Litchfield enquirer., 1835-07-30

overheard, yet she was comreIlcd to siuk tO the bott0m Of her element.
 at last found myself gently touching the tops of the trees in a dense wood. etopned myeeIf with one hand without any difficulty, Tor was not moving, nor had been for inc Iast halt hour, at rate exceeding two or three miles per hour. I could perceive that there was no space between the trees to bring my vessel to the gr0und. Therefore secured her by means of rope to a branch, and then laid myself down in my cold ard disagreeable berth, without any great coat, or blanket, or drink tO warm me, and with nothing tO gaze upon but darkness, or to listen to but fright ful noises in the woods. As soon as the sun arose in the morning. began tO exercise my lungs for the purpose of attracting some one to my assistance, but could not succeed in making any one hear. ..-...
 At seven o'clock tn the morning unlashed my vessel from the tree, and drew her to with ln twenty feet of the ground, and descended by the means of a rope. struck off ;n due West direction. marking the trees, SO as to be enabled to find my way back: soon found path which led me to Mir. Bryans house, about a mile from where descended. The news of the man having arrived who had ira yelled through the air from Cincinnati to the
 
 for miles around, and a great nnmher of ladies and gentlemen came to see me and my aerial ship. allowed the l" Star of the Vest to remain inflated and to ornament the woods until Sunday evening. was then kindly as- sisted by Mr. Bryan, Mir. Beanning, Justice ofthe Peace,) Mr. PendIeton and two or three others. We cut down several trees. and were enabled to secure her without any injury.
 The spot on which landed is in Pebble township, Pike county, miles from Piketon, 'l8 miles from ChilicOlhe, and 100 miles from Cincinnati. The letters entrusted to my care were safely deposited in the Post Office at Waverly, few miles from where landed.
 < R. CLAYTON.
 An Interesting Incident.-Fourteen years since in an obscure neighboring village, there might be seen a lad of ordinary look and of an indiffrrenily marked character. He was Ofp0or percentage and humble birth, and had no claims upon temporal wealth or greatness. His time was occupied, as the lime of the boys in the country usually is, working alter nately upon the farm in summer, and attend- ing the village school during the winter months. But there was existing in the h0- som of this unpretending boy, a latent genius, which the mOnotony of country life could not quench, and an energy of character which needed only the force of circumstances to draw out. He was yet young, but the rest Iessness of vigorous mind, still immature, could not be subdued. It wanted more scope and expansion, and it longed, with a consum. ing desire, for enlarged duties and more en- ergctic life. Pennyless, hut poorly educated, this boy determines to leave his humble home, resolving, at the same time, never to revisit it until he could do it with honor, and in posses sion of a competency. Many years have elapsed, and week or two since, again he returns to hs early home. He is unknown to all, and is recognized by nobody. He is stranger at his own fathers freside. Even the mother has forgotten her own son That 6rst interview was painful in the extreme, but the disclosure of his name which followed was tonchingly tender and affecting. It was one of those scenes in life when the human heart becomes liquid, and pours itself out like wa ter. After leaving New England he went to the south, turned his hand, with yankee ad- roitness, to various pursuits. traded little,' 1" kept school" studied law," and finally becoming successful and eminent in his pro- fession, was elevated to the edignity of Judge. At the early age of thirty-twO, we find this poor. pennyless New England boy, enjoying an eminent rank for talents, in possession of wealth, and now is seated on the bench of the Supreme Court of Georgia!
 Northampton Cour.
 Early Dspravity,-On Sunday, after the afternoon service, two boys. one of 9, and the other of 10 years of age, either secreted them selves during the time of worship, or obtained an entrance some other way into the Bowery Church, and commenced a career of destruc- tion of the property therein, unexampled in character in this ar any other time. They first collected together the hymn books, and threw them down the sink then attacked the Sunday School Library. containing books worth ar 400 dollars, which they piled up in heaps, and taking the oil from the lamps pour ed 1t over them until they were completely covered herewith; and then collecting the bibles together, covered them with oil in. a similar manner, thus rendering the whole unfit for use. g gs lgf4.a. .,4s. 1ssss e4 e.ssEu .<
 They then took the remaindero of the oil and poured it over the cushions and pews, and along the aisle, completely coating them with grease. The sexton arriving at the usual hour to light up the church. soon discovered the destruction that had hecn so wantonly produ- ced. and finding the boys Still in the church, seized the smaller one, while the elder cul- I'rit effected his escape. The little villain was secured. and through him the name Oe his coadjutor in mischief was obtained, and will no doubt be also secured, When the congre- gaton arrived, they found the church dark for want of oil to light it, and rendered totally nn-