The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-08-27
WESTERLY, r l.. THURSDAYt AUGUST o. 1857

her affections are to be shared can u
longer have her always at my side, an
the hours of solitude frighten me-
Your fears have been OWNED by Do
Irothea, said the young man. the othe
day she communicated them to me will
tears in her eyes
What do you say p interrupted Lof
fen ab, l shall conceal NY sadness
then; do not wish to trouble Doroth
ea's happiness Never speak of what
have told you, William it is an ole
mans weakness-a folly. Shall l no
live near you . shall we not see eacl
other every day 1t is only pecessar,
to form new habits. | shall do it
William did not reply. At last cast
ing a stealthy glance at The major
There is but one way OF preventing
this isolation you fear, he said, hestat.
ling.
What is it p
"a person who has been dear to you
lives in Engra-'
Enough, enough, William = inter
rupted the major, hastily; Dorothea
must have told you what l replied to her
in this respect. 1t is Unnecessary to
disturb tbA'asbcs of buried affections -
|NevcP0aA * to me again ou this subject
"Jillia&,I beg you, as friend I; aud as
a father command it,
William bowed sadiy, aQd L jffen, wen:
Out, -...-.----
The person who lived in Egra, and ia
whom William bad alluded, vas no 9th.
er than the mother of Dorothea. Mar
ried very young to the Major, whom she
loved, she had at first felt great happi-
ness in this union, but gradually Loffen 8
temper bad changed this happiness -
Charlotte, proud and susceptible, could
not bear his fits of passion Par from
soothing her husband she had irritated
him by resistance, reproaehes and dscon-
tent the alienation duly increased, un-
til GOODNESS took the place of affection.
Then each of them kept silence, press
ing back their sufferings into their own
hearts. At last the excess of grief
brought on violent rupture. Charlotte
went to Egra where her parents lived,
and Loffen came to dwell in Hoff with
his daughter.
But the separation did not seem to
soften his irritation. Either the remem-
brance of Charlotte recalled the wrongs
or which he blushed, or he preserved his
resentment against her, and he Stunned
everything which could recall the remem-
orance of Dorothca's mother. Her por-
trait had been covered with cloth, and
banished to dark closet; her piano,
closed, was half concealed in
corner of an uninbabited room he had
even required that Dorothea should study
the harp, as if he feared reminiscence
aethe past. All his daughters attempts
10 overcome this aversion had been hith-
srto useless but hers was one of those
hearts to which love gives courage, and
which is never weary in trying to do
good.
The day fixed upon for the marriage
t last arrived. The nuptial benediction
vas to take place at midnight in the Pro-
estant Chapel but the friends and
eighbors Of the major had been invited
o assemble sooner for the wedding sup
'er. When they were all assembled,
.offen wished to leave them to make
ure that all orders had been gwen
)orothea opposed it.
"A thousand pardous, my father, she
aid, embracing him but l forbid you
0 leave us.
Why /" asked the major smiling.
Because you have no right to COM
rand herc.'
How p
! nm alone mistress
She Is right y said Counsellor Hol-
ian, smiling.
But do not understand
IL is ST Sylyestor's Day.
BY heaven had forgotten il y cx.
laimcd Loifco.
Its 81 Sylvcstor's Day. repeated
u tho voices you ara not mas,or hero
iajor.' Il
~ Sylvcstor's Day. which is, through.
Ut oil Bavaria, period Of rejoicing, IL,