Litchfield enquirer., 1842-03-03
Vincent, do be serions.'

| SS'I""S! nave not Oeen QOleiuIiy Sc.
r'ous, since came hend first INTO this phi.
l"s"phical retreat? However, viii, pro.
ceed to particulars, for any news is better
than no news
Well, then, Vincent, am determined
to marry this lovely little hostess of ours.'
Not old Miss Parsons, | presume, said
Vincent, laughing, there would he little
ecIat in clipping with her.
| Seresf"rd grew angry, but rs Vineen,
continued To laugh, was at hast obliged 10
JOIN, though with poor grace.
Now, Vincent he resumed, you NAV
spare both your wit and your wisdom. for
my determination is unalteraale--vou
Know Of course, | mean the lovely Marv.'
Pshaw! said Vincent, growing serious
IN his turn, 'now, Beresford, is not this
just like you? Because you are here in
stupid place, and in want of amusement.
must you set yourself to ruin the peace OF
an honest. artless country girl? it is too bad.
I'm ashamed Of YOU
Ashamed too bad what do you mean?
Did not tell you that I am going to mar
~ herr
And do not know you will do no such
thing E. replied Vincent-'did you ever sec
handsome woman, Of honorable princi-
pies, that you have six weeks vow Of
marrying T.
But, Vincent
But, Bercsford,' interrupted Vincent.
do you not know we'll enough, tina. your
vows and promises will wear only till YOU
get back to Quebec, and after The frs, ball
then comes tho old story-unavertable al
'eration-cruel necessity must prevent, and
$" torlh-and so the poor girl who has
been the dupe of your good looks and fair
speeches. is forgotten. Now, Bercsford,
you know all this as we'll as ! do
But, Vincent. you do not understand
the case.'
So you have told me regularly in eve-
ry Irritation since you have been in the
co"nsry-come now, Will, for once be adj
v'sed, aud let the affair alone. Besides,
think Of the absurdity Of the thing-in,ro-
ducing wife whom, you have picked up,
like partridge, on shooting tour--nobo.
dy knows when or where
oh, as TO that replied Beresford, Il
can take her to Quebec, and put her into
convent, TO acquire accomplishing nts.-
She has an air aud manner worthy of a |
countess, now-and then one can make up
some little romance as to her paremlaee- |
at any rate marriage is the only term on |
which she can be gained, So marry her ! |
will
And have you gained her consent, and |
her parents to this wise scheme T.
Her consent! said Beresford---' Of
course she'll c~"s9"s .L---L 80 49,.
'And pray, how do you know that =
How do l know why shall tell her
who ant; and plead the cause officially,
you see, and with all1the Difference to the
elite of this region, such offers do not oc-
cur every day, she must see this Of course
'WsIl,' replied Vincent, have seen
little Of her, 10 be sure, but from the So
briefly Of mind and good sense that seem TO
characterize The family, have some hopes
that you will not succeed
That's past praying for, fear said
Beresford, il may Judge from certain lit
tie indications, and SO forth'-and Bercs-
ford turned ON his heel and whisled him
self out of the room, with very con,entcd
aud assured appearance.
His confident expectations had arisen
simply from the fact that our heroine, from
the Joint influence Of acquaintanceship and
natural good humor, had grown Of late,
much more approachable, besides which,
for few days past, "a more mai ked change
Of character had supervended.' Mary had
become absent, occasionally melancholy,
and more than usually excileabIe-her col
or was varying, her eye was restless. and
lhcre was nervous tenor Of manner, en-
trely different from any thing she had ever
before exhibited. The truth was, that she
was wholly engrossed by certain li..le per-
pIexities and sorrows Of the kind, he form
ed for himself very natural and salIsfac-
tory theory, as to the cuuse Of her altered
| manner.
Accordingly. at the close Of still after
noon, when Mary's mother and sisters
we're absent. Beresford stole suddenly on
her, as she was sitting by an open window
curtained by green vines. He commenced
his enterprise by series Of complimentary
remarks, in jus. that assured comfortable
way that is expi essly vexatious TO an mex
perienced and sensitive woman--a manner
that seems to say, understand all about
you, and can manage youto admiration.
Mary fels annoyed, yet conscious OF her
own inability to meet. on his own ground,
the praclised and ready man Of the world,
who addressed her.
mr.. Beresford, she said at length, az
ter some silence, presume tina: all this Is
very & No 10 It's way, but beg you will not
waste il upon me. ] really have NOT the
cultivaiiOH to appreciate II.
Beresford protested tina. he was entirely