Litchfield enquirer., 1836-09-01

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 Come along," cried the mother somewhat roughly, as she dragged the little girl out of the toy shop, come along, and don't ask so
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 ;, .''t#4 tt.. Z, i'sa EAR RINGS. | The most abominable fashion we know of IS that of wearing rings in the ears. It isun- occasionally a relic of barbarism, a custom that can only be accounted for by supposing that sufficient time has not yet elapsed since our forefathers lived a savage life, to entirely eradicate it. If our ladies only knew how like very scarecrow they looked with long bits of gold, stone or glass hanging from their ears. and dangling about their faces, they would certainly abandon such articles, called ornaments, instanter. We. lanph at the In dians for boring their noses and lips, but such a custom is certainly net more ridicu- iously disfiguring than the practice just spos- en of, So prevalent among our fashi0nables. Indeed such is the foolish manner of dressing the head in our days with some of the ferni- nine gender, that lady, rigged out in full costume, with her earrings some half foot long, only wants the ivory in her nose, to re- semble full blooded squaw, more than Christian Woman, The China-man in speaking of this fashion to his friends, gave the best and only reason for it. Alter giving a full description of 1t, he went on to say .that among this singular people it had been discovered that pigs could be prevented from roofing by boring in their noses and insert ing large pieces of wire, and 1t was supposed that ladies might be equally well broken of the troublesome habit they have of listening to other peoples business by hanging large weights to the ears, to pull them out Of their natural shape, and so deaden the sense of hearing. r. LoaceH Patriot. ss.
 x Want of Decision.- Perhaps in no way do mothers more effectually destroy their own influence with children, and injure them, than from ,neglecting to practice decision. The following little fact will illustrate the perni- ciollS influence of this course of conduct :F
 A little girl remarked short time since that beaver hats were quite fashionable. and she would have one. "Have you forgotten" said I, that your mother yesterday remark ed that the hat you wore last winter is quite neat, and that she does not intend to encour- age extravagance and love of fashion in a lit tie girl" { @Ah, we'll" replied she, q no mat terfor that--n mother said that our Susans should not go to Miss WIS party the other evening. because she was very much afraid there would be dancing there: but when sister cri- ed about it and made . fuss, mother consent ed to let her go, and bought her a new pair of shoes and pretty blue scarf to wear. Besides, am quite sure it squite right to have fash
 ionable hat to go to church ins and tease mother to buy me one. And ' kn0t0 faGt \ shall get a--Jor nother efaen charges her Ssind."
 .Jo Socabasin- one of our Penobscot In- dians- not long since, was sued for the sum of $5, by white man, before Squire John son. On the day of the trial 10 made his ap- pearance and rendered tho requisite amount for debt and costs, at the same time he de- npanded a receipt in full. "Why, 10 1t is not usual-it is entirely unnecessary. ", yes, me wanttif,l receipt sartin" tell you. 10, . receipt will do you no good" Sartiri want it for, Jo 2" Oh. spose me die and 60 Heaven--then spose they say--. We'll 10 Socabasin, you oweahy man now P' ( Then me say, No" " Very well did you payum Ben Johnson ?'' 90 yes, me payufn.n aWell, then, spose you showam receiptg' Thenme have to go way of down. an1 run all over h-ll, to hunturn up Squire Johnson" 2 s' x3i.'itt4 ase Peopls's Press.
 1 once vent to see poor man who was wounded in tAe lSg. He was ip great pain for q whiIs. At length tue surgeon said. ]. Do you isel much pain now 2" !" No. .I do not, yas the reply. !" Is, your pain all eopt 1s' he asksd-- -" Yes, is is.s' The surgeon touched tho wound, and inquired, n Did you feel that i'' 1" No.'' Then dsaih has begun iis work. and h.orsi6eation viii soon, spread oyeE the wkole bad e.':- He touched his feet, they were already celd. This is ilse wny sin supplies dying sinners that they feel not.
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