll be spared, l
am ashamed to do it besides, it is such
a confession of weakness, as if we could
not take care of ourselves"
"Man's pride, soldiers vanity,
Herbert"
Perhaps so, Meg but it is no use
putting these ideas into the peoples
heads. Come, cheer up, look a little
more like soldiers wife, and promise
you will keep an eye on this maiden
fortress here; should O'Rielly besiege
it, you are commandant now, you know. ="
O'Rielly, indeed, uncle ! as if it
were possible"
"Why, you must have given the fell
low some encouragement 7"
"Indeed, she never did, Colonel
Butler"
"l could not, uncle; you know I
could.not. You only wish to teaze us. "
What when your marriage was
announced"
"In the papers and how can help
their fabrications /? He is handsome,
and I own that when he was first intro
duced to me in the Assembly Rooms at
Bath, my heart warmed to a country
man, and my aunt was taken in by his
good looks, like yourself"
I" But not for long - that was impos-
sible; we saw what an under-bred, COM
mon-place person he was"
80 handsome, though, Gatty."
ooh, uncle, you cannot think that
either aunt or l could be deceived
could encourage that presuming man !;
the insolent creature, and to dare couple
my name with his; had but been a
man -"
Gertrude my love-"
BE quiet, Margaret-you would
have horse-whipped him, would you not,
Gatty Z"
"I would uncle. Iwould do it now"
And quite right. l only regret l
missed the opportunity; but we are
shocking your poor aunt with this un-
feminine display. What a virago she