The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-05-27

Maydon lived nearest TO the schooi-
house, he had commenced boarding there
first, for the Gripeville people still kept
up that good (or bad, rather,) old New
England custom of having their teachers
I" board round"
"I'm sure I thought" continued
Lionel, "when he rose to take his text
that his sermon would very likely turn
out somewhat as did Dominic SIMPSONS
frs. and only one and when he opened
his mouth to commence / was almost
certain that the only sound which would
vibrate on my listening tympanum would
prove to be the prolonged ejaculation of
p-r-o-d-i-g-i-o-u-s! But / was'-This
last sentence remained unfinished, for
Just at that moment Mr.. Frederick Eft
wold's dashing equipage swept proudly
by, and Lionel forgot the words which
he was about to utter, in his eagerness
to catch one more glimpse of the beau
tiful face that had so charmed him al
church. And he was successful, for his
eyes met Miss Victoria's as she passed,
and perhaps it was fancy, for vanity was
one of Lioael's foibles, but he thought
that deeper shade of carnation tinged
her rosy face as she met his admiring
gaze.
" Who is that lovely creature, with
those dark piercing eyes;" asked
Lionel.
1t is Mr.. Ferdinand Eftwold's only
daughter, Miss Victoria" said Henry
Noble, smiling.
"She is rightly named," replied
Lionel, " for / have seldom seen lady
with such noble mien and queenly
aspect. Surely it must be an angelic
mind that has its dwelling-place in so
beautiful form. Am I not right, Mr..
Noble Is not her face the true index
of her heart 20
/" why, as to the angelic properties
of her mind or heart, l am but poorly
qualified to judge" answered Henry,
/" for were she a very queen, and We
working folks the meanest Of her sub
jects, she could not treat us with more
cool disdain than she does. She despises
labor and laboring people, although she
lives by the labor of others; but were 1
disposed to utter any rhapsodies on her
account, I think that the sight of her
poor old grandparents there" (pointing
to Job Eftwold and his wife who were
toiling along short distance head of
them) Walking home couple of miles
this warm day, while she rides in her
fathers carriage, would efectually cool
my ardor."
"But perhaps they do not all live at
the same place." urged Lionel, sand it
may be inconvenient to send their car
riage for the old folks. cannot think
that she or her parents would wilfully
neglect their aged relatives"
Yet they do all live in the same
house, and if Miss Victoria's grand
parents are not sorely neglected by her
self as well as her parents, why then l
don't know what neglect consists in.
When I see a young lady behave un-
kindly or rudely towards old people,
especially if they are nearly allied to her
by kindred ties, consider her as desti-
tute of all those warm affections and fine
sensibilities that form the purest and
richest ornament of the female mind,
and without which the fairest of all the
fair daughters of mother Eve would fail
to charm me. Such an one would be
| like a beautiful autamaton, without a
soul, it might please the eye, but could
never touch the heart"
"But, BROTHER" said Violet Maydon,
who had until then remained silent
Violet was used to calling Henry
brother from early childhood) "I fear
that you have censured Victoria Eft
void too highly, although she is almost
contemntuously distant to the factory