Litchfield enquirer., 1837-04-13
GOLDEN ATTRACTIONS.

Miss Weston made this morning aDOul ueT friend Julia's engagement? sad Clara Au- burn to her aunt, as they were slttlng Iogetn- CT after dinner. .,,,r ....
 che said respecting her prospects of happi- ness on the score of the great wealth of her ;ntended husband! I will tell you what think. my dear. think if she lives to see her friend ten years a wife-nay, .fUe-she will see that riches alone cannot confer hap uiness. But perhaps the gentleman in ques- tion has other qualifications to render her happy. Ionce had friend who married for money. Twill tell you her story.
 Octavia Horton was the most splendid girl I ever knew She was the oldest of many children, but the only daughter of afiuent, and highly gifted parents. Neither expense nor pains were spared to give her an accom- plished and finished education, and we'll did she improve her advantages. Blessed with a superior mind, and an uncommon share of independence of character, she returned, at- ter having finished her studies, to her native village, possessed of every grace parents heart could desire. Indeed, she seemed made to command and receive adoration.- Methinks see her now as she then appeared! That superb head, completely covered with those soft, light-brown ringlets, and those celestial eyes, now mild as the blue ether,
 
 that all worshipped at that shrine of beauty 1! All did worship few saw her that did not lay their incense on the same altar. She had many admirers, and laughed, sung, walked with them all, but tonone of them did she give marks of preference. An, little thought then, that that noble heart would De sacrificed to the god mammon! recollect she once said to me of one of her admirers, an elegant, fascinating young man, 1I whom was inclined to think she favored-' What pity he is not rich, that he need to spend years in plodding over law books. and then as many more to obtain fortune!
 Octavia's fathers residence was situated in delightfully."- picturesque village in the heart of New England; the society, though small, was elegant and refined. Octavia had never travelled save to make occasional short visits to the nearest city. But her pa- | rents had and from their descriptions, and from reading, she panted to see the world the great oorM, in all its splendor. Alas how little does the heart of maiden of seven- teen realize the snares, the deceit, the empti- ness, the altogether vanity of the great world
 In one of her visits to the city, she was seen by gentleman, who at once became her de- voted admirer. MT. Thornhill was bach elor, rising thirty years of age-immensely rich. He had always been a warm admirer. of the ladies, but had never thought it best to enter the married state, until Miss Horton's all powerful beauty met his observation.- Tn person, Thornhill was we'll looking, tall, and rather noble; but it was evident, by his conversation, that his education was sadly deficient. He was born and bred in the mid ding class of society, but by successful spec ulations becoming very wealthy, he had as- stunned forward-I should say an impudent air, that often passes for independence of manner. He followed in Octavia's train, her most obsequious lover. She was rather dis dainful at first; but his artful 1atteries of her beauty, elegance and taste his remarks on the admiration she would command in our large cities; and his occasional hints, that should he be so fortunate as to get wife to his taste, he should travel through the Union, and so forth, began to dazzle her fancy, and led her one time to say to me, 'H-,I hope that Thornhill will not offer himself; it would be such a temptation, should fear for myself! Nevertheless, he did offer, and was accepted, and in three months she was swimming in that sea, the great ,corM, she had so often sighed for. Her husband fulfilled his promise. Immediately after their mar riage, they visited all the large cities, and every place ofnote in our own country then went to Europe, visited London, Paris, Rome and at the end of three years returned to the United States: Not long after, visited her at her splendid mansion in the vicinity of the capital. She was, if possible, more beautiful than ever and no one would have dreamed that she was not happy; but we were no sooner alone, than her long repres- sed feelings burst forth.
 Alas, dear H - said she. as she leaned her head on my shoulder, half suffo- cated with her swelling tears, salas, that could be such c fool as to suppose that money and spiendor could confer happiness! am surteited with riches, and return to my na- uVe country, appointed-wretched-d glsted with the world, but more than all, with myself! To be tied for life to man l can never love-a man old enough to be my latner-heartless, insensible, and who be- cause ne dresses me in velvets and pearls, and carries me about to gratify his pride. as one would display fine horse or picture. tnlnks me unreasonable not to be happy l Not yet twenty-one years old, think of the | prospect before me! Wretch that I am that was!' ..
 But why not continue to travel, my dear
 Iriend said l. You formerly thought you
 could never grow weary of travelling.'
 Contlnue to travel,' said she, with such
 companion am in dismay every time he
 opens his lips, lest he should expose his igno-
 rance and vulgarity! No-I will never
 travel more. will try to perform my duty
 to him, and my friends at home, that, if pos sible, my dear parents may remain in igno. rance of the wretchedness their illiudged in- dulgence has entailed on their daughter
 But dear aunt interrupted Clara, swhv did her parents permit her to marry SO vuI-
 gar man! and when she was SO very
 young, tool?
 They were scarcely acquainted with him.