Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1836-06-23
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The RATL.

. ii ID ggt,g THE FAEsL....5 b,ta 1850 ii
The subtle serpent saw the place s3s'o ~ lad
Where God displayed hh glorious eraee; SIC ri
And envy ranking in his mind bre '3t3H ad "a
Resolved the ruin Of mankind :bjHo~ q r..,asoaH
In former lays have portrayed AT ~ iA' Il ''aI
The garden where this scene was laid;
And how heavens beauties from afar
Sparkled and shone in every star. n, - ,.,
Nowlet The fallen angels doom ). lsd l. I.En.,.
Before our eyes with warning come. al zsg I'D
The spirits who from earliest date lssnsi,yd 9
Refused to "keep their first atate,''l an jfd udi
Were urged by Lucifer, that skiing of PRIDE ~ n
Their Lord and Master to deride;adtiF 14fsi29ot
And thus from heaven they were expelled 'l, ns'a
In chains and darkness to be held - '<.'t',fa 7,'t
Then when the universe was built, ~ r. -
These sons Of misery and guilt, al5 NJ, f.E 10.
Aroused by Satan, thought i well e, isf,.etteI
To entice the human race tOhell! tFsi, bss ~,
Satan the Serpent's form assumed, z}t-~ss,lsol
And armed with rage and hate. presumed z4f i3|
gTotempt the parents Of our race u :he'iuHa,
To sin, and misery aud Disgrace. I'd ahsiyal
He met our mother, we are told, g ~: talu of.s
Near to the tree that shone with gold, s- d. ~
For beauteous was the fruit il bore, ns'' ai q
And yielded Oft golden store. 'ti ~ '.'S
The serpent, ancient writers say.
Was beautiful and lair as day, "a ..g ~. ~.
Hence Satan took his pleasing form, ,, a., @Fas
The heart Of Mother Eve to storm.,y s.,s .,.,h- "a,
When he commenced his hateful work sal,.ys IN
By praising this most tempting fruit, lsfa3 Nter@I
Eve did not soon imbibe the bait fist1 nj ttN
Which Satan said he often ate; y b9i3itf.!a 5saI
And that the gift Of speech ii gave, u ga
And from all trouble it would save t@i.i Lag AT
That they would be like Gods in learning, !" ~
'Twixt good and evll all-discermng.
The pareying spirit gained his ends, III 4.,
And To-! the threatened woe descends. y -s@s..
Nosooner had the fruit been taken,se .sfl sin |
Than oil the universe was shaken, c55iY -ls SIS
And nature from her farthest coast lgseaf se
Gave signs Of woe that man was lost. b 5aoe5 89 /
When Adam came, and saw the case, t1s' ss@1lI
That Eve had lost "that day Of gracf,"
Indeep despair he took and ate, sasS1a
And thus commenced our fallen state,
In future lays win record ~ ~ s5.,
The mercy Of our gracious Lord. s. G.
SHOCKING ATTEMPT AT SUIcrDE.-John Hodge, q per-
ION rather addicted to incorporate habits, on Sunday
asst, in this town. cut his throat with razor from ear
% ear, in d most shocking manner having made Eve
yashes with that instrument and was prevented onl
in the work Of sefdesruction by his wife
and child, the latter (ony or years old wrenchng
he razor from his hand while her mother held him
Medical aid was speedily obtained and administeE
ID. He is not expected to survive Danbary Chron.
Alarge onion planted near roeebush as to touch
ts roots, will greatly increase the odom Of Aowess
About thirty yards Of the Potomac Bridges on the /
Virginia side, was carried away on Thursday by the
Ifeshet, the river being unconmonly high. The new
city Of Jackson Of which the corner stone was regent
v laid by the President, was totally submerged.
STEAM Boar SuNK.-The steamboat United States |
on her passage from Buffalo to Chicago. on the 18th
ilt, ran upon rock about four miles from Portland |
FIarbor, making hole in her which caused her to |
link in short time in about eight feet Of water
She had heavy cargo and large number Of passen
gers on board all Of whom together with tecargo and
crew, were safely landed on the beach. $3.50
Nor BAD-A puntanic preacher was day struck |
with surprise ON beholding beautiful set Of curis on
the head ofa lovely maid memberofhis class, whose
hair had usually been very plain. sab! Eliza"
said he, you should not waste your precious time in
curling you. hair; God intended it to be curied he
would have cnied it for you." Indeed" said the
witty girl, must differ with you When was an
infant he eued it for me, but now am grown up, he
thinks am able to do it myself ~ s>. a
The REASON VIVA youth asked permission Of
his mother to GO to ball. She told him it was bad
place for little boys: "why, mother didn't you and
father use to go TO balls when yoa were youngr
AYee but we have seen the folly Of 'said the moth
Dr. "Wel, mosher, said the son, II want 10 see the
FOLLY Of Itoo"1 ~
Indispensable Qpdla;es-Thc "Old Colony Wing" |
he Taunton paper, adyertises as found--" A figured
silk work bag. containing money, scissors. needles,
hread poetry, and other articles usually found in 10
dies Indispensable srr9 ndf b veaa9fh 4soB
Horrid Msrder.-Peter M'Cullock.i near Danyillc,
Virginia. murdered his wife on the l4thnlt in the most
horid manner by cutting her throat from ear to ear
The Louisville Journal says; - The editor Of the
N, r. Jeffefsonian asks whether the Wings mean to
buy him. Certainly, sir. Here is a four-pence
us the change" -, m.
Upwards Of 1000 emigrant passengers arrived at our
port yesterday. Il is estimated that the number Will
reach y. 600 during the months Of May, June, July,
Angus. and September enough 70 found city. Pa
cards are put up in Liverpool. that tradesnen are get
ting four dollars day in America--N ~ dc tcH
WELL PArp.-Mr and Mrs. Wood, the celebrated
vocalists, intend returning TO England soon, having
realized handsome fortune by their performanccsm
the United States, said to amount to @76900 Ht@@o
The great Internal Improvement Bin has passedthe
Maryland House Of Delegates, 40 to %. II was ex-
pected to pass the Senate. It authOrizes large sub