Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-10-03

hsr.dailY; but how bard ding d i E he rst tine
% sSIl oar IaIe oflose Al lsast il vas 80 ilh me-
0hen did Idsaemne, Iiks Sampson to his PREACHER.
ous Delah 70 Ten her al thar was in my heart, and
a. oRen did my spirit fail me- Lid noa really Ger
that my feelings would meet no Response from beF
heart bat there i kind Of indenabls an
awkward feeling ss 70 the proper aaiere De yarler.
that dOabt that. but By he medium Of writing,
could have expressed what was nppeunoss in my
soul. Isaid with my pen what my tongue ssfaesdso
speak. and heartily was my love EecipfOcslsd. Bat
III perticulaEize, my story WIN become ppolx Da-
ring my junior year we pledged ourselves 70 each OH
e.. and q marry when circumstance should permit,
Tbs engagement met the approval Of her friends and
mine. and never was there . happier couple than
franklin and Carinda. That bad good gauss 70
adore her al who were acquainted with her can sub
ssaniiate If even the exquisite beauty pflhe Gteean
Helen surpassed thatOf my Clarindas wet might The
Tfeians exclaipa, sstsG l@@a bstS h9astt'1
N0iw6laer such celestial charms. ,.1R aStF N
For nine long years have set the world in arms"
But nus ths matehless beauty Of her hceg nor
thesymmesry other person that captiyated nay hsars
Her fine mind, % richly furnished with litersry.ac.
cemplishmeu,s was equaUed BY the sweSsnssscfher
temper, and the heavenly virtues Of her hsansoWe
coesponded constantly BY letter, and with what as.
sldbcas !spplicnuoa did puhuss nay studies HAIL
might render mssslfwosthy ofheF'* seq 'sfstTth
l'Nhst' exclaimed in,erlpiiing 10 4 hard
student and at the same time "a love Z Fsupposed
the two 90 nconsonant that the annals II .he could
not furnish, on ,exampsa'. N Know, replied he,
| " that y6uts Is the coyamcn oIinien. But am NO
believer in that docifne, The idea owes lie sxsr
tence tothe fact that those students who are styled
the bOans IF college, who this week take liking 10
this Young LADY, next week tothats who 10 exhs'
hilton lecture attend Miss A and to another Miss
B.; who are seen as every picnic and parays that
such, say are always found among tie poorsrschol
arr. hes given currency to the snppositinn that agood
scholar could not De devoted lover Bur ii is not
true. Let student have placed his undivided II.
fecticNs upona yonng lady, let i b Biz object %
please bel, and ifhe be youth Of correct feelings r.
needs no stronger incentive 70 sul. He win not
then BE- locking after this or that young lady, and bal
ancing the merits OF dozen different ones between
whom his attensf no are divided. lie win estaemh her
whom he has chosen the paragon of oil thats lovely
and will strive to render himself worthy Of her al
least such was the fActwith me. The theugft Of my
angelic Clarinda stimulated ne toihdusry moro dian
the desire Tor the hcnors Of college, And oieH ilcn
my spirits 6gced, through lAnguor OF in healk. Tie
thought of my adoredone came over me with renovhg
ting power. Whatever honor there was IN being the
valedicioran ofny class. freely diydedit with her
Soon aIter graduating renteFed the office Of asn.
guished baristerin New. York, eated with ,l1e pros
pect Of soon settling in life. But how often do our
prospects prove but the eceil mirdge ofte dSsett
had been there but one week when letter inform
ed me that Clasi6sa was dangeFcusly ill FASTENED
homo and arrived but few minutes before she exp-
red. Onephew !" said he, graspihg my hand with
what feelings did lonR upon ker.strugglina III 'tIe
arms ofdeath Flow did her wan cheek andsunkSh
eye contrast with the lively, loyihg smile villa which
all my former visits had been welcomed! Tt0ok her
hand and called her name. Bnt there WINS no repsy .
and Tip next minute herpure spirit departed TO the
better land What traDspired iorAhe next twenty
four hours rknow only by The account others The
next day f6Mnd myself lyingepon agbed surrounded
by my parents and o,herfiends /" Franklin. said
my father "you are very, Sick 4" O fa.her' or
claimed ]. 'haye 4 dfeamed2 Il she dead HI Tell,
me, ID Il dream Where is Clarindag ~ r'Be calm,
my son." said he, lyon are very sick, but soon You
shall know all \ With returning reason came he
painful recollection Of what had taken place. MY
sister told that had been delirious. She gavcme
go ~ q Fs,Fts79 So, '''a' ''o "'
eAIemey ANXIOUS 70 zee me ere sne oied--tnat ner
.1s. WORDS were' WI nos ny dear Franklin come
ce'o'c dlei sne Requested my sister % say 70 mo
.has sue wished 20 I'VE % Esnder mine q happy llfe'
out that her Msksrdes'gpede 'herwiaes aldsbs knew
fthe Judge o. aWthe esr'h would DO nets sue
trusted We shosld seau meet where there would be
no more sorrow, separation nor deait. u (. ssssa
the following dsy heard the oieiolkne'I' each
nEs