Litchfield enquirer., 1835-07-16

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 eShSe over slbo spirie of fl,s moshev-.sEefG change had passed oyer tlie 1Ovely sdsGSfsl ler.r Ellen became psn.iye and langnid.S Her eye was snhkeh S HtF chelelE M1s pale her form was ensactaied-; and she Iay lan! gdislling upon her cOach, oyF hleh asef mother watched, by night and bt day. till the evening to whiclsI refer. ssss ssss ~ a ltwas the hour Oft1iTiehts Tue slFhets were getting st;h. All vas hpahSd df0ana the dwelling Of---. where lay Shs vas- ted form.pf Ellen. She had Dsep fKised up in her bed, that she might see the sud go down in the west. She watched hi9 rays astFiey fingered ppOn the dlist6ik sail- init, ,ill she grew tired with a00kings Sko had just been placc;t.lA SAloFe ieposiag posture, when the very room where slas lay, became the scene of strange confusion. Erems tho hoarss throat Of tlie DRUNkARD were poured forth | volley. Of oaths and Roffid imprecalions. The EpOm was fll- ed with the steleh of his sepnlc cbral brestl,. Tho care-worn and heart broken wife was rndely driven from the bedside ufehe dy- ing Eilep.A The, youpeef ehsldren wiilp haddlsd togetker ln oae Aorner sofs tlI6 room. pale aish ieaf, and thSiir eyss req with weebins. Tho ssnseless babling and noisy violence 0ftk6s drunlsaFd still confin. ued. The breath Of, Eltsn kecaNe laintef and shorter. She raised her liltls skelss ton hand aud heekoned hss mother whd stood weeping the other side os tne rcom' to come to Ser. She came.fb The poor child had only strength to say--' sWlky. scon: gam ask Pa' so bs. st;H sokiis l'ss dy7 mg ? These weretb6 last words q EIlens but they were in vaii. Wiih tho last sigla of her gentle spirit, there went mp to heay- ea alao tlss inliamaR aasiuRs ofalIe drunk- en father This story .Iisanos AclioH; ndt a matter of imagination, but offeaE ocess-' renee. 'G &t .al. bsosssAa :, I.
 Had,.he, owner of the erog-shoP isf tla4 neighborhood the spirit of . man, 0r of d demon within hin, For little filthy lu- ere, he could .fabrica,e such missry and deal opt spch deash, al arcund htm.
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 There is nothing in the world surer sign of a little soul, than tho stfivihg to kailf respect by such despicablo means as dress and rich el0thess npaa will depend on theso ornaments tst they whO ' have ho cthss.@ Y se Isisa remarkablA sacs, that, let a parent be ever 50 regardless Oc truth and iussice: or ever 90 devoted to sens0sl pleasIfSs. still he would not have his child drsn adopa his principles, or copy his sxanple. No, he would dread this as most e6RiOits evil, and woald rejoice to bs sassured Of the ssa- biliiy oftheif moral ptinciplsy. Rs i96isnOg q sure evidence that, however Esen may seem devoted to tho world, they nesssthSA less, fear it like m insincefe and ytsashpr- GUS ftiendl They know how deesptive are its ofefsd- pleasures. and aSpsrisace has taught them the DDsatisfyin9 nainFs If its pursuits and slthoush they have not the resolution tO break iroai them, they cannot endure the thought that those whom they love should in like naan- ner be enslaved to vahity. Wa could nos have stronger argument te prove the ssniA poral value Of religious education. sa,'
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 NRwspApER EDifOas are an abused race of beings. Ifa remark drppS' rom ono 0l them in the hurry of cpmpositiOn, which may not be exactly agreeable t0 ihb saii- ons of correct taste, he never hears the last Vt U-1S sU B0S OVWbt 0D tseO DtHts Vs " 0UsseS- crate and fixed principle iii his heart, and his offence .prcnoOneed unpatdonable.ss- People slioGld reflect upon their Own con- versatlon for moment, and think how much they utter every day Of their lives, wiiirh would look a great d6Sl aw0fse jis print than any thing they ever saw ip the columns of newspaper. gIt should be Fs- membered also. that an Editor Of ' papSF is obliged to writo with asi liiile FsAsstlsN as people generally pufsu6 d dleSultofy eoi- ysrsation- -he has no .ims allSRiasd 'hih to weigh his words and prIne his senlencss-.: he must dash opl -think qpick sud Wki.s quick or else sahe press EiDl,waii.s Up. der such circumstances His hasty sxpsts- siohs should be, receiyed Rilh eharilg, for not uafrequenily lIs condemns ilIsds as sin- cereIy md heartily as al of his FssdsIss when it is too Iato to alter thesS.
 There is great fondness in many peo- pie to make an Editor do what ihey shrink from themsslyss. A cotrsspoBdsnt wiIf attack pfivais character. indsf prslebss oE serving lie paHIic. when in faei h6 is only gratifying his own malicss and throw all the odiuaa of ibe act upon tLe EdilOs--ke (,be aufhorl mass aeg .bs kmesl, ,-oh, not hen meet the ihdividunl hss hAs sssailsa wish an ths pppareat fri6Sdi6ip ia the world. and very. likely jein with him h e