Litchfield enquirer., 1836-04-14

after nIidnight as it was four hor.. 49,
midnight. This was a matter Sor D saU
consideration. | resolved to see suS
prove myself rose every morn punctu- -
ally at tour, went into my field, looked
about me. and found it light enough to
work. The thought struck me that a COUP
10 hours Of labor before breakfast would
amount to great deal. For work, new
GER felt better, no, never felt better. have
followed it up ever since my fields look
better. Never had so fine health and
spirits; and my very conscience seems
improved. My wife enters with her whole
heart into this family revolution. My boys
are ambitious who shall in the morning be
the one TO give the first call TO the others,
they skip to the field and though they can
mol NY with the birds that play about, they
arc as lively and musical. My three girls
too, though they are always afrectionate
and dutitul, used to be rather pale and Lam
guild but since their early hours, their
eyes are as lovely as the dews of the NOR
ming, and their checks brighter than the
blossoms Of the field. Our breakfast ia
bic is adorned with clean dishes, and sweet
milk, butter and cream; and the cheerful
welcome which we give each other is
sweeter than all the rest. The cows theme
selves, which go to pasture an hour and "a
halt earlier than they used to 60, seem to
enter into the family improvements, and
enjoy this hour aud half more than half
the rest of the day !; and my wife even in
sists that they actually give more milk than
formerly !; but for this only have her
word, and she sticks 10 it. One thing more
did not mean TO mention, as it is family
affair; but as it is the best of all, j will
hint it for the benefit Of other girls. My
Sarah, the oldest daughter, was eighteen
six months ago and though as said, ono
of the best hearted Of young persons, was
thin featured, and never seemed to get
] along, as to prospects, as-some others
But these mornings have made her appear
half a dozen years younger and six times
as handsome and between ourselves, my
ncighbor Days son, one Of the most steady,
industrious, manly sons which father
could wish, has been coming and going.
and has to day asked me question which
think is to end in something.
Since my practice Of early rising, have
made another discovery. used to see
some farms in good order, fences in repair,
cattle gentle and sleek. and pastures and
fields safe. rich and flourishing; others
with fences decayed, cattle poor and wan
dering, the family, at the sun an hour and
a halfor two in the morning, half-dressed,
calling out, "the cattle in the field shoo-
boy! Whose are ,hey7 Plague on 'em 4!
Drive 'em to pound" The discovery
| which have made is, that the former arc
generally families that rise at four, the lat
ter those that sleep and snoro two hours la-
ter.
Now what I have seen I have seen
VIVA. | know, know and If any body
don't believe that to sleep from s or 9 o.
clock to 4, is as long as from IL or IL o.
clock to Z; that the daylight is just about
as early in the morning as it is late at night,
and that the morning is cooler than the
middle Of the day !; then, say, let him try,
and see, and know for himself. A FARMER.
A TEAR.-A tear is what? TITS the
overlooking Of the cup Of sensiblity, the
index t" soul fraueht with feeling, the ali
men. of heart dropping in solitude; with
the base, tits the arms Of warfare against
the innocence Of loveliness. simplicity and
beauty with woman it's the shield Of de-
fence against the willy and insidious, her
weapon of offence to the cold. the obdurate
aud the unfeeIing with tho parent tits the
blessing ofage on the offspring of youthful
vigor and affection with the child, tits the
supporting staff of filial pie,y with friends
tits the token Of communion Of souls; to
the afflicted Ills the angel of consolation.
the balm Of Gilead to the wounded spirit.
the dew Of sympathy to the whitening
flowers Of sorrow.
A MISUNDERSTANDING lady was
once afflicted with felon on her arm, and
In consultation was held among her friends
rs to the best method Of curing it. One
of them mentioned a plan which another
observed would probably be the means Of
scattering it. cit would serve him right"
exclaimed an ignorant vincgar-faced old
maid, who had but imperfectly overheard
the conversation, " should like to catch
"a fellow on my arm. I'D scatter him -
A fair kI.-An industrious son Of the
Land Of Steady Habits. was endeavoring
TO sell clock, u few evenings ago to per-
son who is by no means the handsomess
man 10 town. As far as paint. varnish, and
looking glass front GO, the clock was pas
sable, but as q whole, IL was rather M ug.
" piece Of furniture. The owner praised
Il to the skies the other decried II, and