Litchfield enquirer., 1835-10-29

man OF sense, nc true gentleman ever drew
this line. In point Of science, morals and
virtue, and even practical politsness, the
operative mechanics Of the United States
are second TO no class Of people. The
workshop has prodneed az many great
men as tho college hall it has done as
much for natural philosophy, and more for
religion, than the counting-roo and hus
doDe as much to deveIope intellect as
boarded wealth. The individual, there
fore, who stands up in theEace Of the world
and judges his fellow-ci!izers by their abil-
lty to Subsist wit aout labor, Mvst be desti-
tute Of one OF the Hecessnry qualifications
-expefisece snd COMMON sense. With
these on his side t., would be abla to sec
that intellect makes the man, and the ope-
ration of moral causes upon that intellect,
the gentleman.
VOLUNTARY STARvATIoN.--.PrOfesso
Hnffiand, in one Of his journals, gives .
most extraordinary case Of tradesman,
who, inpelled by procession Of misfor-
tunes, and absolutely destitute Of the means
Of procuring food. re::red 70 a seluestered
spot in forest, and there sssolved TO starve
himself to death. He nut tho determines
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on the Sd Of October, (eishteen days) still
living. although speschless, iassnsible, and
reduced to the last .tsss Of debility. A
small quantity Of liquid was given him, af-
ter which he expired. By his side was
found pocket book md pencil. with
which he had contrived to keep q daily
Journal Of his state and sLderings, and in
which he persevcred till the 2oth Of Sep
TENDER. He begins to give an account Of
himself, and states that he was sespecta-
BILE tradesman. possessing good property.
Of which he had been deprived by misfor-
tune and villainy, and that he had come to
the determination Of starving himself 10
death, not SO much with the view Of COM
hitting suicide, a. because he was unable
to procure work that he had in vain Offer
ed himself as a soldier and was too proud
to apply to unfeeling relations. This motto
is dated on the 10th, which day he had
employed in constructing little hut Of
bushes and leaves. On he 18th, he COM
plains Of suffering much from cold, and in
his journal ofthe 18th, he mentions having
suffered from intolerable Thirst. to aprease
which he had licked the dew from the sur-
rounding vegetables. On the 10th, he
found small piece Of coin and with great
difficulty reached an inn, where he pur-
chased bottle Of beer. The beer failed,
however, to quench his thirst, and his
strength was so much reduced that no took
three hours to accomplish the distance a.
bout two miles. On tho 22d, he discover
cd spring Of water, but though ,orment-
ed with thirst, tho agony which the cold
wafer produced on bis stomach excited
vomiting and commissions. The Esd made
ten days since he had taken any food but
beer and little water. During that time
he had not slept at all. On the Goth, he
complains OF his feet being dead, and Of
being distracted by thirst; no was too
weak to crawl TO the spring, and yet dread
fully susceptible Of suffering. The 29th
of September was the last day on which he
made any memoranda. .....t ...+..'.
A Paris correspondent Of london wing
paper describes, - follows, the present
royal family Of Fr ace ~
eff were eonrtief, or had any thing
to gain by eulogisi g the royal family, their
all through life would supply TO me mate-
rails for that which the world in general
would consider fulsome battery, yet which
would be nothing more than plain state
| ment Of facts. TIE best site, the best
| mother. the most pious Christian, the most
bog svolent and charitable woman en- the
continent Of Europe, is the consort of Lou
is Philippe, who Is himself one of the most
exemplary husbands and fathers in exist
ence. Of their eight children, long as I
have been in GRANGE, and mixing much
more with the political opponents Of his
majesty than his partizans or his admirers,
solsmply declare that Of any individual
of them | have never heard single word
Of complaint. while have heard much to
produce admiration and respect. They
| are proverbially beautiful, amiable, mild,
modest, hu.abls-such in fact as good and
excellent parents 10 private life are some
| times blessed with. Yet such is the family
menaeed, it 10 feared, with mia;ortuness. or
destined to suffer from anxiety and constant
apprehension" t sGt ~ 4
| A SILENT FooL.-Silence does not al
ways mark wisdom. was at dinner, some
time ago, in company with Q man who lis
tened 10 me and said nothing for a long
time, but he nodded his head, and / tho't
him intelligent. At length. toward the
end Of the dinner. some apple dumplings
were placed on the table, and my man had
no sooner seen them than he burst forth
with" Thom's the jockeys for me ~ !
| uish Ennrzheim could havo examined HhA