The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-12-22
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Has Mr.. Morgan indemnified d

mo matter as TO that, MIR. Aldridge,
was the rather cold reply. "The Qui
Claim | wish drawn. | will wait for it.
In short time the paper was ready
attested and witnessed. Thrusting it int,
his pocket, Mr.. j hurried from the
presence Of the lawyer. His purposC
was to 60 home. But, now that sym
pathy for those lie had made wretched
was awakened, he could not bear it:
pressure upon his own feelings. The
dwelling of Morgan was at no great dis
tancc. Thither his steps were directed
A light shone through one Of the win.
dows. AS he drew near, he saw, NOV.
ing slowly against the wall and ceiling o.
the room, to and fro, the shadow Of q
man. Nearer still, and he could see al
the inmates of the room. BY table
sat woman in an attitude of deep de.
lection; she had been weeping. A boy
stood beside her with his arm lying OF
her neck, while little girl sat on a low
stool, her face buried in her mother,
lap. The whole picture conveyed tC
the mind Of Mr. j an idea of eX.
treme wretchedness, and touched him
deeply. A few moments only did he
contemplate the scene.
How suddenly the tablcaux changed,
when Dir. j entered and briefly max
ing known his errand, presented to Nor
gan the Quit Claim deed What joy
lit up every face; what gratitude found
ardent words; what blessings were in
vokcd for him and his
In a tumult Of pleasure, such as he
had never before experienced, Mr.. j
hurried from the presence of the over
joyed family, and took his way home
ward. How light were his footsteps
With what a new sensation did he drink
in the pure evening air thht seemed nee
tar to his expanding lungs How beau
tiful the moon looked, smiling down up
on him; and in the eye Of every bright
star was a sparkling approval Of his
manly deed' Never in his whole life
haG he done an act from which he de-
rived SO exquisite sense Of pleasure.
ne uau laSlGu anger lOOu.
Calm was the sleep Of Mr.. j.
All how often he had tossed on his
pillow until after the midnight watches.
Morning found him with a new sense of
enjoyment in life. He could hardly
understand its meaning. Dimly he per-
ceivcd the truth at first, but more and
more clearly as bis brothers. words came
back to his remembrance-"There are
few sources of pleasure so lasting as the
memory of good deed" This had
sounded strange, almost rcpulsiye to his
ears. Now it was perceived as q beau
tiful truth. And SO was this: "How
much they lose, VINO, having the power
to do good; lack the generous impulse. u
How much have | lost" he said to
himself, with an involuntary Sigh.
"Here is new experience in life. |
am wiser than l was yesterday; and
wiser, | trust to some good purpose"
And did this prove to be the case
Profted this rich man by the discovery
that sources Of happiness were within
his reach undreamed Of before ? He
did; and yet how often came the dark
clouds Of selfshness over his mind, OBJ
scuring his noble perceptions. Never
theless, a good seed was planted, an(
there was one in the village Of Glenwooc
who loved him and mankind too well t
let the soil in which it was cast remai
uncultured. From that little seed
plant sprung up, growing in time to
goodly tree, and spreading its brancbe
forth in the air Of Heaven. Under it
shadow, many, weary on the ruggc
journey of life, found rest and shelter
Edward j, from a narrow-m;nd
ed, unhappy self seeker, became
man Of generous impulses, dispensin
blessings with liberal hand, that eve
came back to him with double porto
of delight.
The charm ofGlenwood was restored
1t looked to him even more beautifl
than in childhood. At this he some
times wondered-for, at his first return
after long years of absence, the oil
beauty had departed. But the reade
finds here no mystery; nor was it any t
him, when he contrasted his state c
mind with that existing, when tired {
himself and the world, he came back {
his native village, seeking for rest, yt
finding none, until he sought it in sell
abnegation and good to his fcllowmen,