Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-02-07

INTO love. But poor Louisa has no tact in
Distinguishing character, and when she
found herself for i brief period the envied
object Of my friends attention, she at once
4c0nceived, her fortune as we'll as her haD-
piness might be easily secured. Every
charm was therefore put into operation
and in sporting gracefnlly with her other
admirers, she fond hoped 10 provoke his
fears, dazzle bis passion, and rivet his
chains forever. One evening after ball,
(which had been spent in this way, she
trembled to find herself near him. Her
heart was high with hope. Her cheek
/ flushed with conscious beauty. Never had
she appeared so lovely. To mons had
she been more confiding and familiar
She loved her very maid for having rom
dered her 50 beantifnl-for having so taste-
fully embellished her forehead with those
! glittering jewels--for having led her, in
her dres1, SO close the limits of decorum,
without suffering her to transgress them.--
In the glow Of her pride she cast her eyes
with pity on a modest girl near her, who
had before escaped her notice, and with
whom the object Of her love appeared ia
earnest conversation. He pities her too y
she thought. How good in him! How
noble To leave me lest she should feel
the neglect Of all too heavily
As she gazed, however, she gradually
perceived that the bashfll girl was very
beautiful, aud very graceful /; and her face
lighted up with a singularly sweet expires.
sion while speaking-an expression of in
tsrest and quiet delight which appeared
fully reciprocated by her companion. For
the first time an uneasy feeling crossed her
heart---then came alarm, fear, jealousy,
and, at last, a conviction which the result
proved too true. She inquired her name.
Gracious heaven il was Julia Kemble,
whose elegant mind, amiable disposition,
and winning person were renowned. Who
corld have thought from her dress that
she was so wealthy Who could have
conceived from her manners. that she was
the observed Of all observers Poor
Louisa retired TO her bed---not TO rest
4 Her bird had Town. He returned no more.
She saw him few months after with Jnl-
ia Kemble on his arm, and yesterday they
were married.
an, sorry to add that fear in thisere-
spect, Louisa Is not Questionable. Ihave
seen at church, a snow-white hand, spark
ling with jewels, hang over the pew, ill !
am certain it must have ached, and neck
and shoulders exposed in the street, in win-
ter, at the peril ofconsumption. Dothesc
fair syrens Imagine their articles are not
understood by our sex2 Let them know
then from me, that actual Inconsistencies
and irrepressible spirits, il a careless, hap
nv girl, are much more frequently ascribed
TO art than the most consummatsly skilful
: coquetry ever passed for nature. Men In
> their criticisms on women are generally
coarse and brutal. They seldom palliate
I the ihoughts or advocate the sincerity even
= Of those to whom, in the drawing room
they yield outward signs Of the most re-
= spectfnl homage. For this severity, many
women, otherwise excellent. afford too
much cause, and the innocent suffer with
|. the guilty. have listened in silent shame
/. and pain, TO hear an unsuspecting, delight
full girl, rudely commented on by circle
of good for-nothing fellows, and thoughts
laid to her charge which instinctiveiy
knew never had enfered-never could en-
ter her mind. 1t is women of free man-
ners who give such license 70 the tongue
of calumny, and bring the whole female
sex into disrepute and there are among
those artful enough 10 trespass both in
. dress and manners, over the boundary line
! ofdecorum, but in degree 50 impercepti-
BILE as to appear, 70 inexperienced eyes,
not only innocent and unconscious, sbui
. positively graceful and commsndable.--
Such an one may, however, learn that
whatever she gains in admiration, she for
! feits ia respect, and that those very men
who Aut,or around her, set her down as
worse even than she really d. For my
part, think all enlightened men should
have decided antipathy to these creatures,
unless to amuss leisure hour by studying
their light vagaries, as one would the cap-
I rices Of butterfly. AS for any serious at
! tachn,en. SO formed, they had better em-
y bark their merchandise in a leaky vessel.
. than LEI .the creaking Of shoes and the
! rustling Of silks beiray their heart 70 such
women. SEDLEx.
VERY Like What letter Is that I vocif-
!, Grated m impatient pedagogue to . pupil
who had not yet baen. versed in the n,ys-
.eries Of. the Roman Alphabet. pointing to
the letter X The urchin scratched his
head in decidsd.qusndary, looking in
senily on the diagram. unable 20 call e BY
name, and fearing the weapon OF him
!" clothed In little brief authority" shoaid
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