The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-04-26

as much vexed about IL as we are ; why
even the servants will laugh at her, I
know; Thomas is so excessively gem
teel."
Well, well, it can't be helped.
Father feels under great obligations to
Lucy's father; the brothers. all agreed
that father shonld be sent to college,
and others remain at home and worked
on the farm and provided the means for
bis education, and now he thinks he
ought to assist them in return. But
one thing | would suggest, Miss Julia,
and that is that you have your party
over before she comes of course she
will not 60 out, as she is only school
girl, but l know that father will insist
upon having her in the room, if we have
company at home."
"Wcll thought of, Helen let's see,
| am engaged every night for week to
come ; | certainly cannot get an evening
till the latter part of next week oh
l am SO afraid .hs will come before that
time it will just spoil all my pleasure,
and | expect SO much"
The invitations for Miss Julia's party
we're all sent out. and the extensive
preparations were preceding most swim
mingly, when the very day before that
on which the party was to be given, a
stage laden with trunks, drew up before
the door Of Mr.. Acton's elegant mansion
From which in the first place, alighted
a stout, sun burnt young farmer, who
was Immediately followed by slender
girl Of about sixteen years of age; this
latter being none other than the much
dreaded Vermont cousin.
"Well, if this isn't little too much ~
exclaimed Miss Julia, who had been
drawn to the window by the hustle ;
I" here is clod-hopper of man cousin,
come too; this is rather more than we
bargained for, declare if that man
stays will pretend am sick, and coun-
termand the invitations to my party"
Cousin Arthur Homes proved to be a
very dfident youth, and one dinner
among such folks as the Actions was all
he could stand. He was on his way to
Yale College, his uncle having, from his
own observation, and from what he had
heard Of the young man, been convinced
that to keep him laboriug upon farm,
without the advantages of education,
would be to hide under bushel a light
which il trimmed and suffered to shed
its beams, might shine forth for the illu-
mmation of It's own and future genera
tions. And with this expectation, he
sought and gained willing consent from
his elder brother, to his proposed plan
of taking the education of Arthur under
his care.
AS l said before, Arthur was not at
all ease among his fine relations, who
with the exception of his uncle, took no
pains to make him feel SO, and there
fore to Miss Julia's great relief, he took
his departure, that same evening for
New Haven.
Cousin Lucy--but I am afraid you
will set her down as ugly IF simply
describe her features, and she is such
favorite of mine that could wish her
to make favorable impression upon my
readers from the first. Now l cannot
deny that Lucy had bright auburn hair !;
Julia called it red, but Julia was not
always good-natursd, and did not always
adhere so closely to the truth as she
might. Lucy's nose was slightly in
chned to turn up at that point, and her
complexion was one of those exceed
ingly fair ones which easily freckle; but
she had a pair Of the loveliest laughing,
blue eyes, and the sweetest smile, and
the most brilliant teeth, and when she
spoke or smiled, there was a charm
about her whole face, which made you
forget hair, and nose, and freckles, and
you only looked upon it as q face to
love.
She was as she had come, and now
she must appear at the party, and bo
introduced as the Cousin Of Miss Actions.
II was mortifying-it was distressing
but there was no help for it now.
The evening Of tho party proved clear
and bright, and as il was we'll known
that the entertainment at the Actions