Litchfield enquirer., 1839-02-14


wretched EudoNia. ON discovering the treach.
cry. of her lover, has fallen into state of
complete abandonment, and is believed TO
have entirely LOST her senses. MuStapha has
taken her INFO his palace, and ordered that
every care her dep!orable condition reqaf4es
shall be lavished on her."
Extract .frem the 6iegr0phy If a Bachelor.
-- = = An interval nf zen years sue
ceeded and found ne somewhat noted for
ms success in the practice of law, and one
afternoon, thus S"liI"quiziig 'All things
earthly bespeak union, and with"nt unioN,
there would soon be an end "f all things
Leave father aud nh,cr and ci"ave unto
wife, was the Gdict uf high heaven; aud il
has been stamped in letters more dnrahIe
Than gold upon the doings thereof. The
vine embraces the oak-iheir leaves wl,iS-
per ,oeelher-the breezes plxR with the
tresscs of the nleadOw-ihe slip dances
with the waves-ihe sunbeams clasp the
earih-the moonbcams kiss the seattle
delightful rose is engaged to the brer-the
fountains court the rivers-the rivers min
gle with the lakes-,he armament has
sparks-the sun goes TO bed with the ocsan,
and yet man fears to marry his own !orm
and image. Oh, marriage How numer-
Gus thy solicitations! How impressive Thy
arguments! And yet we fear lids SO
lasting. The thought We fy from, the
reality we quail beneath. Al times, we
deem 1t scorpions nest aud an adder's
den again the most desirable nf earthly
boons.' And often afterwards would a.
wake from s"rt Of trance, aud lnd that ]
had been indulging in similar strains.
Some how or other, imbibed the idea
that must be married. How, when, where,
and TO whom, [ knew not. But so il was.
In my ordinary intercourse with society, l
met with many ladies. but was charmed
with no one in particular. All seemed we'll
enough: all would make good wives, and
some say one Of them was TO have; at
least, could not help thinking SO. And
no matter which, If she only loved me aud
her. And this is the grea. secret in mat
Erimonial affairs, 10 love and 10 be lnved, ac-
tive and passive. And half of which ! be-
gan to think already enjoyed. For there
was lady who either loved me desperate
ly or 'hought was exceedingly handsome
land ladies are certainly very apt to love
handsome men. So, ten chances to ons,
Das loceG Whenever | danced, some
mysterious circumstance would either make
her my partner, or so place her that must
dance part of the time with her. When
ever ! attended lady home from social
party, nine times out Of ten she was the one.
And In the pleasant weather. seldom went
to my meals without overtaking her, unless
I went an nnusuatroute. All this might be-
accidental, and I dare say it was. But
these little accidents made me acquainted
with fine young lady. and whether she
loved me or not, began to have y very
good opinion ofher. And this opinion i.i-
creased daily. In addition to unrivaIled
personal beauty, she had fortune Of S2O,-
e0o. My attachment, at length, became
unusually warm, and was fof making her
an offer. A coquetie ! could not fancy her.
Her intimacy with me was 50 unsolicited,
so unexpected, and for long time so un-
rcciprocatcd, that il must have been real
ai1ection. Hence felt but little irepida-
ton or reservcdness 10 the matter. Con-
fideni Of favourable answer, visited her,
one evening, for, the purpose Of propound-
ing The all important question. As usual
she took The lead in conversation aud COM
plimenied me upon my personal appear
ance and rank at the bar. How, says she,
can a man in your station and Of your bu-
siness live withoura wife?' What chance
improved II. ''You speak Of marriage,
my dear ------ !, subject ] was about
broaching. Trow, forweal or woe, solici,
your hand that we may embark along Tie
tide Of life together as man and wife,
Sir, you overcome me- said she, and inn
mediately retired. And the next sound
that greeted my ears, was that Of her shrAl
voice enchanting, apparently at the foot Of
fight Of stairs Martha, Martha, how
many offers do you say you have bad Z
why, there's the Doctor, the Portrait
Painter, the Academy Teacher, Mr.. Ste.
ycn's clerk, and the SUpercargo. Yes,
and there's Mr.. Marcy, the young mercI,an,
who dicd-I always believed that he ncani
to have married me. Six in ALL ''a
so have T. roy % 9lt
you haven't, have youl' IT, ~. - ~. II.
Yes, and If you don't believe il, come
down to the parlor and see my lawyer be-
fore j despatch him! / have beat MI the
girls Of my age yet for getting beaux.'
This was tearing up the human passions
blythe roots. was to be dcspatcbed-ha
No not 1 saved her the tronble-took
my hat and ron. And luckily there were
no falls Of wafer near, or I might have fol-
lowed the example Of the ever memorable
Sam Patch. -..el a.Hsfl y ,a.a r.. -...
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