Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1833-11-28
DIED,

[As Squire Hawkins wishes to give brief history
of his interest in the Stray CALI alluded las. week.
we cannot consistently refuse him sufficient space for
the purpose. So here is his story:-l
MMR ADAMs-l've heard from my calf without ad-
IXA .ertising; and Pm glad did no, make any
expense him for 10 TELL The rW,h, between you aud
me, the creature did not belong To me exactly, but
n sort Of nershp concern hetWeeN some other
gentlemen and myself. III tell you how was-when
to ltch6eh Inst spring a.gei'ing my pen
sion papers fixed, went into the court house, ant,
pretty come Of the lawyers come 10 me, and we
shook hands all round (hy The way like to take hold
Of lawyers hand il feels so soft and smooth like
pocket book,) and after nquiring how my wife did
who, lack-a-iay, has been dead this ten or twelve
years-says they, Squire Hawkins, how goes farming
in your iowa? So told them ne near rs could
WE'LL Squire, says they, we among US here are think
ing about doing something for the benefit OF the farm
ing interest o"rsevcs-or between vs. some o. " are
plagaiIy suspected being much in favor Of Cays
American System, and they have eny most set us down
Northumberland il looks little sqaaily ahead, for il
we hold on where we are, and things go on as they
have, that have got Offices shalt lose them, and we
that want Offices ehan't get emand says they the peo-
pie 10 be thinking Of doing things the wrong way
Tor us-and something must he done to turn their at
10 something says
bling together and Iuting in dollar apiece all round
and buying the keIies! calf that can be found, aud
give him some potent aud indicative name, and sir if
We can't turn the attention Of the people Rway from
past proceedings to this new sucject-and says
they, Squire you will come in with we don; care
whether yon pay any ,hins-o"y just give US your in
Auencs, and help praise him up, and tell your neigh
ors tina, it is the Old original genuine SORT and that
the prOprieors making great sacrifices for The bea.
eft OF agricul,ura interests.
Well, while we were talking in lhia'way another
portly booking Rwyer, with green bag, come up 10
us, and after hearing what we were saylng-ihe d.
--says he--we must have something to knock down as
well as drag Out~and So says he you've got 10
poney up more than dollar piece ! tell you--you
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hind hand and you We got 10 pull UP or we will give
you to the bufetMgs Of Satan. This see-sawing
wont do any longer say we must hare press here
and make a noise like the rams horns Of Jerico-and
sou sir, says he 10 one Of them, must contribute SU
dollars, and you sir another 5O--and you hundred
strand this gentleman 25-and there are a number
| swear sir the Thing shall 60. didnt hardly know
what TO make Of all ihis-and thought some OF the
rest Of em didn't exactly like 10 swallow ii-hui they
said nothing ~ one OF en- alter thinking l,!e, J"s
D--n the Calf says The portly gentleman, rather too
loudfor all the folks in the Court House turn'd round
10 zee what the matter was--and the Judge holerd
o"t for The Sheriff, and the Sheriff, who happened to
be pretty near by stepd about and says he take seats,
take Seats gentmen-upon which they all scaiter'd.
Well, this was the last heard about j., ill one day
kns, Esq. and opened i, but there WASN'T nothing
wr, in it only jest-this is the Caihut understood il
and kept the creature along month or two-and ifit
had not had any bad fault IL would have done well
hut got mean, sneaking trick Of Trimming at the wo-
men folks, which made me rather wrahy f; and one
day, without thinking much about II, was down up
on him. and iakiag him by the tail twisted off
little skani Of halfway up-and every body knows how
it's with s,unped tail calf in fly time--'hey ~on'
thrive--and he grew mighty thin upon it---and wher
lie cleared on, from me he was quite la"k. But le
him go--he may dare to call hinselff;xs for aiI me
the proprieors are welcome my share, and am de
iermned TO have nothing iodo with the business
in any shape--he 10 welcome TO all the good have
done lin, and that 10 something, for think curee
him cfFectuasy one mean, despicable trick but !
he ever does run AT woman again, shouldn't mncl
hesitate Of finishing him up entirely i[ come Hcros
hu--and as for his beIering for nolbing-wh,
"a hungry calf seW heller.
THOMAS HAWKINS.
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