Litchfield enquirer., 1833-05-16
THE SABBATH.

Amusements of every kind, on Sundays, beget habits of idleness and a love of pfeas- ure, which extend their influence to every day of the week. In those manufacturing towns in England, where the Sundays arc spent in idlcness, or frolicking, little or no work is ever done on the ensuing day; hence it is called St. Monday. If there were no hereafter, individuals and soGie- ties would be great gathers by attending public worship every Sunday. Rest from labor in the house of God, winds up the machine of both soul and body, better than any thing else, and thereby invigorates it z for the abors and duties of the ensuing week. Should ever travel into Chris tian country, and wish to know whether the laws of that country wero wise and just, and whether they were duly obeyed, tho only question should ask should be, Do the people spend Sunday at church, or in pleasurable entertainments at home and abroad p The Sunday Schools in
 England have been found extremely useful
 in reforming the children of poor people.
 Who can witness the practice of swim.
 ming, sliding and skating, which prevail SO
 universally on Sundays in most of the cit ICS VI tu0 OullGu 0ttA0S, dUu IIOe sWISH IOE l similar institutions to rescue our poorsc schil- Fdren from destruction? I shall conclude. my remarks upon this subject, by declar- ing, that do not wish to see any new laws made to enforce the keeping of the Sab bath. I call upon Ministers of the Gospel only, to increase and extend, by their in-. 1uence, the pure and useful spirit of their religion. In riding through our country, we may always tell, by the appearance of the people we meet with on the road, or see at taverns, whether they enjoy the ben- eft of public worship, and of vigiant and faithful ministry. Where settlement en- joys these inestimable blessings, we gener- ally find taverns deserted on Sunday, and stiffness pervading the whole neighbor- hood, as if nature herself had ceased from her labors, to share with man in paying her weekly homage to God for his creating goodness. Wo0dcH Candlcs.-The Yankees may brag as much as they please about their ingenuity-their wooden nutmegs, Prus- sian pumpkin seeds, and machines for mak- | ing white ash rakes out of chesnut chips, but they can't begin with Pennsylvanians.
 They make no bones at all of palming of bass wood hams, and flannel sausages.
 You see took it into my head to try to speculate little to make up the eighteen pence that lost a betting on the lection. At first didn't know exactly what I'd better try, and was just talkin' with my I landlord, Ia pretty clean fellow for a Dutchman,) when somebody came along. and asked if any body wanted to buy any candles for fourpence ha'penny pound. There's chance for you,' says the land- lord, any of the store-keepers will give you more than that for 'em right off, I'll be daIned if I don't b'Iieve that the landlord was in the scrape, for if he hadn't have been he'd have bought the candles
 himself. But you see didn't think of that land SO bought whole box of candles-- and how do you think got suck'd inf If you can guess, in week, I'll-treat you 10 glass of Duff Greens .julap. But to save you all that trouble I'll just tell you how it turned out. A piece of white oak wood, turned in the shape of candle, with snug little wick in each end, kivered with list about taller enough to grease the hillof Long Island miskctcr.-L LiUsFpool Isa. Mercury.
 1 Defwition Money-a fsh scarce and dilieull to