Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-01-27

And she Tell in my arms like wearisoine chid'
And exclaimed" We will marry nert fall"
Mister Hogden scith an O.-Some years
since, there lived in New York lawyer
of some distinction, named Ogden, who !
having one morning hired an Irish servant,
sent him to the post Office to inquire ifthere
were any letters. Says Pat to the clerk,
is there any letters here for Mister Hog
den2' The clerk looked over the MS, and
finding none sent the servant away and this
was repeated two or three mOrnius II sue
cession till his master, surprised, BE was
daily in the custom Of receiving consid-
cradle number Of letters, went himself
to the post Office, where he found a large
bundle of letters, which had been on hand
two or three days waiting for him. Onre
turning home, he called his servant, and
gave him severe rating, for so neglecting
his business. An sure,' says Pat, didn't
/ hask for Misther Hogden, and didn't he
tell me TO go about my business, for there
warnt any? Sure enough your honor's
name is Mis,her Hogden 2 Pooh, pooh =
exclaimed the master, mot Hogden, but
Ogden-not Hogden with an II but Ogden
with an o. Now see if you can do better
next time.' The servan, went next morn
ing saying, Is there any letters for Mister
Hogden.' The clerk looking over the lbs
again answered No. Sure, now,' says
Pat, it's not Mister Hogden with hatch,
but Mister Hogden with a Ho!' This ex-
planned the matter. and Pat got the letters,
and highly delighted took them home to
bis naster.-Froo. Pat.
Having the AdU0nt0gc.-Tom Hobbs
was queer fellow in his day, and lived
in a place called Squam, somewhere ON
Cape Ann. Tom would drink like fish,
and when he had taken his fifth glass, no
man possessed more shrewdness. When
in this condition and in his happiest mood,
Tom, one morning, met gentleman on
horseback, whom he never put eyes or be-
fore. As is customary In the country,
Tom Immediately accosted him.
"Ah! here you are, my good fellow
how dye do? Upon my honor, it does
my heart good to SEQ you once more
How's your family, and the old woman,
we haven't seen her this long time when
is she coming down tn see my wife p
II am quite well, I thank you," said
the gentleman, " but indeed, sir, you have
the advantage -
Advantage my good fellow, what adj
vantage2" inquired Tom. "Why, really
sir, beg your pardon" replied the gem
tleman. :" but ! do not know you''
Know me - exclaimed Tom, we'll
don't know you---where the deuce is the
advantage 1"---N. z. Constellation.
Cure for a Passionate Temper.-A
merchant in London had a dispute with
Quaker, respecting the settlement of an
account. The merchant was determined
to bring tho question into court, a proceed
ing the Quaker earnestly deprecated, using
every argument in his power to convince
the merchant Of his error: but the latter
was intiexible. DESTROYS to make n last ef.
fort. tho Quaker called at his house one
morning and inquired Of the servant if his
master was at home. The merchant hear.
ing the inquiry, and knowing the voice.
called aloud from the top Of the stairs.
Tel that rascal that | ann not at home.'
The Quaker, looking up towards him.
calmly said. Well friend. God nut thee in
better mind The merchant, struck
with the nieekness of the reply, and hay-
ing more deliberately Investigated the mai
ter, became convinced that the Quaker was
right, and he in the wrong. He requested
20 sec him, and after acknowledging his err
ror, he said. ] have one question to ask
you--how were you able, with such pa
thence, on various occasions, to bear nv a.
buse r. Friend replied tho Quaker. |
will tell thee: was naturally as hot and
violent as thou art. knew that to in
dnigc this temper was sinful, and thought
if could control my voice, I should re-
press my passion. have therefore made
i rule never to suffer my voice to rise a.
boye Certain key and by careful OBJ
servance ofthis rule. have, with the bless
ing of God, entirely mastered my natural
temper The Quaker reasoned philosopb-
ically, and the merchant, as every ono else
I may do, was benefited by his example.
No men labor harder than printers-no
I men ara4more scantily paid in proportion
10 the wear and tear Of mental and phys
ical conslitntinn--no men in the conlmn-
nifty. we are quite certain, arc called upon
for 90 large an amount, in proportion 10
their means, Of graiuitons services--and
We believe that no men perform those un-