The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-07-12

sa'neo ano PAID physician, and was ouI
good angel through all. He often beg.
ged OF US to let you come and assis
Llzzy in nursing me but I was obsti.
nate and would not consent.
1t is now three months since the
fever set in, and am not able to work.
l can never tell you the great comfort
that Harry has been to US during our
trial.
Only one of our New York friends
have succeeded in tracing US to our re-
treat. This is nice little woman, who
was Lizzy's most loved friend while we
resided in that city. She bad met Harry
at my house, and knew of bis great
friendship for me.
"Whsn all other means failed of find
ing out our situation, she wrote to your
husband making inquiries for US. Harry
was unable to refuse this request, and
gave her the desired information
She came to Boston yesterday, and
to-day Harry brought her to us. Ah,
Harry, here you are. Well, have told
you the main part of the pitiful story,
and shall leave you to finish it at your
leisure"
90, Harry" said Rachel, to her
husband, on their walk home, {" how
have wrongcd you. 1t was my fault
from the first; l urged the house keep
ing plan, and gave you no peace till we
were in home Of our own and now to
think that you had to borrow the money
and embarrass yourself to buy this fur
niture, that has been my pride and
pleasure"
No matter now, Rachel; 1 was
wrong in not telling you the real state
of my pecuuiary affairs. 1 did not like
to trouble you or make you anxious, and
so strove to spare you all knowledge off
"Do you not think we could prevail
on our friends TO leave that gloomy
house, and come to our home for the
present 7" said Rachel.
"No, no, Rachel, you must not
speak of it; l have urged and pushed
the request as far as is proper. Gay
has his own peculiar notions about
these things. 1t would kill him to feel
that he was dependent on even an old
friend for his support. Had l not been
indebted to him, l fear he would not
have made his situation known to me-"
Rachel did not fail to visit her friend
daily for many weeks. She had the
pleasure Of seeing the invalid regain his
health, and grow stronger every day.
" l really think you have done me
more good than all the medicine I have
taken, Mrs. Lane; your presence is
like sunshine in this dark room, and
when you and our good friend from New
York are both here, l always forgot the
contrast of this with my former home,
and the old joy and happiness come
back again in spite of these surround.
ipgs. Harry was right after all. He
said your cheerful society would cure me
Well, Gay, you must hurry and ge,
out Of this dark room," said Harry
coming in at that moment. 81 hav.
the offer of good situation for you, on
a salary of fifteen hundred. IF you are
able to take it next week, you can avail
yourself Of this rare chance"
Mr.. Gay was able to accept the sit
uation, and rented the other half of the
house occupied by Harry.
Aunt Eliza was made acquainted will
the secret hanging over Harry's move
Inents, and had the pleasure of being
introduced to the New York Lady, with
the French hat and yellow curls.
/" l thought it would all come ou
right" said she one day, to Rachel
rubbing her hands in the most satisfac
tory manner -" but ten to one, if Harry
had not come in just as you was fainting
away in the parlor, you would never have
been let into the mystery. A little
spirit in woman is a capital thing,
tell you, Rachel. Men have to be man
aged sometimes. Harry is as good a.
any of them, but they all have their fail
ings, as well as we ours, and we are none
of us perfect"
Rachel felt in her heart that Ter hus.
band came pretty near to that mark OF
excellence, and never since has she al
lowed herself to be disturbed by what
she cannot at first sight understand in
Harry's daily life. She feels it a greater
privilege to love, to confdc and repose
in that love, to trust and never doubt.
Distrust and suspicion have no more un-
worthy throne than in a wife's bosom.