Litchfield enquirer., 1876-01-06

Iss H taO COSy PaIIoI WO "OAO AoePh'OolJ by MT. K. Here we examined several fans constructed out of solid pieces of wood, by the delft digits of an Indian. who Jas inps1soned for an assault with knife fupon Milford man. Au revoir,
 THREE PEAS
 MY FIRST CLIENT.
 IFgy&e la BY CLARENCE BLANcHARD. p,
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 sfYes, sir" <.
 My servant bowed profoundly as he hastened to answer the office bell.
 I was impressed with the belief that Jenks. as waiting man, was altogether 1 too genteel for me; his demeanor was perfectly respectful he obeyed all my orders with p.omptitude and dispatch yet I never encountered his cold, analyti- cal eye without feeling decidedly uncom- | fortabie. remembered how compassion atsly he,stniled, tho first morning of his when insisted upon dressing nyse!f. and his quiet air of contempt as he took the blacking- brush from me when made 9 feeble effort to polish my own boots. l fancied myself a convict n the hands of a jailor, while he dusted my coat, and smoothed my stove-pipe. The ascenden- Fey that Jenks had over me was truly alarming dared scarcely open my mouth in his presence, for fear that his critical ear would detect some blunder. was even forced to the humiliating ne- cessity of keeping my luncheon of dough- nuts and cheese four consecutive hours in my brooches pocket. lest the inevitable wretch should discover that lunched out side of coffee house. am positive that Captain MacSword, of the Independent Rifles, recommended the fellow to me spe- cially as loiment, but here he returns with a polite bow, and lays card on my desk. | "Lady sir. would like to see you. " 5 ''Yes, Jenks." I said, fixing my eye- glasses on my nose, and examining the l card. -ss 5sE5 T
 "Miss Eleanor Bu6ins. of Clifton. a pretty name to begin with, thought l. 4.Show her in, Jenks." h"Yes, sir" replied Jenks, with aggra- vating composure. and resting his hand on the door-knob. "In case anyone else tails, sir P @a3
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 '.No, sir.'' @ ..t.-. e | Jenks looked at me scrutinizingly, and lvanished in his noiseless way as though the phantom of Jenks had come and Lgone.
 A client, suppSse, mentally eiacu- lated, as threw myself in a professional attitude, and seized volume of Story's Digest. .1
 was young lawyer, of moderate ex- pectations, and, encouraged by a little stipend left me by bachelor uncle, I had the hardihood to hang out my sign, from a small office that opened on Beekman Street. do not know that any one no- ticed the sign, save myself. which I was accustomed to contemplate with much in- ward satisfaction, at least dozen times during the day, in all the glory of gilt lettering, GEORGE BELGRAvE, Attorney at Law. However, if had no clients, retained at least the semblance of business, and always took care to walk hurriedly into the office, with my hands full of docu- ments, leaving everybody to imagine that l was weighed down with as many cases of magnitude and importance as the Hon. orable District Attorney himself.
 was apparently absorbed ill profound study, as the door opened, and the grace ful figure of young lady, clad in deep mourning, softly glided toward my desk.
 Istarted with an exclamation of admi- ration, as she threw aside her veil, and revealed countenance of exceeding love- liness. It was the finely chiseled and ex- pressive features of a young girl that had barely reached her eighteenth year dark blue eyes of heavenly depth gazed upon me, with 8 sad, inquiring air, as she said
 ''Is this Mir. Belgrave 2 G ,r...,
 That is my name," replied, rising, with bad attempt to be very calm and self-possessed. Be seated, mlss."
 She timidly accepted the chair which wheeled near my own. and observed, he's itatingly, a.
 "You have heard of the Bufins, of Cliff ton.' a. su.a4 r1.4s ,.i .. -
 "Never before. !" said I, deferentially. ''I presume you refer to your family. Now, call to mind, did meet with an article in the Herald, referring to some trouble about the Buffin's estate.'' 7,
 "It concerns us--I mean mother and myself '--replied Miss Buffns, with a vivid blush. .'This paragraph I happen to have with me and. as it particularly indicates the object of my visit, I will ask you to read 1t again" r.ss u.-.sr
 As she spoke, the young lady drew a newspaper from her pocket, and pointed out the paragraph alluded to- which she had underlined with pencil. I read it with renewed interest 1: .,s4 &. f..,.er ''THE BUFFINs' EsTATE-ALLEGED INsAN-
 sn.s) ITY OF MRS. BUFFINs.
 Several years ago, wealthy merchant, doing business in Lispenard Street, died, and bequeathed a handsome property, about half million, to his widow. Mrs. Jane Bufins. A clause in the will pro- vided that, in case of her marriage or pre- mature decease, the guardianship and control of the property should revert to Mir. Ralph Dorle, until Eleanor, his only daughter, should come of age. In the meantime, however, Mrs Bufins, who has manifested for several months past strong symptoms of Insanity, has been deemed incapable of managing her own affairs she was yesterday. through the advice of her attendant physicians, removed to the Insane Retreat, at Bloomingdale. In con- sequence of this sad event, Mir. Ralph Dorle will assume the guardianship and control of the young lady. until she reaches her majority" :, '"Well, TT calculated. drawing deep breath, as l fAished the perusal of the paragraph. and handed the newspaper back to the young lady. Well, what then % -'-
 h"Mr Belgrave, "s said Miss Eleanor, ve- hemently, ahile her slight, graceful form trembled with excitement, you are, as yet, unacquainted with the truth. My mother is not mad, neither has she ever manifested the slightest tendency to in- sanity. She has been so represented by Ralph Dorle, and he even bribed the physicians and suborned witnesses to proveit. She is the victim of base, un- principled man" al ."I see. interrupted. with wise shake of my head. "A conspiracy to get the property in his hands. Go on. 'ss
 This scheming villain, Dorle, has me almost entirely in his power, she contin- ued. He has lately gone so far as to forcibly detain me prisoner in my own