Litchfield enquirer., 1865-03-30
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.sCoNN-ss sTTIuRspA AYss MARoINso. 1865.

4attS2e5 Y ssssss'4& S5A E LD.ACQNN. t. TIURSDAY; .-z.z.. |ss Perfectly ssos Isrepliedsiins fad rWeuld, marry her myself out of pity for th} poor girls
 only for the trifiing obstacle of which you are
 aw are, That + am married already sgg3 5
 tHas she neney 2 he asked. NE ,5.ss IH sLots,' I replied. ', Then,' he said stheress flo need to ask more questions, fotsI don't reqnirs yoh er anyone
 else to tell me that she is as befutlful as an angel By Dove! will take youf advice, and
 stick up fo Ghers B gFsH1sJ sss s5 sss sss8EH E
 Do, 'Itsaid ; and if usonly win the wid
 lows heart, you will, at, the same time, win the hearts of alt the unmarried ladiks in theRviia lage.s Maidens and matrons will All be ready
 fn f that lease case, I he said, d T sh. Step into s perfect mine of affection. Nells III go in for |it at any rate' .sds1La os E.s5S7 ssss.ss sS.; 3 |. !t Yes,' I said .do-go in and win
 | Mr. Bevington did goin forit. He laid seige |to the widow immediately, muehtQ the indig-
 nation and disgust of her, train of admirers, who looked upon the encroachment of the tall,
 handsome barrister as something enferely dis proportionate3 and unfair. When Mr. Beying- ton dashed into the midst of them and carried
 the widow off in triumph, his risals fell off timidly, and looked uptat him as much as to say. .why don't you compete vi'henne of y''rt y0nr
 Tie widow, however, ,swass by 5b means in- clined to encourage q monopoly efherself, and
 still continued to distribute her smiles with
 impartiality. The consequence vas, that her many admirers held on for some time, and did
 their best to dispute the ground with the hand
 some ,barrister, but it WAS very sdisconraging work, The barrister almost invariably got the best Of it., and,' on such occasions, the widow would look atsher train. and shrug her pretty shoulders, as much as to say, It IS really not Fmy fault. I try to give you all achance; and if you willslet this dashing,a blaek-whiskered man cut you out, why,z you have only your
 Mrs noniton's followers began to drop of one by one, and the female villagers looked up. MT. Webber, the cotton broker,sWa the first to relax his hold and sink into the waters of des- pair; then Capt Jarvis; then young Jenkins, the alderman's son, and two or three more, un- tt til the prize was disputed by only two MT, Bevington, the handsome barrister, and MT. Joseph Perkins, q mild little gentleman, whose sticking up to- Mrs. HonitonE hadaalways been regarded as like his impudence.4 As some half dozen of Mrs. Honiton's admirers had been de- tached for other" service, the village was in a Fhumorato be amused lat the pretensions of little Perkins, particularly as-@ittle Perkins had only four hundred a years and by no means whatzthe iadi es call handseme. Little Perkins had another fault=z or,n at least, he, exhibited certain traits of character which are, posi-: tive disadvantage when placed in competition with iphysfcals beanty and dash. P Perkins.Fas amiable, gentle and unobtrusiEe9 in his man ners, kind and generous of disposition, and on all occasions, highly considefate oethe feel. ings of others. ss And because he was alisthis. nd. op,f c;v h s~b oGy1f 1ool
 whiskers, and didn't bounce and talk loud, the girls called him a molly, It is the same in the matrimonial mark let as in athel shop or bag
 zaar. Itis Ahe1 shogy article that takes. af Wo- man see q gaudy man, all dazzle and bright color, and they say at once, I'll take this ar. tiele; please, wfthout even stopping inquire if he WhlfWash, if he will wear and if his col; ors are fast. l believe that if it were the GUS tom for women 10 propose, and if they wereiefl to make their choice, they would all throw the handkerchief to sthelong legged biachEwhisk. cred. handsome fellows, sperfsctly irrispectiys and men of thought and mind, would nnt yei wives at all. astesgsss V Esere,9 sts&5E& l So the village laughed at the pretensions, oi little Mr. Perkins, and of course MT. Bevington was in every respect above seriouslyregarding
 SO insignificant a person as @ rival. He treat 1! ed him asa big mastih treats little puppy Iidog. He did not exhibit any impatience when
 Mir. Perkins joined the society of himself and
 the widow, but rather took delight in drawing
 him out aud encouraging him to1go on. MT,
 Bevington in fact, was amused with the little
 man, and liked to 'trot hi.n out, as heexpress
 ed it; beforethe widow And the widow seem.
 ed tosenjoy> the fun and was forever sending [ Perkins to fetch and carry for her. Iii when
 she was sitting by the side of the dashing MT | vfTttf 10 ho5, nd toH hnr
 chief, ,sshe would call to little Perkins. to- pick
 it-up for her. and BeEington would quietly
 Keep his seat and allow Perkins 10 perform thl
 ofices Everybody pittiedFlittle Perkins, and
 wondered that he could be such a fool: gld; 4 | But Mir. Bevington was suddenly called away
 on, business, and Mir. Perkins had the field all
 to himself He seized the opportunity to make
 an offer tothe widow.e He fell upon his knees
 gowedgh he loved her to distraction, and swors
 he could never be, happy. without her. Mrs
 Honiton rejected him and actually laughed ai
 him. Poor little Perkins went home and took
 to his; led and was ill for weeks sc.vs& sss | s, h the meantime the handsome barrister re:
 turned, and hearing of Perkins declaration
 was immensely samused.5 and told the story
 everywhere with great gusto and delight. ngs:
 One day shortly after this, Bevington called | upon me with an invitation to an evening par, ! ty at Mrs. Honfton's s house. " S'%- ''~' ~'
 yTsWell, I said,rs presume you have doneSit
 gone in and won, ,'sss8sas sf,;x t.efczs ssl sc r. Well, he said I think that may safely AlJy
 say have.,~ ea sSsS41s'soq sziI -2ase '&70
 zsAnd 1t saan settled, Il said. lSaz ed. E5a3rua ! iaFWeli, not exaetly,' he said ]; she has some scruples about giving her consent So soon af 1 ter her-her bereavement, which is quite right and proper, you know, and like her all the
 better for it; hut it's all right aasEa.. zss' I z sAh ! doesn't like the idea of serving up ths
 funeral baked meats at the wedding tables
 remarked sHas 'asas'e x'ss#3hssi%=- <-a4a baPreeisely and wants toa wear out thesblach dress, but you'll come to,the party woht youl want. you, to be there. particularly for we are H going to have lark with little Perkins
 "s'What P Issaid, will he be there after wha'
 has occurred?' s1sIfcb There's the lark, he said observe the date { of the party, the first of April; we are going to make m April fool of him.' ~ 1' 4s.'se se-f
 al Isasked how theys intended top proceed. f7He 1 :oh! the simp1est thing, in the world. he he
 said. T 1haveswritten a letter to Perkins, 'as iffrom Mfsa Hmiton, insiting him to the party and giying him. to believe, that she reients to,
 ward him and is anxious that t be should sE rensE ]ssaDoes Mrs Honiton knogsofit? T aasked.s
 .n. Oh yes;, of course she does. ana enters 19to the joke with an anticipation of rare fun. Wha: a larkiit Will be to see little Perkins hoaxed.' .Eslt dwiii, inlesds Isaia, sana icsrtaaniy kEzga k