The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-09-04
WESTERLY, r. l., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER A, 1885,

DllHe du ndppiupH5, dbu hiDtlb it'uinCo
to bis lonely home to brood over disap.
pointment But the young man felt no
pang of jealousy; he peayed that she
whom he loved so fon lily might be hap
pier in another home than she ever
could have been in his /; anil when he
saw the villagers, with happy smiles,
flocking towards the church, he joined
the .throng, and with heart well nigh
bursting, he witnessed the ceremony that
separated him anl Alice forever. But
the proud, new. made husband knew not
his secret: so as one Of her rustic
friends he was allowed again to press
/ his now colorless lips to the check Of
the bride. Albert knew that it must be
the last, and it was an icy touch, that
caused the rose tint for a moment to
dsappenr; but the gathering group of
CHILDHOOD ac1uaintances rushed forward
to greet the fair young creature, and
none saw the corpse like face depart, as
at the threshold it stopped for last, +,
lingering look none save the mother
and bride, and with them it was stamped
indelibly. Albert returned to his home
and his rustic employment but his sha-
dow crossed the threshold Of Mrs. Claf-
\ lin'sacottage no more. and she and Mrs
Marriott seldom saw each other.
No rustic friend of Alice's childhood
was invited to visit the bride in her city
home, for the cold, proud glance of the
now made husband was upon her, and
with a formal good-by, they separated
For a time, Alice thought she was hap
py in her new home, though she was
often reminded that she must be little
more dignifed when company was pre-.
sent, and avoid all country phrases, and
never speak Of vegetation or nature, for
city pcople didn't talk upon such sub
jects.
'What shall I talk about ? timidly
inquired Alice
The fashions and the general news
of the day. was the reply. Make
yourself acquainted with fashionable So
ciety, and learn from it, and don't de-
pend on me to teach or entertain you
But everything was novel that now
surrounded the village belle, so she tried
to persuade herself that she was happy,
nor missed the old familiar smiles that
used to greet her. The mother seldom
came, and when she did hint was al
ways given to the daughter that she had
better avoid publicity her ways were
so old-fashioned that their acqunln,anccs
would think her very odd. And so time
passed until the bright eyed Albert was
welcomed to their home, and then the
mother named the boy, for the sound Of
the name still fingered on her ear like
some sweet note Of music, the echo OF
which thrills long after the outward WIS.,
ion of the band had departed. Mr.
Grisvold knew nc reason why his wife
should fancy that name more than ano
ther, and Albert was the name agreed
upon an thus time whirlcd on, chang.
ing all on which it had power to act.
: The morning when our story opens
Albert had passed his ninth birthday
A little sister had come and gone since
he first saw the light, and now Mrs
, Griswold clung to her boy with still more
tenacity, 1t brought severe pangs tC
/ her affeetionatc heart, as she saw hi'
father turn coldly and impatiently away
, from his warm caresScs, and worship the
; idol for which she had been persuaded
to marry him, and it seemed as if her
heart would burst in its eagernoss to find
some one, loving and worthy to be loved
to whom she might unbosom her grleIS'
and reveal that fashionable smiles nc up
by gas light had no charms for her; 'ha'
rosewood and velvet, gold aud popular
ity but made her look back to the cot
,aro by the roadside, and stamp indel,
ibly the contrast to the disadvantage oil
the eaudy home. And 50 Mrs. Grls-
void reflected and wept, for she was =
alone, now, and might indulge her grlc'
without giving pain to her darling, boy
who was almost always by her side
Servants came in aud removed the silver
from tho breakfast table, and as their
mistress half reclined on the luxurious
sofa, with her head turned from them,