Litchfield enquirer., 1842-03-03

Our warm hear e ana trusting MARY Ie
had become acqs tinted with her while stay
ing at her father s and she entered warm
" into all his plans, and encouraged his
scheme with all girls confident and un-
doubling enthusiasm. They had never,
until the evening interview related, settled
on any definite expectations for the future,
for both knew that it was not subject to
be mentioned to Jonathan Parsons, who
would set it down as clear indication OF
lunacy on the part Of Mary, and something
worse on the part of the gentleman.
We will not tell Of the year long efforts
that had been made by our hero. up to the
date Of his last interviewed the ragged |
Latin Grammar studied by fre-light at his
mothers hearth-the Euclid pored over
during the long hours Of the night, while
he was tending a sawmill for neighbor-
ing farmer. Suffice it to say, that alone
and unassisted, he had now conquered the
preparatory studies necessary to ut him tor
college, and had earned beside small
stock of money. This, his little all, he
laid out in pcdlar's box and the necessa-
ry outfit for it, and after bidding adieu to
Mary, and promising his mother to send
her part of his earnings, he left his native
village with the determination never to re.
turn till he had finished the destiny ne had
appointed for himself.
Six years from this time, Mary was
beautiful woman Of three. and-twen,y, and
not only beautiful but accomplished; for
her own efforts had procured for her ad-
vantages Of culture superior to what 1t IS
the lot of many to attain. George return.
ed to his native village, newly admitted
lawyer, with the offer Of partnership in a
very extensive business in Boston. vi
course every body altered their minds
about him directly. His old mother laugh.
ed and almost blushed when compIimented
on her son, and said that some how, George
always did seem to have it in him. and his
peighbors one and all remembered how
they had all prophesied that George would
be a remarkable man. AS to Jonathan
Parsons, he shook hands with him in extra
style, invited hiaa to drop in and see him
any time, and even inquired his opinion
ppon one or two measures Of Congress
about which he professed he had not yet
made up his mind and Mary---ah
well! Mr.. George and Miss Mary had
deal Of business by themselves in the little
front room, from which came in time as
gay wedding as ever made aN old house
ring with merriment; and tlren tlTey took
house in Boston, Sad Mr.. George Evarts
began to make figure I'm the newspapers,
as leading young man in the political
world, which made Jonathan Parsons a
more jealous reader Of them than ever
for. as he often took occasion to remark,
he felt he had some hand in forming that
young mans mind.
Many years after this the Earl Of Beres-
ford and our heroine again met at court
drawing room ia his own land, and to her,
as the wife of tho American Minister, his
Lordship was formally presented. He was
now a regularly married man, somewhat
equity, and exceedingly fas,idious in the
matter Of women, ~ his long experience
plicity Of Mary's manners, and with beau
~ which, though altered in style, time had
done little to efface, nor did he know, till
the evening was over, that no had been in
close attendance on tho village beauty of
New Hampshire and the wife Of Yankee
Pedlar.
From The N. Y. Jour. Of Commsroe.
Later from the Practically the brig Mary
land from the Sandwich Islands to Mazatian,
we have advices from the former place to
Nov. A, brought here per Ann Louisa from
Vera Cruz.
LOSS OF THE PEACOCK.
BY the arrival Of q whale ship at Lahaiha
from st. Francisco, where the Vincennes
then was, (Sept. 2O) we learn more partic.