Litchfield enquirer., 1857-09-10

streets. You may take all your learning with you. And remember too. they will have each her thirty thousand dollars just take care and bring me home nice little golden daugll- ter-in-law, aud will take you into the tra In d year or two shall retire, and you are a made man, and may sit sung and laugh at all the world. My tried old friend the Counsel lor has set his heart too on this connexion. Every woo'r is not so highly fivor"d. l lIa., to run my legs eff to get my wife. The old people were opposed to it, and spit fire and flames. Fortune lies right before you-seize it at Once."
 "Srize it at once," said to myself, as re- tired that is soon said, but my hands are ted, good uncle, and so is my heart too and even if it were not so, could tot consent to make my fortune in this way These forced marriage ties, woven by third hand 1 hate them; it is a dissertation of that union which should be formed only by loving hearts. AS am determined to go to W, and please my uncle so far, 1 will just amuse myself with this bridal review. So much owe to my bcl,- etactor, to whom am indebted for every thing"
 In these soliloquies, my little carriage rolled along the road. It Was lovely forenoon in autumn the sun shone on the hills, on which the vintage was just beginning Tie most fertile landscape flew past me the boughs of the fruit trees were Eelt heavily to the earth. From tree to tree, planted on both sides of the road. the busy spiders had during he night, woven their silker webs, on which the dew-drops glanced l;ilc diamords ain d little curious about these daugh- tcrs of the Counst Ior," continued in my so- liioGny my uncle seemed at loss for words in prai>ing their beauty /; but 1 don't exactly understand how they have remained so long uncngagcd if they are such miracles. 1 sup pose ny good uncle has been somewhat blinded by the hard dollars, as is often the case with these old sle; ulatihg men of business
 l had set my heart upon meeting with some little adventures on the way but here 1 Was disappointed. Tie journey passed off with out incident. All the more numerous were the adventures that We're to befal me when l reached my destination.
 
 It was ten o'clock on the n2xt forenoon, when reached the barge and handsome estate of the rich Counsellor Tine morning was so beautiful the coantry sn delightful that re- solved to leave my horse at little inn about a quarter of l"agu" from W, and bur sue the r, st of the Way on foot. | Having paid due attention to my toilette, l put my solve into OK cution, and ripped d on- the uce footwaIk kh q young god.
 Soon the stately killings of the Counsel lor's cstatr rose before lie. 1 had only d Little hrricH grove to pass through before reaching the atup'e garden that adion"d the inall>ion. 1 looked ronnd in all directions, hoping to dsc,y rcrchnnrc one of the GrAces Whom 1 Was to take for Wife. but in vain. ln d field to the right couple of women, peasants, were at woik I was just entering tn" grove when slender female figure, clad in d gr.ce tul hu..tlny-dre>s, with a fowiing-picce n her hand, emerged from the grten shade. She pau,e:l, aud leaning on her gun, seemed to sur vey the landscape w!tl, delight.
 "lt that is one of ,JunyhauvI's daughters" thought l, "n,y uncle was not so much out ut the way she is C rtainiy vrry braut'lnl.'
 As dd not wish to disturb tie lovely vss ion, l passed oa as if had not obs, " .d her ; but had scarcely proceeded w steps, whrn clc%r, womnn> voice called out, Halt !. |" That can't possibly be mtant for me- l thought, and co"ti,u'd on my Way. Sudccll- ly heard d cuck, tn. re :. cracking among the leaves, and d ball wul>ti,d just o,,r luy head.
 stopped instantly of course
 "Trc woman must he craZy,' thought l., aud east d shy glance at the desperate shoot , er She came slowly towards me. 1 Was lu- pressed in an increasing degree with hcr rx- traordinary beauty. A figure w!cn the or nar:entrd huM,iay-dreSs syt off to the greatest advantage with blonde locks wuving ln rich tullneSs round her blooming countcuance. | "What availS all this bcauty,' said 1 to myself, if the miud is aStray!' The huntress had now come within fifty feet of me
 "Who tod you to go on," she demanded in , tone authorativc Yet musical "when bid you halt ?'
 My gracious" stammere0 l, quite be- : widered by the angry beauty. r "I am not gracious" she quickly interrupt ed "only God is gracious What do you stop for now ?" F If am not mistaken, ball flew over my head"
 , "Are you afraid of balls ?" UWelI oc-"
 "Fy man ought not to be afraid" l "But accidents may happen" t At no accident should a man show fear, + and least of all, of lady. You were afraid s suppose, that should hurt you p . "The lead whistled near enough" d "How Do you think sought your poo' l. life? Do you take me for a murderess !' t By no means, my lady," 'f Do you question then my skill in shoot e ing2"
 a "Certainly not"
 g "Well, then, you shall know my skill Ove
 your head hangs an apple. Take it in tn, ;e palm of your hand, and stretch your arm out I I'll shoot the apple off, Will you wager an, 3. thingw
 d II don't like betting of this sort" t, "Afraid again P t. "Man has his weak hours." . .. .C.,.ora ,r scorpfnllv exclaimed tha ta,