The Litchfield County post., 1828-10-09

DIack was seen, as IT II had been short
tail turning up behind her. She often made
a sort of noise like sneezing, which made
the rock resound. The farmer, who had
an opportunity Of beholding her long time,
said, that he saw but very few women SO
fair to look upou as the Mermad.-The
whole family, the youngest Of whom is IL
years old, are now living. Aud we had
this account, word for werd as it is here
given, from themselves within the last
month.
In the course of last week a respectable
lady, residing we need not say where, dis
covered that cask Of home made wine lat
least ''tomond auld since lint was i the
bell" had become so acid as to be nearly
undrinkable. 20 have given it away
would have done little good for the truth
is, British wine is SO poor substitute for
the generous juice of the Tuscan grape,
that it has in a great measure ceased to DE
priced since the duties were lowered on
foreign article. Of this fact the lady was
we'll aware, and had heard, moreover, that
dreg, or refuse of distillery worts. is an
excellent thing for tattening pigs. To the
pigs, therefore, the wine was sent, and care
fully empted into stone trough, in the
presence Of four greedy grumphies. In
moment their ugs were immersed in the
liquor, and, so far from finding any fault
with it, they grumphed out in concert
vote of thanks to their generous benefac-
tress. More than one person witnessed
the bouse, and we have their authority for
saying that more determined topefs were
never seen. AT first, all was mirth and
good fellowship, but, as the wine began to
tell, very different scene was exhibited,
and, in the course of half an hour or the
whole had become as ''d,unk as Davie's
so,c." Whiskey was prohibited at the
Clare election, and, if we may Judge from
the effects of liquor on swine, the magis-
trates acted with great wisdom, Like a
different class of debauchees, they began to
quarrel about the msrest trifes offence
was taken where none was intended; bites
were exchanged, if not blows; and, in the
melee that ensued, two of the pigs got
their ears lacerated, and torn from their
heads, while third, after fighting gallant
ly, was minus full half of its tail. The
fourth, which appeared to be the most
drunken of the whole, was Immediately
knocked about and over, and died the same
night, less, as is supposed from injury than
iutemperance. The roaring and squeel-
ing, which were quite tremendous, brought
a great number of persons to the spot !;
and as the coml t,nts bit and kicked pell-
meil-right and leI,-behind and before
without either method or any visible cause
those who were ignorant of the previous
fiddle believed that they were either be-
witched or possessed. Some, however,
were wicked enough to enjoy the joke,and
slyly suggested that either the Riot Act
should be read, Or surgeon sent for, to
try the effects of the stomach pump! Such
an instrument, had there been one in the
town, might have saved the life of the de-
funct animal but still we suspect few OPP
orators would have ventured, at such
critical moment, to open the jaws of an UNI
ruly swine. lnthe above paragraph there
is no exaggeration; and we have only to
add. that, though three of the jewellers are
slowly recovering,th will never in point
of ears and tails, be any thing like them
selves again.-Dumfries Cour.
ELEPHANT HUNTING.
Extract of d latter from Medical Off