The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-04-10
WESTERLY, R. l., THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1856.


ly dine, that it gave us so little time,
only few attempted to eat anything
AS Aunt Mansfield has not dined,
said Florence to her mother, in n low
voice, had | not better put a slice of
ham upon the table for her p
Certainly, if your aunt Wishes she
replied, in voice which she took very
little pains to suppress, but we arc not
in the habit of putting ham on the tea
table.
l would not have you depart from
your usual custom on my account said
Mrs Sinclair. Il don't wish for bet
ter meal than can make on bread and
butter and tea
Melissa aud keep a very plain
ia bic when Mr.. Harden is absent, and
what we savu in that way VIC appropriate
to charitable purposes. Perhaps, how
ever, you are one of IT, ose who do not
think it proper to give to tho poor lest
| it should encourage paupers "A wild
ow,' she replied, who has nothing but
what she earns with her own hands, may
oltener possess the will than the means
of relieving the distressed. l have,
however, sometimes, in an humble way
been able % import relief, so as to leave
smiles on hose faces had found dim
With tcarR,
\ gi,l 'l1& appeared at tho door, and
requested Mrs Harden 10 step into the
adjoining apartment, rs she wished to
speak with her.
well, speak, said her mistress !
am ready to hear what you have to say
The ghl blushed and hcsitated aud
then approaching her addressed her in a
low toae Of voice.
Il SUPPOSE she said, as you have
got company, [ must put the tea urr
! and the gilt china on the table
'And | suppose you must do no sucl
thing said Mrs, Harden, in a petulcn
) voice, though so low she imagined i
could not reach the ears of her unwel
coined guest. Let piece be broker
and the whole set is spoiled
Well, don't know what to make OF
your mother, she's so full of whims,
said the girl to Florence, who was as
sisting her she told me the other
day, to put the gilt china on the table
whenever any real ladies' were here, and
if your aunt isn't a real lady | am no
Judge
When they were seated at the table,
Mrs. Harden filled white china cup
with broken handle, resting blue and
white saucer, with tea, and handed it to
Mrs. Sinclair. The other cups and
saucers were of similar descriptions, be-
ing evidently the relics of several de-
molished tea sets.
, Mrs. Sinclair requested Florence who
| accompanied her to her chamber, to
furnish her with writing material, and
before she retired to rest, she wrote al
A explanatory note to Mrs. Mansi.ld, tC
prevent her from forwarding her bag
Q gage, and to request ber leave to make
e use of any articles of clothing contained
t in her trunk which she might need.
Mrs. Sinclair had been in her room {
r few minutes, when Mrs. Howell, whc
o lived exactly opposite the Eagle Hotel
= was seen approaching the house. Melis
g sa ran and met her at the gate.
/ You cannot think how glad mother
and | were when we saw you coming,
q said she for soon after tea we saw
: beautiful carriage and pair of elegan
1 chestnut horses drive by, and we expec
: they went to the hotel 7; We thought yo'
+ might possibly know something abou
$ them
i Yes, have gathered few pariicu
y lars, she replied, which | have come
5 on purpose to tell you
Mrs, Harden appeared at the door
= and welcomed her with great cordlality.
; Mrs. Howell does know something
a of the people who passed by in that su'
perb carriage said Melissa.
a Il knew So said Mrs. Harden
4 What is their name =
f Evsring'
"A family party, suppose saic
: Mrs. Harden.
D Yes, and consisted Of Mr., Everiu,
: and his wife, and his son and daughter