The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-07-08

have contrived to NOPE away the long
: tedious summer if she had not heard
that Lionel Gay, the same youth whose
proud beauty had pleased her so much
the last time she went to Gripeville
; church, was still teaching there, was a
beautiful singer, played the guitar ad-
mirably, and moreover was engaged TO
} Violet Maydon. Immediately her spirit
of conquest was aroused. She got papa
to hire Mr.. Gay to give her lessons on
the guitar, and Lionel was soon installed
as her instructor, and from that time
'orth his self-importance seemed to in
crease in wonderful degree. Teaching
a reported heiress was no small distinc-
ton in Lioncl's eyes, for despite his
many noble qualities, wealth and pride
were objects of great veneration with
him, but before summer was gone he
began to think that marrying an heiress
would be Of more material aid" to his
popularity than merely teaching one !;
and in proportion as this idea gained
ascendency over his mind did be neglect
Violet for Victoria who on her part en-
couraged his advances. Victoria's un-
kindness to her grandparents, although
quite apparent, was all forgotten, and
Violet's beauty and innocence now
offered no charm that could vie with
Victoria's sprightliness, wit, land coquetry,
and he finally ventured to give her a
delicate hint that his heart was at her
disposal, which was answered on her
part by an equally expressive one rur-
porting that she could not accept of al
di,ided heart. Lionel had now, as he
imagined, almost attained to the height
of his ambition; he imagined that he
had only to dismiss Violet, and the
heiress would be his in spite of the bug
bear tales about her engagement to
Boney Addlepate. He was not auda-
cious enough to tell Violet to her face
that he no longer loved her, but he sent
her note to that effect, and from that
time forth he was seen no more at Dea-
con Maydon's. AS soon as he was thus
free he offered his hand and heart to
Victoria, but his perfdious conduct was
rewarded, for Victoria had brought him
to this point for the purpose of rejecting
him, and she now informed him that he
must first obtain Boney Anticipates
consent to his having her before his
cause could be decided, as her hand and
fortune we're at that geHtleman's s disposal,
she having promised to marry him some
months before Judge of Lioncl's
chagrin at this unexpected foiling of his
plans. He had Tilted the farmers
beautiful daughter, together with a
score or two of broad titled acres for the
sake of brainless popinjay of dandy,
or rather for her splendid fortune. He
suddenly disappeared from Gripeville,
where his name is still famous on account
of his amorous exploits therein, and is
to this day, for aught that I know to
the contrary, fritting away what little
portion of his heart was left, in fortune
hunting and love, i. e. money making.
Now, flirting with ones music teacher
is certainly delightful recreation when
one has nothing else to amuse ones self
with, but Victoria's cost her more than
she had counted on. In trying to cap
tivate Lionel she was herself captivatedI
by him, and her heartless rejection of
him cost her many bitter pang for, if
it is possible for one like her to love, she
loved him. And this was not all. Her I
rich nabob, Boney Addlepate, heard
that she was carrying on desperate
Irritation with certain Mr.. Somebody
or-another, and so he ran off in fit of /
vexation with girl as rich and foolish I
as himself, and was married to her.
Thus Victoria lost both her beaux. Her
expected fortune was never realized and 4
20 she never captivatsd another, and her .