Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1832-09-13

am one Of those gosless, harmless little bodies,
against whom Though innocent AZ chidl the world
has taken nnaccOuntable Prejadice. Why, know
My sOal Is harmony itself; employ the whole
night long singing restless mortas 70 repose and my
wants are the simplest Imaginable; all want is lit
tie of that sapertiuous red Auid which men consider
The cause Of 80 ma,y eyils-plethOras. inammaions,
levers, bad passions, and chimeras dire. Yet for IN
ddIgng in this natural appetite, they as rob-
Der, execute a malefactOr, and brand my repu-
tation with aIle epithets which malice or passion
can suggest. But. sir, will fatigue You with
recital Of MY wrongs, numerous and unmerited as
they are. My purpose Is merely 70 shew that men
play still fantastic tricks than even those 10
which they exhibit their enmiiy TO my unfortunate
race. II chancedthai, while paying my evening ssiu-
Iations, heard little Dickey say, I" Tomorrow is
training you glad ?''tor, yon know little boys
have sympathetic ell instructive knowledge Of
that glorious anniversary Now,th was joyful news
to me- for such occasions haryests oour race TO
be present, therefore, resolved and after spending
the night 10 soothing the slumbers Of the family Twas
earliest on the parade ground. The day ushered
in with common soemnities, for in the Eas. be-
held one Of those Wild fierce, and mysterious bodies
which from age TO age have pazzied the brains Of
Astronomers, and sill,
-" On nations shed disastrous twilight
And with fear OF change. perplexes m0narchs."
The melancholy drapery Of night was slowly rolled
away, and. the damps ascended in aeecy clouds.
watched from my srationihe dry side Of an elm leaf
the light gently dawning in The east, and star after
star disappearing 10 the blue depths the sky. Now
and then, bird commenced his song, and at last, a
FULL broad blaze spread over water, land and heaven
But, soon all their minor beauties were eclpsed by
the greater efulgence Of that sublime animal-man;
far then began the wonders Of training day. First
came the hum Of boys-iypes of their magnificent IA
ihers-with wooden swords and tin druns then the
martial sounds Of horn, aud fife, and ii last thetink-
ling cymba and rolling drum. herd Of sannbos and
archins began to gather round huge piles OF meIoas
and gingerbread BY Gosh, says one, shan't we
have iaa Z" 1, who WINS a stranger to such affairs.
thought only Of Review Of the Imperial Guard in
the Champ de Mars. Now, thinks !, we sl.ail see
specimen ofihe Vainquers de vainquers dn Monde"
for these are the days Of the Hero Of two wars and
forty trays" The glorious array approaches-.an-
ners fyns-music. See The conquering hero comes
-It has passed. The brilliant assembage has dis
appeared and The departing beams Of she setting sun
remind me that my avocatons for the nigh must com.
mence Well, what did you see? What lcas in Il
will tell you. Be not asonishsd. Trembie not at the
Details inspected the whole composedly and phi.
losophcallS. First there appeared company in red
and blue, who, from their halling gait worn garments
and rusty gnns, took TO be the remnant Or come yes
eraa corps, who are probably enjoying The hon.
ors won in former campaigns. have, however, heard
c,.n:
known as the g Gingerbread Company" What the
origin Of this singular appellaon is cannot discern
perhaps you can inform us.' observed thar thew
sought, probably from age and modes,y, the most sIa
dy and Ietired spots, ard seemed decline the hon
ors intended them. They were preceded by one big
drum two ie ones, and two ffes, and were succeed
ed by boys and two darkies These latter were.
observed, more or less, 10 attendance upon all the
" Corps de Armee.'' and were, suppose, toyasiag
parties Intended to keep up the line Of
with the depos Of suppythe aforcment ionej melons
and gingerbread. Next appeared agIittering comps-
ny In blue and silver white plumes with red tops,
dy gait, and dgnifed air, who, knew, sie etts
Of The army. Upon these Igazed with anmingied sat-
nor was alone, for this company nj
tended by NJ least three msn eleueR boys and Eve dar
kies. They also had big drum, Iitile drum, and FIFE.
Then came asgorg body, whom they called rifemen.
Their propensity TO rjae-he depots, unques,ion
able. They were dressed in Lincoln green, fringed
with gold, and had the usual accompanmens Of big
drum, little drum, fife. triangle, boy and darkey.-
These two last companies performed an evolution,
which Cor some time could not account for. II was
something like this: One company marched in one
line. and the other right angles To H. till they met,
and seemed very like Kissing, then wheeled one
way and the other coantcrmarchcd and moved paral-
lei After considering this for time, thought
fount the Clue They were doubtless, as it 10 time
of ofound pence, practising their ininory exercises
in the new c0nfrS dance, introduced by the Reform
Administration viz: chGssee side, chassee the 9th
er, right and IN, change partners and balance. Last
Of all came q shining corps, whom some call Light
Horse, and little Dickey says. are +-Drag
hut think would Aaurirh most inthe character o.
HsssaSs These had for music two horns, and one in
s,rumens- -unknowa, and numbered one captain, one
euteaan,, one eornei & II privaes one black horse,
eight bays, and four white The beauiifal man
ner in which this cavalry corps curvetied coad Only
be equalisd by the aforesaid contra dance But, what
excited my wonderment was the space which these
seventeen animals were made 10 Gil, for wten the
Captain had emerged from the end Of one long street.
the rear guard--pon honor, 'iis irue-Lad scarcely
entered the other Il was like nothing but The great
Comet OF 59-this iitsls fellow 10 fea bite 70 III