Litchfield enquirer., 1864-04-14

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 come SO near catching every vacation for tw, years, and I'm not going to see you murde
 him." 1 70, what sunshine p exclaimed Fred, " ani raining too. There must be rainbow. soma whsre,' And he leaned out of the window with boy | ish enthusiasm to look at it. "I can just see the end" said he, bringing in his dripping head and crossing the hall in to another room. "Come over here Weston, " he shouted, in moment after; there's a splerdll vew here from Lueys room. and it's just the most perfect bow that ever was'
 Now Weston felt some delicate scruples about invading la'ly's apartment; but taen. Lucy'sroem He bad a vague desire to visit such an enchanted place, and, at all events, how could he refuse Fred's repeated summons9 so he crossed the rhall wlh his heart in de lightful@tremsr, and entered it's sacred precincts, scarcely daring to cast 8 glance behind him. 0, spirit of neatness! 0 goodness of order Who shall describe the room where he found himself! The floor was unswept; the bed was unmade; the wash stand a miscellaneous collection of combs, brush, soied towels, and soapsuds- Slippers, dresses. every article of female apparel, were lying ill confusion upon the bed, beaureas and chairs while curtain half torn from it's support traiisd disnally on the floor. Not that Weston saw all these items ot discomfort he enly took in gener- al impression from one hssty survey, as he strode desperately to the open window.
 Isn't it glorious?' said Fred "and only see how finely the village is lighted up against that background of clouds. Ardley is the prettiest village in all New England, I do be- lieve.'
 Ah, Fred. you little thought in what bewil- dered ears you were pouring your rhapsody.
 Il believe you have taken cold" he added a moment after, as he had noticed the expres- sion of Weston's face i; " lets go down to the fire. forgot that you are not accustomed to duckings, as l am
 The thoushtless, good -natured fellow si. tt the window. and followed Weston out Of the room, kicking one of Lucy's dainty slippers aside, lllat preyei'te ! lis losing tic 'iovr. l., went spunins into the hall, aid lay there Il si lent witness of the invasion.
 Down in the sitt:Es-room Was Lucy IS fault "ss as eErr Fl ali ilar appointments, ,anl Weston drew his hands across his eyes with q vague impression that Ii: ilal bec,l Greaui.lip T. Dir.s- ;i:.tly. The Lnui, ot .e afternoon and ev.uiue Ii s rapidly aE,i ea$antl, by wilh boo.s and il,ic and so,i-i chat aud f visions of tEat unt.ay rJo.n eTer thrust themselves upon Wes- tons min,:. i!e put them reso!4tu!y away and went heartily into ihe amusemeiits of tie hour. Alone ill his own room he made dog .n plxu sible theories to account for the condition of things-p'rhaps it was not Lucy's room after all Fred was such g laundering fellow at all events, he could not think of casting away his idol for one unlucky discovery; So, with thoughts roaming in beautiful future. Wes- ton fell asleep.
 II am very sorry" said 'squire Taylor, at the breakfast tahls next morning, that find myself obliged to send Fred away on business to day; but dare say Lucy will do what she gan to entertain you till he comes back"
 Delightful y thought Weston to himslf :; d whole day without dragging up and down slose everlasting trout brooks, or trampiDg through the brush after imagiuxry pArtridses and rabbits, thu, never We're there, and never will be.
 So, with many assurances thai there was not the least dang'r af tlulI time, he watch ed Fred ride away saiiy oa his black pony, snapped his fingers as he closed the gate, and went back to the house to propose to Lucy a ride to the romantic little lake they had told him SO much about.
 Lucy was good enough to say she wru!d b4 delighted to go, but sundry household matters would detain her half an hour or so. In the meantime her cavalier brought her carriage to the door, looked with habituel caution afte, every strap and buckle of the harness. und then went up to his room with masculine idea tba, woman s half hour was 8 very indefinite peri cd indeed.
 Now the room directly under his was oceu pied by an ancient spinster, a distant relative of the family, called, by way of courtesy cou l sin Barbara. This cousin Barbara, having ons of those shivery natures that never seem tc get comfortably warm, insisted on keeping u, her stove al! tho year round. and as the pip, passsd up through the floor oT Wsssous room an its way to the chimney, it form ed, as you
 may easily ina !ine. an excellent corldsc'o- 0
 sound-a res ular spe king tulnl ct. Westo' knew he should be sure to hear Lucy when sh
 left her room. so he made himself pelfeetl easy and had nearly 6uished witing q !ette
 when he heard the door open, anti her littl
 feet go pataring down the stairs. He wa.
 just following vixen her voice caught his ca
 from the room below. s- s-s. . s.. e" Q, consin Barbara, your neetls is alway