The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-07-19
WESTERLY, R. l., THURSDAY, JULY 49, 1856.

n 'Oh, you would-would you = sa id
Mr.. Cellett. You're very generou.
!, with your sbilings Would you fly in
the face ofall orthodox political economy
you Vaadal =
Yes said John as the Vandals
flew in the face of Rome and destroyed
what had become q falsehood and a
nuisance
Poor joint said Mr.. Collett.
IS We shall never make any thing Of
him, Peter Really, we'd better talk
of something else. John, tell us about
the last new novel;
They conversed on various topics until
the arrival Of the invald's early bed
time parted nncle and nephews for the
night.
Mary Sutton seized an opportunity
the next morning after breakfast to
speak with John Meade alone.
john said she, do think more
Of your own interests-of our interest.
What occasion for you to be so violent,
last evening, and contradict Mr.. Collett
so shockingy | saw Peter Finch
laugh to himself. John, you must be
more careful, or We shall never be
married"
well, Mary, I'll do my best, said
Johu,S Eywas that oonfouaded Peter,
with his chain of iron maxims, that made
me fly out. I'm not an iceberg, Mary.
Thank heaven, you're not y said
Mary; but an iceberg foats-think of
that John. Remember every time you
offend Mr.. Collett you please Peter
Finch
so do said John. .'Yes; III
remember that
If you would only try to be little
mean and hard hearted, just little, to
begin with. You would only stoop to
conquer, and you deserve to conquer
May gain my deserts, then!' said
John. Are you not to be my loving
wife, Nary And are you not to sit at
needle-work in my studio while | paint
my great historical picture How can
this come to pass if Mr.. Colett will do
nothing for us =
'Ah, how indeed ? said Mary. But
here's our friend Peter Finch coming
through the gate from his walk. | leave
you together And SO saying, she with
drew.
What, John = said Peter Finch,
as he entered. Skulking in doors on
such fire morning as this I've been
all through the village. Not an ugly
.place-but wants looking after sadly.
Roads shamefully muddy! Pigs allowed
to walk on the foot path y
Dreadful = exclaimed John.
| say-you come out pretty strong
last night said Finch. quite defed
the old man But | like your spirit
Il have no doubt you do thought
John.
'Oh, when I was a youth, l was
little that way myself said Finch.
: Bgt ;he world the world, my dear
sir--soon cures us of all romantic no.
tons. | regret, of course, TO see poor
people miserable; but what's the use of
rcgretting' It's no part of the business
of the superior classes to interfere with
the laws of supply and demand; poor
people must be miserable but what
can't be cured must be endured.
That is to say returned John,
what we can't cure, they must endure
Exactly So said Peter.
Mr.. ColIett this day was too i'll to {
leave his bed About noon he requested t
to see his nephews in his bed room. t
They found him propped up by pillows, 5
looking very weak, but in good spirits, u
as usual. c
well, boys said he, here l am,
you see, brought to an anchor at last. 8
The doctor will be here soon, suppose, $
to shake his head and write recipes.
Humbug, my boys Patients can do b
rs much for themselves, | believe, as
doctors can do for them they're all in "
the dark togcther--the only difference a
IS that the patients gropo in English, J..
and the doctors in Latin q
you are too skeptical, sir, said John b
Meade. n
Pooh p said Mr. Collett. Let US Il