Litchfield enquirer., 1835-06-18

the sensations of years, and when the whole detail of a thousand feelings scarcely occupy the brief space of leisure thought. Nature could endure no more, and lost all sense.- At length had the painful tingling sensation ofreturning life through my veins; and when 1 in full consciousness arose from the earth, ! saw near me, trAnquilly and quietly. n living king snake, and farther of, the Iifrless length of a tremendous rattle snake. l sat upon 1 log and reelected, and I am now satisfied that the king snake had crept over my neck iO my { rescue, there heinz a large log on one side. and the lake on the other, SD that his nearest J route to his enemy was over my bOdy.e But ! although my life was rrovidentially preserved, yet the effects of that scene are the exhaus- tiOn of great portion of my excitability, and the introduction of grey hairs and premature debility, in altmy powers of mind and body. l Anecdotes efth Soatb.
 Taleyraad. whatever Raal judgment the world inaF pass tpen ,his mesifs aBd character, has hold upon public curiosity as strong as almost any of fhisnunnerons great fellow actors in the political drama of the last fifty years.- The veil which he has hung round himself and which has given him 10 common eyes mueE of the interest of a mystery, "is being'' torn off by rude hands. He is not held up as the formerly was by the English Tory press, las a monster in human shapa-an exasgera- ton that. with the usual effect of exaggera- tions, did more than defeat itself-but in a vein of cold satire. learnt from his own mind, the hollowness and selfshness of his life are exposed. One of the best notices of him. giving brief review of his career, is transla- { ted into late French paper from German one. He is introduced making his appearance | fifty years ago. at. Paris. as the young Bishop | e .R :.As n ksoh spsH for talent, partly by his conversation, but chief { lv by his silence, which was mistaken for mod esty, and which he studied to render effect- i've by smile at once proud, spiritual and gracous-Lfe fer, Jfn ct grociernr )-a smile. says 1 the writer, 10 which perhaps he owes great part of his reputation, and which, in his last embassy to London, he still possessed in all
 its original delicacy. Of course none but man of superior power of mind could have made silence and a smile so effective. Un- commonly intelligent men, who talk much, will necessarily say many common things a. long with their few uncommon ones. Tal. leyrand only let out the few uncommon ones
 This is secret for obtaining reputation, which may perhaps be turned to account.
 Neso and vQluable discorery.--An extensive Marble Quarry has just been discovered iD this town, which. from present appearances bids fair to rivalthe richest Quarries of Italy. Two specimens have been shown us, the one in a rough state. the other having undergone the operations of the chisel. Though unable Co declare its peculiar species. yet in the fine- i ness of its grain, and the brilliancy and reg4: ' Iariiy Uf it's variegAted cuTBrss 1tIar' exceeds the celebrated Italian black and gold marble. The piece DOW before us combines the yari- ous cnlors of green. black, purple. Aesh-color, exhibited in various shades. and the whole in- terspersed with fair white, running in differ eut directions, like the traces of water. course on an elegant executed painting. 4 speci- 1 men is now in the hands of a gentleman of this place who has worked many years in the marble business; he has tried 1t, and pro 1 nounced it far superior io any European mar ble he ever worked. The Quarry, though discovered hut week since, has already been prized at fifty thousand dollars; nor would that stun purchase it at this time.
 Haverstraso Times, June 5. ] Man is curious compound of contra- dictions and absurdities. At one time he is delighted with an object, which at anoth- CT exctes only his abhorrence-at ono mo- ment, an action or thing calls forth his brightest encomiums, and at another, be- comes the subject of generations. What is ; handsome today, is hideous in his view to- morrow; what is considered a commenda
 ble virtue ono day, is regarded the next a
 a crime. That which this week is all 1T the style and elegance of a correct taste next week will be utterly exploded, and the mere thoughts oft become most shocking ly barbarous. Yesterday he was youl friend you scarcely know why-to-day he is your enemy; without any other as- signable cause, than mere caprice. He professes independence, and is still a slave to custom and popular feeling. He boasts of his stability of mind, and is still the sub- feet of continual fiuctuation and change.- He is great stickler for what is right, and vet is almost always in the wrong. He is certain to find fault with others, just so far as he is himself guilty. He is governed by the rule of contraries, and ten to one ifyou do not find him the opposite of what he professes 10 be, because what is termed public morals requires that he should ap' pear to have some virtue, of which h' knows himself deficient. To convict hin of pride is productive of modification. ana vet he is certain to be proud of humility He is loud in his praises of mercy. and ye will punish his horse for his own foly, anc never passes over an injary received with o,t sxactinp tsan eye for an eye." He