The Litchfield County post., 1828-08-28
From the Boston Evening BnsIetia.
Ever against eating cares
Lap me-" SEc.--p Allegro.

From the Boston Evening Ba,Ietia.
Ever against eating cares
Lap me-" &c.---EAuegrO.
DISTURBANCES AT YALE COLLEGE.-At :
meeting Of the students Of this institutio
at the commencement Of the late difficulties
it was
Resolved, That committee be appoint
ed to wait on the Faculty. and state as the
reasons for Withdrawing from the HalI--that
the classes were much dissatisfied with the
quality of the board, and that they were in
duced to adopt this measure, because their
previous petitions had been Intellectual
"AlsO Resolved, That said committee be
not authorised to hold any further communi
cation ON the subject
This is the usual form of declaration of hos
tilities by college students. In the grand re-
bellion at Harvard, in 1907, the students JUS
tilted their defiance of the authority of the
government, not only on the ground of bad
bread and butter, but the meat, the pudding,
and the sauce, were no better---and the coffee
was vertable triage. Some of the malcOn-
tents found, or pretended to fnd a worm in
head of cabbage brought into commons -
'Oh who, without qualm, hath ever looked
On 'oormy cabbage, tho by Homer cooked"'
IA ICdi vi CduOdoes duu Tue POOT WOF" 1t
self, were adopted as standard !; and like
MahOmet's breeches suspended over the Sc
raglio at COnstantnep.e, served as signal
round which the faithful might rally in cases
of extremity. This formidable standard was
forthwith borne in procession t" the Presl
dents study-not perhaps with the motto. in
hoe Signo vinces-but with spirit that seem
ed to say, ''eCce signum ~ 10. here is proof
positive that the students ought to revolt, and
turn the University topsy-turvy.
Whenever the students in college are dis
posed to become disorderly and mutinous.
they can always draw irrefragable arguments
from bread, butter, beef or plum pudding
The acetous fermentation of the body of the
pupils infects the whole bill of fare-death is
in the pot. Some people are apt to attach
the same importance to certain eatabIes.
that Byron ascribes to Hook and Soda wa
ter
"Glory, the grape, love, gold, in these are sunk,
The hopes ola men, and OF every nation;
Without their sap how branches were the trunk
Oflife's strange tree, SO fruitful on OCCASION"
Far be it from us to say that college gov
eminent, or college steward. or college cook,
may never be in fault-thongh transactions
of this character are no proofs of their being
w
spread among the members of such an insti-
tuition it will never be in want of sub jects and
reasons and it is curious to observe how Of
ten these are found in the pantry. In the
succession to Mons Sacer, at Rome, the mem
bers rebelIed against the stomach but the
reverse of this commonly happens in college
stomach is the rebel.
Alb.
PLENTY OF RUM-BUT NO BREAD.-The
anecdote is related by physician
of undoubted yeracity: was called a few
days ago to visit sick child. The medicine
which wished to administer was fine pow
der and must be mixed with a moist sub
stance. asked the mother of the child for
an apple to roast. She had none. asked
for some kind of sauce, but the reply was as
before-we ha'enone If you have any mo-
lasses, honey, or milk, either will answer
We have neither. Give me then crumb of
soft bread-why said she, we have none bak-
ed. Surprising from the expression, that she
had some ready for the oven, told her that it
would do as we'll if it was not baked. All!
she said. with tone that spoke her mortifica
ton, we have neither bread, meal,no grain.
except little Indian corn, which Ican't have
ground unless carry it to mill on my back.
Well then, said |, have you any ram? Dyes
she said, as her cOuntenance frightened, we
have plenty of that; and started for the jug.
| told her she might let it remain, for l be-
lieved the sick child would do as we'll without
rum.
g Hung be the heavens in BLACKBURN day to night
Such appears to be the only fiji language
in which the feelings of the Editor of the
Alabama Journal can express his dolour be-
Has Mobile been again burnt
down! Or has sudden Dengue, or some
worse epidemic. cranped or killed half the
citizens Has earthquake, or food, or prsti-
ience, converted tine town of MOntgOm cry
into desert, or an ocean, or a vast sepul-
chre No. nothing OF all this but-Ncw
Orleans has refused to re- elect Mr.. Living
ston Hung be the heavens with black ~
The city Of "a Thousand hills" as the most
poetic editor of the N. Y. Post hath poetic
ally described New Orleans, "Once crimson
ed" with the blood of Gen. Jackson. accord
ing to the Alabama Editor-we could wish to
know when, and where, the precious Grim
son flowed-has turned migrate. That city
which, according to some of our apocryphal
editors, poured out its population on its
Thousand hills" to welcome the military
chieltan when he cOndescended to travel
thither. on the 9Th of January, to eat and
drink hear SnpacheS and deliver most e,lO