Litchfield enquirer., 1834-01-02

most to delirium; at one moment she would
strive to express in broken sentences her
gratitude TO those who had offered to take
her sohs--then she would consent to let him
remain, aud the next moment would say
that it would be hard to part with him for
SO long time under any circumstances,
but she could not for moment think Of
leaving him, when she knew that she should
thus endanger the everlasting welfare Of
her immortal spirit.
He was accordingly hurried away in the
midst ofprayers and tears. Thesoh pray
ing his mother to let him remain, and
weeping with grief at parting from scenes
so dear tc him, from all whom he would ac-
knowledge as his friends, aud from the
means Of grace which re had here enjoyed.
/ The mother weeping that she was compel-
led thus to sacrifice the welfare and happi-
ness Of an idolized son to sense of duty
1adrawn from Remanisns, that fonl monster,
which Ia the folly ofits pride would usurp
the thFone Of heaven, and rule in all the af-
3airs Of the children Of men.
Will not the teachers Of Sabbath schools
Elet their prayers ascend TO the throne Of
him who is mighty TO save, that this lamb
of Christ's flock may be preserved from
temptation, and from the pernicious ainfiu-
ence of evil example, that,he may yet rise
superior to his circumstances, and become
an enIinently devoted and useful Christian !?
A TEAcHER.
We understand tina, no one can be Catholic
priest who has blemish.
THE CHAssEuR ANTS AND THEIR PREY.
Que morning my attention was arrested
at Laurel Hill. (Trinidad) by number Of
black-birds whose appearance was foreign
to me they were smaller but not unlike an
English crow. and were perched on q cali
abash tree near the kitchen. | asked d.
who d that moment came up from the gara
den, what could be- the cause Of the appear
ance Of SO many of these black.birds.. -
She said, Misses, dem be a sign Of the,
blessing Of God; dey are not the blessing.
but only de sign, as We say, Of Gods bless
sing. Misses, youth see afore noon time,
how de ants will come and clear do hou-i
ses.' AT this moment / was called TO break2,
fast, and thinking It was some superstitious
idea Of DIS, paid no farther attention to il.
In about two hours after this; / observed
am uncommon number Of chasseur ants
crawling about the floor of the room; my
children were annoyed BY them, and seat
ed themselves on table, where their legs
did not communicate with the floor.
They did not crawl upon my person, hut
was now surrounded by tfenl. Shortly
after this, the walls ofthe room became COW
cred by them, and next, they began to take
possession of the tables and chairs. / next
thought it necessary to take refuge in an
adjoining room, separated only by few as
cending steps from the one we occupied
and this was not accomplished without
great care and generalship; for, had we
trodden upon ono, We should have been
summarily punished. There were sewers
al ants on the steps Of the stair, but they
were not near SO numerous as III the room
We had left but the upper room present-
Cd a singular spectacle; for not only were
the A0or aud walls covered like the other
room, but the roof was covered also.
The open rafiers ola West India house
at all times afford shelter to numerous
tribe Of insects, more particularly the
cock-roach hut now their destruction was
inevitable. The thasseur ants, as If train
ed to battle, assembled in regular thick files
to the rafters, and threw, down the cock
reaches to their comrades ON the floor,
who as regularly marched off with The
dead bodies Of the cock-roaches, dragging
them away by their united efforts with a.
mazing rapidly. Either the cock-roaches
we're stung to death on the rafiers, or else
the fall killed Them. The ants never stop
ped TO devour their prey, but conveyed oil
TO their storo house. The windward win
dows Of the room were glass, and battle
now ensued between the ants and jack
spaniards, holly pursued on the panes Of
glass. ~
The jack-spaniard may be called the
wasp Of the West. Indies it is twice as
large as a British wasp, and its sting 10 in
proportion more painful. 1t builds It's nest
in trees and old houses, and sometimes in
the rafters Of u room. hejack-spaniards
were not quite sueh easy prey, for they US
ed their wings, which not ono cock-roach
had attempted. Two jack-spaniards. hot
ly pursued on the window. alighted on the
dress Of one Of my children. ! entreated
her to Sit still aud remain quiet. In an AZ
most inconceivable short space Of time, a
party Of ants crawled upon her frock, SUR
rounded, covered the two jaek,spaniards.
and crawled down again 20 tho floor, drag
ging of their prey, and doing the child no
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