Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-01

nPfDO1o we UAtCu CIUottiI Ooa~~'.- hour Of rest he'd passed during this conver ss,ion. and tlhe reapers had already return
 .Sl m their work. The old woman prePar ;o,, m ioin them, put on ter head apiece
 'as,sh1ard, which she usually wore. ant P1;sh .she lied under her-chin wilha worn
 VI, S,. rter.-to screen herself from the rayI ,Sc stss am. This comic head-dress gave :C the old woman such a singular appearance that FanDy could not help bursting into a .iaueb. and testing with the usual thought lessnsss of her age.
 @You laugh st tme," said the good old woman" andI confess that my face can. moi appear to you very far under this old smoky paste board; but as it serves to pro- tect my poor eyes, the only wealth that res mains to me, it is as dear to me as that pretty straw hat with i;s bouquet 0lNvioleis on ihe side. can be to you; which makes you look as lair and pretty, as my oli paste board makes me iawny and wrinxed.
 Fanny, on whom her father had just thrown an observing glance, bushed, and thinking she had mortified the harvest wO!l man. excused herself for the inconsiderateI laughter in which she had indnlged. In order 10 efface even from Ter memory the pain that she had caused the old woman, she offered 10 her, the straw hat, saying to her, "Take it, my good wornans 1t will perhaps protect you from the heat of :he day slili better than your pasteboard, and at least, will not cause young giddy ones ike me, whom you may meet, to laugh at your expense"
 .> The hafvest>Noman obsiinately refused 'Fanny's hat. who, on her side, persisted in her accepting it. The young princess, pros prietor of the neighboring chateau, riding in her coach, had in the distance perceived the debate, and curious to know the cause it, alghief from her er'carriage. %Afier she l had listened moTent she advahced, pre- >ceded by the page who scconfpanled her, 1 accosted Fanny, and ordered the harvest woman 10 accept the straw hats then la. king from her head an elegant head-dress to which was attached clasp Of diamonds,al she placed it on the haxen hair ot tue young girl, saying, "When one knows how Ike you to help the unfortunate, tddepr've hers self with pleasure in order 10 relieve the wants of lhe ndigenf, one merits being m turn recompensed and cherished. What is your age?" !" Twelve years, madam. "Have you any brothers or sisters:" am an only daughter" "Take good care of this clasp and return it only t0 the per- son who shall present himself to you from me"
 At the sane instant the princess re- en. tered hcrFcaFriage, and disappeared witli the rapidi'y oflighining. tl Fanny and her old father surprised and asionished, regarded as dream what had just passed. The young girl took of her hat and put on in lurn ihe rich hcad>dress, which could not make her look prittier than the simple liille straw hat. She examined particularly the clasp, which announced to her some mystery. At last, after having congratulated again for having offered her hat to the harvesirwoman she said 10 her; Good bye, mother, promise you 10 come oTen to chat with you. Preserve careful ly ih your turn, my straw hat, and when5 ycu have need 'hf anything, apply 10 inc, and will give II you immediately" Say> r ing these words, she gave her arm lO her oidtaiher, and together they reeaine1 their modest habilaiion.
 Six months passed wiikouttiiie young girl seeing the person wiinn the priLcess had announced to her. She ceased not to consult her father about what she ought iO co. Su1nefitnes she wished iO gO iO the chateau, to return ihe brilliant clasp which she regarded only as deposit; sometimes she placed il on her head, aud indgcd by its magnifcence that she ought to awai, the messenger from the princess. Winter arrived; SIX non'hs more passed, and Fan ny heard nethirs further. 'lo 'nnr ,he eli. max To her ifnp1,ience and surprise. she learned that the princess, obliged ,o travel TOT her health, had parted with ali her ser- wants; that she had joined party for the sout' oi Europe, and that she would no; return 10 France in two years. She thought theh that her t'ighness must have wished W amuse herself at her expense, and kept | very carefully the elegant head dress and | 'ne clasp which formed Inc principal orna. meat of #.
 fInny was now entering her sixteenth year; ihe time which had passed had per> ,eS.eu ner education, and also developed in .s: sa,, me germ oi those virtues which her1
 pI'''ou had promised. Always devoted, soou' ana generous, she went Ot her own console them. """ -. rhspf'neess had jus, terminated her long ;n. ', sne had nor isrgnuen the charnl> gu wn'', 'hree years before, had given s = H'ocH grace Her straw hat to puor harvest- woinrn. She,had sseen.in ,h;se eac' oc uon' 50 simple in iiseli, ibe index of an ex.
 .S"''s ." Ho'u tnat tune She con. ceivec the projeci of marrying Fanny to .ps ~ ner pages for wi"m she had par. ucu'ar regard. Accordingly, her first slep VI ner return, was to ascertaln whether ,l,e young g'rl slill retained all inc promises of Ine amla6ie child. The world is aimos, always a, faithful echo; i, transmits the sounds whichi. hears. The nond condnc, of Fanny gained the esteem ni, all, each oI her actions caused her io be rased, and her manners and character exhibited inc purity of her sual. The princess wished ioprove her sill farther.
 Fanny failed not to go-alien 10 the old harvest woman, and carry her something which would alleviate her wants and mfr, mites. One evening when she was sii,ins at the donr of inc cottage of this hones woman, sharing wilh her . rural repas, laAlana