Litchfield enquirer., 1833-05-02

l round aOout here, how Mir. - was then
 circumstanced, and many there were who
 would fain have relieved his embarrass-
 menr. Some joined his church and ma
 ny more were seen to blush Nike the first
 rose of summer, if, in the progress of his
 dispensation from the pulpit, he should
 drop his eye toward the pew in which they
 were seated-though of course they dare
 not acknowledge even to themselves any ! thing in particular, because of the great
 doubt relative to the vice versa of the case.
 But to make a short story shorter- 1 Travelling into town one night about dusk, 1 parSon - had occasion to call at the
 mansion of an esteemed parishioner, who
 among other worldly possessions, had two 1 or three as fine daughters as ever graced 1 the county of Essex. He had scarce
 knocked at the door, when it was hastily
 opened by one of these blooming maidens, who as quick as thought threw her arm
 round his neck, and before he had time to
 say, 'Oh! don't,' brought her warm, del-
 icate lips to his, and gave him as sweet
 kiss as ever heart of swain desired. In
 utter astonishment, the worthy divine was endeavoring to stammer out something,
 when-' O mercy, mercy! Mr.. -, is this you2' exclaimed the damsel, swhy F
 thought as much as could be, it was my
 brother Honry.' Pshaw, pshaw!' thought
 the celbate, 'you don't think any such
 thing.' But taking her hand, he said, in a
 forgivsng tone, there is no harm done;
 don't give yourself any neasiness-though you ought to be little more careful Af- ter this gentle reproof, he was ushered in-
 to the parlor by the maiden. who, as she
 came to the light, could not conceal the deep blush that glowed on her check
 and the boquet that was pinned upon her
 bosom (for this happened in summer) shook
 like flower garden in an earthquakes And when he rose to depart, it somehow fell to her lot to wait upon him 10 the door;
 and it may be added, that in the entry
 they held discourse together some minutes -on what subject is not for us to say.
 As the warm hearted pastor plodded
 homeward he argued with himself in this
 wise: If Miss - knew it to be mo
 who knocked at the door. and l verify be-
 leve she did, else how should she know mo
 in the dark, before had time to speak ?
 and is it probable that her brother would
 have knocked before entering! she must
 be desperately in-pshaw pshaw But
 supposing she did think me to be her bro-,
 ther ?-wly, if she loves her brother at
 that rate, how much must she love her
 husband-for, by the great squash, | nev-
 CT felt such kiss in my lifc.'
 We have only to add-that it was not long after this, that Mr. - had occasion , to summon brother in the ministry to the } performance of one of the most solemn as . well as pleasant duties attached to the sa- { cred officc-and that the lovely Miss - above spoken of thereupon became Mrs. -: whom, we doubt not, many of our readers well know, though perhaps they
 never before heard the above anccdote.
 SeD RcsVect.-Teach a man to think
 meanly and contemptibly ofhimself, to cast
 off all sense of character, and all conscious ness of d superior nature, and moral per- snasions can no more act upon that man than if he were dead. A man may be ad-
 dictcd to many vices, and yet there may
 be hope ofreclaiming him. But the mo- ment he loses all sense of character, and all consciousness of a superior nature; that is, the moment he begins to look upon himself and his vices as worthy of one an- other, that moment all hope of retaining
 him perishes; for the last ground is sur rendered, on which it is possible for his remaining good principles to rally and make stand. We have often known ! men who have retained their self respect, long after they had lost their regard for principle but never one who retained his regard for principle, after he had lost his self respect. Destroy this, and you de- . stroy every thing; for man who does not respect himself, respects nothing.
 4 Happy Rctort.-The obscurity of
 Lord Tenterden's birth is we'll known;
 but he had too much good sense to feel
 any false shame on that account. We
 have heard it related of him, that when, in an early period of his professional career. brother brrrister, with whom he happen ed to have quarrel, had tho bad taste to twit him on his origin, his manly and se- we're answer was, "Yes, Siryl am the son ofa barber; if you had been the son of barber, you would have been barber yourself" GGz. .s7. f Female TVa.-A certain Reverend Di- vine of Democratic principles, happenedto | be united to lady of opposite sentiments, n who was freuuently exercised with severe