The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-10-16

was difficult for her to see any one else.
1t was a sure case Of love at first sight.
The old bachelor noticed what was
going on, and was quite as well pleased
with as any one well could be. He
seemed, it is true, never to have had a
heart for such things himself, but thought
none the less Of others for being vulner-
able at such very tender points.
The sun began to 90 down gradually
in the west, throwing its long bars OF
gold across the lawns and through the
crowded trees, and they thought of re-
turning. They were well fired, too,
with their days pleasure Rambling,
and running, and talking, had sufiiced to
ill up their hours. The dinners were
eaten in the gayest of spirits, in the
dreamest Of shadows. The whole wood
resouudcd with the musical echoes Of
their voices, ever and anon being drown
ed altogether by the base 6 Ha, ha, ha !!
no, ho, ho" Of Mr.. White, the right
merry bachelor. He was devoted
uncle, and thought an uncle never before
had such a niece as Ellen. Maybe an
uncle never had. The evening was
passed at the house of the bachelor by
Allan, and, if possible, he enjoyed its
brieingss still more than he had enjoyed
the day.
Days few by, each one of which found
the young student at some hour at the
mansion Of Mr.. White. Every one
seemed very well to know whom hcI
came there specially to see, and so let it
pass. To tell the truth, Allan Moore
was yonng man Of very enviablo char
Iacteristics; and so would not have been
quite unacceptable to any one of the
young ladies Of the company.
But when the time tor their departure
came at length, the secret revealed be-
fore, began to disclose itself more fully.
There were many secret words spoken
between the young man and Mary
They betrayed more than their secret
by the silent looks they exchanged.
Mary took her leave. Her heart was
sad. She came there a lively creature
When she started home again, her feel
ings had been toned as by some secret
sorrow. Allan promised her that he
would write her soon, and with this
pledge she tried to recompcnse herself
tor the separation.
Scarce week had gone by before
letter was written. Mary read it with
rapture. She replied not long after,
begging the young man to acquaint her
father with his. preferences aud inten-
tons, over his own signature.
1t was done at once as Mary had sug-
gested He addressed Mr.. Tiverton in
a letter of some leugth, acquainting him
with his feelings, and begging him
though at no cost of his manliness-forl
his favor as suitor for the hand of his
daughter. er1 ...tiIr
Was the permission giveni In less
time than Allan had dared to think of
receiving reply, one came to him. 1t
was brief and highly pungent note
from Mary's father, enclosing bis own
again lie assured the young man that
he was abundantly capable of providing
eli9ibly for the hand of his daughter,
and that he need ask no more questions
of him on the subject.
Allan at ,nce enclosed her fathers
note to Mary, and begged her to be
patient, putting fai;h in him. He like
wise took the vesy effective occasion to
un old to her all the secret feelings OF ;
bis heart, renewing his old promises and
pledges, aud multiplying his former
devotion for her over and over again.
She resolved to be patient, awaiting the
of events. Il
In less than f1H months from that
time, Mr.. Tivcrtorl - eceived one evening
into his hands, while sitting in his parlor
with his family around him, small t
package. He knew nothing of the man c
per in which it reached him. The
servant had said that man left it at the I
door, and that was all there was known {
ibout it. I lib . .A i
He proceeded to open it. 1t was !
found to be only book, freshly from
the hands of the publisher. Looking at :
the hy-leaf, he found thereon written in y
pencil: IV1M regards Of Tie AatAor."I a
lie glanced next at the title page, wish {
ING to sec which one of his kind friends a
had done him so marked favor. He "
read the name of +" Allan More !" %
Relolding the volume in the wrapper, "
be hurried away from the room, and n
,ecrcted it where his family would not a
hn liknlu To find IL Thny as cd mol