The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-03-18
Ori9ina 5torp.
Written for the Literary Echo.
PLAYING WHIST
OR,
What Harm is there i'm 1t !!
BY L'INCOGNITA.

"And so you will not play one game O
whist with your own little cousin Lizzie
when she has travelled all the way from
N to s., distance of over fifty
miles, through snow, wind, and sleet, fol-
the express purpose of spending the holi-
days with you, and having nice time
such as we used to have when Cousin
Charlie was at home and would play with
me, or look on and show me, while he
laughed at you for getting beat. But now
Charles gone away, and you, naughty girl,
won't play single game with me just be-
cause that you have half promised that
self-willed, cross-grained, ill-natured, DR..
Arthur Greene, that you will leave off
playing. He had no right to ask such a
a thing of you-the audacious upstart |!
Just as if he did not know that it is yoatr
prerogative to command, and his to obey,
as all civilly-disposed lovers ought to do.
But to think that all our fine plans, Of
amusement are to be frustrated by this
consequential DR.. Verdant tits really
too bad 20 and the little cousin Lizzie
pouted her pretty under lip, and pattec
her tiny foot upon the cushion on which
it rested, in a fit of hearty vexation.
Lizzie Cameron was the spoiled and pet
ted, though naturally beautiful and amiable
daughter of a wealthy citizen of the city o.
N. Reared in the lap of luxury
Lizzie had been so much INDUCED that she
considered all opposition to her desires
and caprices as cruel Infringement of her
own exclusive rights. Ellen Westland, to
whom the above remarks were addressed,
and her brother Charles, were the only
children of Mr.. Edward Westland, a gen.
tleman cf reputed wealth and extensive
influence, residing in the pleasant little
village of s.. His handsome and in
teresting children had received liberal
education, and Charles, who was possessed
of fine talents, and gave early promise of
being an active and useful man, was now
engaged in large mercantile establish
ment in New York.
Lizzie Cameron, who had not visited her
uncle before in nearly year, was disap-
pointed in not finding her favorite ''Cousin
Charlie" at home and had made up her
mind that her visit would be dull enoug !;
for, to use her own words, "There was
not a single beau to flirt with in circuit
of twenty miles from s., save and ex-
cept host of thick headed, thick booted
knights of the plough, and that detestable
DR.. Greene who was Ellen's acknowledged
lover; and she kne,o she nerer should like
him, and wondered how dear Ellen ever
was so tame-spirited as to fall in love with
brainless, self-conceited "village quack. !"
Lizzie had not yet seen the village doctor,
for if she had, doubtless her own admira-
ton of beauty and manly accomplishments,
of which Arthur Greene possessed a liberal
share, would have led her to form far differ
ent opinions concerning his character and
appearance. But as yet, all she knew of
him was that his influence had led Ellen
to abandon an amusement which had
formerly been the favorite one of the
cousins, and in which they had all partici-
pated, thinking it only harmless and
agreeable pastime. And when, on the