Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-10-21
MISS BEFORE TEENS

AHueeO, wa, cannot auOrd to do aDV
sncn thing as go to bed SO soon,' replied
the young lady, I'm entirely too old to be
spoken to in such childish language, and
Mr.. Kingston is 10 be here ut half past
eight-there's his card in the rack, now
Mrs. Henderson was dumb in astonisIl-,
nent for few moments after her woman-
ish daughter had done speaking, & prompt-
ed by curiosity, sine examined the card
rack, and sure enough, the compliments of
Mr.. George Kingston were there in old
EngliShiettcFs ona beautiful embossed card.
Mr.. George Kingston had just turned his
thirteenth year, I've wore a stock and -four
ished a silver headed cane. Mrs. fIender-
son amused herself short time with the
little emblem of The chiTdren's precocity,
when replacing it in the rack and seating
herself near Miss Helen, she resumed the
conversation, by saying4--and so George
Kingston is To be here at half past g., is he7
yes, ma. when Ire sent bis card up this
morning, the message accompanying it was
that he would be here at'lhat hour
Yes for what purpose = ..t .5
. Why ma, TO talk about every thing like
other people do 49,.
What sort Of every thngT
Why the Balls, and the Theatre, Han
nington's Dioram,as, and the Ravels, and
Poh, child, hush, and hustle off to bed,
you are "a pretty mink to talk of entertain
ing beau, with dolls and nonsense, come
OF with you.' s,. -... ......
Mink, n'a, what do you mean by that
DO y"O remember that I've been to board
ing school?' ."+.
Yes child remember that you've been
to boarding school, ana | remember tina,
you've been to dancing school, and there's
where you NEE; with Mr.. George Kingston
| suppose -it u II -.... III.
Yes, ana, you know k,,ere's always few
moments leisure betsseen the setss, and
then the ladies and gentlemen promenade
aud talk about the weather, and a thousand
pretty things - ... ..... ~. '....
And what sort Of pretty thingssd you
and George Kingston talk abont?' il
George Kingston Ma, it's Mr.. King
s'on, he's as much RICH, to be called Mr..
as ANY body. He ratsaned Henry Cuth-
bert for sighting me in the waltz, aud
don't like 10 hear him spoken Of disrcspect
fluffy .& ..'. -..,' '., ~
Highly hghiy, Miss Henderson !! and so
suppose we may expect D courtship soOnT
COurtsl,ip, indeed we are not SO fool
ish as TO waste time in courtship I can tell
you madam-and il you must know it, we
have been engaged these two n,snths =
'Fl'is was secret worth Knowing, und
Mrs. Henderson as soon as she received
the information, prompted by curiosity de.
termined To- await the arrival Of Mr.. George
Kingston TO see how these youthful lovers
would demean themselves in her presence.
In due time the little hero was announced,
and after few handsome aOurishes Of his
silver topped cane, he seated himself and
began To play the man.
How did you like the manner in which
Miss Fusiian behaved the other evening,
Miss Helen = asked the infant woer.
al the ball-O horrible, she's the II ost
i'll behaved young lady in the world, aud
she's to be married in four weeks ; did you
know it, Mr.. Kingstonr
Il heard itn the theatre last night-you
should have been there Miss Helen-Ihe
play was excellent, and Miss ST. Eustace
tainted. You canno, conceive how inter-
csiing she looked
'Fainted1 o my gracious What made
her faint, Mr.. kingston?'
sShc was SO affected at Virginia's being
stabbed by lIer father, Miss Helen
well, ] don't wonder at it, any thing at
the Theatre looks so natural, and she's
chicken hearted creature. Did you ever
see one SO frightened as she was at the
Dioramn =
'She was much frightened, Miss Helen
and tore some Of the buttons oil Mr..
Wise's coat in cinglng to him for support.
She's TO be married TO Mr.. Wise in the
spring. ..s~,t q.
ITO be married in the spring, and so
young, Mr.. Kingston Why ma says ]
slant these four years. H" 49," .b
'SIls's fortune, they say, Miss Helen,
and Henry Howell'S mother says lie must
strike while the iron's hot .,.,
THE young lady was couried years ago.
Mr.. Kingston, and her first lover died.
she's been melancholy ever since, and some
say she's in decline, wonder if il is true1
Il don't know, indeed-hut the Ravels,
the Ravels, Miss Helen, alfey're going next
week, aud we must see sliem before they
leave US, when can you gor ........
'Lcant tell, exactly, Mr.. Kingston, may
be NJ .nday night, Ill ask ma. and may be
she'll GO with 0s--It will be SO 6ne to have
ma 60 with us. Will yoU 60, mar
What are you talking aSout. child z
asked the mother. lifting her eyes from a
book she was pretending to read. though
SHE had been listener to all that had been
said, and trial ii was 10 her to preserve
her gravity, during the very animated aud
interesting discussion. 100
.Whv. said Mr.. George Kingston, Iii,aVc