The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-09-11

Knowing that his father would neve
consent to his becoming the husband o
one that was poor, several weeks passed
after the bridal in the village church ere
Albert informed him that another had
been ad led to the family. Mr.. Girls
wold's first enquiry was, Is she rich =
aad when he answered that she had a
large 70 tune in prospect, he made but
few more inquiries, only slightly roprov-
ing his son for his boyiSh folly in keep
ing the affair SO secret.
When the bride took up her residence
in her fa.her in laws family, and was
introduced to him as Mrs. Girls void, be
started and turned little pale, and a
few days after he asked his wife if she
had ever heard what became Of Mrs
Vinton's orphan child.
Did you not forbid me mentioning
her name in your presence, and why
should you expect me to trace her his.
tory farther p said the wife.
True, but l. he did not finish the
sentence, but unused for few moment
il silence and then went out. From
this time Mr. Gliswold seemed more
Thoughtful and less intent on making
money, and then told his son that be
was becoming tired of so much care, and
in future Albert must take more Of the
responsibility of the Office. IIettie,, from
the day Of her entrance into the rich
mans house, seemed to breathe into i,
new air of happiness, for it was her
study to please perhaps she was more
anxious because she was pcnniless Or.
phan ere her marriage. A year had
n n'arly sped by when Mr. Griswold spoke
again of Mrs Vinton's child. His wifi,
made no immediate reply, an SO the
husband con'inued-
Alice he said, Il have made in
quiries concerning that child, and | can
learn nothing save that she was take
away from her miserable home, where
her mother died, by lady, to be edu-
Gated and cared for. Now if Albert
had net told me that Louisa has mo
ther living, | should think that his wife
was a child of-of my old friend, VIII
liam Vinton, for she looks very like Mrs
Ninton in former days
And was that wretched mother the
wife Of your friend, aud you 50 10th to
befriend the child =
He was my friend once, Alice but
but and he who had through long
years lal worshipped gold, seemed nov
subducd, for white hairs had begun to
tlicken over his brow, and he felt that
life would not endure forever, and as he
neared tho home prepared for all, re-
morse was busy at his heart, and he
could not smother its fires any longer
Mrs. Griswold, with wom ms quick pen
etration, saw that her husbands hear
was sottened, and taking seat by hi
side, said gently
With the exception Of you and |
Louisa has no parents save an adopted
mothsr;' and then she gradually reveal.
ed everything. Commencing with he,
early marriage. she told him how she
had yearncd for tenderness, and how
unhappy she had been when he mad,
money his idol, to the neglect Of hom
aud the duties of social life, and that
she could not bear that Albert's happi-
ness should be sacrificed in order that
he should be united to wealthy BRIDE;
aud knowing that in every respect save
the lack of money, Louisa was one
whom he should approve, she had not
onnosod her sons desire to marry her
who he had loved from boyhood up
Mr.. Griswold was very pale during the
recital, and yet he strove to be calm
but though he loved his sons wife, he
could not give up at once the pride that
had fingered around him for SO many
years, and now the inward struggle
caused the pallid features. When the
wife had done speaking, he arose, aud
for the first time in long years, pressed
his lips to her cheek, saying
| do not blame you, Alice-God is
just; but cannot talk with you longer
now aud he seemed like one who makes
a giant effort to appear calm when the
heat is deeply moved, aud then he ad-
ded-' Tell no one Of this interview at