Litchfield enquirer., 1831-02-24
The" Life" in an Oy,ter. Tbo So,

! ~ SsAA" e"'"1 w. CoNSEeO with little
smells, perfectly transparent, swimming,
nlmbly about. One hundred and twenty,
OF these in row would extend one inch.
Besides these young oysters, the Honor
contains great variety of animaIcula. Eve
hundred times less in size, which emit a
2hosphoric light. The list of Inhabitants
however, does not conclude here, for be-
sides these last mentioned, there are three
distinct species of worms, called the oys-
ter worm, found in oysters, half an inch in.
length, which shine like the elow-worm.
The sea-slar, the cookie and muscle. are~
the great enemies fthe oyster. The first,
gets within the shell when they cape. and
sucks them out. :.
| Whtle the tide-is flowing, oysters lie with
the hollow sides downwards, bnt when II
Gibbs they turn on the other side.-TOu.
How do those manage it that are a,tacied
TO the rocks l---Ho they, like a cunning mol
ItlcIan, go witlrthe tide2 What a moral
might be drawn from this economy ofthe
oyster The Loose ones, it seems, are all
ways "on The fcnce."l
Ditigemcc.-lf you would be useful and
happy you must be diligent. likeness is
the rust ut the soul. 1t will as certainly
clothe the mind with ignorance as the boz
dy III rags. The compass If human life is
put span. The bloom Of youth, if not
despolled by the untimely stroke OF death.
must soon give place to grey hairs and
wrinkles. The fair morning Of life IS
shortly succeeded by the setting sun the
gay attire of spring, by the autumn and the
winter. IL you live to become heads of
families and active members of the commu-
nifty, many temporal cares and duties will
devoIve upon you. In addition too. all
must be done in this short life, or remain
undone forever.
Lay these things together, and your con-
sciences will bear witness that time is pre-
cions beyond all price. Yes! eternity
hangs on every breath! Infinite conse-
quences beat in every pulse And shall
your precious, feeting time be carelesslv
and extravaganlly squandered How soon
is minute wasted Yet life is made up of
minutes. Take care then of the small,
portions, the fragments Of time. Gather
them up, that nothing be lost. Take care
of your long winter evenings-tlrey are the
most precious part of the whole year,
The fight OF time is rapid and resistless.
The steady sun and the rolling seasons.
measure out your days. The graveis be-
A priest represents to Tho ArcnDlsnup VI
Cambray his own remarkable success in
lettering his flock from the practice Of
dancing. "My friend" said Fenelon, it
would be unseemly for the gray headed
ecclesiastic to dance, but let us not sup
pose we shall render our people more fit
for worldly duties, nor for the jays of hea-
ven, by depriving them of harmless So
lace to their cares. Let US earnestly in
culcate the doctrines and precepts Of Chris
tiani,y, but let us beware of making reli-
gion the instrument of gloomy fal,aticism,
in imposing restraints not expressly COM
manded by the Divine Author and Finish
or Of our fai,h--this wouldnot be Christian
but Pharisaical.
A True Story.--As Clergyman in
Vermont, who had blown the trumpet long
and loud, on the subject of temperance,
was returning from distillery with jug
of yeast (empt'ins,) he met man, one Of
his parishioners,, who had not been thu
most forward to relinquish the cup, and
WHO had been heard to say, he believed
Mr.. II. as we'll as Dr.. Beecher. was in the
habit Of sending his bottle for oil, and hav-
ing it returned with brandy; and was thus
accosted by him: = Well Mr.. H. you have
to go once in while, don't you, and get "a
little to taper of wiih?' Yes replied
the clergyman, would you like to take a
drop?' I don't care il do seen it's you.
replied the man, and taking the jug, delib-
erately pulled out the stoppIe, and poured
his head full Of empt'ins. aa8s
MOr0t.-Those who make themselves
the standard by which 10 judge others, aud
who follow strong drink, will sometimes be
found with more empi'ins than brains in
their loads Observer f. Telegraph:
The best time to wiad up Watch
There is time for all things, says Solo
mon. time to sing. and time TO make
merry--and We add. time to wind up a
watch. What that time is depends upon a
mans habits. Are you an early riser, and
shave before breakfast--,he morning
should be allotiedto your chronometer. Do
you sleep ill the sun is midway in the hea-
vcns---wind up your watch the half hour
before dinner, il will give you an appetite.
Ii you are no man Of business, be pnncsnal
about your time piece, Wind Il up Is rsga-
larry as you 60 to bed--ands then Is the