Connecticut western news., 1874-01-30

news oame like thunderbolt.
 Richmond has married again." saiC old MT. Bryan, with a sigh, as he closed the letter announcing to him the i'm portant fact, ia Miss Montpensier o New York. .''
 HIS daughter Hetty looked up iron her sewing with 8 start.
 Married again And Willie Oh father, must go for Willie at once l"
 "No, child, mo-" said the old man Richmond wants to keep him h' says that even Janet would have beer satisfied with his new wife's fondness for the little fellow"
 Yes, but father," pleaded Hetty "Janet herself said we were to have him in case of"
 "I know, Hetty but, after all, the father has the first right, and maybe he knows best what is we'll for the child We'll wait patiently-perhaps the fine new step-mother.will get tired of hel little toy, after awhile"
 Hetty bit her lip, but there was nc alternative save submission and pa. tience.
 "I have bad news for you, Cecile, , said MT. Cheswick, entering his wife's 'AOOL1S OuO 1ulAy III mid-J January, where, in the most grace sofa, languldly turning over the leaves obliged to leave town tomorrow, for an absence of two months in the Vest"
 Richmond surely may accompany you p
 The grieved quiver of the ripe mouth was admirably simulated-the trans parent eyelids dropped. What an act ress Cecile Cheswick would have made
 "Nay, dearest, don't fret" soothed her husband, tenderly, "the time will pass away, almost ere we are aware of it, and my way lies among rude, untrodden wildernesses, where my tropic flower could never endure the hardships that cannot be avoided. Meanwhile, be as happy and light-hearted as. you can: I shall leave an unlimited credit at the bankers, and want you to enjoy your self"
 Cecile's eyes sparkled under the dropping lids after all, it would be rather relief to be rid, for while, of the prosy, middle-aged husband
 But, for all that, she cried, very the next day, when Richmond Cheswick took his departure-and then went, yawning, back to the drawing room, and rang for iced champagne, and a chickens wing, for lunch.
 Presently the door opened, and @ golden haired little fellow came running in.
 "Mamma, Willie so lonely-can Willie stay here with mamma?"
 Unconsciously the little one hit his arm against the slender-stemmed glass of beaded champagne on the table it tipped over, spilling the contents on Mrs. Cheswick's morning robe of cherry colored silk. She bit her scarlet lip, and gave Willie's car sharp, sudden box.
 "No! Go back to your nurse, this instant, you bad, troublesome little imp"
 For now, during his fathers long continued absence, Mrs. Cheswick con- sidered it time and trouble thrown away to court and caress the child whom she secretly hated.
 The boy stood for Q moment with quivering chin, and blue eyes slowly brimming with tears-too proud to burst out crying, yet hurt and wounded Tn his little spirit beyond all desorip- tion.
 Mrs. Cheswick rang the bell sharply for her nurse-a French woman, who had been her own maid before her mar riage.
 In vain Willie struggled. Lisette caught him up in her arms, and carried him off to the nursery, volubly scolding all the way, in broken English, for she, like most eye-serving domestics, had caught her cue from the very tones of her mistress's petulant voice.
 "You bad, naughty boy; me shut you up in one dark closet where de big Bogie will get you, if you no stop cry this minute"
 And Willie checked himself, in the midst of a prolonged vail. Lisette's threats and ghost stories had already wrought their work ot mischief in his tender mind.
 From that day Mrs. Cheswick avoided her little step-son as mnch as possible ; if he came into her presence she ordered him banished at once-she checked his childish advances with frowns and bit ter words.
 "He is such little nuisance" she said, irritably.
 While Willie mourned and fretted over this new and unpleasant state of things.
 "Mamma does not love Willie any more as she used to do" he sobbed, hiding his face in the Frenchwoman' s ruffled apron. "Oh, Lisette, wish papa would come home to love Willie. "
 "Hush-sh-sh P sibilated Lisette, sharply. "Go off to sleep, or de big bear will come and carry you off to de mountains"
 Hopkins," said Mrs. Cheswick to the housekeeper one day, " I want you to got Willie's room ready for papa and mamma they are coming to stay with me during MT. Cheswick's absence"
 "Yes, madam" said Mrs. Hopkins, formally-the new mistress was no favorite with her; shall I put Master Willie in the blue room ?"
 "No; I have invited the Misses G1ier to visit me next week, and they must have the blue room."
 "The little oak room, then, ma'a ??
 "Of course not, answered Mrs. Cheswick, shortly; "my brother will occupy that"
 MfS. hOpKlnS opened per eyes.
 "But where will Master Willie sleep ?"
 "Oh, anywhere. Put him in that corner back room, in the third story.
 But, ma'am, that chimney smokes and there's no carpet on the floor Hugh, the groom, used to sleep there.
 "Nonsense-there's no necessity fol carpet, and what does child like that need of fire P
 "Indeed, ma'am," said Hopkins anxiously; 1T couldn't reconcile it tt my duty to master"
 Mrs. Cheswick's eyes sparkled bale fully.
 "You are discharged" sho said drawing out her purse. ''I tolerate n' servants in this house, who presume tt oppose my will"
 And so poor Willie lost his one faith