Litchfield enquirer., 1832-03-29
FrOn. the .Ns,v lssgla,,d Farmr.
WOOD SWAPPING ON THE FIRE.

From the Ne,v England Farmer.
 WOOD SWAPPING ON THE FIRE. ( Mr. Fesseaden Is it not fact, that such wood as hemlock, chesnut, &c. which grows in great abundance in many parts }of the United States and Canada. would
 be more used for fuel lift were not for it's
 disagreeable and perhaps dangerous quali- ty, of snapping or throwing coals out of tho
 fres If such be the case, it may be well
 to make it generally known. that this quail ify, so far as regards ssplit wood, may be in
 a great measure overcome by placing it
 properly on the fire that is 10 say, by laying tho inner side, or tlat@part which
 was nearest the lssari, towards the fire. for the alsactnally fly in that direction. A slight inspection of the grain at the end of the wood, willshew the side which grew nearest to the; centre, ahd this side should
 never be turned in any direction by which
 coals thrown from it can fall into tho room. A little attention to this circumstance will enable many thrifty housewife to have q hot fire made inan opeR fireplace, ofwoodI which is now considered almost detestable
 for that purpose; and perhaps she may
 learn, in time, to relish the snapping sound,
 as Goldsmith seems to have done that of the 'craekling fagot,' which he associates
 in his ballad with the cheerfu, chirrup of
 the cricket. Yours, c.
 l 4 Bride in Distress.--An affecting ob- lject of charity was examined on Monday. by the Mayor, in the person of a girl l 7s years of age, who stated her name 10 be, Rosa -, it is unnecessary to mention it in full. She came into the office this
 morning picture ofpoverty and desolation
 having bcen found sleeping on one of tho
 market stalls in the rain on Sunday night. The watchman stated that he found her in sound sleep, tlroughthe clothing with
 which her body was scantily covered, was
 her be- eye. w iis slowly, and was with "a diliisufyy
 got entirely awake, so much had she been overcome by the cold and rain. He in- quired where she lived, but received no
 satisfactory answer, though her behavior
 was modest and respectful; and at his re-
 quest she accompanied him to tho watch-
 house, where comfortable quarters were provided for her during the remainder of the night. Her appearance this morning
 presented the curious spectacle of a girl
 of seventeen, robust and blooming in health, without any indications of familiarity
 with crime of any kind, modest, and retir-
 ing yet covered with rags that bespoke the
 extremity of poverty. When asked how
 she came to be found in the street under
 the above circumstances, and what was her
 mode of life, she related, but not until
 great persuasion had been used to convince
 her that she must in some way give assur-
 ances that she was not common vagrant,
 some part of history in which the roman-
 tic formed very conspicuous half. She
 came from the neighborhood of Pittsburg,
 to meet young man now in this city, be-
 tween whom and herself there existed an engagement of marriage, which was to be
 consummated on her arrival here.a They
 were both of humble but respectable par-
 entsge, he being engaged as a clerkin a
 store here, with salary sufficient to sup-
 port them both, though his business pre-
 vented him leaving it to marry her at home.
 She had come on by appointment, about a
 week before, but had been robbed on the
 way, of every thing but the clothes she
 wore, including small sum of money
 which her mother had given her on leav- ing home. To add to her misfortune she
 did not know where to find her lover, hay-
 ing lost the direction he gave her, though
 she remembered part of the merchants
 name where he was employed. She had
 wandered up and down the streets for poar-
 ly week, searching in vain for it, and had
 supported herself by pawning her clothes
 in exchange for the ragged suit she now
 wore, being unable to bring her,mind to
 begging. Several nights she. had found \ lodgings in houses of ill fame, but had es-
 caped the polIutions which are practiced
 in them. On Sunday night, driven to des-
 pair by her desperate situation in strange
 place, having expended her last sixpence in
 paying for lodging the night before, she l lay down in the market house to sleep. not
 having tasted mouthfnl the whole day. This relation excited the strongest sympa- \ thy among considerable number of re. l spe ctable persons who heard it, and purss of twenty five dollars was immediately sub f scribed for her, with which to procure hel nsw.clothing. and pay her board for three weeks at respectable house. while en.
 deavors were made to find out the. resi-. dence of her lover. When she was sp' l'prised ofthese liberal aEEangements on hel