Litchfield enquirer., 1835-08-06


 weather, and whose tg6fessiOns, family. fortune and fgures would, he d6abtsd not, gain the vics0ry over Roger. The new candidate for L6ey's favor WIS SsiR FrgRa.. bull, ihe young lawyer. ;... slsd a The yonng lawyer became [ constant visiter of SquiIe Haftwell's. lt was s0on Understood by the whole parish, fliat lfS match was, as is termed, made. YrnU, Lucy steadily denied it.; but 1t that day ii was not the fashion. for young ladies t6 proclaim tllsir. engagement as soon as they have said yes-so their denial went tpr nothing. ,,,gs. .,s, ''..s 1,s ,aa pr. Walker asserted, confidently, every. where shat it would be "a match; Mrs. Harfwell did not centFAdicf n;s nobody dared question the old Squire un tho sub-s ;jact; ]; aad Hs 5Isr Anna Minot, the dsan' ieasing little cousin, sbe always laughed md blGsbsd, aHt said like enough, when the subject was referred to kor. So the matter Was settled. Every body said thae Lucy HarsWell was engaged to lawyer sTsnmbvls fn ,. < ] tys ;9ss..s ssss. .s,3 $ Every body said SO except Roger; hs ncser would say a word aboufkia. Tho young ladies geIerally believed it was q sad disappointment to him, and pitied him ex- ceedingly. But most of tue elderly people, especially the grave father, differed from this opinion. They said Roger had no idea of marrying; that he was poor and ambitious, and that such man never tho't till he had risen in the world, in those primitive times, to marry for money. ' " Roger had opened a storein n noighbor- ing town. He worked no more at shoe making, but pursded I,is business as though his life depended Oh his diligence. N
 CkGptef D, tke Den0ueseat Lucy,s said Roger-she turned toward him;,a gleams of moonliaht streamed through the leadess boughs pf the peach tree beneath which they were passing, and fell strongly upon her upturned face---tho very line cf her eyelashes was distinctly to be traced iri shadows oh her fair cheek. Roger thoat she was very pale.
 Lucy. will you. grant me one minutes: attention r Sbs looked towards tho door Of her dwelling, Where. Anna Minot and Mir. TrambuH were then entering---she hesitated and stopped. ea
 Lucy, it---is a long time since I-have had the pleasure ofspeaking to you.'
 'sIt is about five or six weeks,
 .bo ibe, ', yoi; t M not ii Ike 1 your business
 II did like 1t because it afforded mo the hope of ssaaefing myself worthy af yons---s A had been told ma (hs spoke low and rapidly that you are inclined to favor MT. Trnmbull. (She did not sPeak.) ampoor. Lucy. [ must labor. ! aus without friends, and must work my way. 1t may be wears before take the station in soci- ety which Trumbnll now occupies; but as sure as live, Lucy, will--hC paused, fCf though he had often iDdnDged the hope, indeed 5elief, that he. .shopld rise superior 'o Trumbull, yet he shrunk from express ing the anticipation: it seemed like . vain boast. gsF 1f s
 .You do not believe me. then, Lueyf' he continued. after . long pause:
 have heard nothing to believe.- Had we not better % ifi1 my cousin will wonder what detains us.' Perhaps MT. Trumbull will like1ise wish to know bs 3'ssst
 Iths does, shall not take the trouble to tell him. <
 Lncy, will you tell mo are you enga- ged--,hat is to hint Lucy. ! love you ,!
 The abruptness and impetGOsity with which hs spoke, seemed the effect of feel. ings which he could not repress. Lucy WIS surprised; So confuseds that she was obliged 10 lean on his arm for support, sQ there was no opportunity for her to show much anger at the presumption. Roger soon forget that he had ever been poor and a shosmaker. The first consciousness of being beloved. seems to ! young man, tho part of his ambition. .Ue MIt elevated, for he had secured the empire cf one heait, which. he would not torego, foi the scepire of Napoleon. .es .5 4
 Roger walked the. parlcr of Squire Hart- we'll that evening, with the ar of man who has no further cares for what may be- tide in this life; and Anna Minot said shat he asked consent that very evening"
 . Roger is well enough said Mrs: Hart well, sand | shall say nothing against tlls match, nov he has left oil shoemaking. A merchants wife has | very respectable sta- ton, though nothing very grand. 4toWag-s or. if Lucy has no ambitions is dees n good for me to talk. ! have already been toe anxious about her marrying well: 's
 I think, my dear. she is going to flnarry we'll said Squire HarswelE Roger VII 'G Yes, yes. husband. I have heard yaa say tho6sahd times he would ;be ' efept man but never saw any prcspeek cf if. tor ny part. New Alna Minel VI nE