The Litchfield County post., 1828-07-17

if you will; but make no more vain att tempts to pervert right reason, lest you add to your own condemnation"
 It was indeed with reluctance, that the affectionate daughter left her mother un- der such circumstances but she had sur rendered her better judgment for the time, and created for herself an imaginary ne- cessity, by which she suffered herself to be controlled. She was much admired, & so often solicited to dance, that in the course of the evening her blood became painfully overloaded. She found the heat of the ball room so oppressive that she de- termined to retreat into little back porch to which spot her partner conducted her. AS she swept rapidly along, panting with heat, and impatient to breath a<cooler att mosphere, she encountered an awkard ser. want, who was entering with pitcher of wa ter. He was more than half intoxicated; & as he staggered out of the young lady's way, the contents of the pitcher were dis- charged full in her panting overloaded bo- som. The sudden revulsion of physical feeling occasioned by this accident was al- most instantly fatal. A violent agpe ter- minated in convulsions, and, before the dawn of day, this lovely and interesting Eirl expired in the arms of her almost dis tracted mother!! Her reason seemed to Be almost overcome by the rapid progress of the disease; but she was heard to ar- ticulate with difficulty the word sudden ly." The by-standers thought she allu- ded to her own rapidly approaching disso- luton; but the agonized mother remem- bered the awful denunciation she had so prophetically pronounced at parting, and believed that her dying child was remind ing her of it's application. 7Ts eircum- stances of this story are true, and in my mind, Gacfully inpressive.
 THE DUELLlST, A COWARD.
 He $ not only defcient in trxe courage; bat ;n
 manly independence of character.
 He has inadvertently, perhaps, exposed the weakness or wickedness of bustling pretender, who determines to punish this freedom by personal violence. And yet this man, whose only crime is that of be- ing honest, consents to expiate his offence with death; and permits renegade from humanity and justice to trample him into the grave. He dares not assert his own rights; he dares not encounter the sneers and affected derision of men. He says, if I reject this proposal, if I refuse to meet my adversary, it may be tlre means of per- petuating my existence, but it will bring upon me an iDsupportable torrent of scorn. I shall be regarded as spiritless, pusil- luminous wretch. My reputation, inAu- ence and happiness, will be destroyed at once and forever! shall be the laughing stock of the multitude, the hiss and the by-B word of the crowd, deserted by my friends. dispised by my enemies-Oh annihilation were preferable to this It is in vain to contend against public opinion, however absurd. There is no hope in contest carried on single-handed against the world! Other men as eminent for their virtues, & situated as am, have shrunk from the unequal conflict. There are no success tul presidents, to which can appeal, and from which can gather hope and resolu- tion. It is recorded, irrevocably recorded in the high court of honor, from which there is no appeal, that man shall stand responsible for his conduct to the individ- ual who may call him to an account, and shall submit to such terms as his adversa- ry proposes. Iti in vain to contend this decision, or question its equity. 1t is ir- resistable in its force, and universal in its application; and in lowing to it's authori- ty, yield to necessity for which am not responsible, and to which bequeath my dying anathema. Under the impulse of these feelings, he meets his practised an- tagonist-he meets him to be sacrificed, and falls--deprecating, with his expiring breath, the rashness and folly of his con- duct.
 What weakness and irresolution is he. e! What want of digniGed, manly indepen- dence! What an absence of that cour-. age which sustains itself upon the right eousness of its cause, upon deep convic- ton, and individual purpose What an exhibition of reluctant submission--of complaining, crouching compliance-and a slavish subjection to a custom equally irrational and pernicious-a custom that would disparage community of outlaws and maniacs.-COltOn.
 From tue JsreasiLe Miscellany.
 THE BLIND, DEAF, AND DUMB GIRL.
 In the city of Hartford, Conn. among