Litchfield enquirer., 1881-12-29

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 Hole, listening whilst Professor OmEium ex- r plains how CoueoiouSuEss lnf love is associated ibqf the brain, of hate with 1eft-handed mo Ltfon-" eEss \ ahaonss he sssid6 "bpsi Iishall call on the F Arnes to-rnorrOw.n < s Words that felil soH mss ike dSaeae.a Now l first perceived had ventured to hope My best ground was conviction that Beatrice | was not in love with anyone else T But one fireason for this might ybesq that none, ot the iesWalns around her ventured to aspire to tue hand of one so rarely gifted and here was Barrysthe asort offellow to adventure fany-
 thing, and carry his point. .,,,s.,,s s.ssf ,,. f Iwent to my dinner at Richmond in the ll9west spirits Beatrice was hot there. It
 !, was all could do to, sustain my rising reputa- l u 'ri as an agreeable member of society. Miss 4 Hale, struck by the languid interest ! displaya | eH in her discOEerB oflsg new comet; sdetaiaed 3 IlAe, after her guests were gone, to ask what l was SheiIhattere resiI eonfessedseea s5srsS sol | IA friend of mine has seen Beatrice on the + stairs, and fallen in love with her, and am in despair. For he is dangerously good
 looking, fellow, and his name is Francis Bar | ''Barry!" She repeated ''doosn't he sing, or 1 something? ?" .isJr5h9 elNis'e lex l1-47 snasTh n
 l. ''Oh, he sings, and plays, and wins, and
 acts, and dances and fli-ts. He is accounted | irresistible, and means to compete with me for Beatrice's affections. Can you wonder,
 Miss Hale. that am half wild Why do 1 you smile?" .,e--rr ... h..r .-...t-r md. | ''1 am thinking," she said, '.how last year 1 you described yourself as no-account man out of the race atogether-and now we find
 you on the lists as rival to one of the most | brilliant figures sin, London society. Really I Mir. Anstruther, that ought almost to satisfy 1 you, even should he carry of the prize in the l end!" s7'is3 sa' iy |4'e a t7' l. '.It ought, 1 acknowledge. Last year no | wanderer in the desert was more out of sight | or mind of s'Society, more shelved than was | |. Now 1 am TepGpdts, shefgiended. invited,
 and my prospects brighten every week. But
 have fallen in love by the way, and feel l that if Beatrice Arne accepts Francis Barry 1 shall be miserable for life!"' 1'' n'" " Is Miss Halemade me promise notto despair. Iwrung her hand and departed. V On my re- l turn home met Barry whstliug expressiveiS on the stairs, with a look of complacency that l rendered superAuous his statement that he
 had contriyed to see Beatrice and get intro | duced. s" ''i'''9A-o h7h' shpH"'s+'-" | Three weeks now ensued that, had looked forward to as to spell of enchantment, sec
 ing that they held out seven distinct opportu- | Dities of meeting Beatrice Arne, beginning | with a rendezvous of the Field Naturalists at ! the Zoo, and ending with grand dinner at l Lord Crookshanks's, in honor of q famous for- eign botanist, on 8 visit to our shores. Those tWenty-one days proved period of unremit- ting exercise for the most Spartan qualities of my nature. a'..' i'1 'i"H u7t' t-8 .. | o1l I;ete tl,o | of the Zoo, Beatrice joined us with three gaily dressed girls she introduced as her sisters, and
 escorted by Barry. Never once did he leave | her side, or relax his marked attentions. And l must bear it all, hear him pretend to be in- | terested in the cassowary, and provoke her to
 laugh by his nonsenscal jests. It was small | consolation to reflect that last year should have shruuk into the background and col % l lapse, whilst to-day blazed out as a star
 among the rest of the ladies of the party, and
 created quite a sensation in the aquarium. hy
 delivering of f-hand monograph on the Mani l festatiOns of Fear and Anger in Fishes Barry would not allow Beatrice to listen; he kept | whispering jests to her and her sisters. to up-
 set their gravity. Finally, when the iitne
 came to adjourn to the lecture room, where l Professor Omnium was to hold forth, Barry, to my discontinue, announced that he and the f Misses Arne meant to ''cut" the lecture.
 l. T don't care for the subject" said Beatrice simply. sasr edii sai6tH asw 7I9di .f; D. | T, don't even know. what it is, T let fall
 hastily whereupon Barry read out, with ma | licious emphasis: "'7" '''' ! SsOns slO1n the Geographical Distribution of | Gulls."
 passed bad night. Next day was the | garden party at Kew. if ''f Beatrice came with Miss Hale A blessed
 chance brought us on the lawn at the same | moment. She was charming as ever, and
 eager to hear about an article had been writ | ing on the Shapes of Leaves, and which was
 shortly to appear in print To account for my indifference about it, complained of feeling
 tired and oVerworked. -4... | Twill you come to tea at home on Saturday
 afternoon" she asked instead of working.
 My sisters and expec. some friends"
 1accepted with effusion., Even as spoke
 the figure of Barry, lurking Mephistopheles like among the trees, checked my spirits and
 dashed my felicity. Up he calI,e and drew Beatrice into conversation. l struck cl lical
 attidude, listened to his brilliant superficial
 talk, and longing to cry out, "Oh. Bea rice | Arne that fellow is no better than an animated
 puppet! ]" l would not stay to be shunted,
 but devoted myself to Lady Crookshanks aud I her daughters, solacing myself with dreams
 visit to her house. ,.,....r,.. n,. z.. \ Hdu uy UlILuudy klb IcdOJ.-. | Beatrice express a wish to examine that mar vel of brute architecture. a squirrels nest, I
 had rushed down to my home in the country, l sixty miles of, to procure the desired object, | and all but broke my neck in the effort to se- l cure 1t intact from a fr-top. was splendid | l arrived punctuaily, but Barry was before
 hand with me-. It was well had brought nn 1 bouquet, as his would dcertainly putshOpe mine; | well had IG.fk m lttlot trif in l.ali I as the moment was unfavofable for its bestOy | al Barry engrossed Beatrice, leaving me to ] entertain her sisters, who bored me, us 1 may | have bored them, for with one ear and half was straning to catch the dialogue of the
 other two, By and by came pause In Oiir
 tittle-tattle. Very distinctly Barry was heard
 to say, in tones of entreaty.
 | "Now you will come. won't you ?p ysH -..t 1 "Well,' said Beatrice, ingenuously, 'I l will"
 "Where where?" cried the Miss Arnes and ! 1, in chorus of curiosity. .. | ITO Ascot" said Barry trlumphantIys; add l ing for my special benefit, The Miss Arues are going down for the race week and Miss
 Beatrice has graeiously yielded to my sugges- r | ton that she should accompany them, to as- certain if it is as delightful as Itell her" i f That was broadsider for me, as he saw.sl l The sisters langhed and congratulated him on l his victory over the obdurate girl-student. | He had the imprudence to ask if he should
 scene down there. I replied was to busy. 1 Withalthat my notes on the Shapes of Leaves were passing through the press. had wild l notion of being true to my colors, and making
 Beatrice ashamed of her desertirn. NOr kshould 1 have bettcred my position by turning l renegade, in imitation Bet Barry's Star was | in the ascendant, | left, taking my squirrels
 nest away pwith me- and feeling as if a great gap had sprung suddenly between Beatrice
 and myself. Most probably it had been there | all along, and was a fool Soittle spell was r broken, and Beatrice would become a prtjfes- a 4 slouabbeapty after alLo My bitter feelings broke out to Miss Hale, ...,,, 1 "Barry hasn't the slightest faith in women
 caring for anythiagu serious seriously; aod no o