The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-12-29

W hen Laura next met her cousin,
she said -
=" Emma in the name of outraged
society, what induced you to invite that
Vaudeville to your party ?"
81 did so because | had the right and
chose to do it."
"Well, you have made enemies by it,
l can tell you"
" If people are disposed to take
offence at such things, they are at per-
feet liberty to do so and no harm need
result"
"Why one would think you had con-
cluded to marry the fellow, you take
such an interest in him ~
"Either of us might do worse than to
marry him; of that fact | am certain. "
81 never will"
"Don't be too sure oft"
81 kn0,C / never will"
"Ah, you and Manton are engaged
then :"
81 did not say so"
"Well, happiness be with you. But
mark my words, you will yet live to see
the day when even in y0ur eyes Mande-
vile will be equal to Manton,"
"Never !"
eyes, you will | do not say you
will love him as well, but you 1oiU ac-
knowledge his merit, and esteem him as
highly"
81 do believe you are in love with
the fellow Blushing' Alack -a-day !!
Who would have thought that the re-
fined and accomplished Emma Seward
would have condescended to bestow her
affections on Il poor mechanic :"
"More astonishing things have hap
pened before, as you will some day ad-
nit"
perhaps" !"
ave shall see In the meantime,
should such thing happen as both of
us to marry, | suppose the mechanic and
his lady will not be on calling terms
with the elegant and refined Mr.. and
Mrs. Manton -
81 shall have to let the gentlemen de-
termine that point; as for YOU Cous. you
know | shall always be glad to see you"
"Why Laura, you must be very deep
ly absorbed in the contents of that news.
paper. Here I've been standing these
five minutes waiting to be noticed, and
you do not even look up"
Emma /! | did not know you were
present, | aoas, indeed, perfectly car
ried away with these beautiful verses
They are the best | have seen for a
long time"
"Let me see them-'Lines To,
by Herbert All, some sickly, senti-
stuff over which you go off in
raptures, because you are in love your
self"
"You are mistaken; read for yourself,
and if you do not pronounce it the best
poem Of the season, | will never rely on
your Judgment again"
Emma read the lines, and remarked
81 can hardly disagree with you this
time; this is certainly an excellent pro-
ductlon -
"Ah, | knew you would say SO. a
little in love, too, suppose 7"
81 was going to remark that have
seen this poem somewhere before"
"Not the same as it is here :"
''Just the same, word for word"
"ls it possible that the editor could be |
50 deceiyed-or that any one would be
50 base as to steal that lovely piece Of
:"
"Whether such things be possible or
not, neither of them have been done in
his instance. l know the author of the
poem, and he was kind enough to furu-
sh me with copy in manuscript"
"Who is he | am halt dead to know"
"Guess."
80, | couldn't! Among all my ac-
,uaintances | know none who could write
iuch a piece. Do tell us, En-, do"
Herbert NanderW, tie Mechanic"
"Ccme, Em, don't try to hoax me
{ you know the author do tell me who
10 is"
81 have told you truly, and if you
will look just below, you will find story u