The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1857-01-22

cents, she told the story Of her old home
in the south Of Italy, where the sun al
ways shonc on her; of first her fathers
and then her mo,her's death, and of her
coming to her aged grandm other, her
only friend on earth /; Of their poverty
before she was ablo,to 90 anything and
then she proudly enumerated the COM
forts which her little trade now obtained
ior her grandmother. .
Henry listened with the deepest in
terest, and then, in glowing colors,
painted to her vivid fancy, his own
home, in the far, free land of America. +.
"Ob, shosld love TO 60 there !"
she exclaimed when he had ended.
BE my little girl and go there with
me-" he said, persuasively. " You
have neither father nor mother and soon
our grandmother will die, and leave
YOU alone in the world. 1t is cruel
world to the helpless and innocent.
will take care of you, and in my home
you shall be happy as a bird"
Iola's eyes sparkled; but instantly
they docped again, and she answered
slowly a ....G.... .. Fl
You arc very kind to care so much
for me, stranger, and | know l should
Ebc happier TO go with You; but nevel
will leave my grandmother. She woulC
die of a brok en- heart, if / should 60 from
'her, for she lsaS only me. = ss'S7r ~
Henry was about to reply but, as j
fearing the power of his persuasion, she
sprang lightly away, and before he
could call her back, she had disappear
ed.
Bat the next morning she came again
and offered-her flowers, and talked gai-
y and innocently of the tar-off Ian d
which Henry had described to her.
Day after day, she came for few mo-
ments at least, until he watched fer her
with an absorbing interest which grew
upon him almost unconciously. 70
take this beautiful child ITO bis own
country--to edncate her, and bring her
up in his own home, and when she should
have reached the full bloom of woman
hood, to make ber his wife, was the
plan which had captivated his imagina-
ton.
Three months passed, and still he
fingered, though each day he felt that
he ought to cast aside this vision and
leave this land Of enchantment.
One morning, pale, weeping, lola ran
to his door, and sank on the Threshold
in an agony of tears. Full of sympathy
he raised her to his arms, and asked the
cause OF this wild aud sudden sorrow
In broked accents she told him that oil
waking that morning, she had gone as
usual TO her grandmother bed to hel
her dress, but could not wake her. Ter
Trifed at last, she called for help, whc
it was discovered that she was dead
She had died noiselessly in her sleep.
"Alas | have no friend on earth |!
cried the poor orphan, and she again be
gan to sob.
1" No; do not say So" said Hcnr
Strickland, wiping away her tears.
will be your friend and guardian now
dear lola, Cheer up my child You
shall go with me, aud | VIII take care
Of you always"
And olll you always love me - asked
lola iunocentiy, fixing her fearful eyes
on him.
! Always" said Henry, earnestly
"y you shall never know care or suffer.
lug which my love can ward f,om yon
Come with me, and you shall be happy"
| The keenuess Of lola's grief was soor
passed, comiarted not a little by th,
rich dresses aud jewels which her new
guardian speedily procured for her, pre-
paratory to their departure. leila
grandmother was buried in an old grave
yard, aud the place marked by smal
marble cross and in few days after
warn, Florence was left behind, and the
were tossing on the deep and dangerou
sea.
Lucy Hale. sat by her little window
sewing The breath Of juno came in
tanning her fair, white forhead, and sh'
thought with deep longing, of the field
wet with dow, and blue with yiolents