Litchfield enquirer., 1852-03-11

most unexpectedly. upon the Alps. at D the house of the monks of St. Barnardl Here salutations were unavoidable. i. Their descent was by mules, bu: at . point two hours distant Mr. Wycof had q carriage waiting. He invited her to accept seat in his carriage. This was declined. He then. insisting that the long ride on the mule would weary her, urged her to take his carriage and give him the mule. But she persisted in returning as she had ascended. At the loot of tho mountain they necessarily occupied the same hotel, where Mr. w. embarrassed the lady by seeming. in the presence of other lodgers, to be her travelling companion. Sts left for Ge> neva. he following. There she kept her !, travelling companion, Miss Bennett, and her nurse, constantly with her. He com plained of this and asked for . brief inp terview. after which he said he would leave Geneva. She walked wi.h him alone by the lake shore. He urged his suit vshemently. As boat with party of ladies and gentlemen approached. he took her hand saying. I will not release this hand until you say it is mine.' The party approaching, with some of whom she was acquainted. as they passed by, could not fail to see the position she was in. Her efforts were unavailing. Release my hand, she demanded, as she observed they were attracting notice, Will you marry me 2 hs asked. .Yes.' she re, piled, if you will release my hand.' I Thus the first promise of marriage
 was obtained.
 l Returning to the hotel, he informed
 the old nurse that her mistress had con- sented to marry him. Having secured the promise, he was impatient to arrange limo and place. Miss G. said she must first consult her friends at home, aud especially Mir. Bates, (of the house of } Barring & Col who is her srustes. It } was then agreed that she should write } to Mir. Bates; thst Mr W should rstarn
 to Paris. leaving the lady fec until the reply should reach her.
 But time and reflection increased rata. CT than diminished her aversion to this marriage. She had many reasons to doubt the sincerity of her suitor's afEec- tion. She could not understand hew. having known her well in her best days, l q repeat her language. with indifsr- -ence. he should have fallen suddenly
 and vehsmently ia love with her.
 No reply came from Mr Bates; ana
 finally, in answer to Nr W's pressing
 letters, she wrote him letter reviewing
 all that had passed. and concluding wisk 2 declaration that shs did not and could not love him. end therefore would nos marry him. She then husned to London. Mir. Bates had written letter which she had not received. He said thas if her affections were interested. he would in. stitute such inquiries in regard to Nr. I Wycoffa as the importance of the step dea naanded. She answered that neither her judgment nor her heart approved it. and that she had reiterated to My. W. her re. fusal to marry him. Shs communicated this determination to other friends, whs l had already heard from w. that all was 1 settled.
 | A few days brought Mir, w. to London insisting upon fulflment of her engage ment. Miss G. refused either to marry or to see him. until some friends indue- ed her to relax in the latter respect.-- But his visits soon became irksome. and she directed her servants to deny her as often as Mr. w. called. Suspecsing that Mrs. Groat. whom hc had ever spoken of as a Vestal. had sanctioned Miss G's rejection of him, he wrote the former letter in which he said he would blast her # he found that shs had cross ed his path.
 | Weary of all this, Miss Gamble again departed for the Continent. But either when now ia London. or previously. Wycoff b. Id bribsi Louis. a Swiss Cour- fer. who had bsen a long time in her service. and had her fullest confidence. At Turin, about two months since, the Courier came into Miss Gambls's parlor saying that ''Mrs. Austin, lady from London, who had just arrived at the same hotel. had message from her friend. Mrs. Groat. and desired to se, Miss Gamble in her apartment" She immediately followed the Courier who mounted to the third story and proceed. ed to tine end of long hall where the door of parlor stood open. Looking in and seeing nobody. she inquired where Mrs. Austin was. The Courier replied. she will be up in . moment. and desired would sit. Miss c. said aAs Mrs. Aus. tin is not here to receive mo. | will re- turn. When she comes let me knou.' Half an hour aftsrward the Courier came and said that Mrs. Austin was weary with travel. and had retired. h the morning che courier reported tAat .Mrs. Austin" left in an early train. Al this seemed strange. but excited ne sss- picions. But "Mrs. Auslin.' in the per- son of ayhavaIiar Wvaoff.n n stood behind