The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-09-20
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WESTERLY, R. l., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 90 1855.

ancholy the govcrness has appeared fol
a day or two past but I thought that
perhaps, it was nothing more than the
childs imagination. Must | send the
money to her, or will it do just as well
to wait till to morrow morning, when
she comes to give the children their les
sons =
! The necessity i, urgent-she must
have it Immediately
To confess the truth, my purse is
lower than usual, yet not so low but
that can 60 u shopping with you, Clar-
ibel, even after the bill is paid
Allow me to increase the amount a
trife,' said Claribel, slipping half ca
gle into Mrs Onslow's hand. Poor
girl, l dare say that her life is dreary
one. The bare thought of it makes me
feel sad.'
Sedley replied to this remark, only
by look, though it was one which
made Claribel feel certain, that it had
made the impression she had intended.
You are not going to carry it your
self, Sedley are you = said his sister, as
he took the money and was about to
leave the room
Certainly l am. AS have already
intimated, tbs case is one which will
not admit of delay, and know of nc
one can trust as well as myself
l half scspcct,' said Claribel, look
ing archly at Sedlcy, that there is some
thing in this affair more attractive thar
what appears on the surlace--is it no
so =
Were to say that there was,' re-
piled Scdley, you would imagine that |
spoke ironically, because candor, in such
cases, is not expected while, on the
other hand, were | to deny it, you might
accuse me of dissimulation. The safest
course, therefore, will be to permit you
to put your own construction upon it. ,
What do you say, my dear friend, )
said Claribel to Mrs. Onslow, when Sed-
ley was gone, is not this distressed
governess very lovely and very interest
ing
Much more so than I anticipated she
replied. But you have seen her, and
know something relative to her personal
appearance.
'I've no recollection of ever having
seen her.
Don't you remember that several
weeks ago, when you were present, a
girl passed, who was rather poorly clad, g.,
and whose sad, melancholy look excited
my brothers. notice.
Claribel did not remember at first-not
till Mrs Onslow had recalled to mind
the remarks which were made concern
ing her, at the time she passed. But
now that Sedlcy had gone, the subject
to Claribel had lost all its interest, for
she did not consider it worth the trouble
to affect the sympathy she did not feel
When Sedley returned to the house
where we had left Miss Lindsay, he
found that her mother, owing to her re.
cent agitation and distress of mind at til,
prospect of being obliged to leave the
house where they now were, without
having been able to find place to 20 to
was so seriously i'll, that it would be i'm.
proper for her to be left with no one
present, except her younger daughter
child five years old
Allow me to be your agent in this
affair." said he, addressing Miss Lindsay
i Give me the name and the residence Of
the person you are indebted to, and
twill attend to it at once
1T is not for debt already incurred,
said Miss Lindsay.
Yes, l remember now. The owner
of the house will not permit you to re-
main, unless a quarters rent is paid IN
advance
He then repeated the offer of his SER
vices, which che most thankfully accept
ed. :.
lis this possible p said he, looking
at the card she had handed him, on
which she had written the name and
address of lady we'll known to him.
I'D. Have you not made a mistake = he
inquired, handing back the card
1T is correct, said she. Miss Clar-
ibsl lLarpent is the lady. She formerly