Litchfield enquirer., 1838-09-06


see, alas tina, am doomed 10 die. Doc
tor, am grateful TO you. had rather.
know the worst. than Aatter myself with .
vain delusion." -. -, -
Well." said he, "siuce must--sinco
all the aid of medicine is vain, leave you,
madam" a'l
lie cast melancholy glance at Quars,
who was now really affected. The patient
expressed wish 10 be alone, aud Quarx
and the doctor retired to an adjoining
chamber. Some minutes afterward they.
were summoned again.
Joachim" said the dying lady. adj.
dressing Quarz, you perceive thar I am:
about 10 leave you. But before I quit this
world-before l take my eternal rest, T.
have one favor to beg Of you--only one;
say. will you refuse il on my dealh-bed o.:
You may imagine the reply; Quara did
what you or would have done in his place.
lie promised, whatever it might be, to COM,
ply with it. -da
" hoped it would be So" said the WI
dow, with voice still feebler, "but dared
not rely on it. II is-that before die,
you should make me yours. Call me but
your wife; ] shall then belthe happiest Of
women, and have nothing further TO wish
for. ''i2 $50 So a4 - t.U5sa
The reques. was a singular one but
Qnarz had promised, and really the en-
gageD'en. bound him to nothing, for, 10 .
few moments, the tie would be broken BY.
the divorce Of death. He therefore CON.
sented with a good grace, and sent for a,
notary public. The deed was drawn up
in due form. He signed it. The doctor
signed it az q witness The widow, with
a trembling hand. affixed Der signature toa
paper, and oil was over. r..
" Doctor ]" cried Mrs. Quar-, jumping
nimbly, and completely dressed, out Of bed
+" 1 am not 50 near the point Of death -
you imagine, end have every inclination 70
live long for my husband
Now look upon the t0bleGW. The as
constituent Of the two wisnesses-she nota-
ry wiped his spectaeles, thinking his eyes
deceived him-the doctor biting his nails
at being deceived AZ we'll 90 the rest. Only
think Of a doctor being taken in
Quar-, who was we'll pleased with the
adventure, said smilingly, aside" A good
actress, Faith! II / wore an author I
would write part for her."
The curtain fell. Madame SCHNEIDER,
was young and pretty, and rich beside. lt5
Eastern paper
SIMPLICITY or DREss.--I like, must
confess, 10 see young wife neatly dressed.
There 10 beauty in nea,ness, and dreSs
may be gracefully compatible without be-
ing ridiculous. like a neat simplicity,
because, some bow OF other there appears
TO be frequent connection between the
outside and inside. The exterior is,to some
extent, key to the interior. til see per-
son dressed like q thorough going fop, I
cannot, IL would, respect the mind Of thas
person. Even whore future acquaine.
ance discloses TO me the error, il 10 hard 20
overcome first impressions.
"BEAuTy SOON FADEs."--I we'll reeol-
lect when / FIRST saw this expression.
looked at il attentivcIy, and turning an eye
around and contemplating the world, true,
indeed, thought !, /" Beauty soon fades"
! have seen the blushing rose unfolding ito
tender leaves TO meet the warm gaze of the
morning sun, and have almost onvied in
my volatile gaiesy the beauty and innocence
Of the flower. But when I resired at eve
ming, and stopped 70 give passing look at
the flower, il was gone-some rude hand
had dashed il 10 tho ground, and left il
with sigh ,exclaiming, Beauty soon fades
/ have seen those whose morning rose
bright in an unclouded horizon, and those
whose path was sparkling with hope, and
anticipation Of pleasures already began
and yet, ere that sun was advanced to-
wards the meridian, il was yelled with all
the melancholy darkness Of midnight. II
were vain to hope, 10 this world, that the
things now bright and beautiful should be
long so. No, far from il the brightest
seem to be the first to droop and fade
away. There is tendency - decay in
every thing that is earthly. Nature is con-
tinually suffering change by her own phe-
nomena, or yielding her own beauties to
the deforming hand ofart. Tho mountain
is sinking 10 level with the valley, and
the waves of tho ocean are rolling over
what was once habiiable land. And yet /
love the scenes Of decsy--ihey give me.
lanchoiy pleasure far sweeter than much Of
the gay frivolity Of life. / would rather
gaze upon the Wondering ruins Of some
ancient castle-or the crumbliDg Of some
huge monument, than see them in their
pr0udest days. had much rather gaze
upon the tree or shrub, that, with keen
sensibiiiiy, casts off its robe with the frst
wintry blast OF October, than upon the ev-
ergreen, that resis:s the sevsrest touch If
Boreas. I" Beauty soon fades, and there
is nothing beautiful that we may love, with,
the hope Of its continuing 90. 1t seems
but as yesterday, that ! assisted 10 convey
ing to the grave the loveliest infant ever
gazed upon. Il was the first pledge Of
connubial Bliss lovely fOwer-but il
was too beautiful for earth, and 10 the midst
Of the caresses Of the tender mother. it
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