Litchfield enquirer., 1857-09-10

and dos not leave me until I look pleasan agal'. Thrn away she goys, and all her soot resolutions are forgotten one cannot rcs.s hcr--1 give 1t up."
 We passed HOW to the portrait Of the sec oni daughter, EnIilie, by name, as beautiful a 1 bru'lette as ever Set my eyes on-high. com manding beauty bat here, in the lineam n;. o the countenance q certain manly resolution was discernabe. 1 stootl with delight before the picture, aud could not tear myself away l The Counsellor observed with evident pleasure the interest took in the picture, and remark l ed
 That is my D efftnbach !'* Diefiefbach.:?' asked with surprise Di"tftnbach ?" he repeated with smile Emile is the most sk,lIfu'l physician and op. l cr.lto' in the whole country round. At this very time, she has gone to amputate the arm or d poor Icllow--lt Was the only Way of saving him."
 (" 4 very elevated calling" I observed, al- though it seem"d to ne hardly the thing for a charming vonng lady.
 We turned to the third portrait, which smil- led down upon the spectator no less :harnliugly than the others. Rich dark curls waved round the blooming features Tine features were sof- ter than the others and spoke more tcndcrly to the heart.
 1 hope," thought I, that this lady does not share in the pursuits of Nimroa and Diei- enbarh /; she looks more gentle and feminine /"
 :" That is my Oken,"t said the Counsellor.
 "What The naturalist ?'
 Just so," continued my ccerone: " this, my youngest daughter, bears the name of Er- nestinc 7; but l cali her my Oxen The naid- en is as cony"rsart with Natural History as d professor. Nothing is eearer to her than the study of Nature, although, it has it's dsagrea- bIrs."
 ID sagreables ?"
 "Ay; you see my friend, the maiden brings nome to ue, from ier wau''eringS over hll and v'ev, woods aid fi,lt!>, so ma y ugly crea nrcs that l sometimes n""r!y lost ali patcLcc THerc's sncI' a crawling and jumping and twisting 0! snakes lizards and toadS. Eri~s- t;ne i>, bss.deS, a great friend of spiders, of wi:ch she !ias :i very va!ual" collection + yon could r!y )'rucure for Ter 2 specimen O.! th2 Am:r:ca' 'aramtul;, you won|I be exalted to t''r very hravtHs."
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 "Ics, y,a s:.ou!i see Okrn's heudor," re- s.l'''.'i the happy at!.er; you would not sup l'o." y"lt>vI: ill il l'Cy'> chamber, but i'll q mu- >cui', oi natural cutios tles.'
 " Bat, 1 ,XclIini"I m litter astonishment " bow can. your air dauylt r> sir, to tak.' up snch strange pursuits, nbiioirclt it would s'''ln to thci' very l.urc ?'
 :" l will tel! you my ynuns tr;,ud,' said the Counsellor. "Thc fact :s, ,hr yrs riy lost their Ei"tlrr. fine won:an, whose portrait you may Sc" hanying there. con not at te''d to in r ",'uc:tion t,on-.t 1 had done my b'st when pro:'rd l;or them a ma tr, wio Was most highly rccco..ri,d d 70 nl', an:i who brought tht.n up Ekc boys. Tn r onl5 companlon WAS my son Brn!larl. wilo was una!piy drowned ut the II gh ScLoo', where he Was slu,.yi medicine. Fro4 i}rn hIs sisters av' ic;.rc.i ana ,Ii!Drrir, thr,r r.- >rectIve pursuits Lpui>i" her fishing r.li:ng- ami shooting Emile her surgery. ani Ernest .te iit r natural Scir;ltc. However, l i've ill the hope, that when ny daughters have tountl 'iu>bari> to tiirr hearts these strange lGssiot, will die away. Hou> keeping w'II ieaye then, t,!" ne for '.unlng, ainpuratonS, or >ci"ntli- m;':res. a'!mt 1 ouy t to have clvicuv- orcd [" o;rcct t'l, ev.i eali.r, but the thing i 1"ne. md c,lnliot be helped We w.ll hope tI [ Q tr-t'
 ! rl. lnorr I thought over these singular ulla,t'es ot thS beautiful tretoil, the more Was 1 pl";>"d with ter pursuits, nS these would in>t:'y ine in decl;nirg the wishes ot my uncl, l could not possibly tl.nk of a Nnnroi, d b.. ,ilrubach or an Oken for wife no reason. able man could fail to see that. What avail. cd all the gold and al! the beauty But yet 1 l was very curious to make the acquaintance l of the two younger sisters ;--thcy must b i lovely maid@n>. l did not care much about N;mrod. The fright ofthc morlins still ling 1T d in my limbs l could not feel co.nfortabll in the yicihity of the huntres>. The desperate creature conlI at auy moment shoot away n,v food from my Eps pinch of snuff from my nose. There is no tr:h;ng With firearms that knew from cXperienee.
 After passing in review the family picture gallery, l returned with the Counsellor to the breakfast room. We were scarcely seated, when the barking of dogs was heard, and Louise on s'low-whte pony, sprang into the court yard. One could not wish more char ming sight than this bold handsome rider in her rich hunting dress Every movement was full of grace and yet could not but express q certain dread at the sight of the strange maiden
 After Louise had ridden up and down sev eral times, she leaped out of the saddle and hastcned towards the trout door.
 Now you will see the madcap little near er,' said her father, who had been watching her, with evident delight, from the window.
 As he prophesed so it happened the door was flung open and Louise rushed n and witl out regarding my presence in the least, flew t1 her father and threw her arms around his neck You wild girl v exclaimed he, with diff cu'ty disgusing his delight under tone of se verity, " do you not know who is preseat,-. very dear friend of mine ?"
 f Tine beauty, still glowing with the exercise of her lide drew up her lovely form, and meas
 ured me with look in which no friendly wei eThe name of the celebrated German surgeon. ', TThe name of the celebrated naturalist.