The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-09-25


hen rOost and placed in it with the lid on.
The room was then made perfectly dark,
and each person was directed TO rub his
hand on the bottom of the pot. If any
one was guilty of the theft, AmeS said,
when he touched the vessel the cock would
ctow.----The ceremony was finished, but
the cock gave no token of the approach
OF the criminal. Come said the aStrolo-
! ger, here must be some mistake, there is
no thief among us; but let us look at your
! hands. On examination with a light, it
was found that one person present had not
rubbed his hand on the pot. The infer
encc was too st,ong to be resisted, and the
culplIt pleaded guilty to the charge.
BOSt. Courier.
! COIcge Aaecdotc. 80 Many years since,
when the late Lieut. Gov. Phillips, of AM
dover, Mass. was student at Harvard col
l"ge, owing to some boysh freak he left the
University and went home. His father was
d grave man, Of sound mind, strict judge
ment and of few words. He inquired into
J the business, but deferred expressing any
opinion until the next day. At breakfast
he said, Speaking to his wife, "My dear,
have you any tow cleth in the house suit
| able to make Sam frock and trowsers.
She replied yes. "Well," said the old
gentleman, "follow me, my SON." Sam
| uel kept pace with his father,a he leisurly
wailled near the common, and at length
| ven.uIed to ask, What are you going to
do with me, father % /" am going to bind
you apprentice to that blacksmith" repli-
ed Mr.. Philips" Take your choice: re-
turn to college, or you must work." 81
had rather return;'' said the son. He did
return, confessed his fault, was good
scholar and became respectable many If
all parents were like Mr.. Philips, the 4 u
dents at our colleges would prove better
students, or the nation would have plen-
tiful supply OF blacksmiths.
Authentic Anecdote.-When during the late
war Admiral Warren was lying in the Ches
apeakr, Capt. Smith was sent by Commo-
dore Steward then at Norfolk, to negotiate
an exchange of prisoners. The news had Just
arrived of the Capture of the Java. and the
Admiral, speaking of that event. asked Capt.
Smith how it happened that our frigates
were so successful 10 taking theirs Capt. S.
answered that he knew no reason for it unless
it was that we fought better. mo" said
the Admiral, that cannot be-: but the rpa.
son is, that two thirds yOn crews are British
seamen." "Then,' replied Capt. Smith.
" the other third being Americans. makes the
whole difference" The Admiral attempted
no further explanation or argument on the
knOtty subject.
Some years since a custom prevailed in
town of Berking. in Essex, when husband
had been beating his wife, the surrounding
gossips contrivrd in the night to empty a
bushel of chaf at his door, and IN the morn
ing the common salutation of all who met
him was. $50, neighbor you have been
threshing, see" This sort of jeering. it is
said, had the desired effect. for it was rare
thing to see second busheI emptied at the
| same door.
TIGHT STAYs.-Mansion House.-A
few days ago, the Lord Mayor received
the following strange communication on
the subject of the dangerous and ridiculous
custom of wearing tight stays. 1t was d.
lected to Mr. Hobler whose assistance was
privately requested, and was read aloud in
the justice room there being person pre-
Sent on the part of the complainant, who
waited The reply Of his lordshlp:
Sir:
| have an extraordinary complaint to
make to the Chief Magistrate; though there
exists no legal mode of counIerac ing the
evil to which, through you, ] beg to call
your Lordship's attention, the inference of
man of influence, from his station IN life
and his experience, may produce some al
deviation of the IN >chiefI am about to de-
scribe. have three daughters, over whom,
l regret to say, their mo her exercises "A
control quite independent of me. This
control, so far as it regards moral and reli-
gious restraints is almost unexceptionable
They go to the chapel regularly, and are
as rigid in their COW ersation as any fem lies
in the world. What have to object SIM
ply refers to their dreSS,an to veiy mar
row portion ofthat. 1t is with deep
sense of self abasemen, | state to you, sir.
that my wife encourages my children, by
her example,to persist in following the hi-
deous and psrilous fashion, of which |
must entreat your most serious condemna-
toni mean the fashion of squeezing the
waist until the body resembles that of pis-
mire. A laugh.) OF all The dandy abOm-