The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-16

WESTERLY RI, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16. 1856.

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enough TO part with, to obtain even
small suu of money And oh, tn,
shame Of b ing obi ed to 30 to strang
crs to borrow, 80 soon after ,lnarriagl
1t looks $, moan, so poverty strickrn--
and II refused again ! G,od God the
thought will d i've IN mai = Still hold
ing her fevered haud, he buried his face
in the bed clothes.
AT this moment rap at the door
aroused him. He started up and opened
it. 1t was hi, cousin Eleanor prayton.
Taking seat by his bedside, in few
hurried words she told her mission. -
She had learned the nature of Adrian 3
visit TO her father, and had resolved, at
the lisk Of discovery and bis severe dis
pleasure, TO supply his lack of humanity
and as she spoke she gently slipped u
small roll of notes into her cousin ;
band.
| know, Adrian that you have too
much good sense to refuse this, and you
eau look upon it in the light Of a loan
aud better days will soou return, and
you can give it to me again at your con
vcnience Aud GO excuse father, wen I
you? Mother is very sorry. We both
sympathize with you, aud will see if we
can iutercede in any way TO help you
We knov our duty, even il he is so hard
and upyieiding DO you feel any bet
ter" sire asked addressing Mrs. Dray
ton, tendell y.
: | think do, since you have come,
replied the latter, with feeble smile,
her look cxpressing the gratitude which
her lips did not utter suppose it Is
anxiety as much as anything which has
IN ,dc me so i'll. | caught cold, a.
Here she looked at her hus sbaud and
hestated.
H. flushed the sentence for her, in
much embarrassment:
AS We have not had a fire all the
time, Eleanor Aud to tell the truth,
these few days past, since | was tn own
out Of a situation so Unexpectedly, Il
have fvlt SO dispirited as to be unable to
apply for another
Ecauo. offered words of encourage
mcnt, and promising to come on the
morrow aud attend upon the patient,
and aIudin. to tie fear OF her father,
she bad. them good night, aud hastcucd
home.
But a few days elapsed and Mrs
Drayton was restored to loerable health.
4 distressed mind had so enleeb!cd he's
frame as to invite the sickness which
timely relieI aud sympathy had douc
much to cure She was now enabled to
aid her husband, IN II snail way. III re-
trlevlug their condition; aud Adrian,
Inspired by her health aud example,
nervcd himself for the task, now not 50
unpIiasaAt. to make known his ? ,,tiou
to his acquaintauces and to strangers,
and to ask employment.
Fortune helps them that are deter
mined to help themselves; aud un-
dauutcd by weeks iiultless inqui1 les,
one day he had the luck to obtain Il
clerk shlp in tue large mercantile house
OF Hargrave & Co., where the salaly,
though small, was Sufficient 10 place him
self aud wife above want.
God Is good, Kate, exclaimed Ad-
r;an To his wltc, as he made known his
success to her aud | warrant you, our
home Will b happ,er than my fathers
p,other's. T ue Will SHOW .....
nuoou.ag u py the affection and ef-
Iorts of his wife, Adrian resolved to keep
nom tuat ,xtrcmIty III which his
hard hearted relative would nave been
dad TO see blm, made use vi all his en-
,rgies TO serve his employers, and as
lis experience developed, he became
within "a year, their most valued couh-
liant and most serylceaDle GmPtOyee
He was the more stimulated to do
everything he could TO advance tue lu-
eresIs Ut tue house vi Hargraye 4 20
rom the tact that theirs was the only
wal to that of his uncle, who did not
IIsgulsc his modification, when cnauce
Dusluess transacliUns brought thuIn to-
,otuer, at seeing tue trust winch was re-
,osed ia his desplscd uepuew.
After Adrian had been IN their em