The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-09-20

and fountains imbibe its perniciOus influences.
Neither in the cottage, in the grottO, nor IN
the grove, have we refuge from the shaft OF
pestilence. The young, the middle aged, land
the aged, alike fall the victims of.its power.
Our houses are hung with mourning; our
hearts with sorrow; and our grave-yards are
literally without place left, in which to con-
sign the dead!
EXETER, IN. H.) SEPT. 4.-DiSease a.
nong Catte.-A disease has affected the cat
tie of several persons in this town, for a few
weeks past, and has caused the death of a
considerable number.
SymptOms.-The first appearance is heavi-
ness about the eyes, difficulty of breathing. g.
a general languor: Cows Immediately fall
short of giving their usual quantity of milk.
The method which has been practised with
several, and with some degree of success. is
first to garget and bleed then to bore the horns
on the upper part, and IN some cases above
and below, and with syringe to inject Vine
gar and black pepper, and occasionally spirits
of turpentine mixed with alcohol and new
rum. Tar water has also been used, in and
about the horns. Fine salt thrown into the
mouth, and injecting vinegar with pepper In
to the nOstrils, has good effect in causing
them by exertion. to throw off the corrupted
matter. A small bag filled with tine salt, tied
on the top of the head betwixt the horns, and
once or twice in the day wet with vinegar or
cider, is considered benefcial.-We are una
BILE to inform the publick what the name of
the disease is.-R. Gaz.
From the Life Of William niece, Weaver "a
THE MONKEY.
dinna think that in a. nature there's a
MAR curiouser cratur than a monkey. Imak
this observ frae being witness to an extraor-
diner event that took place in Hamilton,l three
or four days after my never-to-be-fOrgotten
battle of the Breeks. Some even gaed the
length to say that it was the whole mair Gu
riouser than that affair, in sac far as the prin-
cipal performer in the ae case was rational
man, whereas in the ither he was only bit
ape. But folk may talk as they like about
monkeys, and cry them down for being stu
pid and mischievous, fac ane will no gang
that length. Whatever they may be on the
score of taischief, there can be nae doubt.
that, sac far as gumption is concerned, they
are Just uncommon and for wit and fun they
would beat ony man black or blue. In fact,
dnna think that monkeys are beasts ava.
/ haze half notion that they were just wee
hairy men that Gamma, or rather Wilma speak,
in case they be made to work like ither folk,
instead of leading life of idleness.
But to the point: ance had monkey,
ane of the dro!lest looking deevils ye ever
saw. He was gayan biz for monkey, and
and was hairy a over, except his face and
his bit hurdles, which had degree of bare
ness about them, and were nearly as soft as
a lady's loot. Weel, what think ye that |
did wi the beastie? Odds. man, dressed
him like Heeland man, and put a kilt upon
him, and lang tailed red coat, and blue
bannet, which for security's sake | tied, wo-
man-like, below his chin, wi twa bits of yell
low ribbon. I not emily did this, but learnt
him to walk upon his twa hinder legs, and to
carry stick in his right hand when he gaed
our, the better to support him in his peregri-
nations. He was for a the world like wee
men in kiIts-sae much sac that when Glen
garry the great Heeland chieftain. VIVA hap
pened to be at Hamilton on visit to the
duke saw him by chance, he swOre by the
powers, that he was like ane of the Celtic
Society, and that il likit he would endeav-
or to get him admitted member of that bo-
dy. | thoeht at the time Glengarry was jo-
kin, but hae since had guide reason to be-
lieve that he was in real earnest as Andrew
Brand says that he and the Celts hae been
like to cut ane another's threats, and that he
MIGHT mean this as an affront upon them. Hoo
somever, mean do Glengarry the justice to
say. that he got my Nosey THAT was his
name) made member, he wadna haze pruved
the least witty or Courageous of the society, u
would hae dune nae disgrace to the chiefs re-
commentator.
But am fleeing ava like a shuttle frae the
subject on hand. Weel, it turned out in this
manner, as We shall hear, Ane afternoon to-
wards the glomen, was delegated to TAX a
slap doun the cross, wi web under my arm,
which had finished for Mr.. Welt, the mus
lin manufacturer. BY way of frolic, gayan
foolish ane. allow, brocht Nosey along wi
me. He had on as for ordinar' his Heeland
dress. and waikiki behint me, wi tine bit stick
in his hand, and his tail stiking out frae below
his kilt, as if he had been nsy Hunky. 1t was
after a., queer SIGHT, and as may be suppo-
sed, drew a hail crowd of BARNS after me,
bawling out, Here's Willy M Gees monkey"
and a'eing him nts and gingerbread. and ma
kin muckle of the cratur as could be, for
Nosey was a great fayorite in the town, and
every body liked him for his droll tricks and
the way he used to grin, and dance and tum-
bic over his head, to amuse them.
On entering Mr.. Weft's shop, found it
empty; there wasna leeying soul within.
supposed he had game out for LIGHT; and
being gayan familiar wi him, I took slap