Litchfield enquirer., 1860-11-08

8 presumptuous clerk had felt the print o her nails in his face to that degree that h, was not likely to forget it, though he should live to be master in chancery. Duna, il fact, did honor to the virtue of St. Peters burg. But bashful provincial chancery clerk, with his iilky fingers, is trife to girl who has been brought up in the bes milliner's shop in the Nevska Perspective an unshaved, broad-shoudered, ugly vaga bond, in frieze cloak, with red moustache. and violet nose, is quite different sort O thing, and enough to frighten anybody Duna began to cry.
 Don't cry, my little duckl I won't dc you any harm," he said, in softer tone, ai he drew near her. Now, this softer tone alarmed her even more, aud she involuntari 1 ly stretched out her arms to keep him off. 1 "Who are you, say?" she cried, in des lpair, but with an assumption of courage with fire, that was gradually extinguished by her gushing tears. You shall tell me on the spct who you are:'
 Who am?"
 Yes who are you? Your calling? youl name?"
 "I am thief" .-...
 "A thief!' she echoed, falteripgly, turn ing as white as snow. " l am thief by name, and a robber by station," he said, with smile, and looking tender y into her blue eyes; but the smile on his face resembed the glasty glimmer- ing of the moon upon the foul waters of the morass This is the approved style in rob. Der tales, so you see there was no joke il the matter; after such phrase, all sorts of horrors may be expected. Duua was terri lied (not at the phrase, but at the smile, ) and a cold tremor ran through her frame; but seeing that her visitor was making sport of her uneasiness, she rallied herself little, and cried out hurriedly, but with a tremu- lous voice. " A robber? Poh! what hor- rid life!'
 Every man to his calling. I had an other once; but now, say, my pretty lass, give me something to eat. have not put a bit in my mouth these three days. We will have breakfast together, and then"
 With q sudden gesture he threw his arm round her neck to kiss her. Tine sight of his bristly chin and formidable moustaches charging so fiercely upon her, the sight of his ugly rcd nose that nearly touched her check, put her in a downright passion; and aud with the strength that makes heroes ol us i'll moments of extreme peril, she pushed the audacous fellow back
 " Hands off! if you please, Mir. Robber! I'd thank you not to irightcn me for noth ing. | know what you are come for"
 " You kuow, do you? We'll, what is it lhen?"
 "Oh! 1 know very we'll; but allow me to tell you it is d very great shame. l will have you up for it. Give me back the key this moment, and be oll"
 "Some breakfast" growleu the stranger.
 " 1 have no breakfast for you; there is nothing to eat in tic whole house Go breakfast in the public house, if you have q mind. By the same token you smell oI bran dy enough to knorh one back awards; 1 dare Say you have made d very good breakfast ul- ready"
 "What! nothing to cat?' he muttered, knitting his brow, and bending piercing glance on the girl us he put his right hand down towards his boot Do you see this?" he said, showing her broad bladed knife with small Llack speckles, traces of recently shed blood he had somewhere hastily wiped off on the grass. Il have no time to joke with you"
 Poor Duna started with open eyes, and seemed petritied by his basilisk glances.
 "Breakfastv' he shouted.
 Immediately"
 [" Be quick; have uo time to lose"
 "Takc whatever you please; there is some roast meat of yesterday lh the cupboard, and some brandy"
 "Show me into the parlor, put every thing you have got on the table, and stir yourself"
 Pale and bewldered, she tottered to the cup board in tie aute-chamber. He stuck the kuifc in his boot, and followed her step by step. Bread, brandy, salt, butter, cheese, and cold roast veal were placed on the same table where the propretors O. the house had recently breaktasted before setting off for town. He seated himself, seized Dumas arm, aud forced her down beside him. ' Well, say" said he, boltug the fat veal with ravenous voracity, and squinting side ways at his companion, l gave you jolly start, didn't I?'
 Il believe you did! wonder who would not be frightened so?"
 You did wrong to stand out against me. If you had done whatt wanted at ouce-- Your health. Drink little drop to keep me company"
 Il never touch brandy"
 That's pity; it's capital brandy Whats your namcW "Catharina Nicola" "That's lie," he said, with his mouth full, and scowling on her; II know your name is Avdotya Yeremeyevna."
 Then why do you ask, if you knoww "To try your candor. Capital brandy, to be sure; is there any more of it?" "There's another bottle in the cupboard" Have the goodness to bring it here."
 "There it is."
 Thauk you. By your leave I'll give you kiss for it."
 Duna no longer resisted; she submitted with the best grace she could to the rude kiss, contenting herself with wiping the place where his sharp beard had scratched her soft skin till it almost bled.
 ITO let you see that 1 am up to thing or two" he went on, after he had gulpec his third glass of brandy, will tell you that clerk brought your master 1,50O rou bles yesterday from Ivanovitch F., whos' case was brought last week before the dis tyict court. Is not that true3" | "May be so."
 I "Well, where does your master now keel his money?"
 "Really do not know."