Litchfield enquirer., 1860-03-08

I am afraid, as he said rather roughly, eve will make room," springing out at the mo. ment and hurriedly lifting the lachrymose traveller and her child into his place. Then, without word, he quartered himself upon section of the sleigh's floor, aud drove ahead.
 In little while Miss Brandon said, softly, Il think there is room up here, MT. Lang ford"
 "I am very we'll down here," he answer ed; and then in low voice, leaning over | towards her-"I could not have thought, Miss Brandon, that you would transfer any part of the resentment you felt towards me to this unfortunate women."
 Lucy began to cry, but this new phenom- ena escaped his notice. The woman with the woeful countenance, who heard nothing, but saw everything, sat on tborns.
 Now here was most unhappy misunder- standing, for Lucy really deserved better of this young but nasty knight errant. The fact was, that just at the moment when the pedestrian episode began to interfere, she had discovered that she was not irrecouca- ply offended, after all, and was longing for an SPPSaeuAA So SiNC u II uCttOi Vl o ulug Vt that effect. Having, after much wavering, heroicaIly resolved to do this unfeminine thing, she was naturally disturbed by the interruption. So the cause of her piquc was not at all unfattering to her cavalier.
 Presently she bent forward and said tim idly, but with inexpressible sweetness-wont you forgive me, Mir Langford?"
 Harry looked quickly up, and saw ono tear glisteuing on the end of her nose, and another threatening to freeze upon her cheek. He pushed back something that came uninyited into his throat, and sung out lustily-"Come now, it is cold here, and l must have a share of the butfaloes!" !"-and he clambered in, without so much as disturb ing the solemn visaged traveller.
 Lucy got up small laugh.
 Before they reached Linville it was six o'clock, and growing dark. A few suow- flakes, scarcely noticed, rested upon the horses back. Five minutes more, and they had deposited their passenger at her desti- nation. She flung out profusion of thanks, favored by a tear The reconciled twain started homeward, each little doubtful as to the exact condition of each others tcm- per. Preliminarily, they conversed upon | very remote topics-agreed that as Linville was eight miles from Winston, they had HOW about eight miles to overcome, and that as it was already late, it would probably be later when they reached home. The increas- ing snow furnished new subject, and this very soon acquired positive interest, as it steadily gained strength. In little while gusts of wind came along, keen and icy, and mpudentIy whrling the light snow into the other companion MT. Harry Langford would have said disagreeable things Miss Bran- don acknowledged to herself that if she were now under the guidance of any of her pro- fessed devotees, there might be words as bit ter as the wind.
 When they were four miles from Winston, they came to sudden bend in the road The new snow had drfted here and the way was difficult to pass. At touch of the whip, the horse plunged forward and-a trace snapped!
 This was serious. Langfcrd sprang out and discovered that the difficulty might be temporarily arranged by splicing. For this he needed twinc Together they searched the sleigh, but found no consolation there. Ten cheerless minutes passed. What should be done? There were no houses near. It was becoming very dark.
 At last he proposed, not without hesita- tion. to draw the sleigh to the side of the road, to wrap his charge in impenctrable folds, and to start off on foot iu search of twine.
 At this point all trouble vanished in an instant. In faint voice Miss Lucy unex- pectedly chirped forth from her pile of buff falo robes twill this do?" and instantly hid herself from human view.
 She had let fall something upon the snow that lay like halfcoiled blue snake. In answer to her frightened question, "did that answer?" she was informed that it did Harry laughing himself to pieces internally but superfcially solemn and calm repaired damages, resumed his place and drove eau tiously onward After while he said: ''Thirk now Miss Lucy, of q woman walking to Linvlle in this tempest"
 Lucy looked appealingy into his face, and gave signals ofgreat distress ~
 "You are cold" he said; aud as she was silent he took it for granted that she was.
 As they passed through the long avenue to Mr. Brandon's house, an electrical exper iment took place with the same explosive result as before
 The next evening there was a sewing-cir clc i'll Winston. A sewing circle is popu- lar needle-and-t thread assemblage, at which fannes and regulations are pitilessly punc- tured; at which under-garmehts for infants and scandal-cloaks for adults are all made to fit. The duties of the occasion having been worried through early ill the evening, the masculine element was suffered to minge so- cially, and the sport began. Mir. Henry Langford was admitted with the rest of the hitherto excluded He looked msclleVous- ly at the centre of attraction The centre of attraction smiled at him, and folded it's front upper teeth over its lower lip
 Did you ever notice what depth and va riety of meaning is conveyed by that very curious contortion of the female facee It signifies amaZement, amusement, grief, an- ger, reflection almost anything, according to the will of the exhibitor.
 This time it meant remonstrancc and ex- hortation.i al a
 A divinity student was talking very loud y about the Atlantic Cable, and discanting upon the ingenuity of man.
 MT. Langford asserted that the ingenuity of man bore no comparison to the ingenuity of woman; and proposed to substantiate his position by slight narration and simple apparatus he had in his pocket