Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1829-10-29

ton merchant one hundred aud ten dollars,
which no pockeled, Nnd bidding his new
friends and relations good bye,' took his
departure for the city Of New. York, Ia
company with his vito and tho other lady.
But now comes tho cream of the joke. ie
had not been gone long, before another
gentleman made his appearance In Scotch
town, IN pursuit Of tho cotton merchant
who had hired q few dnyS before from him
the identical horse Nnd chaiSe with which
no had so much HStonished the natives
The property was theroupon given up to
tho owner, Rwho Immediately returned to
the city In pursuit of tho cotton n,erchant;'
where he learnt thai tho rogue had lett the
ladies ut u boarding house that no Ind
docamped, and tnken with him about 800
OF his wiEo'S hard earnings, leaving her an.
other victim to the dangerous practice, too
common among females, Of coMfiding Inns.
lily In the promises aud professions Of
strangers. -GOshen N. y. RepNt.
TIE Rat aaa the Jackson m0n.-About
fortnight or three weeks ago, as wo were
ambling about town with tavorile con-
panion for pure diversion, we CHANGED to
fall In with squad Of fellows busily EN-.
played In terreting out rat that had con-
ccaled himself under board. The band
was headed by little SQUAD Of a Jackson
man about four feet IN length and five in
circumference, who cut figure very much
like abeer-balrel, wodtling about upon
pair Of taps projecting from It's lower sur
face. Perform the searching operatiOm,'
exclaimed tho little Jackson man. Upon
this the rat made his appearance, bit the
little Jackson man, who wns Attempting 10
nab him, aud then run back to his hiding
place. 'My Cd, bawled SQUAD, as e
come to this? Shoot The id rascal
tlereupon tho board was removed, and the
little Jackson man, who hud too much cou-
rage to conceul himself behind cOttom- bag,
was now seen In full chase after the rat
over fhir and open background. Buckle
to 1t, squab,' exclaimed wc--and buckle
70 II, rat re-echoed our companion. But
tho rac0Swas short. Tho rat, il Is true, hud
fOar legs, and SQUAD only tw0-hut, then,
squads legs were taCctUc inches long, and
the rats only ORe--the odds were of course
decidedly against the varment. 1t was but
few moments, and all was ovcr---the jack
sou man WIS standing overghis fallen foe
with look Of pride that would have we'll
become Jackson himself after tho victory
Of ". Orleans. 'Hurra for squad, shouted
we. Hist, hist, whispered our companion,
vS SS' al .r k soS w ire t. f%gss and s9"sf Is
ted States. ~ Il. RcUicw.
Passion EyOUer.--Among tho recent
donations to the Massachusetts Horticultu-
raj Society, was O beautiful specimen Of
the passion flower, from J. M. Gourgcs,
Esq. Of Weston, accompanied with note,
giving the following notice of this singular
flower:
"The vine on which it grows abounds
on the hills Of Judea, and after the ascen.
sion Of Christ, his disciples delighted to mo-
tice, ornamented with beautiful blossoms,
that lowly vine, which before was always
known TO be barren. They hailed ii as
token given to commemorate the suderings
aud the death of our Savior; for they saw
in the centre a Groom Of 1RorAs, ia the
petals three nails, and in the five stamens
three hammers, with tho heads thereof
dropping, as if conscious Of the horrid deed
they had been made to perform. They
were amazed with the beauty of the fow-
er, never noticed, aud pleased 10 give II q
name in accordance with their affections,
the Sailors or Passion flower; by that
name il goes TO our days."
arab Medicine.--A medical traveller
says, that the Arab practitioners make use
Of tho natural cautery in almost all COM
plants, particularly in rheumatism. The
Arabs must have either less physical sensi-
tiveness Of pain, or greater moral courage
than most Europeans, for we are informed
by the same traveller, that in Cairo man
thinks no more Of being fred than an Eng
lishman does Of being shaved.
Hoi0 10 stop TWa0scGy HOrse.-A few days |
ago, two boatmen having resolved TO become !
competitors for the cup At the ensuing Begat- |
ca, took their boat over 10 the New Ferry, on |
the Cheshire shore, to III her up for the oc- |
casiUn. When the tide fell, the boat which |
they intended 80 haul up 60 he painted was
left high and dry on the beach. and having |
procured n small cart they packed into 1t |
the masts, sails. and other appurtenances, 10
Guiding cable and anchor. and were proceed |
ing with them to the ferry house. when the
horse, a powerful animal took fright, and fs'- |
riously dashed along the shore. Finding all
skn;. @v.slan wnra eo arraae hia nraOrass in eai.