Litchfield enquirer., 1846-12-31
From CO1ry'I L0dy's BOOh. J"r JanWOry.
 MANAGING BLUE.
BY T $ ARTHUR.

Nor long since there arrived in a ceriaiI western village, young lady From nea lSOSiOn. who, not having been thrown in tn, way of better employment, had spent nearly all of her time for years in reading. Cir CumStanCeS had brought her into society O intelligent classes of persons, and the con. versatiOnS of these gave her mind the habi uf thinking on subjects of more than ordin- aty interest. and iuIuced her to read work, ofa philosophical CEaIac'er. Kant.Callyle Dc2erando, Goethe. Schiller, became hel favurite authors, and she read them until she had quotations enough on her tongue end to frighlem away half the men who ap- proached her
 Miss rhehe Gray (thal was the lcdy's name) was considered even at home deci- ded biue. She hal early in life. SO she said, been disappointed in love. ani from ,ha; time had felt nn more of the tender passion. Nhy she removed to the West was never ciuus as to hint that marriaseahle young men were more plenty in that region. But this must make hold to question, although some who knew her better seriously averred that she had no other motive for going West.
 Be that as it may, the advent of Miss Gray into Floraville created a good deal of sensation. The young men were at first very attentive to her, and warm in praise of her beauty and intelligence. while the ladies looked at her askance aud could not be in duced to say any thing in her favor.
 'She talks like book said young man sa fr;onI sn lxS 0f Mics Eray short time after her arrival
 'Or rather like ten books replied the frieud. 'She uses me right up 10 Ith.ng in no time with her Kant and Carlisle, and what does she call it-Gurr
 Yes, that's ii?'
 sAnd the mischief knows what all. The fac, of the case is. l can't stand her.
 Nor either. She makes me feel as a seed po,a,oe.'
 Do you thinks he knows what good man. nerS ar. ?
 Il don't knew. Why?'
 s,ne made me feel a> cheap as dirt last night. Before the -'hOle company she said -. You've read Degerando. of course Y and then coolly waited fot me to confess my ignorance.'
 bid you do it?'
 sIhai never heald of Deserando. What could say?'
 You could have prctended to be very familiar with him.
 'Humph land hem made to expose m ignor ance still farther, for she would have asked in the next breath if l remembered this or tha, passage. Has she ever served you So!'
 Mot yet
 Look out, then. Pvc seen her corner two or three, and worry their lives half out of them'
 sPeIhaps they were particularly green p
 Not more SD than you or l. One was young Purdy, the lawyer: who knows deal about books. She exposed him cruelty. He was terribly mortified. He tried his best to appear to know all about the authors whose names aud books she introduced, but she understood that i, waS all shan, and stripped him in less than no ,ime'
 This is tu, a specimen of the converse ton that soon became current among the young men of F!oraviIle, by whom Miss Phebe Gray soon came to be held in fear. There were three young physicians and as many young lawyers in the village, besides a srore of young men who were clerks or s,orc-keepers. In his profession or calling, each of these had enongh 10 think and study about, and of course had litle OF no leisure for reading tran ceDdental philosophy. In law, the lawyers were thoroughly read, ana the doctors in medicine and the store keepers and clerks were reasonably well veISed m the principles of trade, and fellow cd diligently the calling 10 which they had devoted ,hem>elves. But for Kaniean phi. losOphy and Carly yleismS they had no taste and always looked little blank when they were introduced, as they invariably were by Miss Gray, who secretly enjoyed the annoy ance she OccaSioned
 The effect upO, the mind of Miss Gray was as migh, lr- supposed. Le: re she can tu FinGaville. she had a very good opinion of herself; this good opinion, since her res idence there of few mouths, had increased very considerably. SEe felt m rSelf superior 10 inc common mass round her. ln fact she looked down upon the very eI'fe oi Flo raville.
 No matter how ski;lfully the doctor man aged difficult and dangerous illness-nt matter how profoundly veIsed in legal sci encc the lawyer might be-no ma,ter' IT fact, how es,imable in character and usefu in his social sphere the individual wht came in contact with Miss Gray. he wal an object of contemp: if no, as thoroughly versed as herself in all the lore Of moder' authorship. ;.
 Like all those whose self estimation Il based npon attachments not used for ih' public good, Miss Gray considered hersel of fen times the consequence that really aP perlained to her.
 A,oong the dwellers in Floraville was young physician ofquiet habits and retiring manners, named Philips He was am0i ,iou. of professional distinction, and there fore a hard student For literary and mis cellapeous reading he had neither time no taste. He vent into company only ocra sionally, and then kep. aloof from the gave circles. His reputation was that Of a mat of intelligence and a close thinker. "ios of the young ladies held him in kind 0 | awe
 Some months from the time Miss Ora arrived in Floraville elapsed before she oo ,aiued an inirUduciiOa to Doctor Philips Freuuent aliuSions tO him were made iR he reseuce, all tending to give her an ide'