Litchfield enquirer., 1855-11-22

Chestnut street to fashionable, if not tn,
fashionable. jewelry establishment OF on
city, the carriage paused, its sweet and sol
itaTy inmate giancing out ana smiling with
in. and growing radiant with thought tina
requires another paragraph 10 learn.
She alighled, and gliding into the bazaar
Of gold and silver and precious stones. with
all the stateliness Of a queen. One OF two
of the genlemanly attendants ran to learn
her wish. She wanted to select set OF
silver ware, not too elaborate in the design
and workmanship, nor yet too plain, some
| thing neat, tasteful and beautiful The va
rious patterns we're shown, and set valu-
ed at $500 was selected by the lady of state
ly tread. She desired the article to be put
up, a bill made out and she would settle it.
Her wishes were complied with, and the
lady took out her elegant porte monnaie.
but, alas there were but about $40 10 it.
She had picked up her wrong porte lnonnaie
she said, with bewitching sweetness, and
she was vexed at her stupidity. She, how
ever, could arrange II. She was the wife of
DR.. -, the principal physician of the
Insane Hospital, and she desired her attend
ant to accompany her to that place, when
she would pay him at once. Who could re-
sist such request from beautiful woman
"a request spoken as much with the eyes
as the voice. Not the clerk certainly. 81
The two got into the carriage together,
and back il whirled to the Hospital. The
lady jumped from the carriage, and was
warmly greeted by the Doctor, who was at
the entrance.
doctor, this is my husband said she
with an air at once sweet and sorrowful.
The poor attendant started. He was
struck aghast. He could not faihom her
meaning.
"What did You say, madam" he SIAM
mered as best he could, "what did you say,"
Doctor, this is my husband, please take
him in charge"
1.-The devil, madam Tn no, your lus-
band, what do you mean"
Bursting into tears she sobbed aloud
1" He has another spasm-he has another at
tack. Oh! Doctor, if you have pity in your
soul. secure him, and save yourself and me
from violence"
La vain the poor fellow attempted to ex-
plain. He was hurried along the corridor
and into room, and confined securely-the
woman all the while following close be-
hind, weeping as though her heart would
break. The doctor and the lady returned TO
the reception room, and the latter, after Civ
ing the other an outline Of the pecu!iarl.ies
of her alleged husbands attacks. together
with some directions in reference to the care
she desired to be bestowed upon him, she
left, promising to come again in few days.
And away whirled the carriage, the silver
ware and the lady; neither Of which has
been heard Of since.
The poor attendant was confined for three
days before any one about the establishment
could be induced to convey letter to his
employers, who, all the time, were suspect
ing his honesty. and preparing to advertise
him in the newspapers. Upon the receipt
of the letter il did not take them long 10 dis
cover tina, they had been sold most brilliant
ly; and upon their appearance at the hos
pital, it did not take the Doctor long to dis
cover tina, he had been sold decidedly the
poor attendant was satisfied, upon has arri-
val at the hospital that he had been sold
most sorrowfully indeed. And here, We
think, we will end the story, which has
been talked over in fashionable circles for
the past three or four days with many 4
hearty laugh.