Litchfield enquirer., 1880-01-29

musings of the Adversary" and again awaited "He cometh not, she said, and he didn't, not he, he was entranced and spell bound by the glance of an eye, by the loveliness of the beautiful Thus it has ever been since the days of Adam and of Eve. but Adam wasn't a fiddler, and modern sparkling" was un- known.
 Mir Henry Lemon and wife, of Bridge port, were among those present at church, Sunday. 5
 The F. M and M E. Social met last week at Dea s. J. Averil's. These meetings seem to grow better and more profitable, the last being quite large gathering and very pleasant withal
 The Stoughton brothers, who have for several years so ably conducted Mir. I. D. Pat tersons large dairy farm, having purchased farm in Bantam, will move upon it next April. We hear that Edgar Gregory, of New Milford, will take the position they vacate, MT. Patterson having let his farm to him. The Stoughton Bros. are two energetic fell lows, such as New Preston can ill afford to lose.
 Frank Newton was arrested and taken before Justice Guy c. Ford. on the 23rd inst, on charge of being intoxicated, fined five dollars and costs of suit, but he appealed to the Superior Court, where he expects ts bring forward witnesses to wholly disprove the charge.
 Mrs Goodrich, of Pittsfield, Mass, is visiting at MT. G. H. Gillett's.
 -Wm. D. Wheaton, of Marketable. has purchased the farm known as the ''Somer's place." being about midway between this village and Marketable, of MT. Isaac Bristol, of New Milford for the sum of $3, 500. We hear the place is to be occupied by MT. Wheaton's son, D. Wheaton.
 Old maids and bachelors tremble with strange fear, and ''old men and beldams do prophecy upon it dangerously, " for Cupid, ,elated with recent successes, no more sits in idle meditation fancy free," but dips the points of his arrows in the fiery essence of that purple western flower once white as the driven snow,
 
 and sallies forth with more cunning smile than ever on his lovely features, to seek whom the Fates have decreed. During his meanderings (so the gossips aver), he strayed into small but select social gathering. No sooner there, than he perched. upon an orna- mented Chinese medallion in one corner, and the lens of his opera glass, began prying into the hearts of the congregated beau ties. Immediately he spied Lysander, the handsome, and saw with his divining glass that within the deepest recess of the noble youths heart there was an unoccupied niche, an thrilled and aching vold. Stealthily he drew an arrow, placed it upon the bowstring, and took such accurate aim as only he can. Twang singing sensation and the cuticle was penetrated, h pericardium was pierced, and immediately there came unto the hand some Lysander weird unrest, sweet, vague and mysterius longing never before felt. Then Cupid once more leveled his glass at the audience, and he spied---and he was so tickled at what he saw that he laughed outright and his wings rustled in the corner upon the Chinese medallion and the people thought it was the music or the signing of old Boreas at the windows, but it was not-he spied Hernia, beautiful and grand at the piano, and she sang the song with more enchanting melody thao the alluring songstress of Caprea, but his phsycomancial glass had discovered that for all the songs, the smiles, and the gaiety, deep within her breast was a strange and shadowing unquietness, and with in her heart was no occupant. ''Ah, hal" chuckled he, and he drew down the corner of his eye with peculiar significance, "Ah, ha I'll see!" and he picked out the straightest, finest tipped, and surest arrow of of all, and, as the last dulcet note of the song died away up- on the listening ear, once more might have been heard the twang of the bowstring, and straightway Hernia was filled with an inde- Unable disquiet and raised her eyes expecting to see, she knew not whom, and-their eyes met like forked lightenings from opposite di- rections Their souls clashed in the fash, and in the twinkling of an eye 1.-two hearts beat as one" '"Tls done." said the little God, and he plumed his pihions and scared away to new fields of labor
 CHAP. T.-He was her escort, that evening. In two days they promised to love each other like two cooing turtle-doves, and swore to be true and constant as the stars which shine at night. The third day, solitaire of the first water of great value seal of the heaven born compact radiantly shone upon the finger of the adorable and adored Hernia The fourth day-"To be continued in our next" In the meantime if any other town can bring forward an authentic case of swlfter ''love at sight," Chap. III of this thirty-two- candle power electric, leap p-year novel will be indefinitely postponed.
 We are time and again the recipient of interesting newspapers from various places in the faf west, and from Texas. We are glad to receive them, for it is pleasant to be thus remembered by friends, and, feeling sure that this will come under their eyes, we take the liberty of thus publicly thanking them, and de- claring that, as ever, very truly we remain.
 PEN DRAGON.