The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-12-27
WHOLE NUMBER 246

to perform his work, consent or no con-
sent.
In drawing room of an elegant resi-
depce in the city, at about nine o clock
of winter evening. an Did gentleman
sat alone looking into Il splendid hre,
manifestly absorbed in deep thought.
Before him swept the shadows and
snaps of nearly seventy years, and he
did honor To them, III IRE Or less, as they
severally d nandcd 1t. Sometimes his
face grew dark and clouled, som times
it Was clear and sunny, aud sometimes
it was bitterly sad
At length lIdy entered. She WAS
about forty years of age in appearance,
and was still very beautiful No grI OF
eighteen ever appeared more fresh III
feature, more graceful in form, moro
winning in all her ways.
She is mere, ny father
Let her come in, Kate, and l will
tell her all
The door opened, and Katharine
Carlton entc ed. Her presence seemed
to give new light to the room. kath-
arne, my child, come close to me. !
have much to say to you to night, anu
would prepare you for a scene you
have little All icipated.'
She was kneeling by the old mans
side looking up into his face with trust
ing love.
When I wa. a boy, 1 loved one who
was niarvelously like what you are now.
can see her again when lock at you.
| hated her father. and | was proud of
triumphirg over him by winning his
daughter against his stern commands.
| eloped with her. Your mo'her was
our only child. We were happy t'geth-
er for many years. How happy -
Their memory is buried lost hUr--
she died Then | loved your mother.
God visited my youthful sins on me, and
in my happiest days your mother yield
ed to the smooth voice Of scoundrel,
and left me, as her mother had before
left her father. But your mother was
deceived. God punished her too, and
when YOU were two years old, aud she
! had an iufant in her arms, she was abaR-
doned to the void and its cold cruel
ties.
BY the strange interposiilon OF
Providence found her in the house OF
her utmost anguish, aud took her back
to my h art. God has blessed Us both
with many happy years since then, aud
We have loved you beyond all words to
tell, and now must tell you who was
your father aud who
lie wa interrupted by the opening cf
the dou,, ard the selyaut retiring haHti-
Ily, gave place to Mr.. Stevens and John
Bromley.
No man was ever more astoni'hed
than was the latter at seeing tue grand
father of his SUPPOSED victim before hun.
He turned fu. iouSIy TO Stevens, bur the
n .xt Instant fash "f lightning appear
cd to have struck him. This was sure
lIy Mr.. Carlton, the same mau he had
seen iu France but yet it was not the
same. The red complexion WAS gone,
the dr,ss was altogether changed, and
Il the man before hlni--could he doubt it
how did he lail to see it before
where were hi, senses--ths uiu was
Judge Cameron, the man Of all others
on the earth he least desired to see.
1t needed but one blow more.
Mrs Carlton entered He looked as
her, and the strong man quail,d bstore
the presence of the WOMAN he had
wronged aud abandoned. Had the
grave opened he could not have been
more appalled,. He thought her long
ago folded IN its quiet embrace lie
thought the seal OF cve,l lasting silence
on her testimony. but now he saw
himself alraibei before the uibanal If
inju I'd inooc nee and oifend d ju. stlco.
The coolness of the william returned
after moments pause, aud he prepaf-
ed to confront his accusers.
Thank Gud, John Bromley, that
you have fail d in your designs e. n g''.
That snoer avuls you little here. Thank
GJd, 1 say, John Broml-y.'
Doubtless | have cause, since you
have seAp e. to interfere