Litchfield enquirer., 1836-01-21

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o'heF OesG, aud next to each other our ch;l.
dren, and next TO our children we love our
neighbors; aud, with the Lords blessiD.
we will live honestly and comfortably as
we have lived, until il pIeases him 70 call.
rs from this world, when we hope 10 4.
separated only for little while, and then
meet again. 10 live with each other in Gods
presence forever tsse Fai aa.s as ,tai
.-----sa s @ys sasszAx
- IRteTestiag AaecdOte.--It is not long
since gentleman was travelling in one Of
the counties Of Virginia, and about the
close Of the day stopped at public house
to obtain refreshments and spend the night.
re had been there but short lime. be-
lore an Old man alighted from his gig, will.
the apparent intention Of becoming his fell
low guest al the same house. Assthe old
mao drove up he observed that both shafts
ut his gig were broken, and that they wera
held together BY withes formed from, tho
bark ola hickory sapling. Our traveller
observed further, that he was plainly clad,
that his knee buckles, were loosened, and
that something like negligence pervaded
nus dress 7Conceiying him TO be one,of
the honest yeonanry of our land, the cour- "
tesies OF strangers passed between them
and they entered the tavern. Itwas about
the same time that an addition OF three or
tour young gentlemen was made to their
number, most, ifnot all Of them Of the legal
profession. AS soon as they became con-
veniently accommodated, the conversation
was turned by one of the latter upon am
elegant sharangue WHICH had that day been
displayed at the bar,s II was. replied by
the other that he had witnessed the same
day degree Of eloquence, no doubt equal,
but that it was in the pulpit, Something
like sarcastic rejoinder was made to The
eloqnence OF the pulpit, and a warm and
able alteration ensued, in which the mer-
ito of the christians religion became the SUBJ
ject of discussion From six O'Clock until
eleven, the young champions welded the
sword ofargument, adducing with ingenui-
" and ability every thing that could DO
said pro and con. l ..5a-'9
& During this tprotracted period, The old
gentleman listened with all the meekncss
and modesty of a child, as ifhe was adding
new information to, the stores of his own
mind or perhaps he was observing with
phiiosophic eye the faculties Of the youths
fnl mind, ana how new energies arc evolve
ed by repeated action or perhaps with
patriotic emotion. he was rejecting upon
the future destinies of his country. and on
the rising generation upon whom these ,fil-
areldestinies must devolve |; OF, most prob
ably, with q sentiment Of moral and reli-.
gious feeling, he was collecting an argu-
ment which characteristic Of himself, mo.
art would bea able to elude, and no forces
to resist Az last, one of the young mem
remarking thar it was impossible to combat
with long and established prejudices, whirl-
ed around, and with some familiarity ex-
claimed, 'well my old genllemap, what
think you Of these things r. f. said the
traveller. "a streak of vivid lightning had
at that moment crossed the room, their
management could not have been greater
than it was with what followed" FF6 20
The most eloquent and unanswerable
appeal was made for nearly an hour, by
the old gentleman. that he ever heard or
read. So perfect was his recollection,
that every argument urged against the
Christian religion, was met in the order in
which it was advanced. Hume's sophis-
try on the subject Of miracles, was, ifpos-
sible, more perfectly answered, than it had
already been done by Campbell. And i'm
the whole picture. there was 50 much sims
plicity and energy, pathos and sublimity
that not another word was uttered.
An attempt to describe it. said the tray,
elier, would be an attempt 10 paint the sun
beams. it was now a matter of curiosity
and inquiry who tbs old gentleman was..-
The trYyeiler concluded that il was the
preacher from whom the pulpit eloquencs
was heard, but not was The Chief JUS
tice oflhe u. States Marshall ,.3as
Il. WineheRer Republican,
CRrTERIoN OF "A ,WoMAN.=-Her voice
and carriage may serve as an index 10 the
miad. When you hear a, lady JIM CONVEX
sation whose tones resemble she shrieking
of q bagpipe--bewarei g. for yoh may de-
pend upon ii she is q shrew. Or il her
VOICE sounds like. the beating Of drum
mufleL for soldiers funeral. there is equal
cause Of alarm; ip most cases. it will be-
found that she is sullen and perverse,-
Some women there are Who talk so fip-.
papiy that ypu might well mistake it for
the rafting Of q cart wheel over rough
pasegient. Beware also of these they
are closely akin 10 the hyena. If ON the
contrary they mince their words or speak
In q isnguid drawing tone, you have every
reason TO fear that they are made up Of de-
ceit and hypocrisy, and would prove nm
worthy Of your esteem and copfdence.--
Blu. give ms the voice that IS clear, full,
soft and musical. If il bs female that
possesses il, ! ~ould ask no better recon-
mendatioa. Il will generally DO found
that aha In above dacAit-sincer0 Ia her