Litchfield enquirer., 1834-04-10

1 found she < curfsnl pf flhsir true love-, far l from running F slgdafl 4 they fixed a day,
 on which to talk la0Fe temporarily of Teach
 other. while maIsine tlia final arrangements l for their marriage sate.s In lonely bot tonbantic spot on the
 banks of Ayr they passed a day together. On separating, fIley slood upon the oppo-
 site banks of a littIe bFeok. They dipped
 their hands in is maiae in testimony.of the
 purity OfitheiF iilention. and then placing
 them upon BihIH together, they looked l up to Heaven and mnsually pledged their
 truth and t0ussaAey.
 Mary embarked for the West Highlands
 to visit her friends, bpt she returned no
 more. Slls was takei, sick, and died on her |way to Greepoek after | short illness. .
 Burns never fpsgot lie objecl of his af- fectiDns. Even after lle married Jane Ar
 mo0r hc continued 10 IapUrll her fate, and
 some years afterwards. Epon the birth day of hts lost Mary isef was found by his wife in 2 coId, bright evening. sitting ont in the
 open air npoil' a wisp of straw, gazing upon a bright star with the utmost intenseness. He was prevailed on. after much persua-
 sions to enter the house, and ihere he 1sa,
 down and wrote. almost without pause,
 those matchless lines which have immortal ized his passioH. Al6any Daily Ado.
 ~ 11e c0lae of Ia Great Coat Rev. Mr.
 F. was one of tho excellent of the earth.--
 He was fai.hful not only in dispensing the word to his flock. but in urging them to at-' tend to the word dispensed, Ono of his .parishioners, aweather-bealen and worn out Revolutionary soldier, was some what remiss in attending upon public worship.--
 Tho good parson sought him ont and ad- ministered a gentle reproof for his negli- gence. Corporal Y. excused himself on account, of his poverty tue weather was cold, and he had no great coat. MT. P. retiansbered that ii was not enough to say be ye fed and be ,ye clothed: and told tho veteran tos call at the parsonage, and he should receive a garment that would make him comfortable in the house of worship. Y. called and was presented with the par- sons second best, and the next Sunday made his appearance with it in the congre- gation. Very soon, however, Corporal Y. was again numbered among the missing.
 Sunday afiers Sunday passed, and he ap- speared not in the assembly. Mr.. F. met him and inquired tho cause Of his absance. thought, sir said tic good man, when .I gave you the great coat, that you would attend meeting ,. you told me that you should, And sa ' dif,a said tho corpc- ral. who valued himself ppon being as good as his word, did- ailended four whole days and aiaalf day; and I'll leave it, 10 any body, for mug of toddy, if that wasn't as much as the old coat would come 10.
 VI Erster .Nees Lsfier.s
 3---------sE- sssss \ as 5sfFt g5ssFt 4 < Donsest;catsd Animals.--Ans elephant
 -.sa ss:.. .;. .s I... 2: s,ls,,s, ss moment he saw the poor man did not move, he stopped suddenly, seemed concerned. looked at him with an eye of pity, and stood riyeted to the spot. He then ran tol the place whence he had broken looses in frent of which alaya little girl about two years old, tho daughter of his unfortunate keeper. He took the child from the ground, caressed and fondled it for some time, and then replaced some clothing which had fallen of. Alter this, he stood over the child with his eyes fixed upon il ! and if says the narrator, did not see the peniteniial tear steal from his eye, T never saw 1t in my life.' He then submit ted to De chained, and stood motionless and as ifsensible he had done q wrong nc could not repair. Hisdejection became more and more sensible as he stood and gazed on the fatherIess babe. From this time the animal was quiet, and he always seemed delighted when the little orphan was in sight Many persons went to see the noble creature fondling his adopted but there vas visible alteration in his health he fell away, and died at Gown pore six months aflcr. v
 THE MIRROR AND THE wINDow-nANE.
 A mirror and wiHdow-pane were once
 desperately enamoured ofa beautiful young girl, who had been brought dp uitlIonf ey-- e seeing herself either in the glsssy snr- face of the stream, or the polished looking glass. They agreed to refer slseir claims to her decision. The innocent damsei hfst Hooked through the pane of glass op one of sie most lovely prospects in naturs.-
 Rich meadows. spotted wiih sheep and eas- Etle; copses of wood. whose deecy fpilage, las it waved t0 and fro in the sweet breeze, pfesented endless varieties of spFightly green; little brooks. stealing ilseir way il | d ilsonsand devious meanderi1gs through |fhe grass and the flowers; hills rising gent-