The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-02-07

rangemsnts. His presence alono wa
an assistance, even if be could do moth.
ing in the cake making line.
They we're jus. talking a little of the
children, when on a sudden the outer
door opened.
who's that?' exclaimed the widow,
in whisper.
'Shau't step and see p asked Mr..
Tugs, rising from bis chair.
But before he could have reached the
door, it was suddenly opened, and very
merry, rosy-faced pair Of people came
bounding into the room. They looked
like living pictures of freshness, and in
uocence, and grace. Mrs. Golden let
her work fall to the f9or, and with a
dainty little scream, sprang to her feet.
Home again = said she, lovingly ex-
tending her hands TO both.
'Glad to see you back, really said
Mr.. Tugs, scarcely caring to be caught
just there by them.
Mother,' said the youthful John,
stepping forward with wonderful bravery,
: let me introduce you to MY soifs!-
Mrs. Golden, mother! I've brought
you home daughter p
Betsy bounced up to her mothsr-in-
law, agreeably to tho iu.rulse that earn
30 hei esr popular name, and throwing
her arms about that lady's neck, kissed
her again and again before she could be-
gin to recover from her surprise.
Mr., Tuggs himself was dumb.
John John Golden = cried his
mother, coming out from the thunder
black cloud Of her surprise, what have
you gone and done? What do you
mean p
Got married, mother = said he
This is my wife isn't she beauty ?
Got married y she shrieked.
Betsy Tuggs = exclaimed her father
giving his voice the rising infection.
My husband, father y said Betsy
proceeding to introduce her husband
formally.
The parents looked at the runaways,
and at each other.
Let me see your Certificate gasped
the widow. John showed it, 1t told
the whole story. From that moment
all things were changed
What confused evening that was, I
cannot try to explain. There had nev.
er been such deep and high excite
ment in the widow Goden's house be-
fore--no, not on the day whom her late
lameuted lord closed his eyes on the
world forever.
IN never believe it!' cried Mr..
Tuggs. It's not so! 1t shant be SO
Betsy, 90 home with me
But Betsy was another's, and staid
under the roof of her husband
The widow refused utterly to con'um-
mate her engagement with Mr.. Tuggs,
How could she marry her daughters
father' She kept her chagrin to her
self as well as she could /; but it cat her
heart like cancer. Mr. Tuggs did
not get over it, and ,oouidnt get over
it. He considered it disgracetul pro-
ceediDg, and forever forbade bis daugh-
ter his house thereafter. And on the
strength Of such demonstration, invelv-
ingNs it did the honor of her own blood,
the widow Golden received the wife Of
her son John with open arms, and de-
clared that all she had, all she was, and
all she hoped to be, was theirs, and
tn, irs only, from that memorable day
forward, to the end Of their lives.
Bouncing Bets to you was this vic
tory due 4! You had the head to plan,
aud the nerve to execute q plan that
promised so extensive fruitage You
knew that Time only needed to be TAX
en- by his white forslock, and then, that
.i"se who finally won were at liberty to
laugh themselves into perpetual fits.