Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-03-07
From cran''s Sketches IN Engtand.
+ i'is A R0stNNTlC STORY,

From GTaRFs Ske1ches IN ENgland. s.'
'ar..e'igD a WostSNTIC STORY.
=. lie, me ...w glance at ease "f a ir"-
~ 1.ssa,aItiit. nature. { "Ee which, had the
details If il appeat.d ia a work .'f lictias',
w"ul'I al "Rep be- lran"Unred as an out
rnsc IN ilstrol'ahitisy.4 3 f,rbear ." rM"n-
ii"u l.rn,.s, l.icaus* lle principal par,v, MS
far nS'l aa, aware, is sitll "IiSe. elf this
AM ct.r,aiin, tia, .Aaiy t'f her neari.*, rclas
ii"ns---t'" refer In ~ panns latsy---trt n"l
Only still alive, iI0. nrrnpviUg u pranGiUt'm,
place ia the public rye, 'ElP lady, in-
deed. ." whssns Z refer, hgloRgs, Ho,a Rnl,le
family: She. is the niece dt a pct-r at the
realm. She n"t Gully received n 6rsi rate
sdnta,i"s, bnt was hFOueiN az, in every s,-
spect as hrcame n member IL the ariStne
tacy.. She had, however,, n' fortune, br,
was e"tirely dependent an her rstati''ls----
her father and nsn,ler beius drad---ttr The
statiuH she occupied ia society. She was
no. Distinguished for her personal charn,s,
but SHE possessed great mpliS,m~uts
and agreeable manners. She was always
remarkable, even in her more Juvenile days,
for certain wavwardmess and caprice, oi
disposition, which 40 ad,honisioR ar d;sci.
pine could cor. eci. Some wears ago, just
as her thirtieih summer had passed over
her head, accident introduced her to y gem
lleman possessed of the princety f"riune
Of $3.50, 900. He had just arrived in
England from abroad and snly intended ~
make u temporary stay IN .Englspds----
He was at once struck with what apprars.d
to him the young lady's charms, and being
obliged to qnil the country sO"n, had u"
time to- GO through the formsli.iss III
protracted coOrtship. accordingly EN-
braccd the earliest opportunity which pre-
seH'esl itself Of intimaiing to the relation,
in whose house the lady resided, and who
was, in point of fact, though not in law,
her guardian, the favorable impression she
had made an him, accompanying The i,.-
tina,ion with hint which could not be
misunderstood, that If the proposition
were likely 10 meet with her own and re.
la,ion's concurrence, he should lose nO time,
in fornally. proposing 10 her. His hopes
of receiving her hand were encouraged by
her relatives, and he was invited ID lnee.
her again On an early day ~ the house in
which SHE resided. 9ilt q h.eifite,Hf2f y 70,
In The interim, what lind passed between
them and the opoIent "sr'rantaaf,"r hoe Mt
'rc''ons and her hand. was duty coTn .
gated "a. her. The circumstance oi beng
united TO a gentleman II SO large fortune.
and thus having il in her power 10, make
so spleWdid an appcaranceiN society rs ihs
mistress 90 house, was duly impressed
an her. The lady appeared Ms Il che wsrs
fully convinced &C the advantages Of tl,c
"n,on, without any one ,po'nuns 'hems "o'
So her, or exPa.ia,ing on 'hrm. She, :"
short, LETT her relative n0 reason 70 douDt
that she was as ready I" accept the Propo'
sails OF her lover. az ne was 70 make t''e men,
They were delighted At the 'honghs.; NOT
only from friendship to her, bn. because ~
would be relieving themselves ~ a burden.
The time for the appoinied meeting arr'-
we'd. and the parties were leit togetner.--
The gentleman proposed me lady b'ush-
ed, and was silent. Silence a. s,'sh' i''s'-
man viewed ain This lig'M bu. 10 make
assurance donbly SIRE, pressed f"r sa'''
more uHeguivoraI afiira'atiye answer a Ne
lady bIushed yet more deeply. HsFfepsat-
ed MS request: and the lazy, as pos'''ve
proof that she acceded 20 IT. copr''cons'y ex'
tended 10 him her hand. Lie was happy
so. 10 all appearance, putting, 'os.i "f view
the tret'iOr OF the moment, was she. she
day for the celebration ~ their n"pi'ats ar
rived and "thc msics" became we SUB
ject Of conversation anong all the 'lady's
acquaintance. Many ~ h@lfess Of noble
birth epyied the good fortune OF me Per-
tioaless Miss ,-------. "a, They wished 'hep-
selves in her place. This. preparations ter
the marriage ceremony were made on u
scale Of the utmost sp!end"ur. a tha"d-
some SUM was placed IN the iady's nand"
ny her !"yer, :" provide herself WIN inc