Litchfield enquirer., 1875-11-18

4RA1DSk e2e0 Ob0c1s OH IO1 1cCSu1A1S ROOA Psyche. It was a little funny to see how. as a matter of course, they all taught her how to carry on her household. They Eould tell her. to Edward,s great amnse- menk. and to her well-cOncealed rage. how to eheapen her mutton, how tO keep her outer, how to save eggs in her sp0nge .ake. end even how 10 arrange the dishs on the table. Every thing was elegant and tasteful in Psyche's house, wholly be- yond any standard which they had ever seen at home. but, all the same, they
 Eould make this suggestion and give that direction. as if, she said to her husband crying, one morning-''as If this were poor papa's house. and I were Cinderella again"
 And Edward only laughed and kissed her, and said, ''Oh, my sunbeam, keep 8 bright eye for them there are now only SIX days more. and then Mrs. GFundy will be satisied. sOsins RseBsiRiSss jwvgbiG
 And then he pinehed her ear, and she pulled his whiskers, and she laughed through her tears.
 The first day was a day fresh from heaven the apple blossoms were in their prime the air was sweetness itself and after late breakfast two pretty carriages came to the door. And Psyche took Az nes, who was the least hateful of the three, in her little pony-carriage, and her self drove Fuss and Doll, her pretty po- nies, after she had given to each an Albert biscuit from her own hand. And Edward took Priscilla and Bloody Mary with him, and as he passed the Norfolk House, he stopped and picked up Jerry FOrdyce. who was stout and handsome and jolly, and Jerry took the back seat with Bloody Mary, and hirted desperately with her all that day, while Priscilla sat with Edward, and for miles on miles drove his beauti- ful bays. And they took a drive moro lovely than any of these girls had ever seen. They came out upon the sea-shOre Il will not tell yOu where. They ate such dinner as neither Bloody Mary nor Agnes, nor Priscilla. had ever dreamed of. They came home by five in the afternoon, and Edward made all the women lie down and sleep. And when they had walked, he made them all dress again, and there were two carriages a. the door, which took them to see Warren at the Museum. And they laughed till they almost died. And then they had charming little sup per in private room at Copeland's-; and after midnight they all came home. And this was what Psyche meant when she said she lived very quietly, and was not at all gay!
 Bloody Mary was literary, and she had said at breakfast the first day that she hoped they should see some of the Boston literati; that she should be ashamed to ge home to the Painted Post unless she had seen Mir. Fields and Mir Lowell and MT Longfellow and Dr. Holmes And the second day. Edward said, should be Polly's day. .and they should see the book shops and the libraries. So this day he did not order the ponies, but two open came up, and they drove first to the dear old corner of Hamilton Place, and went up to the pretty ''authors' par lor' of Fields and Osg0od. And Mir. Fields came in and told them some very pretty stories, and gave Bloody Mary an autograph of Tennyson. And Mir. OsgoOd and Mir. Clarke came in and showed them the English advance sheets of the new Trollope, and some copy of the new Dick ems in manuscript. And the agentlemen begged all the ladies to come up whenever they passed in shopping. Then Edward took them to the Historical Rooms, and they saw Preseott's sword and Leutzeis MT. Winthrop happened to come in, and they saw him and Dr. Holmes was there looking at some old MSS, and he was very courteous to the ladies, and showed Miss Polly the picture of Sebastian Cabot Then they drove out to the College Libra Y, and while they were looking at the old missals and evangelistaries it happened that Mr. LongfellOw crossed the hall and spoke to EdEard. And Edward actually asked Agnes and Polly if he might present MT. LOngfelloW to them snd then found Priscilla, and presented him to her and to Psyche. And when Mir. LOngfellow found they were strangers, he told them just what they should see and how they should see 1t And Polly slipped out her album. and he wrote his name in it, and said he was sorry he could not stay longer; but he pointed out to her some of the most autographs there. And then they started for the Museum, and by great good luck they met Lowell in Professors Row. And Ed~ ard stopped the carriage, and hailed him, and asked if he should be at home in an hour and when Mr. Lowell said he was engaged with class, Edward arranged-sO promptly I- that they should all go and hear his lee tuTe- And then they went to the Muse am, and by the same wonderful luck AgazZiZ was gofng ont as they came Tn and he turned back, and showed the la- lies everything That was day indeed They came home to the most beautiful little family dinner, and in the evening they all went to Selwyn's Theatre, where was another charming play.
 There was quite similar day on the strength of 8 word from AgUes. Agnes was SO much awed at first by Edwards hoSpitable cendescension and by his giv- ing up so much of his tlme to them that she did not dare to be cross for the first four days. But she did say to him that Polly's preteDse of letters vas all non- sense, and that, for her part. she was in- terested in politics and social reform that an era like that, when etc., etc, etc, every true woman ought, etc, etc., etc, for the benefit of, etc, etc., etc. So the very next day he showed them all . note from Mir Sumner saying that if the ladies would excuse the fOrmality of . call, he should be happy to show them his prints and some other things winch would please them at noon, and inclOsing tickets for seats to an address he was to de- liver in the evening. That day was who'll
 y given to politics and politicians They went to the State-hOuse, and sat in . sort of private gallery when the young Duke of Gerolstein, who was on his travels, was received on the floor; and several very handsome and very nice young Senators and Representatives came mp and were presented to the ladies. And when if came time for lunch, Edward invited three of the very incest to go down to Parker's to little dinner he had ordered there. and they had . very jolly time. in which Agnes studied social reform with . very merry Senator from Essex County, quite to her hearts content.
 As for PTisOilla, she spoke but cOIdIy of literature and politics, though she dId not object to the dinner at Parker's or to flirting with Senators. But she said to Edward that her heart was with the poor and sinful that she would gladly do something in this complex civilization of ours to save those that were lost How happy eoald she be if she were only eat ing lOcusss sud wild honey on the brink of Jordanl Bat that seemed impossible, and she sighed. So day was arranged for charity and its ministers failing To- enxfa FOrkmnafelw ffsa DineAmar Nonwar