Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-03-31

n GOOD one" Sir, said town OFF,
Ger to a young man with sleigh and horse,
/" it is against the law to drive a sleigh in
the streets without bells, and you had bet
ter get them" "Don't be at all uneasy,
Sir" replied the young fellow, ST never
drive my sleigh without bellies" Two of
tho prettiest young ladies in the city were
seated in the sleigh.-BOstOn Traveller.
acknowledgement says, that lately the
Sand Bar Ferryman picked up in the river
floating down, nice mahogany cradle,
closely caulked, so as to exclude the water.
1t had the usual cradle clothing, and its lit
tie quilt was ,ssa, 81 spread aud tucked be-
meath 81 soft bed of feathers. The ferry
nan 's.'58 ~ shore and began to examine
into tha. !, g. Ms mi lie raised the
.coyefieg, III. 80 ss.A 4 Beautiful infant.
Handsomely dressed, lay beneath in undis-
turbed slumbers. He carried it 10 his mis-
tress, where it has found that protection de-
MED by an unnatural mother. augusta p.
The Swiss Hatntcr.-The following Gu
rious occurrence is mentioned in the Jour-
nal de PIsere ga short time ago hun
ter, who was sporting on the banks of the
lake of Wallenstead, in Switzerland, disco
vered the nest of one of those destructive
birds, the 1ammergeyer,' species Of vul-
ture; he shot the male, and made his way
along projection of the rock with view
of taking the young birds. He had raised
his arm, and put his hand into the nest,
when the female lowering over his head UNI
perceived by him, bounced down upon him,
fixed her talons in his arm, and her beak in
his side. The sportsman, whom the slight
est movement must have precipitated to the
bottom Vt the rock, with that GOODNESS and
self possession SO peculiar to the mountain
huntsmen of that country, Notwithstanding
the pain he experienced, remained unmov-
ed. Having his fowling piece in his left
hand, he placed it agains! the face of the
rock, pointed 10 the breast Of the bird, and
with his toe, as they always 60 barefooted,
the better to enable them to hold and
climb the rocks, he touched the trigger, and
the piece went off, and killed his enemy OH
the nest. Had the bird been any where
else, it must have dragged him along with
it. He procured assistance from the
neighboring aubergc or inn, hard by, and
brought the two birds as trophies of his
valor away with him. Some ofthese birds
have been known to measure II feet from
tip TO tip Of the wings, are only equalledi in
size by the Condor of South America.
Earl Eitz William.-The following sto-
ry is SO pretty in itself, and so creditable to
both parties, that we cannot refuse it
place in our columns. A farmer called on
Earl Fitz William, to represent that his
crop Of wheat had.been seriously injured in
a field adjoining certain wood, whero
his lordship's hounds had, during the win
ter, frequently met to hunt--and he esti-
mated the damage his crops had suffered at
sol. The Earl Immediately gave him tho
money. AS the harvos, approached, how
ever, the wheat grew, and in those parts Of
the field that were most trampled, the corn
was strongest and most luxuriant. The
farmer went again to his lordship "a" ana
come, my lord, respecting the field ofwheat
adjoining the wood" y" Well, my friend,
did not allow you sufficient 10 remunerale
you for your loss r. Yes, my lord,
have found that sustained no loss at all,
and have therefore brought the 50l. back
again." "Ah!" exclaimed the venerable
Earl, "this is what like-this is as it
should be between man and man." He
then entered into conversation with the far
mer, asked him some questions about his
family, how many children he had, &c.
His lordship then went into another room.
and returning presented the farmer with
check for 1901 stake care Of this and
when your eldest son is Of age, present it to
him, and tell him the occasion that produc-
ed it."-English Paper.
THE following is related in Philadelphia
paper 1t refers TO noble characteristic
of the incompatible Hero Of our Revslu-
tiOn:- .E, vi
ave recollect an anecdote Of Gen.
Washington, when President of the United
States, which exhibits that true magnanin-
ity, which ought to characterize every
Chief Magistrate Of free aud enlightened
nation. There was personal and devo-
ted friend Of Washington, whom ne had
treated with great kindness, and to whom
he had givon many proofs of his friendship.
This man, presuming upon the intimacy
and friendship that existed between them,
applied for an Office, for which It appears
the President did not think him qualified.
The public good, in his opinion, would not
be promoted by his appointment. The