The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-08-28

neighbOring towns, shortly after his arrival
began like his neighbors) the task of rais-
ing a crop Of BcGRs.-Not long after
wards, his beans, lover the hills of which
he had watched with anxiety began to
make their appearance, but, as he thought
did not come up the right way, the bean
itself coming up first. He then went to
his neighbours garden, and found upon ex-
animation that his beans correspondent ex-
actly with his own, but went back and be-
gan the tedious job of pulling them up g.
putting the other end down. While thus
employed, person passing by, after salu-
ting him with "good morning." inquir-
ed of him what he was doing? To which
Pat replied with smiling countenance,
" By Gingoes, my b0nes have come up
the wrong way, and ] am planting them
over again."
CaUalier COwtship.-The ceremony of
marriage among the Kalmucks, is perfor-
med on horseback. A girl is mounted
who rides off in full speed. Her lover
pursues; if he overtakes her, she be-
comes his wife, and the marriage is con-
summated on the spot. After this she re-
turns with him to his tent. But it some-
times happens that the woman does not
wis 81 to marry the person by whom she is
pursued&in this case she will not suffer him
to overtake her. We were assured that
no instance occurs of Kalmuck girl be.
ing thus caught, unless she has partialty
for her pursuer. If she dislikes him, she
rides, neck or nothing, until her pursuer's
horse becomes exhausted, leaving her at
liberty to return, and to be afterwards cha
sed by some more favored admirer.
Marriage CsremOny-"Y You bromish, :"
said old Squire Gabel to the bridegroom,
whoever that happy man may be, gu bro
mish to hap dis woman for your wife. :"
=" Yes" Und you madam bromish for to
hap It's man for your husband" Yes. |"
" Veil, l pronounce you to be one flesh &
one beef. Und now I pooblish the bawns
Of dis matrimony, before Got, mine wife,
Dolly, Harry, and de rest of the chill
dren. Und, ash de scriptures says, vat
Got puts togedder, let no man poot as
soonder.-Uud now, (giving the BRIDE
groom poke in the ribs) sere ISL mine
tOIl0r."
Something New.-Fly-biows are pecul-
lar in their character and remarkably fatal
this season. The slightest scratch of an
animal, or even tick bite, is sufficient to
induce the fly to deposit her eggs, which
turns maggots in the space of an hour, of
the most hardy kind we ever heard Of
Wherever these flies attack, death to the
animal is the certain consequence, unless
the greatest pains are taken. Much stock
has been destroyed by them, and one ne
gro woman. A negro man was saved with
the greatest difficulty. He was subject to
ableeding of the nose, and falling asleep
with speck of blood on his upper lip, the
fly made her deposite, which crept into his
head. No matter where the worm is laid,
it will instantly penetrate the skin, with
two strong pIongs or pinchers that it pos
sesses, and makes sore for itself. 1t
works to great depth, passing through a
very small hole for about half an inch,
when it enlarges into kind of cell, and
does not stop we believe until it reaches
the entrails, unless obstructed by the bone.
We heard of one of these cells which
held half pint. The usual remedies to
destroy them such as camomel. spirits of
turpentine, &c. are very seldom successful.
A gentleman has requested US to state, that
he has succeeded by cutting open the holes
and pouring in solution of hartshorn, or
aque ammonia, and keeping the place COW
cred. We had dog afflicted with these
worms, which we destroyed in the follow
ing manner. We cut open the place to
the depth of an inch, (but then did not
reach them) and after scraping out all the
honey-comb-looking substance, poured the
hole full of very strong decoction from
elder leaves and tobacco boiled together.
In about an hour they endeavored to crawl
out, but died in the attempt. The dog
appeared to be entirely insensible to the
operation.-Aiss. Corrssp.
From the AYgusta Courier.
ANOTHER INSTANCE OF THE POWER OF
IMAGINATION.
A MIR. D--waS great deer hunter.
He had learned his dog to trail the game
few yards ahead of him slowly, till within
sight, he should be able to reach him with
his rife. A very large buck bad made
his appearance in the neighborhood, and