The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-09
WESTERLY, r. l., THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1855.

J manned in their limbs, and with broken
constitutions, to find their patrimonies
destroyed by fire or the chances of war,
or their property otherwise wrested from
them And these men live in poverty
and neglect in the land for the prosper
i'y os which they sacrificed their all
These venerable ladies are wives of those
patriots, and widows of others who have
gone 10 their reward. They could tell
tales that would thrill your heart, and
make it BETTER
Then turning to another, he said =
: This is the learned and celebrated DR..
NJ, who saved hundreds of lives du-
ring the spotted epidemic but his great
success reused the animosity of his med
ical brethren, who succeeded in running
his practice : aud when blindness came
upon him, he was forgotten by those he
had delivered from death This lovely
creature is his only child, aud she is
motheress. She leads him daily by the
hand, and earns the food she sets before
him. Yet her learning and accomplish
ments are wonderful. She is the author
of those exquisite poems which appear
occasionally in the - Magazine.
These Children said he, turning to
the Z Dup Of juveniles who gathered at
thsy oJlel end of the room, were or
phaned in infancy by the Asiatic Chol-
era and their hearts have seldom been
cheered by smile, or their palatcs re-
galed by delicious food. Now dry your
eyes, love, and lead to the dining room.
She obeyed and Notwithstanding her
emotion, the humping Of coarse shoes,
and the rattling of canes, crutchcs, and
wooden legs, behind ler, well nigh
threw her into another indecorous laugh
TO divert her attention, she glanced
over the table. There stood the dishes
for which her husband had stipulated,
in the shape Of two monstrous, homely
looking meat pies, and two enormous
platterS OF baked meats and veg tables,
looking like mighty mountains, among
the delicate viands, which she had pre-
pared for the company which she ex-
pected She took her place, and pre-
pared to do the table honors but her
husband, after short thanksgiving to a
bountitul God, addressed the company
with, { Now, brethren, help yourselves
and one another, to such as you deem
preferable. | will wait upon the chill
dren.'
A harty and jovial meal was made,
the minister setting the example, and as
the hearts of the old soldiers were warm
ed with the wine, they became garru-
lous, and each rc-encounted some won
deriul or thrilling adventure of the rev.
olutionary war and the old ladies told
their tables Of privation and suffering,
interviewer with the histories of fathers,
brothers, or lovers, who died for their
'''sI's Mrs = wa. sobbing oonvu.ve-
| ly when Ter husband came round. He
observed it, and touching her lightly up
on the shoulder, whispered,
MY love, shall we have dancing''
That word, with its ludicrous associa-
ton, fairly threw her into Mysteries, and
she laughed and wept at once.
When she became quiesccnt, Mr.. W =,
thus addressed the company:
4 fear my friends, that you will think
my wife a frivolous and inconsistent
creature and | must therefore apologize
for her. We were married only last
| fall, and have attended several gay par
ties, which our rich neighbors gave in
honor of our nuptials, and my wife tho't
it would be geuteel for us to give din
ner in return. | consented, on con Il
tions one of which was, that should
be allowed to invite the guests. so, be-
ing professed minister of Him who
was made so lowly in heart, | followed
the words Of command: But when
thou makest feast, call in the lame,
the poor, the manned, and the blind
You all reccollect the passage. Mrs
W, not knowing who her guests
we're, was highly delighted with the rusc
I had provided and | do not believe
that there has been so noble and honor
able company assembled this winter.
Ny Wit. desired new furniture, lest We