Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-01-17

Iteckions asked and obtained premium Of
one farthing on each ofihe Jewsharps n1an-
ufactured at his mill. go.
He now increased his business, enlarg-
I ed his mill, and with the aid Of the farih-
ing premium, began 10 got forward in the
world. Bill, seeing the prosperity OF bis
prother Jock, flew into q terrible passion,
declared the premium on Jewsharps a
monstrouS imposition, and not TO be enduF-
ed. What !said he, shall pay one PEN
ny three farthings for wooden Jewsharp,
wnen can get an iron one for sixpence
10 be,sure, the wooden article answers eve
~ purpose for my monkies, whose leisure
hours must be amused with Jcwsllarps Of
some kind or other, to prevent them from
being worse employed. But that istneith-
err here nor there-it is the principle that
contend against.
Bill now posted forthwith to his father's,
to request him to take off the premium on
jock sJewsharps, alledging that il was too
bad that Jock should be growing rich BY
bis vile wooden manufacture, while he was
growing poor on the more honorable bnsi-
ness of raising cat-tails. Farmer Apple
gate endeavored to reason with him OH the
injustice of his demand, inasmucll as the
same principle had been followed in rela-
ton both to him and his brother, and mas
much as he himself had been the first 10
ask that protection, which he was now so
ready to condemn. .s.r
But the more the farmer attempted to
reason, the more Bill got into passion (;
until at last, in order to appease him, the
old gentleman reduced the premium on
Jocks Jewsharps to one half farthing each
The concession, however. SO far from
satisfying Bill, seemed only 10 enrage him
the more. The principle! said he, il is
the principle contend against and soon-
or than submit to it, I'll blow up Jocks
mill sky-high, and set FIRE 10 the cid mans
house. These threats he expressed OPEN
ly, but neither Jock nor the old man were
TO be moved. They had wary eye up
on his movements, but kept perfectly cool.
This composure only the more enraged
Bill; and arming his monkies one day
with squirts and pop-guns. he marched at
the head of his uncouth army to attack
Jock and his mill. But jock was ready
for him. He had closed the door of his
mill, and prepared few buckets of hot
water, so arranged that by pulling string
he could upset the whole Of them upon his
assailants. The door being barricaded the
monkies were sent, as he expected, to scale
the walls, and enter the windows. Jock
waited composedly until the noisy troop
had reached the lower easement, when sud-
denly pulling the string, he discharged the
hot contents of the buckets upon their
heads. The consequence was that they
abandoned the attack in great confusion,
threw away their arms, and ran screaching
and screaming about with their scalded
polls, like SO many mad creatures; and
when General Bill enaeayo, cd once more
to urge them 10 The attack, instead Of obey
ing his orders, they with one accord fell
upon himself, tore off every rag Of clothe.
ne had, scratched and wounded him unti
the blood began to run in streams down his
naked body, and would soon have made
an end Of him, had not Jock, sallying from
the mill, put them to flight and generously
rescued his fraiernal enemy.
From that time Bill grew more rational.
He sent his monkies back TO Africa, picked
his own cat-tails, and said no more about
Jocks premium, or the odious principle Of
protection.
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