The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-12-24
WESTERLY, R l.. THURSDAY. DECEMBER "a, 1857.

! 1t was very kind, loving letter which
Marjcry's uncle had written to his dea
little orphan neice, and 1t brought the
fears into her eyes, when he spoke o.
her mother---his blue eyed sister Annie
who had reached first the green shores
of the beautiful land, whittier be hoped
they were all following her.
! The gentleman also told his niece tha,
he hoped to see her before another June
had riped the strawberries on the hills
OF Stanton and he intended to bring
her something very nice, made out Of
real California gold.
: Oh, what a good uncle I have got,
said Mallory, after she had twice read
the letter to her interested auditors
Il wonder if he will know me. You
know it is 80 long since saw him last.
Yes, he's been in California nearly
five years, said grandfather Ellis; 81 he
has got into some government Office, and
they do say he's made quite fortin
there. Charlie was quite clever fel-
low. Let's see, you used to know him
well, Miss Mann =
Yes-I knew. him very we'll when he
was young man. was the lady's rather
laeonic. rojoinder, and she bent very
steedily over her sewing.
: His wife was little beauty, but she
was delicate sort of a creature, that
looked as if smart wind would blow
her away. l always thought that it was
her death that sent him of for you
know he set great store by her, contin-
ued the loquacious old farmer.
Yes, responded the soft voice of
Miss Mann, Charles was very fond of
her, and she deserved all his Affection
You knew her, then =
Oh, yes, | met her at Annie's before
and after she was married.
Just then somebody called to sec
the farmer, and this discontinued the
conversation; but Marjory's tongue ran
faster than ever, as she con6dentially
told Miss Mann all she should write
about, in her reply to uncle Charlie
And l shall tell him all your visit
here, and how much l like you, aud how
wish you wonld stay always said the
little girl.
And Miss Mann drew her to her, and
kissed her forhead silently; but Marjory
lid not see that tho lady's eyes were
ull of tears.
That night Marjory took some straw
berries and cream to one of the neigh
boris little boys who was sick, and on
returning she searched all over the gar
len for Miss Mann, but in vain.
At last she went up stairs, and very
softly to the lady's room. The door
Vas ajar, and she sat by the window, for
il was growing into night, and the stars
were tbrobbing slowly into the summer
ky. Marjory saw she held letter 10
her band-yes, it was certainly her
lncle's letter, and suddenly the lady
eaned down, and kissed it very fondly,
'Ob, Charles! and then,
he little girl heard distinctly two or
hree sobs .I..
She stole noiselessly away. Il won
lcr,' mused Marjory, if uncle Charlie
'ver did anything to make dear Miss
Mann unhappy. Well, he will be here
,ext summer, and I'll tell him about it
hep.' ...I
Marjory said nothing to any one else
N this subject; and in a few days alter
vard Miss Mann left. The house SEEM =
ID very lonely without her, even to grand
IA and Deborah, but Maijory felt her
departure far more keenly than any one
lso. But she was partially consolcd by {
promise which Mann obtained before
he left, that Msrjory should visit her q
ext summer
The next June, when the Strawberries
'egan 10 blush ON the bills Of Stanton,
nole Charles made bis adj, ,cpt II
lilo was n very hnc looking man, 10
he prime Of bis years, with q heavy
Much travel bad made his I
complexion several shades darker than
'hon be left, aud q good many gray .
airs wefo sirayiog among bis brown =
ocks but bis beamipg eyes, and bis .
Isfm, genial smilo--ob, nothing could
bange tbose