The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-09-23

standing to marry, or even to associate
with, girl similarly situated with Miss
Johnston.
Was she at all selfish in her views 20
The reader may perhaps see.
Not many days after this gathering
at the house of Mr.. Ingleton, carriage
drive into the village street containing
two gentlemen. They alighted at the
door of the public house, and after duly
inquiring their way, viking over to the
pheasant little shop of Miss Amelia
Johnston.
Fam glad to be able to congratulate
you, Miss Johnston" remarked one of
them, g. on the prospect of your speedy
recovering all that your father lost pre-
vious to his decease"
The innocent girl started, and knew
nothing of what was meant.
The stranger then exchanged few
words with her in private, and both gen.
tlemen soon left the place.
Proceeding at once to the residence
of Mr. Inglcton, they rang the door bell
and called for him. He made his ap-
pearance in the hall after moment s
delay, and greeted one of the gentlemen
with seemingly unaffected cordiality.
"We are come on unpleasant busi-
ness, sir" at once proceeded the gentle
men, "and might as well 60 about it
Immediately"
Mr. Ingleton waited for an expla-
nation.
"We are come to lay under attach
ment all your personal property and real
estate, situated in this village, and
wherever else to be found. This is a
copy of the process sir !" and he forth
with drew paper from his pocket and
handed it to Mr.. Ingleton.
The latter looked pale as death. !.
The two gentlemen left the house,
unwilling to add ought to the suffering
of the unfortunate and unhappy man.
Half an hour afterward, the report of
a pistol was heard in one of the
chambers Of Mr.. Ingleton's house. The
inmates were all alarmed, terribly.
They ran to the room whence the
noise proceeded, speechless with af-
fright. The door was locked.
1t must be forced-forced at once
A passer-by was called in, who placed
his shoulder against the door. 1t yield
ed at last to his strong pressure.
What sight met the astonished
gaze
The poor man lay gasping and bleed
ing. and writhing upon the floor
He was suicide
No pen can portray the anguish, the
agony-the bitter, burning agony-that
poured like hot lava over the hearts of
his wife and child. No thought can
measure thoughts like what was theirs
in that dark moment. No feeling can
sound the dismal depths of the feelings
that rushed like turbid water, at that
time through their souls
The news spread like wild fire through
the village. There was no one in whose
mouth the fearful tale was not no lips
that were not pale with the unthought-
of story.
1t all speedily came out at last.
Mr.. Ingleton had had business con-
nected with Miss Johnston's father years
before, and to very large extent. The
former had, by some means not now ex-
plained, or to be explained, received
into his hands, in trust, all the prospect
i've profit of a new transaction which,
at Mr.. Johnston's death, lay in such a
shape as to preclude the idea of their
being Immediately made over to his
family. Time rolled on; yet Mr.. In
gleton never came forward with anything
that resembled an offer of reparation.
The attorney in whose hands had
been placed the settlement of Mr.. John
ston's affairs, for lorg time had sup
posed that there were no effects left
which could be made available to his
only heir he left. But
in process of time and by Idint of con-
tinued investigation and Scrutiny, he
succeeded in establishing her claim to
the profits of the transaction her father /,
had confidently intrusted with MIR. In
glcton; and in order to secure it, he had {
thus openly attached the property of !
that gentleman. 1t would take all his q
property, too, to satisfy only part OF
what rightfully belonged to Miss John
ston. IL
The gentleman who had addressed '
her in such congratulating strain on
entering her little shop, was the attor-
new: the other was an officer whom he
had brought with him. Ic