Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1832-08-02
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the noble sunll bwer, which Ifs is yellow
headsin yoRd fed gtf, lai ~ ask the
rose how she aaEe colleet is (S3hbse lime
IS lmpolfans3 togethel fos the PURPOSE ~
judging b6tween the merits Of yen snail
EpaItry brown bird, that we should serx
gu of looking at twice. and tiSis ay ana
splendid ceeatnre, which Is the I'D ration
|of myssl and az ether eognoseS II, Indeed,
kOf the known World s, q
lmnst remind the learned geptIematl.
said thesfosss in a low but touching tome,
'ikatfkef6 ares Other fnesns of Cunning fame
beside ppsarance. That the dress 81 the
Epeacock ismote bright, striking and pSndx ,
than thai Of the .nightinaale. aRs illiaa
to allow. but dress does not lia ise The man
The nightingale rests his hope soi Your ap-
Iprobation upon higher qualities. Nature
has given him most exlfa ordinary power
Of touching the soul and a think this
must rank him higher IN the scale "a efea-
ton than the peacock -
sOh no = said the ass, syor mean his
singing. have been often disturbed.by
his voice in the night although 4 never,
before had the honor Of seeing the vocalist
Whatp he continued, stIlis5 is the fallow,w
is it, that keeps Us awake2 Well-hark,s
ye, my little chap, give us toucli.of yo0r
quality and be short, do you hear, for
our time is precious, and importantto1he
commonwealth '',E'
The nightingale was about to commence,
when the peacock broke in. -.st.s.-@s
! also,' said he, haye cultivated my,
voice, and aspire to some skill in melody
Right said the ass, 'and the nightin-
gale is nothing to you.'
! The little bantam, who had perched up
on the top Of an old chesnnt rail, came ont
with sudden hugh, and slapped his sides
with his wings at this assertion but the
ass, regarding him with grave rebuking
expression, said, e. s!
| would have you to know, sir, that IL
there is any thing on which really pique'
myself, it il being correct Judge of music.
In that III yield to nobody. But hush
thHt divine creature is going 10 sing b
The peacock favored then with a song,
than which nothing could be more harsh,
discordant, aud altogether execFable. en-
Very fine, delicious 7 said the ass, nod
ding his head now, let the nightingale
beat that il he cam # a ~ Y
An old hen, who had been scratching
gravel at little distance, declared that
she never knew what music was BEFORE
An innocent little lamb, who lovedsthe
nightingale, cried bah = but the ass prick
ed up his ears and shouted turn him OUT
in such sien,orian voice, that the poor
young thing was frightened half to death.
| tOrder, ordcr,' said the COW. 9a
AS she finished speaking, a gush OF mel
ody burst from the throat of the nighttime
gale, which instantly hushed every other
4 sound. Sometimes it melted into plain
tive sweetness, and sometimes burst forth
. like an impulse Of love; but the pervading
character was tenderness and melancholy,
SO inexpressibly sweet and touching, that
/. after it had died away, deep silence hung
r over the. crowd, as if every one was waits
l., ing and wishing for it to commence again.
fl The applause which ensued manifested
} clearly the triumph Of the rose and the
, nightingale. The geese, who had beena-
, sleep each on one leg, with his head be-
hind his wing, were awakened by tho. ella
NOR, and scudded across the road. .afler
having assentsd to the ass, who, before he
troited of, shook his ears with wise look,
and observed. Will ;ssa #s
1T is really astonishing how the public
allow themselves to be led away #
Squeezing the Hand.-It is but lately
! that we have understood the strange con.
structions that are sometimes put upon a
squeeze Of the hand. With some persons
:. it is entirely equivalent to. u declaration OF
I love this is very Surprising indeed. We
, must take hold Of d lady's hand like a hot
] potatoe afraid Of giving squeeze lest
we should burn our fingers. Very flbe.
truly! Now it was our ancient custom to
+, squeeze every hand We got into our
clutches, especially fair one. Is il not a
! wonder that we have never been sued for a
breach Of promise We would not givela
{ scupper nail for one Of your cold, formal
| shakers ofthe hand. Every person who
|. protrudes one or two fingers for your touch
LAS ifhe were afraid of catching some con-
tagious distemper) should go 10 school a.
while 10 John Quincy Adams. He shalSes
your hand with vengeance and shakes
/ your body with it, unless you should hap
pen TO be as thick set as himself. Well
there is nothing like il it shows a good
heart at any rate I; and we would rather a
man should crush the bones Of our fingers
and shake o,ir sf0nlder ont 0f foiaf than