Litchfield enquirer., 1850-03-07

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 .Eo other nls1e 1er E lense me.
 ssf vouId .n;rs ypy fzpS Ecliye earl: a.srI; ;so,'li | Se purpit Mcrld please gcu.
 Fauhr tEas Silent. hut not altogether nsI1n ssTht 1fnse.@ = contihted he in al aeFness S6iee. { Has the sight ot Lady F6l.nT CromMeli." !" A
 aFannv Cromwell is mg name. We are not q noble blood.
 Thers was a decision h the manner oi this ssplv. which left hiaa h donbt' uhethef hisremark gave offence or not x They had nOM reached the house. He was cc,srteousIy received by Lady Cromss well f0f the Earl of Warwick was one .,.6f {; ;of Oliaer.s sta1ici supporters. He an nounceA hisintention 6f spending few days in Hundingden. and requested per. mission to renew bis sNisit. This could not: with poIiteness, befefused: het took his leave, receiving from Fann5 smils ]. that freed him from all apprehension of lying under her displeasure,
 lis visits were repeated dhily: The mother watched with anxiety the i'm, precision made upon her daaghler's heart. She was charmed with the sentiments and manners of the suitor, and ionOred the Earl of Warwick above the chief Of .England's nohles, still she would prefer !. loahaye her daughter wed q comnouer. But Oliver paslss be informed what was roin9 nta. and his reply Nas q summons l6t Iseis inanaediate Eeturn io London.
 al1hy informed young Rich of their intended departure, as they were van .dering on the banks of the Ousc.
 {. Is your father i'll ?' said lie.
 No. at least VIC suppose not.
 -Do ycu wish tO return to London 2
 < ! wish to sec my father, and to de his pleasure. otherwise. I should like tt remain here. dread the great world.
 And yet you, above all others, arc fitted to adorD it,
 aTM se ac mes are dear to me. app . rently not needing his remark, ''because theYsare associated with happy hours, spent witA dear sisters.
 should be the happicst of men conld they become dear to me from an Othef canse.' His manner during | week of constant intercourse. had leie no doubt in her mind as to tIe state of his affections for her, She did not, therefore, n,isapprehend the meaning of his re- mark. She remained silent perhaps lie felt her arm tremb.e lahis certainly she fearcdGhe would hcaf the thtobbinss s of her heart. They pursued their way for some distance in silence Rich then stopped, and turning towArds her. yct rot sol lAs tosee her features, said aFan- ny, vilI you be mine s''
 ( Do Vop ask vhat yoa mean? 2? said she, after a brief pause
 x N <. ! nexeT poke with moro profound sincerity never before askegA ' question on ths nhswer to which ny happiness depended S
 {. Your iaaher Will obiecs 10 tie plebe. < siail. with .. smile Whiell had moro oi piidc than of humility.
 Ths daughterof one who hes raised England to a height of power unknown \ U lleF kinGs, E worthy Of m alliance Witl, 5UYus 13C6u blit Wel0 0u klic tlsLuxi iiyel pf the most obse,iie cof1i1oncr, for rom ssko ! would foFego thc iiefest sldona Of the realm. X.
 Slis leaned more iieayily upon lis arm. T sfill y6n answer mo. dearest ?''
 e Y YoN must Ask my father. z
 sKho smile which followed, n her elcnr ere net his. removed all anziety from s,is mind
 IIe md hes conseut. and t6s sinlluence of the Full of Nhfwick. who coedNlly approved the connexion. would secure tbat of the Protector.
 CHAPTER III,
 3Trulg cnn say it, l" writes Mary ] Cromwell 10 her brother Henry sfrl these three months tEink our family, md myself in particular. have heeF n tho greafesi confusion and trouble that cscr , poor family was in
 The troubles alluded to were occasion- cd by inc loves of Fanny Cromwell and Edward Rich. Ono would think that the love of , iimid girl of sixteen would k seagcc be noticed in a family which at- sraslesl thegaze of alI Europe, and which sent forth n iAfiaeaoe to tho ends of tho l. earth. Ohe, would think, too, that the great comnsoncr would be pleased to see h,s daughter united 10 the llsirof one of prouAcst eAfIaoms. But that E
 
 pleasing, md hence the grcat confusion md trouble in tho family, With Oliver there was nobility higher than tsal originating with kings. and he who fails to possess its insignia must not hope to cal. him father.
 Soon atter the return Of Lady Cron- well and daughters from Huntingdon, the Earl of Warwick called on Oliver. md after \ brief interview. left with q | flushed conntenancc, mud m angry air. Fanny was told hy her father that the | suit of the young man was rejected. and