Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-02-10
OLD JoE's sEcoNp ruouours.

OLD JoE's SECOND THOUGHTS.
lie thinks, that when an idle fel!ou is
running to the stores for credit, he is set
ting trap for himself. and putting his fiu-
ger in too-and it will most surely spring
| one of these days, and take him unawares.
&c taiaks, when he sees an obstinate
churl running neediessl y into suits, and
expanding dollar after dollar to cheat a
neighbour. instead of settling the matter
peaceably Mt home that he is preparing
trap for himself, that will spring before he
thinks Of it.
fife thinks, when lie sees young man l.
bout to get married, who has no means of
supporting wife and family-calculatin
to live on lone all the rest of his life; that
he too is setting a trap that will spring
sharper on him than he imagines, If he
don't keep bright look out.
He thinks, when he hears man talking
Of moving to the new countries, or to the
gold mines, who is tolcrably well fixed
here, that he had better keep his fingers
out Of such trap. '-...
I4e thinks. when he sees poor souls
idling away their time, in hopes Of getting
an Office, or drawing prize in lottery,
or Of being left legacy, or Of times grow
ing better, or Of making money by Spccu-
lation, or in hopes Of any such thing-that
it is all ftIly, and that they'll find them
selves caught in trap ere they expect it.
He thinks, that people ought not to rely
altogether upon rofcssiOns Of friendship
they are abundant, and cost BIZ; Hale; r.s-
fer acts Of iriendsllp-lhey are n,ore rare,
and more valuable.
| He thinks, "as no man liveth' to him
SELF" therefore, never trouble yourself a-
bout buying small articles for your family /;
/ it is much better to b0rrow them. This
will make neighborhood sociable.
He thinks, when You find your neigh
bors obliging, you ought to get as many
favOrs f'om them rs possible; one good
turn deserves another. 70
lie thinks, that il your neighbors speak
i'll Of gnu, y"" have nothing /" do bu. TO
speak i'll Of them; thus your accounts will
be soon balanced, and you will experience
the truth and good sense Of the old maxim
short r. ckOnings make long friends.
| He thinks, that you shall never be self.
ISL; therefore mind every body's business
rather more than your oson j.; thus you'll
expand your mind--opcn your hrart-ant
qualify yourself TO become Ruler ove
many"
He thinks, that It becomes every one Il
maintain their independence as firmly a
possible therefore never pay your debt
as long as YOU can avoid il.
He thinks, that il yoU are very ignorant
yon must be sure 10 take the lead in con
versa,ion, and be pOsitiUs-it will show
your good breeding.
fife thinks, that when you 60 a hunting
yon should always keep your gun cooked
and the muzzle near your companion's
head-it will keep him ,oidc a,o0ke.
He thinks, that when two or three per-
sons are cOnversing together, you shall
march up to them, and ask them what they
are talking about. For should not every
man know as much as he CAM
4Aagusta Chronicle.
The rapid motion Of the steam carriage
on the Liverpool and Manchester railway
is described with great animation by a wri'
ter in Blackwood's Magazine, who says:-
=" Al first il was comparatively slow; bu
soon we felt that we were indeed going, and
then it was that every person to " HON The
Conveyance was new, must have been SEN
Isible that the adoption Of locomotive power
was establishing fresh era in the state Of
i society. the final results of which il is i'm
possible TO contemplate. On looking over
i The side, the earth, with its iron stripes on
II which we shot along, seemed like a vast rib
band unrolIing itself rapidly as we went
II AT one maximum Of speed the pebbles
scarcely caught the eye; before the sight
was fairly 6xed upon them they were far a.
way and lost in tho rear. The shouts o.
lioy which greeted those in front. fell ia
Their full gladsomeness on us. who rapidly
filed up the intervening space while
those which hailed us a. We passed, were
destined to be tho compliment 70 others
who 10 other instances occupied our place
At times IL was difheult to recognise Of