Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-26

vantage OF the ground, was soon out Of
sight Of the Indian then i sprang To nv
feet, and made towards the creek with NV
best speed. | walked more than an hour
!sandislurbed. aud began to indulge the houe
Of reaching the creek without further c}sr-
ger had gained the top the last bill.
and the creek lay in the valley'below,; 1
paused for a moment and looking back. I
saw four stout Indians on the opposite bill,
not more than a mile behind me. They
must have seen me at the same moment,
for their loud war-whoop rang, through the
woods / did not wait for another look at
them, but made for the creek. / gained
the bank, plunged into tho stream. Oh!
how pleasant was that cool water 10 INV
parched skin and burning wound. Iswam
with the current, which was pretty rapid,
till at a turn in tho stream ! saw large
raft Of drift wood. struggled towards It,
and diving, came up between two ofthe
largest logs. They. Icy SO close together.
that 1 could barely get my eyes, nose, and
chin. out of the water; and as the logs
touched few inches above my face, was
IN nenrly total darkness. Here I lay. half
dead with fatigue and pain, waiting the
coming of the savages. soon heard by
their shouts that they were near-were
descending The stream. One of,hem came
on the RATS he stood for a Mlomene on tho
log that concealed Me his weight pressing
my head under water---had he remained
many minutes j must have persisted. @ He
moved Onwards, however, and then. like
an old otter. l poked my nose out Of the
water To blow. For near an hour heard
their shouts near the raft then they began
TO grow more and more faint, and finally
died away. waited some time, lest some
straggler might have remained behind. AT
last, hearing nothing of them. and being
nearly exhausted, ] left my hiding place and
swan into the open stream. II was quite
dark was wet: hungry, and lame still
dared not rest. there was no hope Of
safety but in instant flight. BY hard tug
ging | detached a large log from the raft,
and drew il into the middle Of the stream
then laying myself at full length upon il, I
began to float down tho stream. t'sy
rs 2t5es5s}t fr4sgi,.# .--, 81, t,est s ts.5s.
Hints to Mechanics, Avoid giving any
long credits, even to your best customers. A
man vi h" Pays easily, will not thank YOU for
the delay--a0d slack, doubtful psynaaster
is mt too valuable " ci,stome. to dun eharDlv
ana seasonahly. A 6sh may as we'll 8ttenpt
To I've without water, or u man without air.
as mechanc without punctuality and
promptness in collecting and aging his debts.
II Is mistaken and rninous policy to attempt
70 keep or get business by delaying bis colec-
ii"ns. When you lose a slack paymaster
from your, books. you only lose the chance
ut losing your mOney,A and there is M man
who pays more money TO- lawyers than he
who is least prompt in collecting for himself.
In maj hna
for your stock, your provisions. -FOUR rent,
or yonr fuel, and take dog -skins for your
work. One hand must wash the other. ne
Poor Richard says. or hath win go to jail dir.
ty. Every mans trade ought tO bring him
money enough to pay all money demands
| against him, add no man can stand II long
| who dOes not get money enough from his hu-
sinsss to pay the cash expenses Of carrying It
-" Discoveries. Such is the title Of ono
Of the rare pamphlets Of Ben. Johnson, da-
ted 1851, and which 10 among ssthe last
drops Of his quill" We Gull from It some
striking and solid observations on men and
manners +; in the persual OF which the rea-
der win NO doubt DO tempted to exclaim-
Oh. faro Ben Johnson III s.'a--..,
'"'" III fortune never crushed that man.
whom good fortune deceived not. ] have
therefore counselled my friends, never to
trust to the fair side. but so to place oil
things she may give them, that she may
take them again without trouble. f. IN !,
"A beggar suddenly rich. generally be-
comes a prodigsl {; he puts on riot and ex-
cess to obscure his former obscurity.0
| i" No man is SO foolish but he NAV give
another good counsel sometimes; end no
man so wise, but may easily err, If ne take
no other counsel than his own. He THAT
was taught only by himself, had fool for
his master. hs4st f.s4 g,
" Opinion is light. vain, cruel and inl-
perfect thing, residing in the imagination,
but never arriving ~ the understanding,
there 10 obtain that tincture of truth. We
labor with il more than with the truth.
"Many men do not themselves believe
what they would fain persuade others and
less do they the thing which they would
impose on others but least Of ail, know
they what tbey most confidently boast.
-" What a deal Of cold business doth q
man mis-spend the betser part ef his life In |!
in scattering compliments, rendering Waits,
gathering and venting news, following
teasts and plays. making little winter love
in a dark corner.
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