Litchfield enquirer., 1831-04-21
No. 45.-WHoLE No. 25S.

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They assemble in the holy hOuse-An
the diversified passions are lnlled to rest
the business Of the world is forgotten, and
amidst the profound silence of the throng,
a voice proclaimss IS The Lord is in his
Holy Temple"-every heart and every
voice responds with conscious conviction,
and with the deep and awful peal Of the
solemn organ, hundreds unite in praise 70
the mighty Author of their existence, aud
in humble supplications to the dread yet
! still mercifnl Almighty.
The evening prisons in Spain are con-
Quoted with the utmost Solemnity. A friend
of ours has said that the most solemn scene
he ever behald was that of 1000 human be-
! ings on their kneSs in the Cathedral at Ma
drid engaged in prayer. At the evening
orison, however, when the bells toll the
signal that the sun has departed to light
up another world-suddenly every vehicle
is stopped-every lip. is mute-every
tongue is hushed-and from vast, nation
there ascends to heaven one united prayer
to Him who arched the frmament-to
Him who wove the rainbow-whose un-
seen but awfully pervading spirit alike
lights up the sunbeam in the morning, and
walks upon the pinions of the midnight
Storm
Singular Incident.-Several years ago
there was charity sermon given out to be
preached on Sabbath evening in dissent-
ing chapel at seaport town Of the West
Of England the preacher assembled
the pulpit he thus addressed his hearers :-
My brethren, before proceeding to the
duties Of this evening, allow me to relate
short anecdote. Mary years hays now e.
lapsed since was last within the walls Of
this house. Upon that evening the pastor
Of the congregation (of which many now
present must have formed party addressed
his hearers for the same benevolent pur-
pose as that for which am now about to
| appeal to you. Amongst the hearers came
three evil disposed young men, with the in
tention not only Of scofing at the Minister
of God. but with their pockets filled with
stones for the purpose Of assaulting him.
After the Minister had spoken few sen
fences, one Of the three said = him, let US
be at him now but the second replied
no, stop till we hear what he makes Of
this point The Minister went on for
some time, when the second said, We've
heard now-throw but the third inter-
fered, saying, He's not so foolish as ex-
pected, let US hear him OUT The preach-
or concluded his discourse without being
interrupted, and then went home amidst
the blessings Of his hearers, and with the
appreciation of God in his heart. Now
mark me, my brethren-of these three
young men, one of them was executed few
months ago at Newgate fol forgery-the
second at this moment lies under sentence
Of death in the gaol Of this city for murder
the other" continued the Minister with
great emotion" the third, through the in
finite goodness of God, Is evem noV about
to address you-Listen to him."
BIRDs.-The robin, and other useful
small birds, seem to be diminishing 10 num-
bers every year. This decrease 10 to be
attributed in a measure to the fact that oOv
gunners shoot them at unreasonable times
Of the year, before they have reared their
broods Of young, and even before the COM
mencement Of the breeding season. In
the spring yhe birds are usually poor, and
worth little or nothing as food for man.
Shooting them at this season prevents Of
course their natural increase. All tho
smaller varieties of birds are exceedingly
useful, from their being the enemies and ac-
tive destroyers Ofthe great variety ofgrubs,
millers, slugs, catsrpillars, and other worms
which infest and injurs our fruit trees and
fields. Birds are more effectual proven.
tive against the increase Of insects noxious
to herb, fruit and flower, than any means
devised by man for that purpose. They
are the remedies furnished by the God Of
nature for that purpose. The destruction
Of single small bird at this season Of tho
year is "a positive injury TO the farmer or
other person upon whose land it is killed.
We hold it 10 be an axiom, that no true
sportsman will demean himself by shooting
small birds of any kind at this season Of the
year, and there are but few who will at
any time level their guns at robins OF any
of the smaller birds. Every parent, mas.
ter, and guardian, ought to lay special
prohibition and interdict upon the use ofali
the guns under their control, by the lads or
men in their employ for the purposes Of
sporting at this season Of the year.
A boy who had been brought up in Log
house in Ohio, which of course was mot,
much encountered with useless furniture,
was one day sent ON an errand to neigh.
boris house, where several articles Of most
fashionable furniture had Just been receiv1