The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-09-15

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"He is a handsome baby" said his
mother, as she lifted him from the
cradle, "and will, | doubt not, if he
lives, make handsome man"
But he's got to dig and delve all
his days, if he should grow to be ever so
handsome" said Mr.. Dilins, gloomily ;
"while that youngster, who, as the say
ing is, was born with a silver spoon in
his mouth, will find pair of silver slip
pers waiting for him, as soon as he is old
enough to wear them"
Never mind" said his wife cit
isn't always the richest who are the hap
piest"
80 you wouldn't care to have our
boy rich, even in there was good op-
portunity for him to be So"
81 don't say that. | should be glad
if, by any honest means he could become
a rich man."
"And say that l shoaAi rather he
would become rich by dishonest means,
than to be trodden under foot all his
days as l have been"
{" Don't speak so, can't think you
mean as you say"
Well, | do mean as l say. You
are simple enough, suppose, to imagine
that Mr.. Templeton came by all his
wealth honestly"
81 have right to imagine so till l
know to the contrary"
Il shall imagine no such thing. L
have no faith in peoples honesty"
81 make it rule to think well of
people till l have good reason to change
my opinion"
81 suspect it is of very little conse-
quence what your opinion is; but one
thing can tell you-that boy you now
hold in your arms will one day be rich
man."
Well, as l have already said, I
should be glad to have him rich, if by
honest means he can be otherwise,
| should prefer to have him a day
laborer."
Wouldn't it suit you better for him
to be lacquey to that youngster :" said
he, bending scornful glance towards
the little Alfred.
Il want the dear boy to be good,
and then if he has his health, there will
be but little danger but that he will
have as good living as we have"
4" AS good living as we have !" he
with a scornful curl of the lip.
Come" said Mrs. Dilling, desirous
to drop a subject that made her husband
even more moody than was his wont, and
herself extremely uncomfortable, /" take
the baby few minutes. You see how
he wants to 60 to- you, and | have a
whole basketful Of clothes to mend"
He could not refuse when the little
hands were reached so earnestly towards
him, and the bright, laughing face sent
forth such beams of gladness to his own
dark countcnance. They went farther
than that, warming and kindling into
vivid life-at least for the time being
hose better feelings which were fast be-
coming torpid, and threatened, ere long
10 become extinct. Mrs. Dilling saw,
without appearing to do so, that the Bit
,erness and discomfort which her hus-
oand was so prone to cherish, had, in
'pite of himself, yielded to the influence
If the child's innocence glee, causing a
calm sense of happiness to settle upon
her heart, such as could not visit it when
The felt that a dark shadow was on the
mind of him who sat near her.
Mr.. Templeton came at the time he
promised. Having made every neces-
AIRY arrangement, he gave his little
nephew a parting kiss, in return for
which he grasped lock of his uncle's
lair with such tenacity, that Mrs. Dilling
lad to exercise some patience as we'll as
kill before the little nervous fingers
,ould be made to let 60 their hold.
In due time, letter was received
rom Templeton, announcing his safe
Irrival at Lyons, where his brother was
tationed. On the second page there
we're few lines written by the brother,
expressive of the satisfaction afforded
lin to find that bis child was in the care i