Litchfield enquirer., 1830-09-23

deed, afier assuming this character. such an event occurred, though without, at that time, producing any propitious result. A clergyman of respectable appearance had taken lodgings in LymingtOn, for the pur- pose of autumnal bathing, and amusing himself with a little partridge shooting.- The hospitable Mr. Hackman, ever at- tracted towards brother sportsman by ] sort of magnetic influence, called upon the stranger; shot with him, and invited him to his house. The invitations were re- peated, accepted, as often as the shooting days recurred nor had many taken place ere their natural effect on young unmar- ried clerk was produced. He became deeply enamoured of Miss Bere, and ot- fered her his hand. She, for aught l know, might have been nothing 10th to change the condition of a recluse, tor the more active character Of clergyman's wife but, as the gentleman had no pos session save his living, and as MT H. could
 not, out of life-cstate, supply Miss bere
 with fortune, judged prudent under those
 pecuniary disabilities, that she should de- cline the honor of the alliance. A year elapsed without the parties having met, and it was generally imagined that Lethe
 had kindly administered an oblivious por-
 tion to both; aud, with the aid ot absence,
 had obliterated from their minds the re- membrance of each other. But such was not the case. At the ensuing partridge season, the gentleman returned by Ly- l mington; and, with the title of very rev. erend' prefixed to his name (for he had ob- tained a deanery in the interval,) once more repeated his solicitations and his ot- fers. These (as there was now no obsta- cle to the marriage) were accepted. The amiable pair were united {; and lived for many years sincerely attached to each oth- er-respected, esteemed, and beloved by all around them. The death of the hus- band dissolved at length, the happy con- nexion. His lady survived her loss for some time and few years ago the little warbing pauper, Nancy Bere, of Lyming- ton work-house, quilted this temporal be- ing, the universally lamenled widow of the Right Rev. Thomas Thruloe, Palatine Bishop of Durham
 To arm ourselves against in6dels, we 1 must unite all those in affection who are
 united in the belief of the great principles of the Godhead that made and suslains the
 world. They who hold revelation, give
 double assurance to their country. Even
 the man who does not hold revelation, yet
 who wishes that it was proved to him,
 who observes pious silence with regard 1 to it, such man, though not christian, is governed by religious principles. Let him be tolerated in this country. Let it be but serious religion, natural or reveal ed, take what you can get; cherish. blow up the slightest spark. One day it may
 be pure and holy flame. By this pro-
 ceeding you form an alliance, offensive and defensive, against those great ministers of darkness in the world, who are endeavor- ing to shake all the works of God estab- lished in order and beauty.-Burke.
 Anccdote.-A young man in Person county, in this state, through the influence of bad company, became much addicted to extravagant drinking. He would frequent ly absent himself from his fathers house on 1 q spree, and not return for several weeks. At length he was absent longer than usual his father inquired after him with tears in his eyes aud at last heard of him in Lin- coin. He saddled up his corn-fed poney, and away he went under whip and spur.- He at last found him rich, happy, and half drunk, in still-house. Why, son." said tho old man, half mad, half pleased, and altogether quite entirely vexed, what are you doing here !' "Oh dad," says he, " I'm making money like fugens !'' "Ah, how ]" said the old man. "Why," said he, Gin Person county, they make me give forty cents gallon for whiskey, and here they let body have it for twenty !"