The Litchfield County post., 1829-01-15

not beaten the men of Hazclby. q shall not sec him before Io-morrow though,' re- peated Lcilv to herself, aud immediately repaired to her pretty flower garden, the little gate of which opened on path lead ing from the Down 60 the street-a path, that, for Ob ioIIS re ,suns, Paul was wont l to preter-and began tying up her her car nations in the dusk of the evening, and watering her geranumS by the ligh; of the moon, until it was so late, that she was fain to return disappointed, to the house, ,sre- beating to herself, Il shall certainly see him tomorrow
 Far different were the feelings of the chidden swain. Wc!Ia-day for the age of chvalry! the happy times of knights and paladins, when lecture from lady'S TO- sy lip, or buffet from her lily hand would have been received as humbly and as thankfully as the bcnedicite from mitred abbot,or the occoade from kings sword. Alas for the days of chivalry! They are gone, and fear me forever. For certain ly our present hero Was not born to revive them.
 Paul Hol'on was we'll looking, we'll educated young farmer, just returned from the north, 10 which he had been sent for agricultural Improvement, and now on the look-ou, for farm and wife, both of which he thought he had found at Hazelby,
 whither he had come on the double crrand of visiting some distant relations, and let
 ting two or three small houses recently fal-
 len into his possession. As owner of these
 houses, all situate in tie town, he had
 claimed the right to join the Hazelby E. leven, mainly induced to avail himself of the privilege by the hope ofwinning favour in the eyes ofthe ungrateful fair one, whose animated character, as well as her spark ling beauty, had delighted his fancy, and apparently won his heart, until her rude attack upon his play armed all the vanity ] ot man against her attractions. Love is ] more intimately connected with selC-love than people are willing to imagine and Paul Holton's had been thoroughly morti- fled. Besides, If his fair mistress charac- ter was somewhat too impetuous, his was greatly over-frm. So he said to himself, 'Ihe girl is pretty thing, but far too great shrew for my tanning. l am no Petru- chic to master this Catharine I come to wife it happily in Padua and let her fatl,- CT be as rich as he may, I'll none of her. And mistaking anger for indiflerence-no uncommon deluSion in love quarrel-of he set within the hour, thinking so very much of punishing the saucy beauty, that he entirely forgot the possibility of some of the pains falling 10 his own share. The first tidings that Lefty heard the next morning were that MT Paul Holton had departed over night, having anthoriz- ed his cousin to let his houses, and to de- cline the large farm for which he was in treaty; the next intelligence informed her that he was settled in Sussex and then his relations left Hazelby-aEd poor Lefty heard no more Poor Lefty! Even in common parting for common journey ,she who stays behind is the object of pity how much more so, when he goes-goes, never to return, and carries with him fond affec- 1 ton, the treasured hopes of young un- practised heart, And gentle wishes Iong.subdued--
 Subdued and cherished long!
 Poor, poor Lefty!
 Three years passed away, and brought much ot change to our Coun;ry maiden and to her fortunes. Her father, the jolly old tanner, kind, frank, though'less man, as the cognomen would almost imply, one who did not think that there was such thing as wickedness or ingratitude beneath the sun, became bound for friend to a great amount; the friend proved william, and the jolly tanner was ruined. He and his daughter now lived in a small cottage near their former house: and at the point of time at which l have chosen 10 re- sune my story, the old man was en- deavoring to persuade Lefty ,who had nev- CT attended a cricket match since the one she had so much cause to remember,to ac- company him the next day (Whit-Tues- day) to sec the 1azelby Eleven again en- counter their ancient antagonists, the men 1 of East -Woodhay.
 Pray come, Lefty, said the fond father l can't go without you; have no pleas ure any where without my Lefty; and l want to see this match,for Isaac Hunt cant play on account of the death of his moth- CT, and they tell me the East Woodhay 1 men have consented to our taking in an- other mate who practices the new Sussex bowlng--l want to see that new tangled mode. Do come, Lefty.
 And with smothered sigh at tho men tlOn Ot SuSSnY ' cnnSonfad