Litchfield enquirer., 1831-05-26

CaIcL CVhuuIduus AAO tS ETOtOStaus Keppers Journal.
 InOrdinGte Curiosity is not always with
 out an accompanying benefit; it appears that the New York Bank RObber owes his detection to the curiosity of Mrs. Bangs, the lady of tho house where he boarded ; she could not conceive within herself why Smith should seclude himself in the day time, and go out at midnight; why he should shut one half of his shutters and leave the other open why he should drink
 his tea in the chamber, when the family ta-
 ble offered so many more inducements; for
 a solution of these queries she applied to
 her husband, he applied to the police, and
 the police applied 10 the man himself, and
 the disclosure followed he receives a
 handsome fortune in consequence of lhe
 inquisitive spirit of his wife, which, under
 other circumstances, might be an insupera-
 ble evil, but in this case, happy and prof
 itable accomplishment. Female curiosity,
 hereafter, must not be hastily condemned !;
 it may produce, moderate fortune, or ],
 may ruin princely one.-Nortkamp. Cou. 1he DMke Gnd Duchess Of Wel1ingtOn. There is one truly noble feature in the
 Duke of WeIlington's conduct to his Duch- ess.s A strong attachment had been form- ed between Colonel Wellesley and the Hon. Miss Pakenllam, previous to his eo- ing to India. She was then young and beautiful but, during his absence, that fell destroyer of female loveliness, the small pox, attacked her, and wrought woeful change in her. Sir A. Wellesley returned to England, and it was expected that the connexion would be "off;" but the gallant soldier was true to his attach ment and when the fact of the personal alteration was communicated to him, he ex- claimed, Pooh, never mind her face !- It is her affection and her person that wish to make my own." He immediately married her.
 4 Professional O6iection.-A Clergy- man in Scotland desired his hearers never to call one another " liars,' but when any one said "the thing that was not," they ought to whistle. On Sunday he preached a sermon on the parable of the loaves and fishes; and, being at loss how to explain it, he said the loaves were not like those now days-they were as big as some of the hills in Scotland. He had scarcely pronounced these words when he heard loud schist1e. "Wha's that" said he, $ ca's me liar P "It is I, Willy MsDo- nald the baker. ."-' We'll, Willy, what ob- jection have ye to what ha' told ye 2''-I "None, Massa John-only want to know what sort of ovens they had to bake those loavas in ',- Scotch R0npr
 Madame de Genlis had title that was very dear to her, but the title of good housewife was what she coveted above all the rest. I can never forget the following exempIifyiug the na;f vanity of the pretension to be without pretension. which the noble lady sometimes assumed. l l was anxious to see this celebrated per- son, and wrote to ask the favor of a brief interview. She appointed the following day. At twelve o'clock I presented my self; Madame de Genlis was writing: she laid down irer pen and obligingly offered me a seat, then said,-" Allow me, Sir, to finish my pot au feu above being a wo- man of letters, I value myself as a good house wife," And the Countess scraped the carrots and the leeks, tied them up, put them into the soup-kettle, skinned the meat. aud neither forgot cloves nor fried onions. Then taking off her kitchen a. pron, came with very good grace to offer herself to my curiosity. We talked upon arts and literature, and must say, she did not speak of her harp more than twice, of her talent for acting more than once, or of her facility of writing-very much more than six times.
 Sheep.-After shearing sheep, it is rec commended to rub the animal with oil or but ter and sulphur; and then, in three or four days. to wash it with salt and water. Itis said this renders the wool much finer and more abundant.