Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-03-28
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state. a place where a great many singular
st,;~Ts hannon. A man having been long
troubled by the repeated intrus'ons OF me
dog of neighboring storekeeper: at length
resolved to rid himself Of the nuisance by
his own ingenuity, as his circumstances
with the owner were likely to prove una
vaiIing, He accordingly procured cyl.
;nder of tin half an inch in diameter, and
about three inches in length-this he near
" filled with powder, and placed on the
ton small piece oftouchwood, enveloped
The tube in a piece of fat pork, and threw
t. in the street. Poor Jowler seized and
swallowed the dainty morsel, and thus
nr;med and loaded returned to his masters
Store, which was we'll filed with gentlemen
and ladies cheapening goods, where ne
soon exploded With tremendous re-
port (says the editor) which shook the
whole building, and alarmed all the clt'-
zens in the ncig hborhood, poor Jowier was
blown into ten thousand atoms, which were
equally distributed in every part OF the
shop! The ladies were covered with the
bleeding fragments of the dog; and one OF
them had her cheek terribly scratched by
the claws which were attached to one OF
his hind legs as it whizzed like double
headed shot past her ear. A portion OF
the spine struck Mr.. Smith, the owner, IN
the forehead, and laid him sprawllng. His
clerk rushed to the door, his clothes and
features despatched with blood, screaming
Sire y and murder' right manfully.-
The ladies joined in the chorus, and the
bells were set ringing and the people RAJ
pidly assembled, and gazed with horror
and CONSERVATION on this unparalleled
scene ofblood and carnage.
Although the mechanics
NAV be deprived of the advantages ola lib
eral education, they still have no excuses
for not being we'll educated in those
branches of knowledge which are most
useful to citizens in the present state OF
our country. The streams of information
are flowing to US in every direction. The
great engine of knowledge, the Press, I'M
shackled, sending upon all the beams OF lit
erature, science, and the arts. So general
and extensive is the diffusion acknowledge.
through the medium of the press, that no
mind which is not impervious to the rece2-
ton of knowledge, can remain unaffected
by its influence. The cheapness which
attends the procuring of books at the pres
ent day, puts It within thss-ht1reans of the
poorest classes to supply themselves with
these fountains. Reading is the great in
let to knowledge. By this we have brought
before us the learning Of those whose lives
were spent in research. By books we can
draw around us the vast fields of knowledge
which have been sown and cultivated by
the great and learned of all ages and all ma
tons, and there we can gather plentiful
harvest of knowledge, and treasure up in
the gamers of the mind that useful infor-
nation which is the life-blood Of refined
society.-Middlsser Telegraph.
Story from the Mishna of Rabbins.-
During the absence of Rabbi Meir from
his house his two sons died, both of them
of uncommon beauty, and enlightened
by the law. His wife bore them to her
chamber, laid them upon the bed and spread
a white covering over their bodies. When
Rabbi Meir returned, his first inquiry was
for his sons. His wife reached him COB
let; he praised the Lord at going out of
the Sabbath, drank, and again asked,
Where are my sons. that they too may
drink of the cup of blessing
They will not be far off, she replied,
and placed food before him that he might
eat. He was in a gladstone and genial
mood and when he had said grace after
the meal, she thus addressed him: Rabbi,
with thy permission, I would fain propose
to thee one question:
Ask it then, my love- he replied.
A few days ago person entrusted some
Jewels to my custody, and now he demands
them should I give them back to hing
This is a question: said Rabbi Meir,
which my wife should not have thought it
necessary to ask. What! wouldst thou
hesitate, or be reluctant, to restore to eve-
ry one his own?'
No. she replied; but yet thought it
best not to restore them without acquaint-
ing thee herewith She then led him to
the Nhamber, and stepping to the bed, took
the white covering from the dead bodies.
All! my sons, my sons " loudly la
sp,ented their father, my sons the light
Of my eyes and the light of my understan-
ding. ! was your father, but We were my
teachers in law s
The mother turned away and wept Bit
terly. AT length she took the husband by
the hand and said, Rabbi, didst thou not
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