Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-10-15


laxing tho least particle Of their gravity
The reverse Of this statement is near the
truth the orgies Of the evening, in most
haremS, are conducted with all tho levity
of Righteousness, aud the gravity of the
MoSlems totally disappears their roars Of
laughter arc to DO heard in the adjoining
houses; and, in my opinion, tho gravity
Of tho Turk during the day is only the ex-
hOustion Of his spirits from previous ex-
element. I have seen him reclining on
the divans, smoking his long chiboque, one
OF his wives, and generally the iavoritc,
shampooing his feet with her soft fingers,
and performing this operation for hours to-
gelher. This is accounted one Of tho
greatest luxuries Of tho harcm; aud an o.
plum eater assured mo, the most delight.
tul Of his revcries was imagining himself
shampoocd by tho dark-eycd howis of
Paradise. "-Maddcn's Travels.
"a sou Of tie Uilderness. On the
18th ult. number Of tho citizans of Louis
vile gave public dinner to john Rowan,
senator in congress from Kentucky. He
! delivered very impressive speech to the
company, containing tho annexed personal
anccdote:
Gentlemen: You have Justly dcsigna-
ted mo rs the SON of tho Wilderness NV
J father at tho close Of the revolutionary
war, under the delusive hope Of repairing
tho ravages which his devotion to tho
cause OF liberty had made in his ample
patrimonial estate, cmigrated from Penn
syIvania. his native state, to the wilderness
Of Kentucky. He arrived at this place in
the month ofMarch, 1888. In tho spring
Of tho following year ho took with him
five families, and made u settlement at the
long falls of Green River, place compu-
ted, at tho timo, to DO 100 miles from any
other settlement in tho country. The
subject Of your kindness was then about II
years Of age: Of tho hardships aud priva-
tons endured by that lit,lo colony, Of tho
dangers which they encountered, and the
fortitude with which they endured and me,
them, It does not behove me to speak. |
cannot forbear, however, to mention OH
incident which took place in ono Of the
many incursions made upon them by sava-
ges. 1t is illustrative Of tho times, and rc-
lates TO my mother and I am led to tho
recital Of It by tho afasEinnatc veneruton
"Sho had walked out with Mrs. Barnett
to place where company ofyoung peo-
plo were pulling flax, at tho extremity of
large field which adjoined the fort. Mrs.
Barnett had taken with hcr her infant SIN,
about two years Of age. Worry soon after
they had joined the flax pulling company,
a band Of savages burst from their ambus-
cadc, and rushed upon them, dscharging
their guns at them and yelling most hid
ously. My mother, who was an athletic
woman, started to run, but rccollecting
that Mrs. Barnett was delicate and weak
~ woman, unable to carry her child, turn
ed and run back in the face Of tho Indians,
under the fire Of their guns, snatched the
child from the arms OF its feeble mother,
and bore him in safety to the fort, although
she was closely pursued, shot through her
clothes with an arrow, and twice burned
with tho powder Of the guns which were
shot at her. Mrs. Barnett and her infant
were both saved. He is now respec;a-
bic citizen Of Ohio county, and there arc
still living three persons, besides myself,
who witnessed tho scene and shared in its
dangers. But thanks to the hardhood,
tho enterprise, and tho industry OF our peo-
pie, Kentucky now rivals the oldest Of her
sisters, in the comforts and convenienccs Of
polished life. have lived up through the
scenes and partook Of them all, which
marked the transition Of the country from
the majesty Of its wilderness state, to its
present tasteful and highly cultivated con-
dition. am therefore identified with
Kentucky, and can never forsakc its occu-
pants"
Female SDindlcr.-A lady with an out
landish and almost unspeakable name,
came to this city, a few days since, accom-
panied by a considerable retinuc, and
stopped at the house of respectable cili-
zen, whose varied, and hard misfortuncs,
have compelled him to keep a boarding.
house, to partly supply his wants, and
those of his numerous and dependant fam
lily. With daring and impudency truly
masculine, did this lady solicit hcr host to
accompany her 10 church, and introduce
her to tho clerical gentleman, who, with
uncommon ability, administered in holy
things; representing herself as "a rcccp;a-
clio Of divinity, aud the able. eloquent. and
successful combatant of the wild and crude
theories Of Miss Frances Wright. Busy,