The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-12-30

said Kate in tone of piteous entreaty.
Woman" said he, 6ercly, 6" is what
they tell me true :"
"It is"
"And your name is"
G. Kate Brown"
A deep groan broke from the young
mans chest, and sinking into O chair,
he buried his face in his hands
Woman, have you dared :" said the
peer angrily.
Leave the house mink =" cried her
ladyship.
"Such brazen effrontery. Well, I
never-a prison would be too good for
hers were the charitable remarks of the
sons and daughters.
The servants were silent; but they
drew away from her as if she had been
a pcstilence. All this reused Kate from =
the lethargy into which she'was sinking,
and springing to her feet she confronted
her tauatcrs with the aspect Of Pyth-
oness. Her nostrils distendcd like those
Of a painting stecd
+" Cowards !" she cried, I" how loud
you can bark at solitary, friendless
woman. You would bite, too, if you
dared but defy any one of you SO
much as wag little finger at me-.
Reginald upon hearing this spirited
declaration, raised his wan face and re-
garded her fixcdly. '- lG
I" You heap reproachcs on me-" she
continued, and never think of blaming
yourselves. Who first suggested this
relation to me' You," addressing lady
Castlearden, "by your contemelious
treatment of what you considered .
worm. You" addressing her husband,
" by your naughty coldness you," to
the daughters, "by your tyranny-your
coarse, cruel tyranny; you" to the sons,
"by your insults, your detestable cold
bloode|l insults Was I the poor thing to
endure all this un ,omplainingly' No!
| studied my revenge and determined
to have satisfaction by slight on the
whole order. The beauty that made
me hated by you 20 this was to the sons
:" l swore should avenge me. Acct
dent threw this gentleman in my way.
He became enamored of the peers
daughter, and offered her honorable
marriage. Would he have done the
same to Kate Brown the governess I
doubt it, and as l loved him, and DIS
trusted myself, 1 allowed the deception
to go on. The result you know. I am
now Lady Percy"
This was delivered with an air of
lofty disdain not unmingled with the
fondness of woman who unreservedly
: loves. Reginald groaned audibly, but
in his most inmost heart he could not
help admiring his courageous and ex-
tremely beautiful wife. But his pride
had been woundcu and he stood aloof
from her. Kate noticed the action, and
tears started to her eyes.
=" Reginald" she said, in a voice
broken by emotion, say you do not
hate me the law will perhaps release
you, and then you can wed another in
your station of life, but never truer
or more spotless girl than the one you
are spurning. Dear Reginald, say one
kind word to me, and l will pass away
from you like dream"
As she sad this, she flung herself
at his feet, and clasping his knees,
looked up bcseechingly in bis face. The
appeal was irresistible-he bent down,
imprinted one burning kiss on her ice
cold forehead, and then darted from the
room. Kate's husband was never seen
again in Castlearden House. Kate left
almost Immediately after he did, but not
before she had with her little hand made
the check of the Hon. Russell Castle
arden tingleagaip.
The same night she was closctcd with
her uncle-Mr. Brown, bachelor who
had large transactions in the general
grocery line. The old man seemed
delighted with her, and as he chucked
his niece under the chin jocularly said
"That having gone into the world
little had done her good. She had
{ bagged live nobleman,' an exploit
never before performed by a Brown,
and he honored her for the deed"
"But 1 have lost him, )" sobbed Kate,
" he is gone-gone forever"
"Not bit of it," replied her uncle
assuringly "His vanity and prcjudices
and all that are touched, but no will
come round in time, depend upon it,"
"He may get divorce, or, the mar
riagc may be declared illegal.p As this
surmise fitted through her mind she
evinced n sfrnno tendency 70 hYsteriOe