Litchfield enquirer., 1857-09-17
Whole No. 164O

] has suddenly fown Heaven keep me from such wife Oh, my Minna, when think of your sweet simplicity, what a difference I shall soon, beloved girl fold thee in my arms :" "The cleverest thing" thought l, "would certainly be to adopt the French fashion, with out word to any one. I foresee the conflict 1 shall have with the Counsellor he will not listen to departure so much like flight. will write to him at the end of the first days journey, and represent to him that with the best will in the world could not consent any longer to become target for his daughters humors" I was resolved to write as politely as possible, that l might not wound his feelings. My Uucle would also be satisfied when he should learn all had suffered from the sister. ly trio.
 Amidst these cogitations came at last to the end of my toilette, and was just on the point of starting off when l was stopped by an unexpected obstacle
 While l was given up to the glad hope that the Counsellor's daughters, like all maidens, loving sleep, were still deep in the feathers, my door suddenly flew open, and to my no small horror, in came Nimrod with two gilt tering pistols.
 Good heaven 1" sighed to myself, "my torments are beginning anew; and must con- fess the lovely trefoil begins its days work be- times. Oh if only once had this cursed place behind my back P
 Without any compliments, Nimrod coolly began;
 You have during the past night injured the property of my sister Ecnestine in such & manner, you have shown fer several of Ernest ines tavorites such contempt, as borders upon insult, and demands atonemcnt. l have con- sidcred the matter; we will exchange three shots"
 You have lost your senses P I exclaim- ! ed.
 You will sooa discover" she coolly replied, whether l am in my senses or not, Cqusid- CT the case. You have broken the shell of e sea crab, very rare specimen voa .havN thrown a valuable beetle against the wall witl such violence that ruined the poor creature you have further broken certain valuable box, es, containing insects do you not admit these charges ?;
 wish the al had the who'll crew )f spiders and reptiles v cried l in gre, xc. ae mont upon finding myself called u,oo D ac, count for my doings.
 You will please follow me-" said Louise Injuries of this sort can only be eaneelDo with blood'
 "Quit these fooleries," exclained, "I fiadt not with wonen."
 "Fooleties P said Nimrod, ster 6 up tu me, with raised pistol, while her eye flashed Does your courage fail you 2' For every contest there must b. 1ofne re2s sonable ground.'
 Iou are quibbling sir follow mc v But what if declare that ir 10 case vi, I fight with you I could not answer it L.. fore God, were 1 to level pistol at you'
 You need not aim at me--sheot into the air l am the injured party--lel yourself h. shot at Y
 "Yonr obedient servant"
 "I ask for the last time, will j f,trw mc r
 " In no case"
 "Welp then I'll publish you ,or the most pitiable coward the sun ever shJ1e ufou'
 You will do as you please'
 "And I will put mark up)n you which you shall carry so long as you live to remind you of your cowardce."
 "A mark p asked myself What does the horrible creature mean She seems capa- bic of anything" l was exceedingly uuc0m- fortable. Louise approached me with her r.ss tol cooked her look was fearfty meuuclng. Horror seized me. I began to retreat The precipitation burst forth. The t'ry followed me step by step with pistol pr 5aHtpd At last, excited to the uttermost, exclalueu Il. despair, Let me alone, yon hatetul "restgr5 was just on the point Of leaving his 'rlJspik-. aLl3 house."
 You were going to leave W P asked Louise, in strangely joyful tone, aad letting the pistol sink.
 "I would never have come here hl' for tas urgent wish Of my uuce." Utter no falsehood," said Lou SC Aavely: "It was not your uncle's wish alone that brought you here. You had other eFs" Indeed, I had not, lady"
 "Did you not come" asked Louis to 'llt- ry me, or one of my sisters 7"
 "Good heaven! Marry you l v hat m idea ! It never entered my head. ] am ai' ready engaged"
 "What" " cried Louise with delight. throTs ing away the pistols aud almost falling on my neck. "You are engaged? Why did yoa not tell us so before 2" | knew not what to think as the charu,ius maiden embraced me so stormily, and looked at me so joyfully with with her bsaut fat blue eyes.
 No one ever asked ne about it lady," replied:
 And how many unpleasant things would you have spared yourself poor man, ," said Lou ise, much excited |" I should not have shct at you, Ernestine would not have worried you with her snake, nor Emile taken your bloodj and pulled your tooth out"
 "it is much to be wished that the latter had not happened" confessed
 "You would have found us all very ainiabs children"
 "With all respect, replied; but lady, ! don't exactly understaDd-"
 "I will solve the riddle for you," said Lou l ise, every moment growing more beautiful i've, too have already disposed of our hearts "All three ?" "An three. In spite of our unwoman)I. t..