Litchfield enquirer., 1829-12-10

sneakcd around to hnd Patty and begin tho second layer upon her lap. But the widow was wide awake. She clcnchcd me by the collar, and batting upon Dollv's knees, here's the drivers seat" says she. "P!ant your feet flat and firm, nirce.- Jump up Johnny. And now away with yer, my lad "
 By this time I had got so ravin' mad that I could hold tn no longer. fell foul oc the old mare, aud if didn't rivc ii ,o her about right, then there's none o' mo. that's all. The Deacon counted the volts upon her side week afterwards, when he called me to reckoning, which was made with chalk upon the upper flap of his eve. ry,-day hat. Sukey not understanding such jokes, took tho bit in her mouth and shot o0, right on eend, like flash of true Con- necticut lightnin.' Jimini how we skim med over it. And the houses, and barns, and fences, and pig-SWes flew by us like scud by the moon. And wonder is Hanks corner. Whoorah and whoorah answer ed all the ladies and gentlemen with one voice. Sukcy, scared Ut the noise, turned tho corner with flirt, and the sleigh was bottom upwards in a---whoa there whoa Tho first thing knew was that ! was in the bowels of snow bank, jam. med down under half ton of Dolly Fish CT. l thought never should sec day light again and when they hauled mo out, l loft print in the snow very much like n cooked up hat knocked into the middle of next week, as the sailors say.
 HowSomever, no bones were broke.- We shook our feathers and crept into our nest again, laughing us loud us tho best of them. The sleighs were now formed in string, the fiddler foremost, and away we started, on tho road to Shaw's, bells ging- ling, fiddle sounding, and every body hal- lowing and screaming for joy.
 Peter Shaw heard the racket two miles or, for he is always on the look-ou, of u moon-shiny night. He fell to kicking up tho dust in the best room, to put it to rights and when we arrived the floor was swept, the best Japan candlosticks paraded, the fire place filled with green wood, and little Ben was anchored close under the jam to tug at the brokcn.w winded bellusses. No fire appeared, but there were strong symptoms of it, for there was no lack oi smoke; and part of it missing the way up chimney, strayed about the dancing room, which gave mo a chance to hit of another compliment upon Patty's beauty, as being tho cause q said) of drawing the smoke. Every body laughed at the nov city of the idea. But there was no time for chat. As soon as we had taken swig of the hot stuff all round, we sat tho fiddler down by the other jam, took the floor and went to work with might and main, the fiddle keeping time with the bellusses.
 Not to bo lengthy, we kept it up, frol- ickin' and drinkin' hot stuff tll midnight and while it lasted, the fun was real genu- inc. But as I cast sheep's eye at Patty now and then, took notion that she and Sinh Golding were rather too thick toge.h- CT considerin'. Thinks I, she wants to make me jealous, to spur mo om so seeing them in close conrab, as l was canteriug "down outside," poked my head be- tween them, and cried boo !-But the Cat was soon let out of the bag. We paid the reckoning-four and six apiece. Think O that! Every body grumbled; but Peet Shaw didn't care. Then followed the crowGing of sleighs, taking in the ladies at the door. Such hubbub and confusion. But when my turn came, 10 and behold Patty Bean was missing! And so was Si' Golding.-Here is the end of my story ; whoever wants to know the particulars that happened in the ride home must ask Dolly Fisher. The Deacon will tell ye what sort of pickle Sukey came home in, and how much 1 paid him for the whis,le." Fi- nally, whoever went to our meeting-houso the next Sunday morning. knows very well how Patty Bean and Josiah GOldin' are to square accounts.-Y. S' E. L. Gazette.
 Indian SupcrsfitiOns.--The Alabama Intelligencer publishes the copy ofa law recently enacted by the proper authorities of the two districts of the Choctaw NatIon of Indians, upon the subjects ot witches and wizards, which IS curiosity, and shows strongly that notwithstanding all the efforts made at civilization, the Indians are Indians still" The more ignorant part of the Indians, i've quote the inteli'- gencer) believe in the existence Of a mys- tcrious wild man of Ihe woods, who can confer supernatural powers; the person as- suming such powers IS said to deposit h's entrails upon a bush or branch of tree, and is then enabled to do all manner of mischief unseen, until he resumes hIS en- trails. The doctors have been in the hab- it oC pronouncing any one, they were call-
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