Litchfield enquirer., 1833-10-17
Fsom tse RsS- Fort Mirror. rAnxrsux 1 pAul.nTNCs.

SpaFkee0 tlke JeWelAu tH6 auIls once teIl from tl.e clouds, into little monnlain- stream, and, ere 1t lnst its identity. excIaim- ed, in all the anguish nf dissolalian, Alas 1! what a catastrophea--l am swallowed up in immensity.' The liatle stream laughed, as i,Ieaped down the mountain side, at lhe la- msnta,ion of such an Insignificant thing as a drop 0f water, and, vain of its conse- 'quence, continued brawling its crystal way, in all the pride of conscious superiority, nny til, at length, with sudden plunge. IL felt he:.dlnng into mighty river, and, like tho drop of waler, was iosssin n amoment, cry- ing oot, in its last agpnies, Oh, fa'e! who would have thought brook of my size could be swallowed sn ahsiIyl T The river murn,nfed Its cansealpf Tor lhe little foolish stream. and continued its course. gathering strength andpride, breaking through moun- tains, tearing the rocks from their seats, and coursing, iu thousand graceful mean ders, through fowery meadows, until it found its way to the vast and melancholy ocean, in whose bO1ndless waste it lest its being, like the drop of water, and the little mountain-stream. Is it possible, exclaim- de the mighty river, that I have been thus collecting tribute from halfa a world, only to become not;lilg atlastg'
 ,Tis thus with thee, oh man! Thou be- ginnest in insignifcance, like the drop of water ]; thou bccoaIest laughing, leaping, crawling thing, like the brook thou wax est proud and great. like the mighty river ]; and ere thon canst say, in the vanity of thy heart. What ansillus,rious mortal am IT, thou art lost in eternity
 The Mols-HiL and tke Mountain. towering mountain reared its head to the skies, on one side ofa wide and deep val- ley; on the other little molc-hill lay basking in the sun. As it contemplated the distant mountain, shooting its snow- capt brow into the regions of boundless space, far above the clouds, and beheld the gilded glories of its distant summit, the mole-hill became discontented and unhap- py. It contrasted it's own insigniicance with the awful and majestic outlines of it's mighty neighbour; it wished a thousand times it could raise its head above the clouds; it sighed at the thought that it could never become mountain, and im- peached the justice of the gods, for having made il oEly a inole-hill. to be trodden up- on by man, and crawled over by the must es,saaenspsible inssess.- 4N Ssas0Fi, ii pinesl Itself into wretchedness, and sacrificed all
 the comforts ofils own littleness to the de- sire of becoming great.
 As it one day lay gazing upward at the distant object of it's envy, a storm suddenly gathered around tho summit of the moun- ttain; the lightnings leaped with forked
 tongues, the thunder rolled, tise iempes,
 dashed it's lofty sides, and the torrents pour.
 ed down. tearing their way, and ploug hing
 deep ravines in their course, while all be.
 meath remained perfectly quiet, and the lit.
 tie mele-hill lay basking tn tho sunbeam,
 of a summer morning. Scarcely had ths
 storm passed away, when the earth begar
 to rack and trcmble. ms with an ague; ];
 rumbiDg ard appalling noise ragged in the
 bowels of the mountain, which snddcnl, burst, throwing volumes of smoke, anf showers of'fire into ihe peaceful skies, iha
 turned from blue to glowing red. River. of burning lava g1sl,ed out from its sides c0nrsiDg their way towards the valley, and scathing the vcrdure and the woods into black smoking ruins. In few hours the majestic mountain seemed as it were dis embodied. and, having nothing fo sustain it, fell in. with crash that shook the surToun- ding world, and hid inc ambient skies in q chaos of dust and ashes. Tho n,ole-hill had all fhis time remained quiet and safe in its lowly retreat, and when the obscnrity had become dissipaied. and j, beheld the great objsc. of its envy crumblej into mass nf smoking ruins, 1t heealne all of a sudden the happiest of mole-hills, Body q me r it cried, butt is a great blessing io be lit- tie. Oh, terra! ! thank thee that thou didst uot make me moantain!' t,
 TRe rsrenge efthe Bedsts.--O One day a number of animals that had been highly aggrieyed by the tyranny and the injustice of man, resolved to petition Jupiier for satisfaction. Oh, Inpiterp exclaimed the camel, 'Tesenge me on this sindolent iy- rant, who, instead of carrying his own bur- ,hens, claps them on my hack. and drives me into the desert, where travel whole days without drop of water. Oh, ju- |piier!' cried great fat green turtle, re-s venge me on this glniion. who kidnaps me while am. sleeping in the sun--siarves me for weeks on board of ship. and eats me afierward, though he gives pe noilsing io eas.' sOh, Jupiter! squeaked the pig, he siufIs me first, ard then stutis himself with S,e afierward;' and. Oh. Japiter! r hrayed ttle ass, he loads me with panniers ofliquor and delicious fruits. and gives me nothing bnt water and thissles: ! beseech ss.a. s~ ,n....r.. .,s e ( RehalA afasvanad