Litchfield enquirer., 1834-02-06

A Hung0Ft0n StOFy.s-In opening cOtnmu- nication between two mines, in Hungary late ly, the corpse of miner, apparently about twenty years of age, was found in situationI which indicated that he had perished by an accidental falling in of the mine.
 The body was in a state of soltness and pliabiIity, the features fresh and undistorted. and the whole bndy completely preserved, as is supposed, from the impregnatlons with the vitriOIc water of the mine. When exposed to the air the body became stiff, and the fea- ] lures and general air were not discomposed. l The person of the deceased was not recogniZ- | ed by any one present, hut an indstinct re- 1 collection of the accident by which the suffer l CT had thus been ingulphed in the bowels Of the earth, more than half a century, was pro- IO0ged by tradition among the miners and country people. Further inquiry was here dropped, and the necessary arrangements made to inter the body, with the customary rites of burial. At this moment, to the aston ishment of all present. there suddenly appear ed decrepid old woman of the neighboring village, who supported with crutches had left her bed-ridden couch to which her infrmity had for years confined her. and advanced to the scene with feelings of joy and grief, and of anxiety, 80 intensely painted on her aged face, as 10 give her the appearance of an in- spired person, and with an alacrity which seemed truly miraculous.
 The old woman gazcd upon the corpse for
 an instant, and, sweeping the long hair from
 its forehead in order to obtain more perfect view of its features-her countenance became asit were, supernaturally lighted up, and in the midst of hysteric cries and sobs, she de- clafed the body tO be that of a young man to whom she had been engaged by ties of mutu- al affection, and the promise of marriage more than sixty years before!
 In the intervals of gushing floods of tears, and fainting fits of her exhausted frame, she poured out thanks to Heaven that she again beheId the object of her earliest affections and declared that she could descend to the grave content. The powers of life were now prostra ated by her agitated feelings and exer- ton, and she was borne homewards by the villagers; but ere she proceeded far from the object of her solicitude, she was in state to join him. Her spirit, as if satisfied, had fled !; and the affectionate pair whom misfortune 1 had rent asunder, were now housed in one grave together.- ChristiGn Journal.
 Decline of Polygamy in thc Eost.-Mar- riage is looked upon universally with the great est yeneration by the Turks; widows usually Il marry again, and old maids have the reputa- tiOn. of being in permanent state of sin, as transgress0rs of the divine law. The period of legal marriage is fixed for the male at 12, 1 for the female 9 years. A man. by the letter l of the law may have four wives, but public ] opinion is entirely against such number. and there are instances where even minister be- ] came the object of public ridicule for avaiIing himself of the license of the law. But Fur. key. like many other parts of the world, is in- habited by a race whose wishes and practices I are modified constantly by the impulses and motives which govern the rest of mankind.- Polygamy Is one of the most inconyenient of all embarrassnents to which a man can be subject. tO say nothing oft in moral and light. The expensive mainte- nance of two or three wives, the state of anxie- ty in which the general husband of these wives is kept by their broils, besides which, in nu- merous instances. s.parents foreseeing these con will not allow their daughters to be married to man already provided with spouse all these causes, we repeat, have and will contribute, to undermine the system of polygamy wherever it is estab- lished, and nothing will preserve the existence of an institution SO based in error, except a state of absolute harharism, such as stil! sub sists in the islands of the Pacific. Thus, in Turkey, 1t is now the practice for man. when l he marries, to enter into a contract with the 1 parents not to take second wife as long as the first one lives. Marriage is considered as a civil contract, and is performed by the ina. un, at the house of the groom. the bride being present only by proxy. To give additional sanctity, however, to the contract, it is not unusual for bnth to visit the nearest mosque. by their relatives, where certain formalitiss are performed. Presents are of course exchanged beforehand, and a certain time is allowed for the future husband to make arrangements for the dowry to be settled on his spouse. Weddings usually last four days.
 and this time is consumed in frolicing and
 feasting. They usually commence on Mon- day, SO as not tO interfere with their sabbath, which, as is well known. occurs on Friday.
 FteRch paper.
 Moliere's GraaR.--When Molerc, thec com
 ic poet, dsed, the Archbishop of Paris would not let the body be buried in consecrated ground the king being informed of this. sent for the archbishop. and expostulated with him about it ]; but finding the prelate inGexibly oh siinate. his magistrate asked, how many feet deep the consecrated ground reached This question coming by surprise, the archbishop
 replied ahont eight. "Well,' answered the
 king. find there's no getting the better of
 your scruples; therefore let the grave be dug twelve feet deep, that's four below your con- secrated ground. and let him be buried there.
 We have rarely heard of more singular