Litchfield enquirer., 1861-10-03

LITCHFIE curious eyes occasionally wandering towards the stranger. The latter no sooner perceived his fair observer than he bowed with an air of great politeness, and advancing few steps, ventured to address her few words of commonplace greeting. The young mans words were indeed commonplace, but his eyes were far more elo- quent than his tongue-they plainly informed the fair Kitty that she had found new admir- CT. Kitty, highly fattered, received the stran- gers advances graciously, and the youth being by no means bashful, half an hour found them chatting easily and gaily on various topics of in- terest. Kittys stay in the woods was somewhat longer than usual that afternoon. What is the matter, Kttyr I asked, on meeting her soon after her return home. Your eyes sparkle, and you look as pleasant as though you had met fairy in your afternoon ramble ?
 It is better than fairy,: cried Kitty, breath lessly, its young man.
 Indeed ? calculated with whistle.'
 Yes, James, she replied, and he is ohand- some-so agreeable-so delightful, that I can t say how things might go if he were to make me, some of these days, my second offer.' lou can't impose on me in that kind ofway, sweet Kitty, so don't attempt it, I exclaimed. I'll be bound the impudent fellow, whom I won't object speaking bit of my mind to, is net handsomcr or more agreeable than l am myself.'
 Kitty laughed aloud in derision He's a thousand times handsomer than you are,' she cried, scornfully, 'and as much more entertain ing as he is more handsome.'
 Come, Kitty don't be too cutting, too crucl, , l began but Kitty drew herself up with dign;-
 'They call me Catharine, who speak to me, sir she sid. -
 Catharine, fddlesticksv cried kitty is the prettiest and sweetest name in the world, and comes most natural to me. Don't bother me with your Catharines.'
 I dare say you may like it, said Kitty, pout. ing, half anerily, but don't. It's too free. How would you like it if persisted ill calling you, Jim? l declare, I'll call you Jim if you go calling me Kitty
 Do so if you like,' I replied, and it will soon sound to me like the sweetest name in the world. But may presume to beg from my fair and gracious Lady Catharne description of this wood- -Adonis she has been encountering?'
 He's tall,' began Kitty.
 '1aler than l?' interrupted. Kitty almost annihilated me by look.
 By at least half a foot-and of an elegant figure she continued, with marked emphasis He was dressed in fishing costume, which greatly became him.
 I have an old fishing blouse, up stairs,' I nut tered, soAo roce; 1 think l Il get it out 'The young man s manners were uncommonly easy and gentlemanly, and wthal perfectly def erential,' continued Kitty. Having ascertained my name, he never once forgot himself so far as to abbreviate it-his conduct contrasted favora- bly, in that respect with some of my friends
 Well, Kitty, what other perfectons has your hero ?-or have you exhausted your list ?
 Far from it, said Kitty, indignantly. He wears his hair parted down in the middle like a part of the EtIgmelo-'
 Or Methodist parson,' observed. And besides all that, continued Kitty, 'he has mous.ache.'
 "A last best gift said but, Kitty, that perfection, hope, will not be very difficult of achievement. I'll begin to morrow. Let me sec-tall- -handsome-agrceable- good manners elegant figure and a moustache. On the whole, Kitty, think lin very much afraid of my new rival.'
 You have cause,' Kitty replied, with grave dignity.
 1 The next day when Kitty had reached her lit- tie retreat, she found the stranger again in its neghborhood. must do the little coqucttc the justice of confessng that she did look start ed and indeed vexed when she saw him but perhaps thinking it too late to retreat, she ad- vanced timidly. The youth met her with many apologies, anda plausible pretense for his intru- sion, which she could not gainsay, while some thing f1attering in his manner m.ade her blush ngly divine that the hope of again seeing her had been the true cause of his re-appearance. Be that as it might, the stranger, perhaps to give Kitty time to recover her confidence, i'm medatey sauntered off in pursuit of his sport, and Kitty, fancying she had seen the last of her new admirer, drew forth her book, and settling herself in a messy corner, began to read She, however, had scarcely succeeded in fixing her attention on its pages, before the pertinacious stranger re-appeared; and declaring that fishing was dull work, and the fish would not bite, he begged to know the name of the book she was reading.
 'Tennyson's Princess replied Kitty, curty 1 The imperturable stranger declared the book Q great favorte of his, and began to talk so en. tertainngly of books and authors, that Kitty warmed by the subject, forgot to be dgnifed and an animated discourse of favorite authors ensued. Afterwards, the young man begged permission to read her few admirable passages from the book she held in her hand ; and it so happened that the passages he selected were the very ones Kitty loved best. He read them well too, and kitty's bright eyes sparked with de- light as she listened Turning at last to the ex- quisite concluding interview between Ida and the young Prince, the strangers voice became more and more earnest, as he read, till coming to the words
 "Indeed love thee come, | Yield myself up; my hopes and thine are one, | Accomplish thou my manhood and myself; l Lay thy sweet hands in mine, and trust to mel he suddenly flung the book aside, exclaiming, What words! what words! What would I not give for courage to utter them to the being l love best on earth?' The stranger paused mo- ment, and then broke forth impetuousy: This forced silence is all in vain the words would repress will come. In vain have striven to be prudent -cautious-to allow you tlme-not to startle you, bewitchng Miss Oatherne-you are yourself the object of my secret adoration, to whom would say much if dared ; and there upon the youth rather melo-dramaticaly fell to one knee, and forthwith proceeded to make Kit ty very plain offer of his hand.
 Meanwhile Kitty had risen from her seat, and recovering from her astonishment, she drew her self up with dignity and replied hardly know, sir, what you mean by your very strange words and conduct. The liberty you have taken has made me very sensible of my own imprudence in having allowed the advances of stranger so