The Litchfield County post., 1827-11-08

som which some cherished plant has shot
forth. whose cup is filed with dew-drOp,
and whose head reclines upon its parent
stem.
again saw this child when the lamp ofrea-
son first dawned in its mind. Its soul was gen
tie and peaceful; its eye sparkled with joy,as
it looked round on this good and pleasant
world. It ran swiftly in the ways Of knOwl-
edge-it bow ed its ear to Instruction. stood
like a lamb before its teachers. It was not
proud, or envi0lIs, or stubborn, and it had
never heard of the vices and vanities of the
world. And when looked upon it, re-
membered that our Saviour had said, Elk
cept we become as little children, ye cannot
enter into the kingdom of heaven"
But the scene was changed, and I saw a
man whom the world called honorable and
many waited for his smiles. They pointed
out the fields that were his, and talked of the
silver and the gold that he had gathered: they
admired the stateliness Of his domcs, and ex-
tOlled the honor of his famiIy.-And his heart
answered secretly, by my wisdom have
gotten all this" so ~he returned no thanks to
God, neither did he fear or serve him. And
as passed along heard the complaints of
the aborers who had reaped down the fields,
and the cries of the poor whose covering he
had taken away but the sound of feasting
and revelry was in his apartments, and the
unted beggar came lettering from his door,
But he considered not that the cries of the OPP
pressed were continually entering into the ears
of the Most High. And when knew that
this man was once the teachable child that
had loved-the beautiful infant had gazed
upon with delight said in my bitterness,
Il have seen an end of all perfection" and
laid my mouth in the dust.
CGution.-A southern paper admonishes
the public to be on their guard against two
suspicious persons, named Brandy and WhiS
key, who are now prowling about the coun-
try, maltreating ard destroying a great num-
Der of people. It is said they mean to reside
some time in this city. They have been point
who calls himself Rum. Whiskey is a foreign
and is well known in Ireland, where he pas
SEES himself off under the assumed names of
FGriatoSh and Potyedn. Since his emigration
to this country, he resided long while at
MononSnhelo. He is now a regularly natu-
IdIlAtu SIliZSUl dUu liza bC ulCL WIN ul di
hours of the day or night, in the hotels or
streets Of NewYork. He is a mean looking,
yellow faced fellow, who generally mixes
himself up with persons ofvery opposite char
acters. We have seen him armand-arm with
Messrs. Sugar and Lemon. Whenso support
ed he always gets into hot-water, and is very
quarrelsome. All three of them go into the
streets, punching every body they meet, stag
gering some and knocking down others. No
better evidence can be given of the effects of
"eviI communication" than this, for Sugar
and Lemon, when out of Whskcy's influence,
are very respectable and harmless people,
Sugar is particularly sweet tempered, but
when Whiskey gets hold of him,all his sweet
ness meIts away. The habits of Whiskey
are all low, and though some of them keep up
a secret intercourse with him, yet he is not
publicly recognized by the members of
" Good Society" Monsieur Brandy, ON the
other hand, is more genteei, and may Occa-
sionally be encountered at the tables Of per-
cons of condition. he sat opposite to US yes
terday, and behaved very becomingly, proba-
bly, because the company took no notice of
him. His complexion is high coloured
and ruddy, and his general manner spir-
tied and agreeable. In matters of taste he is
remarkable for smartness and piquancy.-
Brandy is a Frenchman by birth. and belongs
to the ancient family of DE Cogniac. 1t is to
be lamented that person with such gentle
manly capacities should ever mingle with peo-
pie of such bad odonr as Whiskey and Rum.
This Rum is a decided Ruffian. His very
look condemns him. His face is of dark
sallow hue, and from the unpleasant effluvia
which proceeds from him, we suspect he is
sadly unclean in his habits, and has antipathy
to water, and yet he is monstrOus cOxcomb.
and is always admirng his own appearance
in "A glass, Fortunately, he seldom intrudes
into the company gems CONNIE IL .fdut. He de-
lights 10 linger about pot houses and ship
yards. and to blow it out with daily labOurers
and sailors. 1t is shrewdIy conjectured that
he is fond of drink, for he may be generally
met with about "grog time" Rum is mani
testify of West India origin. The principal
seat of the family is on the plantations Of ia
maica, altho' some of the iegitimate branches
have resided for several years in New Eng
land, where their influence is most unfavOra-
BILE to the proverbiaI : steady habits of the
country. The indi.id ual who is now in New
York. is from the West Indies. He is called
by those who know him, "Old jamaica" to
distinguish him from his New England kns.
| man.
From these descriptions our readers may
be- able to discover and avoid these suspicious
| characters. All connection with them is dis
reputable. and great injury to health. purse
and fame, must attend the slightest intimacy