Litchfield enquirer., 1835-01-01


 She has d dozenfriends to whom she must tell the important secret i; they live at all corners of the town, and miles apart but she means to visit them all :--if she does, she will make circuit that would tire . horse. I foresee that she will knock up at the second or third stage, and be gladsofa . good dish of tea, happy shedding If tears with some female friend al. the turn of her fortune, and an omnibus back, that she may get homo in good time, as nsissus is very particular about servants coming home eaT- ly. Betty's heart is full-too' full and so are her pockets, with apples, oranges, ,cakes, a top. two whistles, aud three balls, which came over her masters wal. Heaven knows how mysterioisly-presents these for her sne0ies and nieces, bless, their dear little hearts --ssn1e Of her u1isiress's cast.off things; a large lump of dripping !; some tea and sugar mind, oi her oWn purchasing and an extensive miscellany of broken yict- uals, are done up in a bundle for the poor widow who was like mother to her when she was a little lnothcrless girl: saSke doesn't mind carrying such things through the streets ori a Sunday--nOt shS--thodSh the houscmaid over the way thinks it very vulgar, and,l for her part, wonldn,t do no such thing to oblige nobody y-but then the .housemaid 'over the way llns not half the heart that Betty has, which makes all tho diference.. So.i there she goes--her heart shining in her eyes; q universal philanthro- pist, though she does not know the world; looking at every thing with hasty glance of curiosity, and at every body with a goud nature and kindliness as if she liked every body and every thing. She had given away a slrlling's worth of coppers already to begears aud crossing-sweepefs, who have sinecdres now, the roads are sdasty-no matter to Betty; she cannot resist an ap- peal to her hear. for the soul of her l-she has treated two little boys to pehnyworst of gopseberry-fool, because she saw taeaI devouring it with their eyes, and found they had Do pocket-noiiey she has picked up three tumbled little ones, wiped their faces of the dust, and given them a penny apiece not to cry. She deserves to be Mrs. Crump, especially as Crump is doing well, and is a worldly. honest fellow. Why, there he is !! lie has met her quite pr0nsiskss,' as he says, but any one may read in bis eyes that il is a trick of love {; he puts her arm in his insists upon carrying her bundle--and away they goBetty blushing and ennhar- dear little Beity,and not unconscious of the untarnished merit of, his top-boots. hisa match !-L London Nag.
 Mas. MUMBLEcHUMPs, who lived in the puriisos of Bungtown, was very good aud pious old lady but she could not see far into things. For instance, though she con- ceived tlis rain, to De very clever thing, in the way of bringing forward her cabba- ges and turnips, sho could not possibly sec why drop of il, should fall into her pig trough. Thee woman prided herseif,on keeping famous fat pig. But as she had no roof to her sty, avery time there came . shower the pig trough would get full of wa ter, which yery muck vexed tho amiabie Mrs. MumblechGnps, for it caused her R great deal of trouble to sweep 1t out again. Well, it so happened that the parson to 4 whose church she belonged. was passing by one morning alters smart shower, ,when the old lady's pig trough. as usual Lpon the like occasions, was filled with &aler.
 Mrs. Mumblechulhps was out wilk her
 broom, and sweeping the water out of the Itroughfas fast as she could; and not noticing the I,arson, n,unibled to, herself all the whila ----. Rain rain! rain all the time 1; .nor 2 thing but rain Eyerlastingly filling ny pig trough with water---k keeping me sweep, sweep. sweeping every whips.ich--mors plague than it's neck's worth--wish there never vas any such thing as rain, that's what I do !'' Good 1iorning, Mrs. Mun- blechumps," said the parson, who had po- li,eIy reirained from sPsaking until she had fully uttered her private Sentiments respec- ting the rain. Mrs. Mumblechumps sisrt- ed at the souad of the good mans voice; but presently recollecling herself. she made a low curtesy,, expressed her pleasure at seeing the minister, and then casting her eyes up 10 hsayer, shs exclaimed, Seems .I if the blessing of God is upon the airth this
 morning -sich fine rain--and all for poor f| sinful critters like me, that" !" Thatwsre 1 just nov wishing ihere never was any. such thing as rain," interrupted the parson.---
 !" Lord forgive us all our sins J" exclaimed the good woman; "I didn't know any bO-s .I dv heard what said. 'Twixt you and I me, J've no objection in tks World t0 fks rain, i 't,oouldn'f faH ia my pig trosgk.' < ,. l CHIMNEYs.- Whyis d chimney. in a low cottage more likely to smoke. than one as- tacbed 10 house of several storiesf Be- cause in all cases. other things being equal.