Litchfield enquirer., 1835-12-17
FOR THE rycUiRER.
The ,gay they did business in old times.


FOR THE ESQUiRER. '
The acay they did business in old times.
When the resolution Of the committee was made
known there was not little fauI,- 6ndng among ,ha,
class OF animals which had books and consequent.
~, would be called upon to expend few coppers in
purchasing them. BH, this class was email for almos,
every had some old books which had come ao,vp
as Kind Of heiroom from their ancestors for some
Thousand generations. The Horse furnished his Col,
with what many have supposed to be the original
manuscript Of the e Book of Enoch." The Ok and
Goat each for"shed their young ones with some old
hookr, which were thought he the SAINT that Adam
's supposed 10 have written short time AFTER he was
driven from Paradise. Not to pretend to decide who
were the actual authors Of these bonks Il 10 enough TO
know that TO the antiquarian they would have been
rich treat for If ever used they had been out of USE
"s the lawyers say, : from time when the memory Of
man runneih not to ,he contrary cav.
Bun Master Jack was nluch inc lined 10 counte.
nance The usa Of such books for he had receny put
9;eHss new work, which he called the Essence OF
knowiasige I,sat h;s
book had been highly recommended nv his brother
writers, flor IL then, il 10 now the practice Tor
one pufer 10 puff anoiher,f aad the reviewers had
said many things in its favor. One said +" Il was
just what was wanted" Another, That il was
great acquisition 10 the scholar And third, That
ii was exactly adopted the capacity ofihe scholar
and admirably calculated to remedy the defects ia all
similar works. The teacher foand IL for his interest
to recommend his book and resolved that every AMI
NAL 10 school should have copy. Some purchased
the new book: but the Horse, Ok, aud Goat said
That they and their ancestors had always used the
old books, and for augh they could see, they had got
along through the world well those who used the
new one" Perhaps they reasoned correctly bu. this
ascertain, unormiiy is necessaryaDd anliqunied
book rs always useless, f vexatiousy troublesome
Some animals either from want OF attention, or lib
eraliy, furnished no books for their yosng, and sent
them 10 school 10 suck their claws study mischief
But il is time the committee should visit the school,
for the term has already half expired. The day Of
visitation comes-lhe school 10 prepared-every one
lays by the scholar, and appears in his best Al late
hour Of the nine commtiee-mea makes his appear
ance. The scholars MI rise and make their obei-
sance; and then sit dowH and gaze. Study is laid a.
side, and whisperins pulling hair cutting capers and
making noise takes its place. An attempt 10 made
reading; which is followed by reci.atons-f telling
scholar what 10 say be called such. At the close
OF the day lor Committees always deain school ill
dark,) the committed. man makes some remarks and
tells the schoiarsthat he has eea highly pleased with
their performances, and 10 fully satisfied Ibns hey are
eudeavoring learn that he has but fault TO find
and that s, that they did speak nnd enough when
they read, aud particularly the small The young
Ball. he said, had spoke up the BEST and no thought
all ought speak and read loud ~ he had done ~
| After making a few general remarks the impor-
lance ola good eeucaiio", which FAR abuye The
comprehension Of The scholars, he tells them they
must 60 on and do they haus done; apd see how
| much they can Improve.
! How natural Il 10 TO make mistakes! / have wrilen
in the present but as the above is ~ applicable
10 many modern schools, 10 my ancient school,
will let Il pass UDcorrecsed-whe in my nexl will
come home and administer . drop Of consoIaiio" to
those who engage cheap teachers to instruct their
scholars. N Icy - = d.
Al meeting Of the citizens Of the Town Of Corn
wall, held tile 9Th day ofins,. Dec previoas notice
having beeD given, or the purpose demonstrating the
proposed pojeciOf Rail Road along the valley Of
J the Observation-Disclosures Sedgwick called 10
the Chair, and Myr"" Harrison appointed Secretary
i Resolved spontaneously, That in the opiniOHof this
4 meeting Rail Road from West Siockbridge, Mass.
through the valley Of ihs Hossatonc 10 Biersect the
proposed one from NorwaIk TO Danbury, Cann. and
thus form Rail Road Communications from, Boston
| and Albany to the city Of New-York, wonld be the
grea, thoroughfare for large portion Of ahe States
I York, Vermont Massachusetts, and Coanecticu,,
! and especially in the winter when the nayiga-
( ton ofthe Fudson 10 cloaed. 5 Aha
4 Resolved @namiu0usiy, That every cxea interest.
ed n this important subject ought to be active, add
lose no time in forwarding the project. Sats FL
Resolved, That Benjamin sedgwick. Geo. Whea.
ton. PhiIo Kellogg Joseph North, and hyFop Harri.
I son be Commiuee Of Correspondence, and to call
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