The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-01-24

pose that those who had wealth and
high station enjoyed the same ease and
quiet that the peaceful cobber owned
BY the powers, Hannah, you mustn't
fail now. You filed your old station
wsll-but you have got new one to bill
now, and you must come up to the mark
Sir John will expect US.
SIR JoHN;'
yes
SIR JoHN' had a very noble sound,
and that was a little calming to the
poor woman's feelings However, at a
o'clock the carriage was at the door,
and when Mrs. Crosby saw it, she for
got her pains for a while. The horses
were coal black, and harnessed almost
wholly in silence. Away the aristocrat-
ic couple were whirled to noble man
sion, which Mrs Newton had engaged
for the occasion, the real owner OF
which was introduced 10 Mrs. G as a
! FRIEND y
The rest of the day, and the night,
were passed just about the same as on
the previous day, aud Mrs Crosby had
an opportunity to see that all rich peo-
pie must live alike. She had to take
wine again at supper, and the clock
was upon the stroke of four in the morn
ing when she reached her own mansion.
She went to bed wrctched and unhappy.
She had been laughed at by the servan is
for her. awkwardness--she had been
snecred at by a young, consumptive
miss, because she could not play eucAre,
and the whole company had gggled at
her funny remarks touching some but
ter which CHANGED to be Gu the table.
On the next morning--or rather to-
wards noon-when she awoke, she found
her servants about her as before. She
asked them 10 send her husband to her
but they could not think of such thing
She simply sprang out Of bed and
caught chair, and told them to DISC
hey her if they dared. They left the
chamber, and shortly afterwards, Tom
Crosby made his appearance
Tom the wife groaned, / can't
stand this-indeed can't
Why, Hannah, ar ye crazy : would
ye give up all your wealth ?
No, no; I'd like to keep the money,
but -DUT-O my head =
Keep the money And what would
you keep it for We had money
enough before for the station we then
held and all you used to want was to
make show like Mrs. Wilkins. Surely
you wouldn't 60 back into your old
home, and have to take care of your
own children, and do your own cooking,
and find your own eggs in the hay, and
have the fuss of your own husband, and
have to 90 to bed every night at nine or
ten o'clock Why, you're crazy, Han
nah
And is it that stone that keeps US
here, Tom ?
Yes. If that was broken, we'd
loose all this fnery at once
And be back in our old home p
Eles. But ye see I've guarded
against any such danger, for I've put
the Philosophers Stone in place where
nobody'll ever think Of looking for it,"
Where is it Tom p
'l've hung the bag right up our
chimney, here
That Is a good place said Mrs
c.; and after this, she proceeded to
dress herself, making her husband wait
till she had finished, SO that those pes-
ky sarvints wouldn't come nigh her any
more
Breakfast was eaten, as usual, and
after a while, three ladies called, and
sent up their cards. Mrs. Crosby would
have refused, but her husband over
came her objections. So the ladies
called in, and Mrs G. was once more
on nettles.'
At Eve o'clock, they left, and shortly
afterwards, Mrs. Crosby stole away to
her chamber. Tom had been watching
her, and he stole after her, and watched
her movements through the key hole.
She first threw herself upon the bed,
and there she lay some time. Next,
she arose and went to the fire place.
She removed the gaudy screen, and
then reached up and took down the lit
tie leathsrn bag. She took out the
stone and placed it upon the hearth.
Within the fireplace stood pair OF
small silver androns, and with one of
these Mrs. G. deliberately smashed the
stone to atoms. With peculiar chuc-
kle Tom hastened below, and attended
himself to preparing bis wife's tea. The
NJ cal to be eaten was denominated din
ner, but when Mrs. Crosby came down,
she distinctly said, SUPPER !
She could eat but little, but she
drank freely of the tea, and within half
an hour afterwards, she felt SO sleepy
that she could not keep her eyes open,
and she went to bed, despite her bus
hand'a urpeut arpumpnts to the contra