Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1832-12-06

deca wing pIanetSs ar 10 supply u11 49,"
with maferials for building them anew ; oln-
.rs that they are % many bells to punish tns
tanned with perpetual vicissitndes 81 beat
md cold. We should rather incline "a con-
IltleT them the most glorious abOdes 10 the so Y
ar system il comets are tenanfed with IN
lellectuaI beings, they have doubtless the
most splendid 0bservatories for the c0ntem.
nlatiou of the wonders Of the celestial canO-
nv that can possibly be conceived. infinitely I
s,,rDassing an aspects Of the heavens as be-
held from the planets, or even the solar orb !
itself. A comet, on its return to the sun, it (
moving in nearly the same plano with the or. |
bits Of the planets. combines all the diversi- |
ties Of the starry heavens that are peculiar 10
each planet, with every other possible variety |
resulting from a change Of position. Return. !
ing from the fields ofspace, It slowly approach |
co the outer planetary orbits. surveys the sys-
tenn Of Uranus, scars over the stupendOus ap-
pafaius Of Saturn, and sees the orb, rings, and
satellites 10 their beautiful cOncentric arrange
ment; If detained (as was the comet Of
177O) among the moons Of Jupiter, il prizes
into the mysteries of it's helts. The whole
system Ut primaries and secondaries, are. &C.
cording To their positions, seen in succession,
as crescent. half oval, or tuli orbed; from be-
ing all inferior planets they all in succession
become superior this view 10 on the SUPPOSE
ton that the approach ofthe comet is nearly
III tl.e planetary plane,--if descending at right
angles to the sun, the comet sees the whole
syafem spread out beneath, and presenting
most sublime appearance. A comet retreats
so far from the sun that at its remOtest point
il must seem as a solitary wanderer amidst
the armament Of fixed stars, all planetary
bodies having disappeared long before it had
reached its aphelion; the sun shines with d.
minished brilliancy, and with scarce perccp-
tible disc.--Lit. Gaz.
al "A RoE.-Atkyns0n, "a squalid, miserable
ohjret. by profession a painter. who had been
10 this country about 10 years, and whose
tall, gaunt. and emaciattd frame. being al
most ifnot enirely skeleton Of feet 10, be-
lied his declaration that he was born and
brought up ia the land IT roast beef and plum
pudding. was tried on Friday in the sessions,
on charge ofpetit larceny in stealing some
wearing apparel from the cabin Of a slOop, on
board OF which he lad been employed the
day before the theft. The captain stated
shat in the course Of the night he was awoke
BY the noise of something rummagings about
his chest, which he naturally concluded to be
rats. and although at the time he heard what
he supposed TO he his chest. showed along the
lsabin A0or. yet that he had M idea that ii
WAS caused by any thing less than the rats
which he knew to be very large and very nu-
merous, and therefore, without giving any
more thought 70 the matter, he turned over in
bis birth and Invent 20 sleep. In the morning
he got up and determined TO see what mis-
chief the rats had done tn his chest, when on
opening The lid. bthnId, bis whole wardrobe,
Sunday suit and walking clothes, were all re-.
moyed, With pocket book and seven or eight
dollars 10 bank bills. Hesnow took up Tor
the first time an impression that the rats
which had awoke him inthe course of the
night were fwo-legged ones, and began in
ataniIy TO muster her crew, Dick, Joe, g. To-
ney, who answ cred the double purpose of
cook and steward, and not INDEPENDENTLY cap
tain and pilot. but invariably when on 40
other duty mate.and sailing master, and bar
Der and hair dresser to the CONCERN were all
three there. The only absentee was Atkyn-
500, who was declared, mem. con. 10 be the
rat, BY common consent il was agreed that
AtkyDson should be ferreted out, cost what
it would, and that too without delay. The
captain and crew, or in other words, Dick,
JOe and Toney, or rs he was sometimes
called for shortness Tone, started 10 pnr-
suit. and gave notice to various pawnbrok.
ers of the iOss. Fortunately, Mr.. Abrams.
in Catherine ST. TO whom part ofths contents
Oh tm& GHeSt were OuefeU ~ PteOkes anu WnOsi
hut Il few minutes before, had been appraised
ofthe loss, arrested Atkynson, who wanted TO
pledge them, and committed him 10 the Po- !
iica Office for trial. Atkynson, who had more
lungs and eloqnence than any person would
have supposed could possibly have had exis.
tence 10 such a skeleton, stOutly apaintainedi
that he was innocent; but el0quence was in |
his case At least Of no avail, for hewas almost
Immediately found guilty and sentenced by |
the court to an imprisOnmenf on Rlackwell's
Island tor the term OF fve calendar months.
The Recorders charge 10 the Jury 10 this
ease was unusually laconic, and ran pretty
much in this way. n Gentlemen, IL you Be.
iieye the clothes ware taken out OF the cap
tain,s cheat by the rats, you will acquit The
prisoner-R you don't, you'll nnd him gull.
gym X Coar.
Bosson EdifeEs. There IL no city il the
United States whore editors Of newspapers
appear to be held in such high estimation as
they are il Boston. In New York, Phila-
delphia, and Baltimore. whoever thinks. Of
conferripg an Office ofhon0r, trust, or honor,
Upon an editor Nobody. AN editor there
isexpected to perform the whole drudgery Of
% sleetioneering campaign, and. if he gets
through Il without impairing his subscription
list. he considers hiInself fortunate. Ia Bos-
ton we do things il different way. We
never think 0f making out ticket for the Lee
gialatnre Without attaching 10 il larger num-
her tproportionaliyl ofthe corps editorial than