Litchfield enquirer., 1865-01-05

{ happy as mirti,, c.are into I1arveys eyes IS Ii,
 watched her m we away tlisc5ntente.ity. perhaps
 more hurt than annoyed; but he did not faii,sss her. and iil asiea niauients slle came ln,ck u
 him. smiling s nsl;. ss If sas. had done battle
 with the ev.l spirit within her and had driven ! him eat. <
 But when Harvey parted 'wth her that day she weDtluio her 0wh room and wept asvif i,si
 heart would break ul lIt. for thr first time; il
 his life felt inclined tu hate Fred Whitfield and I to ciirse his bsin'inrss aud f.t,ify.
 Had it not been for the young doctor, Mrs l Whitfsl,i's life would n,t have bet wnrfi,
 many hours purchase. More han aaee during
 her illness he had dragged her. out of inc very jaws 0f death. and had aosk. SO Far recovered
 her ahat tis. wtsdding-tiav was again discussed land only waited iIarvey's sane,inn f,r tho iis- -ra'ii to risk the fatigue and excitement onse- qaent. slAz..ss sAsssss.ss,,
 I Oh bother the marfiape!' said Fred taking
 his mothers hand Rose is dlar good sir'
 and will wait till 1l,roms,layf rath .r than yen E>leuld fisk anya hing mother There is. nu
 hurry. and We can Wait quite well un il you ar
 strong; can | We Harvey
 Very well indeed shoutl thinks Harvey answered. with an almust inrer,eptihle dash oi
 sarcasm in his voca; but it is not good f,,l
 your mot her to be anxious; and she spe,lis l., be anxious to concfnl. this affair. Of coirse 1 it can he nothing to me- Ire added hastily. : Ihaye no purpose nf my own t, serve in the de- 1 lay nr the conclusion.
 He had though. As it " to be, it was bet ter concluded with all decent speed. lte said to Lhin,self; and then he, at least. wopkl be out of danser. She, perhaps needed no s,ch ,sfs-cail- tioa. and yet-those hliishes of hers. .af,sl tha, eager treinupus facn iisd wakei,el stranga thoughts in him. Hush! he must not .slr-.aiI such dreams. What wualI he u i K of himssH. ! paor. penniless country doctor. if hpcapi.'
 here as his friend $ almost brother, ani in ie
 turn f,r his love- broke off his marriage with heires,. and secured her for himself The 1 thought brouyh: the blnod into his face, a%, made him lnathr himself. as slishnored iu soul. for even harboring such q Vision.
 So it was arrangpd that tho settlements huud De sgUed and that the next week the, m tfri.se. should actuais take place. Mrs. Whit i..ld 5 healilr not presenting. And wifen Res.. was told this ste weiat agais: and to her Ii Ier's intense dsmay. 5afst out with .Mamma l will not marry Frai Whitfield V nj announce | meiit which that fiae laf put down to iilsani- ty. as the mil!est term. 4 F1 -sss. The day folio Riiy this decision Fred could not go over to Lsson. he was detained on s,.u.. business or other Ut ho1:e: so the young dsctuf r.sle over with d note cjxaining n request tor the two Enes 10 di,i.a at the lfawse i,l the esenng. ss.ing that that side ol,s wl.s ii bied and ihe other detained and DO ia,e:eourse possible unless they would .ipdIy cone.
 Certainly. said Mrs. Bt,ck.tt. little nnr- vousy glanciiig at Ter daughter, ,wl,. with her head thrown ulr stona sideways to her. l. tsnsl you, Miss, RIackeii ? asked Harvey. j E | ..kt Enes$ssslsiyss5 ie.lst l., TT mother < ears. sps,ss Fred yesY,serious'y.' fsaa .i.s s sss|i sl'. tl-;t
 What lsaa happened ? asked Harvey i,npnl siyeIy.
 Jsi. notbi,e,' answered Rose she was now ] ! anding in tho tn,y-winlnw, looking out int {, the gurien. 90 that her face was not seen. : have only told mamma that am not going to marry Fred; and sha is put out
 Harvey reelel like one struck. Had hi: 1 senses played him false? 'Indee.i. !. he then said after long panso your determination is sudden. Miss iSrackeit. l Ies.' she a,sxs cred. with assumed cireless
 ness :; hut her divpring voice and basi'tui eye'
 belied her assumption. Nov that it has com. l sn near. 1 feel th,t ir will n,t do; and ] am sure Frsd will feel with me-
 | Agaih Harvey WdS olietit' " uat couA h'
 says' that he thought Fred would consent [,
 give her up, being utterly unworthy his goo, fortune that he hopeti he would keep her stil
 to her word. when lie hoped just The reverse
 that she was doing wrong 10 be iioneat, Whet
 he loved her for it more than he had ever lov.t
 her before? What could he say Truth au' hOnor are en oppasite sides, as sonietin,es hap
 pens in life: an,i if he suid what he thou. ht ,t | Jl ,Suh, ,1.rhf n Nh II } kept silence and Rose was not quick enong to divine why. +
 | While they were standing in this awkwar' position, both too mnch moved tn speak. Car Iiage dashed up to tl.e door ard Mir. Norton
 was aunolinced. Mir. Norl6a was Roses trui tee and guardian, in a way; though hat yuun!
 l,dy had full power over her own funds and di < not in general either ask advice as 10 what sh should do with her 0ssn. or defer to it,f given
 Aiii being of the school which goes in for ? sr..at many things better Ieit alone, she wen ! in f.r speculation on tol.rably larg. scale; 8 E that. sin e she camt, of age, she had place
 most of her money out to nurse. she said bu she had cnoseii, unfortunately for her,il!e mos , caprici.,us nurse of all-nining proprity. How . eyer. she would do it: 50 she had no one [ {! blan. but herself N.,t, even s,n ,,th- -poke!l 5 cleauly sI,aven Mf. Norton; who had iiepe' her by.the-by to more than one good tliins.' which he himself had taken shares that he gei erously banded over io her. after private "u'. i. ees received and pondered over Anu wne 5 Mir Norton came Harvey left. bearing VII , him the promise iliat the TWO ladies woul
 come to dinner 1t hdtf past six precisely.
 nucl, before as they liked, but not . uloinel P alter. @e{a ,1,.3 l When they came it was easy to see Una
 ,methlng had happened. Mrs. B!ackett w ]. depressed, fearful; her eyes were red and swo : len, her iace,i puifed ana pale; she spoke as : she had |, violent cold and in every other l'a
 t,culnr of manner and person showed that sll 2 had bpei, weeping bitterly. Rose was hushe
 and excited. with certain bravery of nlaili,t [ which lrembled too nearly on br..s..do to D 5 quite as lovely as night have D en- Bt l s.r,. looked b-antiful -perhaps more betnt $ iful tfan she bad ever looked in h'r li
 baf.,res: aud even lazy Fred seemed struck g l her and warmed up 10 unwonte,i feeling
 | After dlnnvr sine asked him to go With nc
 iute the lt,ary for she was utterly urcoav..i 6 tio,,ai ii, ali shedd aud wonld not have n,ine j; asking prince to lie her shoe. or anyll'in i else that she might desire. being just ' iittl | touched with the self will belonging to u
 heiress; and Fred asssntesl. wondering wh | was up, aud what she wantel. Wh.n she ha
 shut ihe door. Dear old Fred, she said. m t coaxing voice. l want you to do nc h Rin'
 ness : an, sure will. Rose sail Fred natural