Litchfield enquirer., 1829-05-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Massachusetts Journal.l THE BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL CONVICT,

THE BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL CONVICT. This singular story is actually true.
 RosE MAc ORNE was rare sample of Scottish beauty. Her eyes deeply blue, as Loch Lomond; glowing cheeks: hair light and glossy, parted over her broad forehead, like folds of flax coloured satin features, which shrewd and active mind had strongly developed; tall, muscular frame of stately proportions; and firm, elastic, rapid tread, which she had acqui- red in early days, when
 "Down the rocks she leaped along,
 Like rvulets in May"
 Her youth was unfortunate for her mother had died during her infancy: and her profigate and selfish father had aban- doned her before she reached the danger ous age of fifteen.
 Many were anxious to take Rose into their service for she was neat and thrifty as brownie, and had the obsequious manner of their couptrymen, united with their proverbial knowledge of the most direct road to favor and fortune. Her greatest misfortune was her beauty. Often after the most unremitting efforts to please, poor Rose was accused of thousand faults, and dismissed by prudent wives and mos thers, lest she should become too dear a servant. Scotch discrimination soon dis covered the source of the difficulty. and Scotch ambition resolved to make the most oft. To lovers ofher own rank she was alternately winning and disdainf0l- determined that none should break her chains, yet dealing out her scorn to each as their characters would bear. With hel superiors she played deep and insidiou' game. Trusting to her own strength o pride, she resisted their arts, while shs almost invariably made them tho victims O her own. In all this. Rose was actuatet by something more than a mere giriist love of filtration and triumph; she wal ambitious, and formed high hopes of at opulent marriage. Many a COntab ant Oxonian, many testy bachelor and gouty widower, had got entangled in her tolls and been extricated only by the early inter ference ofproud or prudent relations. Al length, notwithstanding her modest man. ners and apparent artlessness, the intriguea of Rose Mac Orne became as proverbial as her beauty; and she could obtain ne service in any family where there wal youth to be fascinated, or wealthy old age to be caioled.
 Hearing an East Indianman was abou to sail, with many ladies on board, Ross resolved to seek employment among them and succeeded in being appointed dressing maid to an elderly lady, who was going out to Calcutta to reside with an invalid son. India match making India open ed glorious prospects to Scotch ambition Rose took unexampled pains to please hel new mistress; aud in two days she was . decided favorite. No wonder the gipsey began to feel proud of her power ; for she never attempted to please without decided ly efiecting her purpose. But when was in ordinate. ambition Known to be safe guard either to talent or to beauty? In two days Rose was to leave England, and her mis- tress having granted her permission to at- tend the Races, she as last act of kind nes to ono ofher earliest and most favored lovers, consented to accompany him. Rose wns very fond of ornaments; and il chanced that her heart was particularly set on large pearl pin, which her mis- tresa had said she seldom wore, on ac- count of its antique fashion. Rose had more than once signifed how pretty she thought it: and wondered if she were rich enough to buy pearls, whether they would become her full and snowy neck. She