Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1834-07-10
No. 5.-Wno,.E No. 421.

utS NdFiouS concerns IN perIectty sane
| manner.
The head was thrown back in such po-
sition as to forbid his seeing his body
The pulse were much more sluggish than
natural. Respiration and speech bur slight
" affected, but were gradually failing; but
he could articUlate distinctly until within a
few minutes before his death. All the sem
ses Of the head remained quite perfect to
the last. He died forty-eight hours after
the fail.
Repeated attempts we're made to reduce
the dislocation, but the transverse process
es had become so interlocked, that every
effort proved ahoTtive. There was un-
doubsediy ia this case, a perfect compress
sion Of the spinal marrow, which prevent
ed the egress Of nervous influence from the
brain. while the pneumo-g gastric nerve re-
mained nnen,barrassed,..
Es v 81 : as s4 "a
I Never joke about Business. - will tell
you Il story. "A man that 1 am very welt
acquainted with, and who was not always
so well 10 do in the world as he is now-I
do not say It was myself, but was Scotch
man who, had risen from very low begin
ming. His outward dress did not always
tally with the kaing Of his pocket; indeed
the pocket when he went 70 market, was
but III held up by the rags which i was
sewed to; to look al him you would not
have thought him worth i penny. Weily
one morning, cargo IL hides coming into
port, he went and asked the owner what
he would soil his whole cargo for. Look
ing at our friend from head TO foot, the
owner could hardly refrain from laughing
outright. My good friend, said lie, /
think it matters little 10 you the price DC
the cargo; single hide, I should imagine,
would exhaust your whole purse. When
folks come to buy, said The Scotchnian,
they expect TO be treated with ciyility.-
Will you answer me plain quassi0nl--
What's the price of yonr whole cargo Of
hides, on board your ship Prosperity, now
in harborl' The ship owner thought the
man was daft Or joking. and he said. Whit
will you give me for the cargo, ready MOI
ney down upon the table r. GUIDE sir,
lis not for me to put price upon your
goods; tell me what is the lowest price
You'll take?' Tho owner still carrying On
tho joke, las he thought named q price
not half the actual value. The merchant
Of frugal appearances put his hand il his
Ipockei, took out shilling, and clapping Il
! into the hands Of the owner. crying aloud.
la bargain, my friend. and before these
witnesses, turning to those vino had been
i amused with the conversation that had pass
sed. Viewing the man still in the same
light. and never suspecting that he had %
do with man Of money, the considerable
owner profEered back the shilling to the
man az rags, saying Here, my good man,
although have been cutting some severe
Jokes upon You, would not wish 10 rob
YOU Of . shilling; judging from appearan-
ces, you have very few to spare. The
buyer advanced with firm step, and loOk-
ing him in the face, said: Sir, judging
frae appearances, il may be SO but can
tell We | did not gle ye that shilling that il
might be returned in the character Of an
almons; that shilling is the aries o. my
purchase Of the whole of your cargo: tell
me, therefore, when you wiIldeliyer il and
receive your money !: or (said he. taking
out Of his pouch the foot Of an old stock
ing, well darned and patched heavy with
gold and crumpled bank notes,) il any sub
siantial person will be responsible for the
delivery, TIL pay ye the siller down on the
table this minute Every attempt at ac-
commodation was in vain and al last the
owner was compelled TO give up his cargo
of hides at less than half their value, and
he received the money agreed upon forth
with. As it was the only cargo that had
arrived in the market for some time, the
ragged man Of money sold his hides for al
most his own demand, aud aye said It was
the best bargain he ever made in his life.
A ragged coat, yesee, has its advantage as
we'll as good one but mind, never joke
about business. Glasgow COs,r.
Never hold yosr head too high. One
day, little bantan-cock. with high top
knot, was exceedingly vain, because he had
so many feathers on his legs, that he could
hardly walk, seeing goose duck her head
in passing under bar At least six feet high.
J thus accosted her: Why, ihou miserable.
bare-legged caitiii! thou shovsl-nosed. web
4 footed. pigeon toed scavengcr OF the high
wavs NOT content with ignominiously
crawling under the fence. thou must even
nod thy empty pate. BY way Of coafessing
Inv inieriority. Behold how We haniams
do these ihingsr So saying, with great
deal Of putting aud iu.tering, with the help
Of his bill, he naanaged to gain the top Of
the fence. where he clappad his wings. and
was just on the point Of growing IN TIL
umph when great hawk, that was smiling