The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-16

him cOolIy.
Good God! + there nothing that
can move you: Can you refuse not
only a little money. but your influence
to get me into some kind Of business ;
II bad but that merely a smull sa-
larry to dep nd upon could endure TO
II, ct this present. oxigcucy But YOU
see, | have nothing, aud what can do;'
You can sui'rn replied his uncle,
with a calm aud f,nty gaze, regarding
him deliberately. without moving
The latter suddenly stood still, and
turned fright(uiIy white, and deadly
look about the colorless, omp,e,sed
lips, and steady eye, shot chill feeling
Into his uucle's bcart-if such cold
thing may be said to be s.nsiblo Of q
mere chill.
He regarded his nrlbcw as on thc.
verge of some desperate act, aud instinct
lively drew back Il pace or two, look ing
at him apprchen,ivcly; but the uuhap-
Iry young man, whatever bis impulse
might hav' been, mastered it, and
moved not, and his uncle, to cut the un-
pleasant parlcy short, turned scorufully
upon his heel, towards door Of the
apartment.
You see said he, looking placidly
back, its all of no use You diRn'
know me-, did you when you persisted
in getting married wish you plea
SAINT walk homo Good cycuing,' and
the ich merchant, Roy Dayton, left the
apartment
Without word, Adrian Droyton
seized his hat, and pulling it over biz
brow, went hastily home, to the sick bed
of his wife, to tell her the fruitl,ssne>s
of his crrand.
The Lad two rooms. They were.
neatly but scanrly furnished, and gloom
seemed to speak ont from each article
in the apartment, silent and lonely as
they were.
Catherine Dayton was pale aud cma-
ciated, bGt beautiful in the extreme -
Te have seen the symmetry Of her face
and forehead, the sweetness that baSKed,
upon her lips, now almost hucess, and
the glory Of her eyes and hrir would
have pardoncd in your mind Adrian's
error, if it was one, in wedding her and
hazarding all consequences ....
She was asleep on his return and in
fevcrcl dream. Bending tcnlerly aud
sorrowfully over his wife, he | car | her
speak, in musical, but sca,c3 audible
tones, .... ..
lie cannot be made Of stone. Yes,
Adrian, believe me, he will assist you
Keep down your pride, and 90 1t is
nothing to be ashamed of, for isn't he
your y0u,--'
There the wandering sleeper left the
sentence unfinished, while her partc d
lips -tll slightly moved.
Poor crnaturc,' exclaimed Adrian
sadly, polIute not your innocent mind
with thought OF such thing as he. -
God did not foim your gentle soul rude
ly enough, to make it capable Of con
celving OF being so base. She is wax
lug. Dear Kate, | have come back.
The sleeper moved, and waking, her
lauguld gazl aud hot hand, as she
stretched 1t out and clasped his, con-
vnced him that her ilucss was una
bated
Aud what did he say p she family
asked ... r.. ..'r -
Adrian held out his empty hands,
hopeiessly ly Alas, | bave nothing, be
replied. MIsfortuues never come sing
ly, it is true indeed First the loss of a
by failure, then destituton
sickness, aud inhuman refusal aud in
suits. ....r
Is it possible he can be so unre-
lentlug said his wife closing her eyes
as If to shut out the sickeuing thought.
Oh, Adrian, and | am the cause.-
letter that we had never met
Not so, my dear Kate. To forfeit
the esteem of such cold blooded man
Is no great loss and wonder that
two brothers could b. 50 diff rent as my
father aud he. The real tlouble Is, l
what is 10 bc done tol immediate neces-
sities Heaven knows, we have little