Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-30

with glorious grace and yieldingness quite Indescribable. She was idling slowly up } the Mall one evening just at twilight with
 servant at a short distance behind her.
 who, to while away the time between his lsteps, was employing himself in throwing stones at the cows feeding upon the com- mon. A gentleman with natural admi- ration for the splendid person, addressed her-He might have done more eccen- tric thing. Without troubling herself to look at him, she turned to her servant and requested him with a yawn of desperate ennui, to knock that fellow down ] John obeyed her orders, and as his mistress re-
 snmed her lounge, picked up new hand-
 ful of pebbles, and tossing one at the near-
 est cow, loitered lazly after. a
 Such supreme indolence was irresistible.
 gave in--l-who never could summon
 energy to sigh-I--to whom declaration
 was but synonym for perspiration--T-
 who had only thought of love as ner- vous complaint, and of women but to pray for good e-I--yes-I--knock- ed under. Albina McLush thou vert too exquisitely lazy. Human sensibilities cannot hold out forever! .7.afeg found her one morning slipping her cof- ] fec at twelve with her eyes wide open.- She was just from the bath, and her coni- plexion had a soft dewy transparency like the cheek of Venus rising from the sea. It was the only hour, Lurly told me- when ssle would be at the trouble of thinking.--- She put away with her dimpled iore6nger, as entered, a cluster of rich curls that had fallen over her face, and nodded to me ike watcr-li|y swVing to the wind when it's cup is full of rain. A.'
 Lady Albina, said I, in my softest tone, how are you2 s
 Bettina,' said she, addressing her maid in a voice as clouded and rich as South wind on an Eolian, how am to-day?'
 The conversation fell into short sentcn- ces. The dialogue became a monologue. l entered upon my declaration. With the asslstanceaof Bettina who supplied her miss tress with cologne, kept her attention a. live through the incipient circumstances.--- Symptoms are soon told. ! came to the avowal Her hand lay reposing on tho arm of a sofa, half buried in a muslin .tose. tard. took it up and pressed the cold soft fingers to my lips--unforbidden. l rose and looked into her eyes for confirm ation. Delicious creature !-she was a. slcepl -~ e sr l--I-.a....-. -L----- t,-,l-~oerusv Io scnUw IiI0 subject. Miss McLush seems to have fore gotten it altogether. Upon reflection, too, I'm convinced she would not survive the excitement of the ceremony-unless, in- deed, she could sleep between the respon- ses and the prayer. l am still devoted. however, and if there should come war or an earthquake, or if the Millennium should commence, as is expected in 1883, or if any thing happens that can keep her waking so long, I shall deliver declara- ton abbreviated for me by scholar friend of mine, which he warrants, may be artic- ulated in fifteen minutes--without fatigue. Boston paper. Busincss.-In wealthy town of M. lived an old gentleman of that description of bpeds yclept bachelors, who for ma-s ny long rebellious years had withstood the earnest solicitations of his (female) friends to enter into the state of rnatrimOny.-- Lately, however, he seemed to regret his long celibacy, and one evening his friends finding him in an unusually pliable mood, gathered around him, and at length pre- vailed upon him to 'pop the question to
 a neighboring female, who, they had no doubt was disposed to let slip no opportu-, nifty of exchanging single blessedness for matrimonial felicity. To this lady ,herc- fore, he onward pressed his way,' and
 knowing from experience the shortness of time,' and having decided aversion to any thing romantic, he resolved to adopt the most concise way of sdcspatching bu- siness.'
 On knocking at the door, the nGtron maid presented herself; having ascertain- cd her to bo her, he proceeded to sex- plain.' Madam said he, my friends wish me to be married--they think you would suit mel have no objection--I give you fortnight to consider oft; good day ma'am;' leaving the astonished dam sci to mediate on the proposition. On the eve of the day fortnight, when she had proved that hope deferred maketh the
 heart sick,' gentle rap was heard, and,
 trembling with delight, she proceeded t0 r open it, when a voice she had once heard and neucr forgotten, inquired, = Well, mad- am, have you decided about the business \ named to you?' She blnshed, and as pleasantly us she could, said something a-- bou, not wishing to make Mi. friends,
 nor go out of the order of ProUidence, tho
 little time allowed her. &c.; when the Aua