Litchfield enquirer., 1835-09-17
THE STORMY DAY.

The moral conveyed ID the E6lnwlng anec-
 dote which we copy from '' Peter Parley's
 almanac for old and young" just published in
 this city, by Freeman Hunt & Co., must prove beneficial to certain class of persons. l lf any such should peruse it s.e trust the
 practical and cutting rpproDf of the anxious 1 wife will have it's desired eifeci.-Bost paper. l It was a drizzling, half snowy day; just
 such a day as puts nervous people in a bad humOr with themselves and every body else.
 Job Dodge sat brnnding over the fire, imme-
 diaiely after breakfast. His "ie addressed
 him as follows: "Mr. Dodge, can't you
 mend that front door latch to-day" 7" No"
 was the answer Well. can't you nerd the
 handle of the water pail !" "No." "WrlL
 can't you fix the handle to tlle mop? ?' "NO."
 We'll, can't you put up some pins for ,nr
 clothes. in oar chan,hcr '" '' Mo-" We'll can't you fix that north window. so that the
 rain and snow won't .trive,in v '.iNo--no-j ] no !'' answered the husband, sharply. He
 then took his hat, and was,On the point of
 leaving the house, when his wife knowing 1 that he was golng 10 the tavern, where he
 would meet some of his tOet dag companions,
 asked him kindly to stop a moment. She
 then got her bonnet and cloak. and said 10 her
 husband, You are goingto the tavern; with
 your leave Twill go with you" The husband I stared. "Yes,' said the wife, "I may as 1 well go as you; if you go and waste the day. and tipple at the tavern, why shall not go and do the same ?' Job felt the reproof-
 He shut the door, hung up his hat; got the hammer and nails did all his wifesh re- quested. and sat down hy his fire at night, a better and happier man.
 Jefferson, in answer tO the following ques- ton by Bonaparte, '" What kind of Govern ment is that of the United States 2" replied, ''it s one which you can neither feel nor see.'' This was a very good definition in the day of it, before Mir. Jefferson was President. It can, however, no longer he said of it. when man is punished for his opinions--when the President appoints his successor and writes letters to influence their elections--when none are eligible to office hut the members of the party-when the public revenue is offered as :. spOils tn the victOr"-when the Presidents will and the Presidents wish are openly re. ferred to and decide the fate of certain meas ures in Congress-when the President claims the unlimited disposal of the public treasure and material of war--whGn he rewards public defaulte.s for their obedience to him-when
 he vetoes all laws not agreeable to his views-- when he justifies attacks with clubs upon members of Congress--Wh hen he brbes the speaker of the House of Representatives with the promise of a foreign mission-when he at- ,empts to corrupt that body by rewarding those members of it who support his measures -and when he finds enough Of these to se- cure the desired majority in consideration ot the reward offercd-when 1t istreasotSto can. vass the acts of this government, and arra'gn it for its misdeeds. at the bar of public opin- ion. We say, this definition will no longer apply tO this government, in which the presI. dents will is equal-and in operatiOn-para- mount to law. It is no longer government of the people, but of the party-proscr'pt've in its measures. vindictive in its character. It is both felt and seen.- Nor,Oaik Gaz.
 Punciualisy-A mechanic promised to do piece of work for me at a certain time. l called at the iimc--it was not done-he had forgotten it, but promised to do it by ten o. ! clock the next day. called again--it was not done-' Could not possibly get it done." ! discharged him, and left what he had done towards it on his hands. I engaged another mechanic to do the same piece of work at given time. ! called at the time--it was not
 done. discharged him. These mechanics had
 violated their word. disappointed me- tby which l sustained loss in money and time,) and lost
 a customer. So much for aodnt cf fpunciuatify. 1 went to another mechanic. He promised
 to do the work at certain time. ! called for | 1t at the tlme~-it was ready Tor me, IbIS
 mechanic enjoyed the consciousness of hav-
 ing kept his word. performed his contract. and
 done justice to his customer, by which he se-
 cured not only my work in future. hut my
 good will, which gained him many more cus-
 toners. So much for punctuatity.
 It is hut ten years since the occurrence oi
 these things, and during the interval have
 marked the progress of these three mechan-
 ics. A crisis toward which the affairs of all
 three had been gradually approaching. has
 just been reached. The two first have lost
 their business, their little property has been
 squandered. they have lost their characters.
 aud their large and helpless families are s0f-
 fering for the necessaries Oflife. you would
 know their persons, seek for them in grog-
 shop-their names, seek for them in lhe re-
 cords of insolvency. The last has retired
 with a comfortable independence to large
 farm-is blessed by his family. admired by
 his friends, and possesses the good will of all. | EEae ~, Baltimore Pat,iot. ANeeorical.--A traveller setting out upon long
 journey, was assaed cn the road l,y CUTS, mass and
 half grown puppies, wo out of their kennels to
 bark al him he passed along. He often dismoun,ed from his horse to drive them back with stones and
 sticks into their hiding places. This operation was
 repeated every day and sometimes as oien twenty | times day. The consequence was, that more than
 half the travellers time was consumed in chasing | sl.A | af iaAS A.