Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-05-20
A LOVE CONFIDENCE.
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| sake OF concealment, shall so Designate
had never seen him before, nor were we
upon that occasion introduced to each 9TH
er; vt this ceremony he soon rendered
needless by introducing himself.
Il beg ten thousand pardons, sir; if l am
not greatly mistaken, your name is Fidkins.'
take the same privilege of concealment,
under an assumed name, as have allowed
! to my new friend.
'Fidkins is my namc.'
Il beg ten thousand pardons again sir;
but II am not greatly mistaken, you have
lately published a novel called 'The Schem-
ing Lover (My novel, like my friend
and myself, travels incog.)
Il have, SIR
'Why, then, sir, upon my honor and con-
science, that is mighty pretty thing to be
able to say
He smiled, bowed, and withdrew, and !,
as in duty bound, was much amused at the
oddly of the proceeding. Late in the eve
y favored him with formal intro
duction to me.
On the following morning, at an hour
much earlier than is usual for paying visits
of ceremony, my servant brought in Mr..
| O'Sullivan's card, with Mr.. O'Sullivan's
earnest request that would grant him a
quarter of an hours interview. The rule
being granted, as n lawyer would say, the
gentleman entered, and having exhausted
no inconsiderable portion of his time in
preparatory 'hems' and 'haws,' he thus be-
gan:
Il beg ten thousand pardons, sir; 7 am
the most unfortunate of existing creatures,
and am come to beg your kind assistance.
have the misfortune, sir, to be most mise
rably I'M
Debit | expected he would have added,
and accordingly made the most amiable
preparations for expressing 'my regret at
my utter inability &C.; but he continued
- Love-
1t is astonishing with what celebrity the
sluices of our sympathy are opened, and how
copiOuS is the stream, when it is not required
to flow Bankward. Sir said /, Il should be
happy to be servieeable to you in any man.
ner in the world but really it seems to me
that in a ease Of this nature ,.
Pardon me, sir, but that is the very thing;
you are the very person of oil others to assist
me. As said, sir, an' most awfully in
love; but anlHckily, sir. IL am bashful.'
'And so, sir, you come to borrow little OF
by the compliment
Don't misunderstood me, siry pray don't.
No, sir ; the ease is this your book is full
Of love schemes, (and, upon my honor and
conscience, very clever they are y but il SO
happens that there is not one among them
that suits my particular CASE
AS consider character always worth hu-
moring, l resolved to humor this.
| well, MIR. O'Sullivan, have the kindness
to state your casey and If l can serve you,
will ..
why, then, sir, in the first place, the lady
is u widow; she is thirty five. or Whereabouts;
no great disparity between Us, as am thirty
two.'
is the lady handsome!
'Why-that's mere matter oftustc, but
why yes, in my eyes She think she is hand
some. But now for the difficulty she has
eight hundred year of her own
"A difficulty. perhaps, but surely no objec-
ton, Mr.. OSullivan.'
why, yes, and it is. If propose 10 her.
people will say it is for the dirty lucre, when,
II you could read my heart MIR. Fidkins,
you'd see that-besides have not exactly
eight hundred year of my own-in Ireland
setting aside for the last three years the
rent won't come in-so as for her money, you
see-but, 10 make an end, sir, am cruelty in
love with her, and if she won't marry me,
I'll die
But it seems you have not yet proposed to
the lady. Now it strikes me that as pre-
liminary step, you should do SO; at least you
should sound her affections, for should they
be engaged in another quarter
Don't talk Of that, sir; the very thought of
that drives me mad. But Ell follow your
advice; I'll see her today, and should she
refuse me, let nobody think I'll live any Ion
GER
On the following day he came TO me
again; the upshot OF his interview with the
lady had been fiat refusal. Upon many
subsequent occasions he repeated his ad-
dress, invariably with a similar effect; and
upon each occasion received the honor OF
his confidence, together with the alarming
assurance that at length his heart was bro
ken, and that for him the sun had risen for
the last time.
Il was in vain that l demonstrated with
him on the folly of indulging hopeless pas
sion, and that endeaV0red TO persuade him
TO try, BY change of scene, to forget the
cruel one, 10 quit Paris, and go to Rome, or
Nova Scotia. or TO carry out a stock Of pigs,
paupers. and poultry, and colombo some
newly discovered land. His parting phrase
was siill-''Tis all of no use she won't
marry me: I'm the most miserable of earth's
creatures, and row I'll die
Business suddenly called me 10 England
: II had neither seen, nor heard of and had
almost forgotten "the most miserable of
earth's creatures" when. one day, about
two years and half afterwards, as was go
ing along Pail Mall, met him. He came
up TO me, and shaking me violently by both
hands, exclaimed-'M My dear sir, my dear
friend-nt last see you again. This is the
hnppicst moment have enjoyed for many a
day! You remember that unhappy attach
ment Of mine! was the most miserable
man alive ihen-l'm n million times more