The Litchfield County post., 1827-11-15
From the Philadelphia Mo'uhly Magazine.
THE VOICE OF WINTER.

THE VOICE OF WINTER.
I come---my breath is on the blast!
wreath Of clouds is DER me; n
And the loveliest flowers ofearth as past,
Have wither'd and slirunk before me.
have found the earth in itsrichest bloom,
come to gather its pride to the tomb;
have found it all with joy elate,
come to make it desolate. aE In
The leaves of tire trees are rustling and gay,
The sheen Of the river is bright as the spring;
wilkblow those rusng leaves away,
will stop the streamet's murmarng.
Twill strip of its robe the towering oak;
It's roots shall be torn and IFS limbs be broke;
will howl through the waste, and the wild beasts
there, -
The eagle shall close her soaring wing,
And seek her nest the eyre high;
And every songster cease to sing, 4
At the sound of my ominous rushing by!
] will bow to the dust the gayest flowers,
And strip of their pride the fairest bowers;
will clothe the earth in white as Gomez
The winding sheet of herwintry tomb! y
and appearance bore testimony Of his occupation, was
lately riding the west, he was Thy man of hard
countenance and staggering appearance, who adj
dressed him in the following language" How do
you do, Cd d-n you MIR. Preacher" " l am in
good hea!th replied the stranger in black, how do
YOU do, Mr.. Jacksonan z" ''We guessed, by Cd,
true Jackson man, sure enough" says the other
But" interrupted the clergyman, chow 90 you know
man. " But how could you tell me to be Jacksoni-
an r. By your address, sill" replied the preacher
Ynssance of Absence of Mind--A gentlemen resi-
ding near Glasgow is remarkable for being absent A
fortune teller came day 70 iishouse and though
deaf and dumb found means TO predict splendid for
tunes for his daughters. The Youngest daughter came
running TO- her father = OH papa; the finest spae
woman, F" Ay, poor woman, how long have you been
dumb - The woman dropped acourtesy and answer
ed, Just fourteen years, sir this spring The wor-
thy mans question was no wise intended 70 ensnare
but by his sincerity the woman was taken unprepar-
ed. He saw not the absurdy of addressing the deaf
nor did she perceive the inconsistency OF answering
though dumb.
ManmfGcturiag Celerity.-ID 1911, a gentleman
made d bet of one thousand guineas, that he would
have coat made in the course of single day, from
the first process of shearng the sheep till its compile
ton by the taylor. The wager was decided at New
bury the 9th of June that year, by Mr. John Cox
etor, of Greenham mills, that town. At five o.
clock that mornings Sir John Throckmorton, bart pre-
scented two Southdown wether sheep to MIR. Coxetor,
and the sheep were shorn, and wool spun yarn spool
ed warped, doomed and wove; and the cloth burred
mied, rowed, fulled, dried, and pressed, and put in
"a the hands of the taylor by O'Clock that afternoon
and at twenty minutes past sX the coat entirely fin
ished was presented by Mr.. Coxetcr to Sir John
Throckmorton, VINO appeared WIN Il before upwards
of FIVE thousand spectators, who rentxthe air with
acclamations at this remarkable despatch.
English paper
Encouraging to Maaufactmrers.----The Patterson
Intelligencer states that wealthy English gentleman
who is one of the most extensive shippers OF cotton
goods to this country, has recently removed MS estab
fshmen to this country AMI s erecting N the state Of
New-York, a cotton factory of fifteen thousand s,"
dies and four hundred power looms. Il likewise ads
that this gentleman much pleased Win tIle
chneEy made in this country that he has given orders
for his machinery to made the Patterson factory
Does not this single fac, speaA volumes in favor OF es-
tabIishing manufacturers among us!
Antarctic Expedition. -The exposition CIV
en- bv MIR. Reynolds, few evenings since, in
the Capitol. explaining the objects OF tho a.