The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-02-09

kept it manfuIIy and then became the husband
of his Laura, and continued during the rest
of his life, an orderly, respectable man, who
never, at any one time, drank more than he
could carry.
After several years, BOnnard, for the first
time, discovered the trick that had been play
ed upon him = he thanked his friends most
heartily .forsit, and began once more to tread
firmly on his right leg, which he had always
carefully avoided.
BACHELORS.-When honest Benedict
vowed that he never would marry, he lit
tie thought that he should ever have an
opportunity of taking wife, and therefore
when one was presented, he considered
recantation no crime and therefore, he
welded. When Maj. Noah that laughter
loving genius, who presides over the New
York Enquirer, resided in the Barbary
States, he saw so much of the rascally in-
fidelity of the Turks, that one day in,
Paroxysm ofdigust, he swore by the beard
of Mahomet, the Koran, and has .1'alnsud,
that he would net wed the fairest she in
the whole Seraglio of the Grand Seignior.
or even take to himself the fairest Jewess
in all Christendom. Many long year
has the Maj. sat by his fre-side, and lis
tened to the signing of his solitary tea-ket-
tie, and the purrings Of his cat; but at last
he has repented, and like honest Benedict,
considers recantation no crime. In fact
the Maj. is going to get married, and thus
he announces his intentions to the world
Lit. Ccdet.
" TAXING BAcHEL Rs.-I was not at the
meeting of Bachelors ON Friday evening,
but perceive that am ON the committee
to protest against the passage of the-law.
cannot serve ;-and feel that have
had the honor Of watching. over the iuter-
ests of the bachelors too long, and there
fore have come to the determination of at
once declaring my intentions to marry,
and thus raise the standard of rebellion
against the whole fraternity, tots viribms.
The fact is, this bachelors life, is vaga-
bond life, after all is said in its praise; it
is in the long end, taking pointers and po-
MES, fresh bottle of Champaign and a
long rubber Of whist, more expensive than
married one, that is, if you get reason
able wife besides, on serious reflection,
there is no prescribig limits to this taxing
system when once fairly under way; this
year the bachelors may take the place of
the dogs-next year they may be compel
led to aid in the creation of fund to sup.
port old maids, and ifwar should break out,
the bachelors must do all the fighting
then, on abe other hand,asif this ss-sinei--
biessedness," as it is called. is luxury, 1t
is " unbecoming in moral and religious
people" to indulge too much in them: So
Twill repent and marry-that is, if can
get any clever body to have me. I had
mind to advertise for a wife, as it would
cost nothing but, though / could describe
the lady tolerably well the difficulty would
be to describe myself.
However, l hereby renounce all allegi-
ance, adhesion, attachment, propinquity,
and love to bachelors life; and am re-
solved, before Gen. M'Clure's bill goes
into effect, to defeat the provisions of the
law by swearing to "love, honour, and
obey" though believe that obligation is
generally taken by the wife but no mat
ter, pay no bachelors tax, if can avoid
it. AS to sending a strait waistcoat, and
dog collar to Gen. M 'Clure, we admonish
caution; he is a fiery fellow, as the old
women in Newark can testify"
A VALUABLE WOMAN--A FRUIT
Full VINE INDEED.
Mrs. Electa- Whitmore, wife of Mr.. Jo-
seph Whitmore, merchant, living near the
Brick Factory, in East-Haddam, being in
the 39th year of her age, is now the moth
er of Twelve Daughters, all sprightly ac-
tive children, 1.-TWO of whom are married
and have families, ALL born at single
births, and all alive-and never had son.
Just the number that Jacob had sons, by
his two wives and their two handmainds.
and just the number of the Twelve Apos-
ties. 1t is wished that the next dozen may
be all sons. :
Would it not be greater curiosity to see
Mrs. Whitmore, with her II daughters at
her left hand, placed according to their a.
ges, than any thing that has ever been ex-
hibited at any Museum or Cattle Show in
the United States.
1t is believed that there is not another
instance like the above stated, in the State
of Connecticut, ifin the U. States. N.