The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-03-06

some rustic beauty. / wonder no will
do So
1t is strange rejoined Susan but
l don't know how we are to help it.
And he's SO obstinate, too You might
as we'll try to turn stone in its
opinion =
Il know it, chimed in Mss Char
lotte.
I ouly wish ho knew how his own
sisters felt about his visiting such peo-
pls'
'Asa so do L. returned Charlotte,
: That | do, indeed y
But even that might have no effec,
upon him.
Just as likely as not
/ don't care said Susan, recover.
ing her usual spirits, | am going tc
tell him myself what fool he is making
of himself; and how he is mortiiyiug
his own family, If he don't care for
the feelings of his sisters, then he can'i
live over and above happily with his
wife,
But do you know that he is off court
ing?' inquired the not yet satisfied
Cbarstte.
Know it q replied Susan. Who
IS tbe' that doesn' t know it Haven't
] bee' Questioned about it by Miss Saw
.Tev A., lad Z, tbrowa in my face by
Miss Thompson, and been obliged TO-
confess Il to Mis- Norton? And amt
tbore : hundred others who would be
GLAD 70 see Us brought down by just such
n thing as that just the thought of
it-of Calcb's marrying country girl
Why, it's absolutely prepostsrous lie
must be out of his head =
Something must be the matter with
him. acquiesced Miss Charlotte, play.
ing with her dangling curls
Just at that moment tho object O!
their earnest animadvcrsion came into
the room. To see him, one would very
naturally have thought it quite question
able whether he could even mortify such
girls as his sisters. There was wide
difference between him and them, even
in the matters of outward appearance
They might have been, rather little
proud, than ashamed of him.
50 you've got baek!' exclaimed Su-
san, taking care to direct her eyes to
another corner Of the room.
Yes, got back said he. How do
you all do =
Its of precious little consequence to
you, | should think, how we DO, or how
we feel
why, what now? What's on the
docket now'' inquired he, pausing in
the exploring circuit he was making
over the room.
What's the matter! y replied Susan
as she caught the burning eyes of Char
lotte, matter enough, | should think
You've got back from one of your coua-
try excursions =
Yes, safe and sound said be.
Yes testify chimed in Susan.
And is it for that, tina. you feel SO
bad = he asked, his eyes cleaning with
fun, yet his brain full of knowledge oi
the difficulty
Caleb exclaimed she, you know
what l mean p
Il am sorry to say that I believe ]
do he calmly replied.
It's the talk your visits into the
country make, that mortifss US so.--
We might be somebody, if 'twasn't for
being pulled back by just such things as
this Nobody will visit US, and We
can't be asked anywhere, if
1T | take ride out into tho country
occasionally y interrupted Caleb, 'lla
ha y
You needn't laugh about it, vcn-
tured Charlotte. 1t doesn't make US
laugh
.Ha! ha ha = again rung from his
clear pipes. You will be cut of from
all society, if indulge in a turn in the
country What an idea !!
'.Country people are vulgar said
Susan, with emphasis aud when peo-
plo know that our acquaintance lies
among them, they will have ne more to
DO with us