Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-04-08
A STORY FOR LOVERS /,
THE TWIN FLOWERS.

THE TWIN FLOWERS. ra
"WilI YOU buy my flowers ?" said a neat
locking little girl, addressing herself to
young lady in Chestnut street, and holding
out at the same time q small basket contain
ing some roses. They are newly blown and I
fresh buy red rose for your hair, Miss
here's one that will look delightful twined
INV child" said the lady, "there are thorns
among them but I'll take this little flower.
lit looks so lovely and sweet oh, its For
lget- linen ~ Pardon me, Miss" replied
the child, "that flower is engaged" "ToI
whom % "T'o master Charles Leland. -
|" Charles Leland, indeed" said the lody,|
|" well but there's another, what a BEAUTIFUL
pair" "They are twin flowers they are|
both for that gentleman" sid the little girl
I" Oh, fig for him." said the young lady,
but an arch smile played upon her cheek as
she said it, something sparkled in her beau.
7tiful dark eye that told tale her lips refused
to utter, while she ingeniousIy marked botnI
the favurite flowers, and returned them to-
the basket: then choosing little bunch OIL
roses she walked home, leaving the flo wer|
girl to visit the rest of her customers. 5
Love is impatient, and Harriet counted
the tedious minutes as she sat at the window
and listened for the we'll known rap. The
CIOCk SIEUCA 0tsA yCS A@OASuO uNs IIOt
appear; she thought she had been neglected.
of late, but then the flowers, he kEew they
were favorites of hers, and size thought to-
receive them from his han1s, and to hear
him say, Harriet, forget me not, would bel
the sweet atonement for any little offence
past. But once the thought stole over her
bosom, perhaps they are destined for anoth
err! She banished it with sigh, and it had
hardly escaped her, ere Charles Leland en-
tered. She rose to receive him, and he gent
ly took her hand /" Accept," said he, "my|
humble offering and forget me"-HaTriet|
interrupted him as he attempted to place al
single flower in her bosom" where is the|
other" said she, playfully putting back his
hand. Amoment's silence ensued. Charles
appeared embarrassed, and Harriet recol-
lected herself blushed deeply, and turned
off; but the flower was not offered again,
and Charles had only said t'ssi5get me.
This could not Lave been ali he intended,
put mup..l reserve rendered the remainder
OF tne evening cold, formal, insipid and
wien LELAND took his leave, Harriet 1eltI
'1mcre than ever dissatisfied. AS it was mott
Gyet late in the evening she resolved to dissi 4
4pate the melancholy that this little inter-
view, in spite of all her efforts to laugh lit,
left on her mind. by spending a few mo-.
aASnto Ut O uCbSuUOA WuOoS INV N~~6sA-
tiers were her most intimate companions.
The youngest of these ladies was gay
S'nd interesting girl, and first to meet and
WELCOME her friend, but as she held out her
hand, Harriet discovered a little flower in 1t ;
Il was " Forget-me-not;" she examined il ;
II was Leland's the mark she had made
upon it when she took it from the basket OF
the flower girl was there. This was at the
f1oment an unfortunate discovery. She had
heard that Charles frequently visited this
family, and that he really paid attention to
Jane but she had never before believed it.
and now she shuddered at the idea of admit
ting that for once rumor told the truth
!. Where did you get that pretty flower,
Jane 90 said she. ooh, a beau to be sure, I
said Jane, archly; don't you see-Forgct.
me-not," as she took back the flower.
SHOULD not like 20 tell whore. got il til
wear it inmy bosom though come sing"
I'll dearly love that pretty flower. sir g.
For his own sake who bade me kept, m y
III wear it in my bosom's-- t1A+ II
"Hush Jane" said Harriet, interruptine
her. nv head aches and your singing dis.
tracts me-" "Ah, it's your hearf,"' said
lJane, cor you would not look so DULL
/" We'll, if it is my heart" said Harriet, as
she turned to conceal her tears, (" it does not
become friend to trif1e with it." She in.
|tended to convey a double meaning to this
reply but il was not taken, and as soon as|
possible she returned home. -.
A sleepless night followed, and the moreI
she thought about it the more she felt.
She he'd engaged her hand to Leland six
months. the time appointed for the union wasI
.s..proaching fast and he acted thus! eff
he wants to be freed from the engagement"
,aid she to herself =" will give him no trou +
Die 30, and she sat down and wrote, request
ng him to discontinue his visits. She wept
,ver it in a flood Of tears but she was reso
ute, until she had despatched the note to his
esidence. Then she repented of it. and
hen again reasoned herself into the belief
hat she had acted right. She waited for
he result ; not without many anxiously cher
shed hopes that he would call for an expla-
,atiori. But she only learned that the note
vas delivered into his hands and about u
month afterwards he sailed for England. -
This was an end to the matter. Charles
vent into business at Liverpool, but never.
married, and Harriet remained single, devo-
ing her life 10 the care of her aged mother.
and ministering to the wants OF the poor and!
The distressed around her. r. 5s'fis az bng
About forty years after Leland left Phila-
delphia. Harriet rs:d a visit to New York, /
and dia..1ag in large company one day. AMI
0ld gentleman who it seems was bachelor
being called upon to defend the fraternity toI
which he belonged from tho eepereinns of!
some of the younger and more fortunate part
of the company, told story about Phiiailel-
|phia. and courtship and engagement, which,
|he alleged was broken off BY his capriciousl
mistress for no other reason than his offering|
her a sweet new blown Forget-me.nof, six|
weeks before she was to have been his wife |
II But was there no other cause" asked Har.
|riet, who sat nearly Opposite TO tho stranger.
and eyed him with intense curiosity. "None.