The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-07-17
WESTERLY, Il. l., THURSDAY, JULY II, 1886.

: mantle girls we read Of, who render
: themselves and lovers miserable for life
rather than act against the unreasonable
will Of an unreasonable parent
) know that you have always been, Car
rie, a good and obedicnt child, and |
do not the less desire you for my wife,
because | see that you are not afraid to
act according to your CONVICTIONS of
right
But the reader has waited long for
an answer to Aunt Kitty'S question of
What is the matter, Carrie = Carrie
told Aunty all that distressed her; and
kind old Aunty said she hated to say IA
hard word Of so kind a brother, but
that really is this case, he ought to be
ashamed Of himself-hc ought Car
ric's tears were at last dried and
while she helped Aunty peal apples, she
listened to Aunty's plan for another
meeting with John and in her fathers
parlors, too. Naughty Aunt Kitty!
You See, Carrie, your father goes,
day after tomorrow, to town, and will
stay all night. l will let John know
that the coast is clear, and he will be
over fast enough. Then well, you
know | don't approve Of counting very
late, but as long as you do have so
much trouble, you shall sit together
there all night if you choose. SO
cheer W, my dear; all will be righ,
bet. ~
Day after tomorrow came-and
father went. The shadows of evening
had just began to fall, when John GAL
Topped up to the door. Oh, those
lovers meetings and greetings are en-.
vious affairs, better imagined than de-
scnbed
John tied his cold black stecd' in
the lane. and entered the house. A
bright fire was blazing in the parlor fire.
place, for the evening was cool. Aunt
Kitty and her knitting work went in to
keep them company while. but she
soon grew sleepy, and after nodding
until she nearly snapped her neck out
of joint, she arose, and bidding the
young folks good night, left the room
Now, maybe You think, reader, that
l'm going to tell you all the soft and
tender things said by those two lovers
but | won't do it. You can fancy your-
self and myself in their place, and guess
the rest
Swiftly the hours sped on. The
clock struck cleven-thc fire was burn
ing low; but the parlor had become so
warm, that Carrie saw no necessity for
attending to it. Much had bceu said
and much yet remained to say.
Ilark was not that knock at the !
door =
'Oh mercy on Us, John what if
that should be father, come home to-
night =
The two were Oh their feet in mo-
ment, and they were not long in doubt,
for the knock was quickly followed by
the lusty voice Of the farmer:
Wake up, wake up, folks, and let
me in-l am cold and hungry hurry,
hurry, Carrie, Kitty, come y
There was but one way for the lovers
The ashes were over the Goals, the
lights out, and John out Of the front
window and scudding across the fields
BY this time Aunt Kitty was at the
door As her father crossed the thrcs-
hold, an awful thought entered Carrie
mind John had come on horseback
and had left his horse tied in the lanc-
had gone and left him there. She
crept out of the house, went and united
the horse, led him doSn to the road,
saw him start for home, then, with 5
beating heart, she ran back and went
up to bed, L
How her father managed to get in C
the house without seeing the horse, she ;
never could imagine, but as she never
heard him speak of seeing him, she a
was sure be had not. "
Tho Autumn months all passed
,way; the first day of December, Car t
.ie became twenty-one. That night II
here came heavy fall of snow, and 5
n few days there was fine sleishiug, il
md the young folks improved it, too,