Litchfield enquirer., 1869-09-30

to wash his cups and plates for him; but I suppose 1t wouldn't be bachelors hall if he
 didn't do it himself. All those books are
 full of horrid bones, expect; I'm suresI
 don't want to look at them. should think
 he+ did nothing but smoke; pipes every
 where. Iswish he'd hurry back. Why, it's six O clock now! On, that clock don't go-I declare, it quite frightened me
 Why don't he have his clock wound up?''
 With thoughts like these Miss Fanny be
 gnlled .a part of the time that she was
 obliged to, wait for Cyrus; but, at length, tiring of examining the room, she ventur- ed to take up book, which fortunately proved to be an odd volume of Macaulay, and so she forgot the world in the fortunes of William of Orange, until Cyrus return ed t51.A
 That poor young man had,a hard time of It. Ca reaching the street he stood for a moment in doubt, and then hurried to
 William Heiskill's boarding house, to try and borrow ten dollars. He knew that five would pay Miss Birch's passage through to her fathers house; but he could not of- fer her less than ten. HeiskiII was out. Then quick run round to Walnut Street
 revealed the fact that Seymour had < gone out walking, Sir, with MT. Heiskill. Cy- rus knew that there was but little chance of finding any of his student friends at home on such fine afternoon; but still he hurried down to Spruce Street, to see if by chance little Miles was trying to make up for lost time by triae of study. But Miles, If he was engaged in any work of self benefit, was not doing it at home. 5a
 ."Confound itp' said Cyrus, 'I'Il try pi- ous Arnold. .. } na =; s'e.5 a-srIi : , "Pious" Arnold was so called, not on account of any religious tendency he ex- hibited. but simply because he attended lectures regularly and studied hard in the meantime, m refusing all temptations in the way of card parties, excursions, or other diversions of the students - r~= -.-
 Plous" was at home, but was very sor- rty he couldn't lend Cyrus dollar. He had. (although he didn't say sol twenty seven dollars in little black box in his trunk, which was exactly what was due his landlady at the end of the month, an in declining to part with any of it, he did perfectly right, for 1t is very doubtful if he would have had 1t back again in time to maintain his reputation as best-paying stu dent Tn Jefferson College. A@ H ; Poor Cyrus was dumfounded. He knew not another soul to whom he could apply One of the Professors with whom he had previous acquaintance through his father, might have helped him out; but he lived over in West Philadelphia, and there was no time to go to him. It was now striking five, and the trai n started at six He had nothing to sell. He had 'lent'' his watch to help pay for walnut book ease that was one of the recent ornaments of his room, and he had nothing else on which, at such short notice, he could raise dol lar. He stopped, on his way back from Arnold's, again at eHeiskill's boarding house; but of course they had not returned. What; in the name of every think that was absurd aUas he to do? After some ten minutes of fruitless beating of his brains, he came to. tho conclusion that he must go back and tell his shameful story, for if Miss Birch had any other way of mana ging this difficulty it was time she was about it.. So he, went home and up to his room. '''@ '-' A+ 57.-
 Miss Fanny rose, but the moment she saw him she knew he had not got the mon- ev and so there was no necessity of his tel ling the story of his shame and poverty. She had so much pity for his manifest em- and downhearsedness that she said. laughingly. ls..a.. s.. e,.y .1f
 ''There, you haven't got the money. All you students spend every cent your fath- CTS send you as.soon as it comes, and so you couldn't borrow any. But it don't make any difference. l have no doubt but that it will all come out right. Such things always lo." 1bi'' -- 8
 ''That may be, said Cyrus; ''but don't see how 1t is to come out right. You might go to hotel and sen l home for money"
 "Wouldn't they make me pay any thing as soon as got there?" she asked.
 'Not if you travel like 8. person who looks as if she had money-with plenty of trunks and things" ' .
 ''But haven't got any trunks; they are all sent on by express Fl.
 ''Oh, as for tn it," said Cyrus brighten ing up little. "I could lend you one of my trunks. .A { This method of gaining credit seemed so funny to both of them that they laughed as heartily as if there was no such trouble as money in the world. Miss Fanny de- clared, however, that she would not put Mir. Durham to all that bother; but Cyrus assured her that 1t was no trouble or in convenience to him. - -' t..s
 In fact, said he, ''it's splendid idea! just think of it! Why, I can make money out of you. have trunk with books and things that l have. packed up to take homo for the vacation, and I should have to send it by express. Now you can take it right on for me, and it will go as your baggage, and will not cost either of us any thing. What do you think of that idea?" -
 Perfectly splendid" cried Miss Fanny. and now how will I get to the hotel with my baggageY I'sd aoaE ae... .s5r5 s K j sssOh, will arrange that" said Cyrus; ''and now. you don't know how, relieved I feel. s'5ss ; n7-:4 tZ ob llsfls' a- .ia Te''So do l, said Fanny. nssBut T. knew 1t would come out all right some way: I, wish those eggs were not all bur ned up, for would ask you for some of them. I'm awful hungry."'d 3og baa aTH .las + .o < Itis astonishing how a common trouble and common relief accelerates the growth of familiarity" But then Fanny and .Cy- rus had known each other ever since they were children.oI vtas .ft sad4 a-,.. .f Lssti > .s'Oh, I've plenty more, said Cyrus; ''let me cook you some-you won't get any thing to eat the minute you get to the llo-t tel.t' all3 4Gas@-f1: efd5 sa 5&.T VI anRC
 And he. ran to his little wood stove, where some embers still remained Fanny .de-- murred and declared. but Cyrus persist ed; and so fire was quickly akindIed with light wood. and he made fresh coffee, while Fanny took off her gloves and beat ID the eggs as well as she could for laughing at Cyrus funny wayssof doing things-Ake ing his ground coffee in a porter bottle, and all that stale bread, as if he ought not