Litchfield enquirer., 1831-03-17

Ieet edCt way, Will supply IamIIys &4&
propagated by seed or offsets. have It
early in April, by little extra labor. /
place barrels, having one or no head, over
a few stools, or plants in March, and cover
and surround them with recent stable ma
nure. The heat thus generated causes tho
plants to grow and The light not having ac-
cess. the stocks become beautifully blana
ched, and soon reach the top of the cask.
The acid of the Rhubarb is very similar in
flavor to that Of the gooseberry.-N. e.
Farmer.
HOLDING THE BEAR.-Mr. Editor: The
following was related to me some years
since by a master mariner, since dead, and
who was in the employ of your fathers
Two men, neighbors, in the district of
Maine, had been in the woods during the
day, and returning towards evening, when
within mile of their homes, observed a
large bear making directly for one ofthem,
and to avoid his grasp he lodged behind a
tree, and as the bear sprang and clasped his
fore paws around the tree, the man imme-
diately seized them and held him fast. AZ
ter a consultation how they should despatch
the bear, it was agreed that the man who
was at liberty should proceed home, obtain
an axe, return again Immediately and des-
patch him. The man arrived home. rela-
ted the situation of their neighbor to his
wife and his plan for Killing the bear,-but
not being much in hurry, directed his
wife to prepare supper, and he would take
some before he started, which was accor-
dinghy done. After supper was over, and
he taking several turns from the fire to the
door and from the door to the fire, aud loun.
ging while. concluded he would 60 to bed
early and be stirring by times in the MORN
ing and release his friend. Morning arri-
we'd, the axe got in readness---he then tells
his wife, he believed he would have his
breakfast before he went---breakfast being
over and several chores done about the
house, he leisurely shoulders his axe, and
shortly finds his friend in the same position
very patiently holding the bear and wait
ing his return. On his approaching near
the spot and just raising the axe to give the
mortal blow, his friend says stop, I have
suffered enough holding the bear, you
come and take my place and let me have
the satisfaction Of killing him. This was
readily assented o,and the man after being
released, and his neighbor in the situation
that he had been, shoulders the axe and
walks off, leaving his friend in full posses
sion Of the bear in his turn.
Since the above was in type, the compo-
sitor informs us, that it is "an old story"
We never heard it before, though probably
he is right. 1t is up now and must pass for
what i, is worth. Boston Transcript.
Avarice.-If we con over the dark cat.
alogue of the niiseries Of man, how great
proportion will be the result of this bane.
ful passion. What peoples our state pris-
ons-what fills our peIitentiaries Ava
rice. What locks up every noble and
generous sentiment Of the soul, and chillS
every friendship and love2 Gold---which,
like a gorgon's head, turns the heart to
stone.
What clouds the brow---what blanches
the cheek4-what wrinkles the forehead
what petries the heart? Plutus and mann
mon will answer. Where has the sun Of
consolation never shone? In the miser's
bosom. Who has never received tho
homage of an unbought smile 2---Wh
hath blood in his eyes and upon his hands.
but none in his heart The lover Of Gold.
When the stealing sands of our numbers
ed hours are we'll nigh finished--when the
soul seems to culver upon the lip. where
then is the omnipotent power of gold
What though the dreary passage to the
tomb be paved with diamonds---will it not
be called the dark valley of the shadow
of death r. Point the trembling. shivering
soul to the overlooking Golfers, wrung. per-
chance, from the very hand OF poverty, or
wrested from the lone widow and helpless
orphan and would this all remove Q sim
Gle thorn in the pillow of the dying
Would this besirew his rugged pathway
with flowers ?---AmHist.
1t is impossible to imagine what end
those wretches propose to themselves. who
endeavor to subyert religion in the female
mind. II they succeed, they destroy the
strongest barrier to chastity and innocenees
and omen the door to the brOthei!