The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-10-16

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, ttat responsibility upon ourselves. What
say you; Are you willing -
ALLAN was stammering for a reply
IL was like usherins him into another
world.
There's good company Of thcm,'
said the jovial sqaire," and L rotheI
reckon they Il keep all your wits in active
operation "
Z Just at that moment loud laugh
rang through the ball, and two girls
came bounding across the piazza, not
yet observing the presence Of a stranger.
[" Aha now you've, Coz just at the
right season." said the old bachelor.
lin really glad that you are so full OF
life, just as am about to present to you
my young fiend, Mr.. Allan Moore.
Mr.. Moore, this is my roguish niece,
Miss Ellen Fuller; and this is her friend
and NY friend, and | hope, too, she will
be your friend-Nliss Mary Tiverton."
Allan bowed, and offered a remark OIL
two upon the very agreeable change il
the weather only the day before, and
then they all walked into the house to
ge;her. There the young student found
three others young ladies fully as
agreeable and vivacious in their manner
as those he had just encountered on the
piazza. They were well acquainted in
Il short time a7
{" Now this is just what 1 like" said
the gallant o.d bachelor. I" This estab-
lishment, I'vc been tell 'ng MIR. Moore,
has suffered a good deal more for want
of real jovial company, than for any.
thing else. Cobwebs form here twice
as fast as they would, if there were only
t.ifle more noise to scare the spiders
away. Laugh, girls. Come, Mary and
Ellen, laugh as loud as you will Ha,
la, ha ho, ho, ho ~ and he strained
bis capacioas lungs to the utmost, max
ing them crow as Justify as very chan
ticleer to create the laughter he SO much
coveted.
This did but set them all agoing !;
they broke out into fit Of uncon rolla-
Bile mirth. 1t was just what he wanted );
and as they kept it up, he very naturally
caught the general infection, and went
to laughing at last in downright earnest,
himself. 1t would have had the full
effect to " create soul beneath the ribs
Of DEATH" to witness the trolicsome
tempest Of the moment. a jaunt to
the grove was planned at once, and all
made their Preparations. The sun had
been up long enough to dry the rains Of
the previous day, the lawn looked like
fresh emerald, aud the dust by the road
sides was all laid securely; there could
not have been found finer morning for
their excursion.
1t would be useless for me to attempt
4 description Of their several modes off
pastiIne during the day. The merry
uncle went with them, and Jolly time
indeed did he mean they should all make
'f it. They carried their dinners with
hem in a huge basket; and it would
nave made even full man hungry to
AXE a look at the many nice articles
hat were slowed so closely beneath the
'now-white napkins
1t was glorious day in autumn, and
the summer had just begun to lay down
is weary head in the lap of autumn
The sun was golden and genial. There
was delicious languor floating in the
very air, that intoxicated the spirits OF
my one inclined to drink in the enjoy
nent of the time. A thin haze was
lrawn over all the distant hills, like a
veil of beauty. Through t all objects
seemed only charming illusions. The
woods were fairly palaces, down whose
,eceding vistas we're faint pictures OF
great beauty, and among whose leafy
ops hung associations Of lovelincss.
They wandered off beneath the stately
chestnut trees, whose leaves were just
Dcgin ing to be tingcd with the gold of
tht season They gathered the nuts
hat the first slight to>ts had dislodged
rom the ugly burr, aud chatted and
aagbed loudly as they flung them into
heir little baskets. The squirrels run
about bithely on either side of them,
heir checks filed to bursting with the
.ipcncd corn they had stolen from the
ieighboring fields. There was not a
moment that went by without adding its
pleasures to its predecessors. q
1t would not have required the vision
If prophet to behold what soon grew
o be no secret at all that day: and that
vas, the decided partiality that seemed
o subsist between Mr.. Allan Moore and
Miss Mary Tiverton. She was, like
wise, very close friend to Ellen; but