Litchfield enquirer., 1836-09-15

spent eItner at the farmers who emnIoved
 hlms or at taverns in the village. Ths oL.' siclan, who was pious man, called ,hs 2.
 tent'on 0fsome piOus friends to this .csn. as
 of wretchedness. The sick woman recs;y, ed the charities of the pieus, and the child.
 ren had their naked bodies covered. inc
 family being considered objects of ofcompas- sion. The woman recovered. and. ,be physician expected DO compensation for his medicine and services
 At length the employer of R. died. and
 the Lord SO ordered, that R. removed sev-
 eral miles into neighbOrhood of temper
 ate men, and was employed by a wealthy
 farmer, who had no spirits drank within
 his house or fields. His influence over R.
 was salutary. The circumstances of R.
 changed when he Jeff bis bottle. His re-
 moval carried him farther from the physi- cian. .who knew and thought but little of him. In the autumn of 1884, R. called on the physician, clothed in good apparel, and ask- ed how much he owed him. The physi- cian replied he knew not, but could ascer- tain when he could get time to look over his books, asking him if he wished to pay it. He replied he should pay him and, taking a dollar from his pocket said.. ..s take that as an evidence that I mean to pay you He then went on to state, . I have become temperate man. have not taken any spirits for nearly three years. I'll tell you
 what Hannah and have earned since |
 have done getting drunk. We live in a good house of farmer P's, and make good garden, and and Hannah and the child- rem keep it well clear of weeds. We have good clothes and clean, as you see me now. We have enough to eat, and now and then a good bit. Hannah and are good and happy. The children 20 10 school, and | pay all the school bills, and buy them books. and they arc loved as much as any children in school. (Here he went on with the hap- py prospects of his oldest son.) We have fifty bushels of potatoes in the cellar, and cabbage, and turnips, and carrots. and beets. l have just put in quarter of beef into the barrel, and have big fat hog to kill soon, and I owe nothing for all this; have fif- ty dollars at interest. We have good bed or two, and we are all sleeping warm in a cold night. Hannah has ten good chairs and table, and cupboard full of the dishes, and I break none of them; and the neighbors call and sec us, and spend good evening now and then. I did not tell you the children attend Sabbath school in the season of is, and they read 10 us some blessed books. Hannah had a Bible given her, and ihe children have Testa- ments all but the youngest 's Happy hap- py 7 interrupted the physician, the Lord has blessed you truly. o that drunkenness coold be driven from the land. I have heard you with overwhelming delight, and gratitude to God. I should be happy to spend another hour with you, but my ap- pointments call me away, and must go. Dedicate all you have to God, and live for heaven, and we will meet and be joyful for- ever. Good bye sir They parted. Why will not every man, made wretcbed by drink, open bis eyes to the cause of his misery, reform his life and be hapPy2 An, such men are willing, degraded slaves to despicable appetite. Here was . maa, who. by leaving otf drinking. raised himself and family from poverty and wrstchedness to prosperity, plenty. responsibility, and hap- piness. What drunkard does not ses that he may. if he will, go and do likewiso9
 THE CoouETTE.--No woman is co- quelte by nature. She is made one only by circumstances, and for self protection. This may be safely affirmed, and would doubtless be proved by the history ofevery coqnette, who has practised, thoughtless- ly, or even with petty maliciousness. her arts of deception. .. x sat We have always pilied the mistaken girl who endeavored to trids with right thoughts and pure feelings, In her con duct we have read the history of one who was familiar with that grief which canker- eth the heart; who knew of the loveliness which is allied to desolation--who had poured out the gushing stream cflife's ear- Hest and best affections upon one who was unworthy-s-and w5o was now proud m her sorrow, and almost vindictive in her retail iation upon the world. Let it not besup- posed that one like tlpis is the heartless thing she seems there lives one green spot in her memory, watered though it may be with tears, and kept verdant with tho dews of grief, where thought repeses oft, and where affection retires to weep over violat- ed pledges, aud broken neaientos of faith- fulness.
 The coquetse is generally one who is proud to show to tie world that her heart has been triEisd wilh-who still cherishes the menlery of one who has been false to the heart which was won by his blandish- usent, sports with the feelings ofothers that none may suspect the weakness th0t still clings to unwonhiness. She should be piiied, not despised. Woman is not heart less by naiure.--Atksneuns.
 Young ladies are inseparable friends when