Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-01-03
No. 80. -WnoLE No. $40.

Dravely butfeted misfortune's billo,vs and
gaited the desired haven't ''''-
! What was the famous BcnsJ obnson
He was first a bricklayer or mason What
| was he in after years IT'S needless TO-
! answer.
But shall we still 60 Uii. and call IN in
proud array all the mighty host 81 worthies
that have lived and died who were Grad
led in the lap ofpdnury, and received their
lrst lesson in the school Of affection r.
Nay we have cited instances already,
more than enough TO prove the point IN
question namely, that there is no profess
sion, however low in the opinion of the
world, but has been honored with earth,s
greatest and her worthiest.
Young man Does the iron hand Of
misfortune press hard upon you, and dis. :
appointments well nigh sink you ?--Des-
pairing soul, have courage. Mighty ones
have been your predecessors--and have
withstood the current Of opposition that
threatenedto overwhelm their fragile bark!
Do you despise your honorable station.
and repine that Providence has not placed
you in some other sphere Murmur nots
against the dispensation Of an all-wise Cree
ator! Remember that wealth is no critic
rion Of moral rcctitude or intellectual
worth; that riches dishonesty gained, are
lasting curse--that virtue and upright.
ness work out rich reward; and that
| An honest mans the nobiest work oftiod."
| And when dark disappointment. comes,
do not wither at her stare; but press for
ward-and the prize is yours! II was
thus with Franklin; il can be thus with
you. 'Tis well worth contending for;
and success may attend You and the stars
will be brighter than the stripes,
! DIALOGUES.
Scene the Street; Time, night dark no tle ace OF
spades, Ciem and Sam6O, meeting with crash.
Glenn. Confcund de niger; you bruise
my shin. Wha for you are no keerfnl?
| Sam. Why bless the body, you blind 7
Don't you see it's dark night!
Glenn. - Well gosh amity why dey no
light do lamp-last night de moon shine,
dey light EN- all up--now its brack us your
face, Sambo, and not one burnin.
/ Sam Well, Glenn, I tell you. Las
night de moon shine, you see him lamps
burn--now dere's no moon, you no soc en-
i If dey be lit. bet a boot-jack de lamps
are burnin, but il is SO dark we no see nm.
Besides, Glenn, it rains like NIL eternal
you sposs gemmen Lamp-lighter going
ito get his coat wet, and takc de polish of.
his boots in de mudf We gsmman lamp.
4 lighters know better what belongs 10 do
bon ton.-LoceU paper.
/ Too Sir;mgs 20 our BOsD.---' Well,
Hodge, said smart looking Lcndonef to
a plain cottager, who was on his way home
: from church, so you are trudging home,
Il after taking the benefit Of the fne balmy
breezes in the country this morning. -
Sir said the man. II have not beer
strolling about this sacred m0rning, vast.
J ing my time ID idlehess and neglect Of re-
, ligiOn but 1 have been Mt the house Of
God, to worship him, and to hear his prea-
chcd word. 'Ah! what, then. are you
one fthose simpletons, that In these coun-
try places, are weak enough to believe the
| Bible? Believe me, my man, that book ID
nothing but pack Of nonsense and none
but weak and ignorant people now, think j,
true Well Mr.. Stranger, but do you
know, weak and ignorant as We country
+ people are; we like TO have tUo sfy;nes "a
oar bOso.' Two strings 10 our bow /; what
do you mean by that Z Why, sir, mean
. that to believe tho Bible, and act upon II,
is like having two strings to one bow, fol-
/ If it is not true, shall be the better man
for living TO il; and 90 il viii be for M
good in this life--,hat il one string and
, lift should be true, il will be better for me
in the next life--that is another string
and pretty strong nne il is. But, sir, il
you disbcliese the Bible, and on that &C.
count do not live as il requires, you have
not one string to your bow.-4sA O1y y
its tremendous threats pyors Aue, Oh,
: think soh0t piII then become OF your This
i plain appeal siienced the coxcomb, and
. made him feel, ii is hoped, that lie was not
quite so wise as he had supposed.
II ANECDOTES OF PIcKEREL.---Tho bold
ness of pike is very extraordinary. r
i have seen one follow u bait within d foot
Of the spot wbere have been standinek
and the head keeper Of Richmond Park
assured me that be was once washing his
hands at the side Of boat III the areat
pond in that Park, whom pike inside 4
4 dart al il, and he had but Just time to With
draw il. ss As ~
4 A friend Of mine once canghta pile d
4 few minutes after breaking bis tackle, and
found In the pike part Of the gimp hang
/ ing out Of his mouth. He also caught an
other, in high condition, with piecs al