The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-05-06


land. She was pretty and proud as he'
and fond of extravaganza and Irritation !;
moreover it was said tn It she was very
rich. But here he was sadly disappointed,
for small legacy from a distant relative
was all that she possessed. He hurried
home with his bride to beg pardon and
money (she had no parents to beg of }
to defray the expenses of wedding
tour to Niagara, Baltimore, Washington,
&c., both of which he obtained, and
after his return it was his delight to tell
of the enormous expenditures of his
journey. His mother died while he was
abroad, and on his return he persuaded
his father to deliver all his property into
his hands, promising to take care of him
the remainder of his days. Great were
the changes that took place when Fer
dinand obtained command. He entirely
rebuilt Lis fathers hous,, had it
elegantly furnished, tore down the heavy
stone walls that enclosed the great front
yard, and replaced it with light painted
fence. He talked of cutting down some
of the poplars and box wood, and sup
plying their places with various ornamen-
tai shrubs and trees but this his father
was so much opposed to that he gave it
up. He sold the old horse and dismiss
ed the family wagon, and in their stead
purchased span Of fiery greys and a
costly carriage. And now his new
place must have name, but he was at
a loss what to decide upon. At length
he determined to call it Eftwold Mount,
but his wife concluded to name it Poplar
Grove, and here " woman's rights" to
precedence prevailed and he who had
never before been governed, was now
obliged 80 yield, ..a tlao- PiaVV w~o
christened Poplar Grove.
Soon after this, Mr.. Eftwold, the
younger, was astounded by the sudden
and unlocked for marriage of his father
with very respectable but poor widow,
Brown. Great was his rage, and un
bounded the anger of his wife, at this
new incumbrance, and she at first de-
clarcd that neither. Job Eftwold nor his
low bred wife should enter house that
she was mistress Of; but the naughty
pair were obliged to let the worthy coup
lie have home under their roof. A
few rooms in the back part of the house
we're cleared, and the old-fashioned fur
niture, which in the previous renovation
of the house had been stored in the attic,
was added to what little the new bride
brought with her, and thus they went
to housekeeping. Many were the little
crosses that the new Mrs. Eftwold had
to endure from her overbearing daughter
|in-law, b she bore them all with Chris
tian meekness. Ferdinand knew nothing
of farming, and SO his father attended to
that business, while be played the gen.
tleman; moreover the old lady made the
butter, took in sewing, and often made
excursions to the village on foot to sell
butter and eggs, and return the work
ltha. she had done SO, after all, the old
couple proved to be rather a help than
an incumbrance. '-''
Ferdinand's only daughter, the beau
tiful Victoria Geneveiva Delectina, par
took much Of her mothers proud and
passionate disposition, and was brought
up in idleness and indulgence. She was
sent to a boarding school to complete
/ her education, came home, of course, a
finished lady according to the fashiona-
BILE sense Of tie term. She had smat-
terinr of the various useful and orna-
mental sciences taught in modern
schools, but was deeply versed in the
art of displaying the projections Of her
toilet and coquetting with the bcaux.
But I will now take leave of the Eft
wolds, and finish up this sketch BY in
PRODUCING to you one Ipc-s family, after
-, .L.x c,v futrra ones v;ll