Litchfield enquirer., 1857-07-09

IS It not our new Kapten from Biorkdal?'
 Kapten ! said Anna, opening her eyes and looking at Hjalmar
 Yes, and neghbor also, my beloved he replied
 finders stared amazingly at hearing the new kapten apply the last word to his sister he strokcd his whiskers, looked odd, and eiac u'atcd that allsgnifying Swedish word, 'Jasa and then Sat down to supper
 There is good deal of room in peasant farmers wooden house but Anna slept that night by her mothers side, aud the new Rap ten from Bjorkdar slept well and sounllly ir her neat little chamber. When he left it at an early hour next morning, he found her il. the kitchen preparing the coffee Anders and his active wife had already been two hour: abroad without that customary morlling-cup.
 How early thou art out ? she said m, mother would have taken thee in coffee ius new'
 Thou wilt give it to me myself, my An nette, and then we will walk out together
 My name is Anna, Hjalmar was bap tIsed by that rame; and now am here again l am so Anna, again.
 1 An that name stands hcre.' he said, drawing out her two line billet, which he ha, received more than two years before' How often have l read these words, Anna n-ahd he traced with his fingers the line, I have not despised my mothcr'-' and each time 1 re. preached myself with having caused them to be written and each time almost repented o the promise 1 had made, never yoluntrily tc see thee again. Yet I would have kept that promise if had not learned only two days since, that thou vert no longer with the Ac. countant Miller Hope whispered the truth; and 1 came to seek thee here.'
 The girl bent down her head tear fell on her cheek it was kissed away
 | We will never talk of this again, Anna never. Come, love, let us go out see how charningly beautiful it is out there ?
 Anna tied the peasant girls simple hand kerchief over her head and drew on her gloves. How pretty she looked with the soft black silk resting at the sides of her fair face--the bright glossy hair folded back so smoothly be- meath it
 Where are your chrls, Anna 7 Hjamar asked, as they went out This pretty hair used to be all cnrs.'
 Curls would ill become Jacris' daughter, she replied, with something between q smile and sigh.
 But you must wear them again, dearest l used 10 like these pretty curls so much And Kaptenska, you know; need not be quite a peasant grl' The grave, thc earnest Hjalmar looked so smiling and so happy when he said this But Anna blushed deeply. It was the first time that their marriage had been ever alluded to- The blush was under stood. Do you know, Alma, what was the first thought that came into my head this morning? We'll, I must confess it. thought how drc!l it was that 1 had never yet asked you to be my wife that you had never con sented aud it would be curious to be married without all that ! 1 do not believe ever yet asked if you loved me l am sure you never yet told me you did'
 Smiles dimpled her check, as glancrg for an instant up to his face, she asked iu reply Was it necessary Hjalmat ?
 1 Then Hjamar told his companion how that a letter from Stockhom which he Had carried with him from his lostallc, had contained among other gossip story of pretty Mamzell Miller; who, after serious intss had disap peared from the capital, and never, returned for the space of nearly two yt ITS, aIthou sh the good Accountants persisted in saying she had ouly gone to see some fri' nds in Norrland, and would turn at the end of [ at t nir
 And Anna told Hjalmar how, in that fear l full illness the first she had ever had, the con- sent of her foster parents lad Lcen given to her returning for some t,me to her old and real home but ohly on condition that when she came back 10 thcm--if she chose to como back--she should have no parents but them, selves she should have no more scenes with 'tfe mother from Norrlaud'
 | They loved Annette truly and fondly they could not bear to think of finally parting with her but the truth was, that the house of the worthy couple had latterlS witnessed more ex citement and ccmmotion than suited their unro maut:c and steady-goiug lives They attribut ed all this, from beginning to end, to the moth CT from Norrland for they fancied the lieu tenant had broken off with their Annette ii consequence of kaptenska Wenberg's inter meddllng. Anna, believing that H)alnar'' letter was confidential, had never spoken o him more. To put au end to all this, they agreed that she should visit the old home quite convinced that she would not remain there so long as she now thought They botf i thought it as well for her to be out of Stock holm. and freed from the unpleasantness O meeting Hjalmar at that time !; and i'll the firm belief that she would find the Norfland new settlers house and life quite insupportablt to her. they extended their liberality, ant agreed that she might remain there, if skt wished, even for the space of two years pro vided that, at the end of that term, her decis ion should be finally made, and she should choose, for once and forever; whose she would be. She told him, moreover, how hard sh had found it at first to reconcile herself t. family manners and modes of life how drear fly her time had passed how irksome her du ty was. But how finders, the good rougl brother, who vas the good-natnred tormen of her childhood, and of her 6ne-lady life An ders, who had called her the silver spoon, hal been the one who contrived witboat rubbing ] Of .as :ilYering, to get the lead out of he