The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-11-04

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though, as it appeared, like many other
gentleman who keep the state Of their
affairs secret from those most interested
in the truth, his wife and daughter we're
utterly ignorant of the circumstance.
But she found her arguments of no ef-
feet. Indeed Caroline endeavored to
persuade Mrs. Hinton herself to retain
the velvet she was about to carry back.
But she had too much strength Of mind
to be led away by her vanity, when
her decision was right, although she
could not repress womanish feeling of
regret at the thought of resigning such
becoming piece Of apparel. Mrs
Hinton was SO much grieved and shock
ed at the selfshaess of her young friend i,
that she thought she could never again
feel toward her the same affection she
had hitherto experienced. She made
her confess that the fifty dollars her
mother had given her, with which to
purchase the wished for mantle. was a
sum that had been appropriated t, q
younger sister, that she might take les.
sons in drawing, an art Of which she wa.
passionately fond, and for which she hac
a decided genius. She could not forbear
limiting to Caroline that a time might
come, when the talents of her sister
would be put in requisition for more
important purposes than those of mere
amusement but her persuasions were
lost upon the mind of the thoughtless
and selfish girl, and she saw her depart
with pain to fulfil her i tention.
Mr.. Hinton found no difficulty in re-
turning the mantle, and after she had
left the store, she wondered how she
could have been SO foolish as to suffer a
moments uneasiness on triHing sub
ject. The words of Mr.. Norton had
made deep impression upon her heart,
and she looked at the multitude of poor
houseless wretches who throng our
streets, she felt how sinful it was to
waste in extravaganza that which would
bring comfort and happiness to so many
hearts. When her husba nd
returned to dinner, she, like a true
hearted wife, made confession to him
Of her folly of the day before, her re-
pentance, and the purpose for which she
had just visited Stewards. Mr.. Hinton
was man of sense and intelligence. He
had often deplored his wife's fondness
for display, but she was so young when
he married her, and had been so petted
from her childhood by fond mother,
and was, withal so lovely and interesting
that he could not find it in his heart to
deny her any qualification, trusting as
she grew older her tastes would change.
He did not know that the passion for
dress increases with indulgence like all
other bad habits, and is the hardest to
overcome in the female heart, particu-
larly as was the case with Mrs. Hinton,
where there are no children to occupy
the time and attention. So delighted
was he with the ingenuousness of her
that he presented her with
sum of money for charitable purposes,
telling her taat be had that day unex-
pectedly recovered bad debt which he
had long since despaired of, and couse-
1uently no longer entertained the fear
which he had mentioned to her in the
Let US return to Mr.. Norton. He
could not avoid anticipating the calling
hour little, so impatient was he to
meet again the object that had so much
fascinated him the night before. As he
entered the hall be heard the sound of
music, and being shown in the drawing
room, found the fair Emily evidently
giving lessons on the piano to little
sister. Although attired in a simple
dress, she did not appear less
lovely than his memory had pictured,
and the bright blush which his unexpect-
ed appearance called up, made her not
less interesting in his eyes. She dis
missed the little girl with q message to
her mother, who soon appeared and re-
ceived him kindly. As he glanced
around and observed the air of elegance,
though not Of display, that pervaded the
he could not help recall
ing Miss Howard's words about the old
cloak, and his curiosity was excited to
know what could be her reason for wear
ing garment Questionable enough to
attract observation. After staying as
ong as he dared, upon first acquaint-
.nce, he took leave, not without being
invited by Mrs. Harwood to call again
In invitation to which he cordially re-
'ponded. Not many days after, as Mr..
Norton was walking in Broadway, he
net Miss Harwood and Joined her imme-