The Litchfield County post., 1828-06-05

upon approaching his master, laid the dead hare at his feet, having carried it beneath his arm from the spot where ;t was killed by Mungo, nearly half mile distant, MT.
 -, on lifting up the offering, patted pug on the head, as reward for his equi- human display of reason and from that day forward he was looked upon by all the old wives and children in the neighdorhood as something so far akin to an el6n or fairy, that until the day of his death, which hap pened shortly after the urchin who ventur- ed across the the moor of--after sum- set or before sunrise, was allowed to be possessed of no small degree of courage.
 Caledonian Mer.
 From the AmericGn Trapeller.
 THE VICTIM OF INNOCENT AMUSEMENT" Elizabeth Hazlewood was the daughter of Charles Hazlewood, Esq. formerly a wealthy merchant in the city of N. York. She was brought up in the lap of luxury, and in the indulgence of every pleasure. Nature conferred upon her beauty of per- son, and education, accomplishments of mind. She was the flower of her fathers family, and the farvorite of all who knew her. Her disposition and manners were no less lovely and pleasing, than the exter- nal heauty and elegance of her person.
 There were times when she appeared uncommonly beautiful and prepossessing. These happened whenever she made her appearance in ball room, or at a party of pleasure. On these occasions all her natural ease, elegance and vivacity, were put in requisition her fair features and blooming countenance were lighted up by the brilliancy of her dark blue eyes. But with all her beauty and accomplishments, she was comparatively ignorant of the first knowledge. and destitute of the best prin- ciples-sthe knowledge of God and the prin- ciples of religion.
 Perhaps this deficiency, however, may be justly attributed to the influence of early education and concurring crcumstan- ces. Her father was an Englishman and protestant. Immediately after his arrival in this country, he set up as merchant in the city of New York. Here by taking advantage of the fluctuations of the mark ct, he in few years acquired wealth e. nongh to enable him to erect spa cious and superb mansion, and to live in a style agreeable to his taste. He was a man of spirit and enterprise, and sustain- ed high and reputable character as a member of society. He pretended to be a great promoter of learning and polite literature, and was passionately fond of the refined, or which he sometimes proud- ly termed, "innocent amusements." No- thing delighted him more than the exhibi- ton of the theatre, the dances of the ball room, and parties of parade and pleasure. Of course he and his family were frequent attendants on these and other scenes of the like nature. He in short was man of money and man of pleasure. His treasure was on the earth" Not that he was free from all pretensions to piety.- Far from it. He held high rank among class of religionists, who talk much a. bout charity, and sincerity. He was per- fectly willing that every one should enjoy his favorite " faith" as we'll as his favorite pleasures. And although he hated and abhorred all the advocates of "The re- strictive and exclusive systems" in mat ters of politics and religion, yet he could not help loving and admiring that "amia- ble" and complying sort of preachers, who follow, instead of leading the people.-- He was an advocate for "boundless be- nevolence," infinite mercy," and-"in- 1 nocent amuSements."
 Of course, his daughter, of whom we have been speaking, would be likely to a. dopt the same notions with her father, and follow the dictates of her feelings, wheth- CT they might lead her to the theatre, or ] the ball room. This she did. Indeed ,from the time she was capable of enjoying the pleasures of refined society, her life had been nothing but continual round of att tendance on balls, plays and levees. She was always either going abroad, or expec- ting company at home. This manner of life exactly suited the natural temperament of her mind, and she pursued it with as much satisfaction and apparently as thoughtless and unconcious of danger, as the young fawn roams her native forests, or sports in the meadows. Thus passed away nineteen years of the short period of her existence here.- During this time, she had thought but lit- tie of Divine truth, and of course felt mo- thing of its heavenly infuence.-She was now beyond all hope of recovery, child of pleasure. The love of it had fastened