The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-03-06

No, that's what they won't added
Charlotte
'Tm gricvel to the heart about it,
really said Caleb, affecting uncommon
seriousness, I'm really grieved about
it i wouldn't be the means of denying
you the benefits Of really good society,
girls, for something of consideration
for don't honestly think you can well
do without them
The girls looked at him as if they
could have gladly delivered him over
into the Spanish Inquisitiou.
But I've got bit of news for you,
continued he, with the utmost monchaL-
ance Pm going to be married =
Marriedn shrieked Susan, holding
up both hands.
Married y repeated Charlotte, roll
ling up her eyes to the wall
Yes, that's the word,' returned
Caleb. l was going to invite you both
to the wedding but you couldn't stand
by and see your brother throw himself
away by marrying young lady from the
country y
Are you really going to be married
to vulgar country girl p asked Susan
rising
Yes
A country girl;' exclaimed Char
lotte, likewise rising, -, &.
Susan hurried from the room without
another syllable. Her face was bum
ing crimson.
Charlotte followed her in extreme
haste.
'Good-byc!' shouted Caleb, after
them.
They responded by vigorous slam
of the door only.
Now they shall be cured of this nom
sense soliIoquized Caleb, 'and the
sooner the better. They know nothing
as yet of the name Of my wife-how odd
that name sounds to me, to be sure !!
and l won't enlighten them
And Caleb was as good as his word.
Perhaps it was a month after this very
delightful incident, or episode, that the
two Misses Calkins while sitting to-
gethcr in their parlor, one afternoon,
heard the door-bell ring, and saw u boy
deliver a billet-doux to the girl who
answered the bell-pull.
1t was an invitation for the two sisters
to attend social party at the heuse OF
Miss Mary Broad, on the following
Thursday evening. Such delight as they
were in, can only be conceived by those
who are ia similar social circumstances.
They tried to recall the few times when
they bad been thrown into the society
of Miss Broad and thought of the
trining attentions she had ever vouch-
safcd to them on such occasions. They
felt sure that their prospects werc now
looking up; even in spite of the iguo-
miny their brother Caleb insisted on
bringing upon them. An invitation to
the house Of Mary Broad--it was across
tho threshold Of the best society in
town,
Thursday evening ushered them into
the briallantly lighted paIlors of Miss
Broad, to whom shc lost no time in pay
ing most obsequious attention. Their
oyes were bedazzlcd with the brilliancy
OF the scene. 1t was vastly more than
they had dared to hope and the sisters
Calkins we're most sanguine glrls, too
They moved about in the crowds, al
most unpoticed and unknown. Yet
thew were not the persons TO stand long
upon such trifes as that. They intro
dnced themselves. They abhorred
proudishness, SO they said; and the
other extreme was the one they adopted.
There's Calebn exclaimed Char
lotte.
'Weli done y replied Susan.
l didn't know he was to bo here y
Nor |, said Susan. Il wonder how
that happened "
Caleb was there, and alone Just a,
the moment they spied him. Their
eyes wore drawn from him, however, by
the sight Of q most lovely female, whs
had Just then pussed them, leaning on
tho arm Of Miss Mary Broad. Both
we're accompanied BY gentleman un-