Litchfield enquirer., 1842-03-03

rome, in her neat close fitting calico, neve
looked SO little like lady as some fair one
: we have seen in curl pal ers and mornin.
gowns, before they are made up for comma.
ny; aud moreover, much that seems more
laoorlouS would be over with and out q
sight, long before they are in the habit OF
> having their eyes open in tire morning.
Many days they would behold our heroine
IN possession of leisure to draw ,pain, write
sew, or work muslin, quite equal TO thei,
own. They would see that by ingenuity
a"d that quick observation in which pretty
women are seldom lacking, she could FASH
ION her attire so as not to be far from the
rules Ut good usage; and, that though her
knowledge was limited, her mind was
active and full of thought, and as ready to
Hash at the entrance of knowledge, as a d.
amond at The entrance Of light.
You are not to suppose that lady of
such accomplishments, natural and acquir-
ca, tady of rank and station, oreover,
passed to her seventeenth year unwooed.
80 tar from it, there was scarcely per-
sonable article in the way Of a beau, who
had not first or last tried hand in this mat
ter. There were two or three 6iIapidated
Old bachelors, one disconsolate and mourn
ing widower, half dozen school masters
one doctor and one lawyer, already num-
bered among the killed and wounded, and
still Miss Mary carried her head with that
civil. modest, what do caro- for YOU air,
that indicated that her heart remained
and all the wonder was, whom would she
marry?
1t came TO pass one bright summer a(ier-
noon, that as two young gentlemen, stran-
gers in the village, were riding by the house
of Jonathan Parsons, the sudden explosion
ola gun caused the horse of one of them to
start, aud throw his rider, who, falling a.
gainst post in front of the door, was very
seriously injured. The consequence of ali
this was that the two very good looking gen.
tlemen were detained at the little house for
some two or three weeks. They were
from Canada, and had come down into N.
Hampshire on shooting, hunting, and ex-
ploring expedition. Tho younger of them
was the young earl Of Bcresford, and the
gentleman with him Mr.. Vincent, ibis tray-
elIing companion, to whom happened the
unlucky accident. He was so seriously
hurt as to be confined, entirely to lis bed,
and my young lord being thus suddenly
thrown out Of business, and into dismally
calm, roomy, uninteresting old house, with
no amusement but TO attend a sick friend,
and no reading but SCOTS Family Bible
and the Almanac, thought himself in very
deplorable circumstances, un.ithe caught u
glimpse Of the elegant form and face Of
Mary, which suddenly reused his apathy.
lounging on damask sofas, ard smelling
cologue water, a pretty girl is very much
matter Of course, unless her beauty be OF a
rare character. But where there are no
curtains, no pictures; no carpets and moth
ing more luxurious than very high back.
ed, perpendicular rocking chair. pretty
girl becomes an angel forthwith, and such
was the case at present.
The young earl really thought, all things
considered, that he would do our fair Yam
kee Girl the honor to institute u Irritation
will, her-so at least said his manner, when
he made his first advances. He was re-
pulsed, however, with cool and determine
ed Indifference, quite unaccountable to him.
We could have told the young gentleman
tho reason. Ii was no, that Mary had not
d womaU's love Of admiration. when HON
es,ly and sincerely offered. but there was
a something in the ealinntry of Beresford,
altogether 100 taking for gentlencss or ami
able condescension. Aud there was
something indefinite even in his politencss,
| that told her he looked down on her pa
rents as being Of a vastly inferior order to
his Own-aud the thought reused all the
woman's pride within her. No princess
of the blood could have been more safely
seIi.possessed and politely determined TO
keep one at a distance, Than our village
beauty
Tile Earl Of Beresford was mere man
Of fashion, with no more than barely
comfortable degree Of reflection and feel
ing. Entirely incapable Of estimating the
worth Of Mary's character, and valiing her
merely by the rules of conventional life, he
was still struck by the quiet determination
Of her manner, into something like respect.
Our gentleman, however, had been accus-
toned to. have his own way. and as is usu-
al with such persons, the thing he could
not attain, assumed in his eyes u sovereign
value. Ne moreover, piqued himself par
ticu.srly ON his success with women. and
was not disposed to yield laurels in an OBJ
scure country village. Consequently, the
more eagerly he advanced, the less she
seemed Disposed 80 value his attentions,
the more Obsequious he became, ill al
length nsy Young lord grew SO excited. that
he determined ON the RagnaniinOus sxPe.
diem. Of declaring MS name and rank, and
making love 10 regular form, rather than
lose the game.