Litchfield enquirer., 1871-01-12
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I '". & , .' AN opp FIX ..... ...... '.'' ''" h.nl ..sxsa:t s...7,---- a@.fl@i ..A ssl =4as I When it came at last to asking Samue
 Rowley's consent to pay my addresses tt his ward, I knew it wsts =ali over with me
 I felt that it was over, diractly l was shown into the library, where Samuel Rowley sal
 before the fire toasting his eouty feet, and
 reading his Times newspaper felt it wal
 so completely all over with mo that Il would lvery gladly have. backed myself ont of the Iroom without entering into any particu
 lars as to the object of my visit. I would lcheerfully have informed him that was tan agent for Beslater's, hair-restoner, and thad called with 2 sample, which might be
 returned if not approved, after one day'' lrubbing:s But he knew me, aid knew him. He understood perfectly well. why Ihad solicited the honor, Of t.an interview Iwith him at twelve o'clock, A. M., he was Ia sharp old gentleman, who Had Lis eyes on me for some time, and was not to, be Imposed upon. .l -... 4 ,.s sss ..-s.,... 9.. IL He said, "take seat, Mir. ----, l, for. tget your name," and then he fumbled with Ihissglasses, and referred to my polite epis.
 tie, which lay on the table near bin1i os.". !
 l took q seat and nursed my hat. I. per spired 8 little. had a .tremulous motion
 of my knees come on, which made me look ridiculous; waited for him to be.
 gin, but he didInct.s T began m yseif, after one or two secret encounters in my throat 1 with something that felt very much like
 cork out of a soda water bottle '>''''''' ...' l "You are not aware-that is, you cannot
 but be aware--that;I. have long regarded
 your ward Clara with-did yon speak, sir?,' s'No. sir, did not, speak. 5 '':s' ' He had gwen an awful cough of doubie-
 knock character, that. was all. He kept
 his glasses on his, nose. and focused me, and the operation was unpleasant. He
 was not pleasant in his reception of my
 statement either;' he was decidedly un- pleasant, not to say desperately disagree able. But then he was cross, ill-grained oldffelfow; every body knew it in Wolyer- ton, and l. have no particular reason to disguise it here. a.ll dt,.s l,s.:.3 E...l ii
 I recommended my. statement; < poured
 forth the best feelings of my heart, and with an eloquence that might have melted l1adamant, I, I,confessed to him that Clara was my one ambition. As have said already,
 knew that it was all over with me, but I was poetic even in the midst of my de- spairing consciousness.
 l. MT. 9Rowley set aside His 'newspaper,
 drewthis, chair an inch or.two closer tc me, put his great hapds-,ratAeE disposed to be gouty like his feet-upon his knees, and
 surveyed ne from nh hea loot eontspp- o,..'as :. May ask your age, young pah' he r r M This was my weak point of 3, detense, but
 ssSeventeen a:>;, .,ssilt r.f;F@
 3s '.And how did you first become acoua.int. ed @ with tn my Clara s who|issa- year. Y yQnr ju- sli f'Mell Mir. Rowley, it has been q long attachmepf.. My finishing scho ool at Bees
 ing aehodi and 1s ssEe 'a each ee other Eaasa at Fchurcb;s ana I th1nk--Hi si" e"''riThi ! as @ II think tthstI you both ought ato be, horse, ,whipped!" he said, ;fercely inter- rupting me; "and as for my consent to
 Clara's engagenent to a boy like you-AT VIII eYen go so far as to say whipper-' stapper like you-"7 -----.s--.
 { TIA whipper- snapper, ssir!' sl1Itsl#
 T. II repeat it, iwhipper-snapperl" cried old. Rowley. becoming Very red and apo .plectic in appearance. .~''''I decline to listen to yonr preposterous proposal for. one in -t stant. Clara is only sixteen. and does not know her own mind. She is a mere child. 5, ' ''But we shall both grow wolder, MT. Row ley."s*.,.sl ii ~4n -..tI .tais n. aa. n.t' tt''Ah! and more sensible. T hope, Good morning
 ;fGood morning, Sir '""':a ''@''' i'ai"ss'"
 I did not wait soHtell himto of my iexpec! tatipns from my grandmother or to reason ] with him on his want of justice and. con- sideration. went away crest-fallen and heart broken. T dashed from the fibraryy in despair, andh4 brought | nay ,forelleaIi against that of my beloved with a. cencus- sion that was nearly the means of. stretch. ing our sehseless forms outside the ty- ant'stden, the evictims of his cruel obda- faey. Clara, naturally interested in the result of my interview with her guardian, had forced her pure but anxious soul to I listen at the library key-hole. IahaH re- tired in haste, and doored her. sad eai { fOh; my graeious!' she sobbed forth; ssI did not know you were coming out like that! Oh, my head! Oh, how. dreadful! Oh iAlphonse. we must part 'forever!"
 AIShe rested her head on my shoulder. and I shed many tears. T kissed away her tears; | patted her head fondlY, keeping clear of. the bGmps which I had raised there. II could scarcely see her golden hair foratears 1 myself water had risen into nay eyes immediately We had met. each other. .;Il sought to calm her emotion, bade her be- firm, and recomnaended vinegar and brown paper for the damaged brow. II said that should try them myself. when Il got home. We renewed our vows of fidel- ity, and tore ourselves from each other arms, cfushedin spirit, but strong yet to resist unjust Qppression. ia f.ta. ie1 I told all my troubles to Jack Edwards, my bosom friend and adviser. Jack and I had been sehool fellows together, we we're going into the medical profession togeth- er presently; my father had resolved that dsshpun walk the hospitals instead of the rosy path of love Jack heard ndy i'story, { Eand said that he would. not have .stood half Eef fold RoWley's nansease; :, but what hea would have done under the circumstances
 he did hot impart to nd at the time, and 1 forgot to ask him aftefwafd. sr' fsa'h 3 I..'' GIara and dLmeticlandestinely. sWesWerep lovers; VA had been lovers from our youth; the tinty heart of guardian who had out, lived mortal passions was not to Stand be- tween 'oua,ffesh young souls tssd @aa ali fta1 met Clara in helyilage;, u scaled the. fpask fence and met her in the green wood;
 and Jack: good fellow, kept watch on n the
 door of the haaEand efds RbWieys library
 NShd dowsiwitha telaseopss lest we should tbelsnrpFised ateny ApaMeeptsa Clara and I