Litchfield enquirer., 1875-11-18

bO26t0ek. nS 10 nex or e0e 10 nm. AUu after lunch he aluays took his nap; and then. if it were cool enough. the horses came round, and he took Psyche of on, one of the beautiful drives fo Brookline or Milton, or Newton, ,or distant Feedham: and she leaned the reads sos Eell and learned to drive SO well that she would take him as often as he took her. And at five they were at home, and at six Psyche's charming little dinner was served. always So perfectly; and then at eight clock he always kissed her, and said, '+GoOd-by, sweet; now I must go out a little while Do not think of sitting up for me. And then Psyche wrote her letters home or read while; and at ten she rent to bed. and fell asleep wondering how she could have lived before she was so happy. And in the morning her husband was al- ways asleep at her side He slept so heavily that she would try to get mp and dress without his knowing 1t But he always did know. And becanse he could dress quicker than she, he would put on his heavy Persian dressing robe after he had plunged hrs head into cold water. and while she''iid her hair he would read her Amadis of Gaal, or the Arabian Nights, or Ggier the Dane. or the Tales of the Round Table, till he saw she was within five min-
 
 down the book-yes. though Oriana were screaming in the arms of giant-and he would run and dress himself, and they would run a race to see which should first reach the piazza and give to the other the first morning glory.
 And then would come another happy day like and yet unlike to yesterday. No one called, you see. But do not think Psyche cared for that. She always hated to make calls, nor did she want much to receive them, Both she and Ed ward were alone fully half their lives, | though sometimes he would call her into the study to work with him, and often | would come to her to work with her. He would ask her if she was lonely, and he planned visits from his sisters, who were very nice glrls, and his mother. who was perfectly lovely, and, after 8 while, from some of the Western girls whom Psyche had known at the lngham University But never, by any accident, did any visit or come who made any allusion to his dai- lY business. He never spoke of it to Psyche, and she, dear child, thought of it much less than you would think. She had promised not to ask, and she had the sense 10 learn that the best way not to ask | was not to care. Yes, Versatilla dear
 
 to care will not care.% She knows how to will and to do.
 | do not know whether Psyche the more enjoyed the opera or the pictures which | she and Edward saw together. There seemed to her to be no nice private bOnse | Tn Boston where dear Edward did not l seem welcome when he sent in his card, | and asked If he and Mrs. Ross might see l the pictures. Psyche often said that she owned more Corots and Calames, more | Daubignys and Merles and Millets and BOnnats than any lady in the land, and that she kept them In more galleries. At the opera they often found pleasant people whom Edward knew sitting next to them: and they always chided him that he was such stranger; and he always introduced Psyche to them as his wife as proudly as king; and with many of these people she talked pleasantly, and some of them she met and bowed to at church or as they were driving. But none of them ever called upon her, nor did she ever call up- | on them. One day she said to Edward that she believed he knew moye people than anybody else in the world And he | said, with 8 sad sigh, ''I am afraid do:" and she saw that it worried h,m. and so the dear child said no more. In all this happy time Psyche had had | no visit from her own sisters. Perhaps that was one reason why it WAS so happy. But 1t happened, after a happy life of year and more, that a darling baby boy came to Psyche to make her wonder hos | she could have thought her life before was life at all. And the birth of the boy l and his wonderful gifts were duly reported | m the letters to Painted Post, and then | there came quite hard letter from Pfis- eilla, putting in form the complaint that neither of the sisters had ever been asked to make Psyche a visit since they were married.
 Psyche showed the letter to Edward on the moment and he laughed
 ''I have only wondered it did not come before"
 Psyche tried to laugh too, but she came very near crying.
 ''I have not wanted them to come be- fore, and I don't want them to come now" Then they shall not come." said Ed ward, laughing again, and taking her on his knee.
 But do want them to come. partly. I wish they had come and had gons, and that 1t was all over 1t does not seem quite nice.that my own sisters should not visit me-"
 "~AAS 0AG@4Ag,s as SO 6A1sA&, kACY 1EG not your own sisters; and even If Mrs. Grundy does not think 1t is quite nice, do not know why you and should care. Still, if you want to have them and have It over, let them come. 'Olins Baenaiaisse JurG6n' That means, You will be glad 10 remember It."
 Psyche said she knew that and she pulled his whiskers for him because he pretended to think he did not and he kissed her, and she kissed him. And so the next day, after Psyche had written ten different letters and had torn them up. she concocted the following, which, as it met Edwards approval, was dispatched to Painted Post by the mail of the same eve ming:
 ':RoxBUEY. May 10. 1S-. 1 'MT DEAR PRISCILLA. - Indeed you must not think that Edward has prevent ed me from asking you to make visit here. If it gives yOu any pleasure to come and see me and my housekeeping, yon know very well how much pleasure it will give to me You know we live very quietly, and are not in the least gay so 1 think you must all come together and en- tertain each other. But little Godfrey will entertain you, and you will think he Is the dearest little fellow that ever lived.
 Come as soon as you can, for we are all going to the sea-shore on the 25Gh, and If yOu do not come soon it will be a very short visit "
 | And then the letter went on about Ann Gamers engagement, and the new styles for prints, and so on.
 So the invitation vas we'll ovex. | CHATTER m.
 If Edward Ross, CT Psyche his wife, or Bim the nurse of Godfrey h1s son, had any hope that Agnes Verney, and Priscilla Verney. and Bloody Mary. their sister, woald decline the invitation. or that any of them would decline #, they were very much mistaken. Allowing day and . half for the letter to go to Painted Post. and a day for the three ladies to pack their trunks. and day and half for them to come to Boston, you have four days.