Litchfield enquirer., 1836-11-24

rv of inc steadv ones of the church became Interested in inc cause of Temperance. Their | labors gave great offence to the publican of inc village, and even to several members of the church, who could see no harm in tip- ming n Qlass onco in a while, provided they drank with moderation. OfTemperance re- formers in the village none were so obnox- ious to the liberals as Deacon Ives and the curses which were illuminated against him in the little bar-room of the Black Dove were as numerous as the chalk marks behind the door. Every one concerned was of course desirous of catching the deacon and his pe- culiar adherents in some oversight or mis- demeanor. As this had so far been impossi- ble, the inUeTative powers of the tavern-loun- gers were often put in requisition, and your gin cock tail is powerful whetter of the i'm. agination-at least, so thought Lord Byron. Now it so happened one warm summer day, that the landlord of the Dove, together with Jim Stevens, Ike Rosebud, and Sam Swallow, were perambulating the adjacent country for the purpose of shooting partridges. They were a short distance from the village, on the return, when they heard voices behind a clump of trees that wholly shut out the ob- jects of their curiosity. Sam Swallow, whom I Nature had formed for an caves dropper, crept stealthily along until he came to an O.
 pening in the bushes, when he became sensi-
 ble of a close proximity to the hidden par ty. Give me another swig at the jug! cri- l ed a voice in whose tones he at once recog-
 nized Deacon Ives. His heart rose to his throat, and he pushed forward until he ob-
 tained fair view of the jewellers. There
 were, indeed, the zealous Deacon and sever-
 al of his friends regaling themselves over
 some cold meat and bread-while ever and
 anon, they put the jug to their mouths, and
 taking a hearty draught, smacked their lips
 with infinite gusto.
 | Sam ran back to his companions and told
 what he had seen. They were in ecstacies.
 The bird had fairly flown to their net, and
 now the often expressed declaration that the
 Temperance gang were set of hypocrites, who would drink rum behind the door, was about to be established by proof positive. ,i'he sportsnlen immediately resolved to dis possess the Deacon and his group of the jug by stratagem.
 Accordingly one of their number retired to short distance and began to groan and scream, crying, Oh that cursed branch-it has let mo down among these rocks! My leg is broke help help!' The deacon and his party started up and ran off toward the spot from which the outcries proceeded and as soon as they were out of sight, the landlord and his companions leaped through the un- derwood and bore off the jug in triumph.- ! ming prize, and ran directly toward the village, followed by Rosebud and Stevens, who vain- ly begged him to let them have taste of the criter. The landlord shook his head, and waving the jug in triumph, dashed reckless ly on towards the parsonage. The Parson deserted their approach from the window of his study, and it was not until they rapped at his door, that he could believe these wild revelers intended him the, honor of visit. They were however, politely shown into the parlour-and then the landlord, displaying the jug, cried-'We thought it our duty, sir, to show you what hypocrites there be in your church. This jug, sir, was taken from
 Deacon Ives!' cried the Parson, receiving the fatal vessel from the hand of the spokes- man. He took out the cork and poured some of its contents into a glass. He. tasted-he drank swallow after swallow-the ihfornlers stared. I always drink such good liquor,' said the Parson. The landlord scratched his head. He tasted it in his turn. It was the best of pure spring ,cGter! The Parsons visitors urged engagements-and could not stay long:
 .a.. Boston GaIary. 1 PARTIAL LlNsANIrY.-Instances of this kind are of so frequent occurrence that it is but an expression of ignorance to deny that mind is not manifested by a plurality of organs.- The following recent cases are reported by foreign journal. A girl was dismissed from service in consequence of being supposed to be bewitched. She had repeatedly set fire to her masters house without fear or motive, and did not attempt to conceal the fact. The judge decided that she was the victim of in- stinctive monomania. Another set fire to a neighbours house, and she immediately con- fessed 1t, that she might be apprehended, con- demned and executed. This was also con- sidered case of partial insanity. A young man shot his companion because he thought he was plotting against his life by witchcraft. As in the other cases this young man was perfectly sane in every other respect. He said {" it is thousand times better to die on the scaffold than to perish miserably, by ar. tifices of magic" This was regarded as a case of genuine monomania, and the opinion was assented to by the faculty of Leipzig. A woman, jealous of her husband and one of her female servants, resolved to murder the girl, and employ the assistance of man for
 the purpose. The girl fortunately escaped.
 This passion having been long indulged dis
 turDed her sanity and was judged a case of monomanla. woman, long the victim of religious tnfatuution, murdered her neighbo-'s child and justified the atrocity by saving that 1 "death alone could save the innocent Child
 from the sins of the world" She was regar- ded as monomaniac. It would be needless to multiply cases in proof of partial insanity, and we should do injustice to our sentiments
 not to say that hundreds have been executed
 Ill this country who have been afflicted with
 partial disease of the cerebal organs, and al- so that we hail with pleasure the evidences of