Litchfield enquirer., 1836-10-06

aA~ huwan passions, mud
 "S wss'snea eavillings of failiBIe andyyet
 E... sssng eseasures. Hismind vSs dwell
 ," "g .ap &p0I 'ne days of his youth !: he recall Ka,a. "I "i . t"S scene, when he first saw
 ha snu ~ sne fresh feelings of ,har
 - -" ule assCc'as'OHs of that spo,. were
 sneweo within him. He dwelt uron .lI
 .ne fond endearments that then rr;..,.s s.s
 ms bosom; and, he knew not whereioTa
 nosn came upon his cheek, panp shc.
 through his heart, his lip qnivered. and
 Wny he knew net, but he could have wer.t
 Ike child It is true, he was no Ionoe,
 young bnt the world had gone nrosrer.
 Ouslyiwith him, and wealth and fsma h.a crowned his exertionss he had outliyea ,le islanders and ill-w will of those who had m;s. judged his feelings, and knew nothing Of his motives and an his early Impressions had been fnellowed by the soothing hand of time. Solitude was nncongenial to his nature, and although it gave quiet to his mind, yet it did not bring happiness to his heart. aasll355 llI s3ss i4s1F.s iafss,j ssgs
 s A knock disturbed his reverie, and an- nounced visitor. He was glad to De in. teFrupteds and the door was imfnediatsly opened, when his daughter, nov bloom- ing, light hearted, joyous and lovely girl. between that pilceriain, but Interesting age of girl and w0naan-hood, bounded into his arms like fawu, and, as, she covered him with kisses. the words sdear father' broke from her rosy lips. h slt fa3igi a3 5is'
 She had just returned from school for the season, and had come to spend fSw weeks witl. her father, whom she loved with ati the tOndness ot her innocent heart. 6ah
 Tn Rates character there was one eon- spicuois feature she had educated her child io love and respect her father, and. notwithstanding the obloquy that was heap- ed apon him by her own relations, sho never gave veRtto one single remark thas implied . censurc of lis conduct, nor al- lowed any one to do 1t ip her presence, and feast of all, in her daughters beafine, Her husband had been very liberal to her; she had never known want since her sep- aration from him., and her days of reflec- tion, which had glided on in tranquility. had the effect of showing her the folly Of her former rash undertaking, while hef present. lonely condition daily demonstrate ed its discomfort. iea }@
 What all who knew them had in vain endeavofed to effect, their m0tual recon- ciliatioD, which they both broadly and steadily declined, accident at length hrn'f about. Proctor was suddenly seized with a malignant fever, and when the hifelinaa of his establishment shrunk from tho psF- formance of their duty. the daughter, per- ceiying her patents imminent peril, made her mother acquainted with the fact. -fs $ Strange and inscrHtable feelings of the female bosoms which opposiiioH prompts, and which difficulties excite, to the noblese aud most devoted efforts \ This woman, who in the very wantonness of prosperity. when the swelling waves Of happiness had invited her to launch her bark of life upon their tide, had madly dashed it upon the rocks and qnicksands of diversity, now shat thewithering blast was raging, anhtAe sicoccO breathing poison around, discover. cd in the recesses of her heart fibre which now first yibrated to love and all the fond endearments of our nature, and came, ike . ministering angel, bringing balm and comfort to the disturbed ard reslIess couch. Her long and sssiduous yigils were at length rscoInpensed by the restoration to percep.ion and consciousness of the cl,astened and afflicted father Of her child, the being to whom she ever afterwards clung with . devotion po foes could alien- ate, no naiseonssruction inapait. po time could change. ,t ss,od srse ytss4T,, V .5 ai They had each discovered that. .aa in m similar cases. both had been in error, and had learned that most important ofall ss- cvets, that mutual forbearance is the talis, n,am of human content. and that desire to promote the happiness of another is the suress way of securing aar own. ,, ss
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 TRE MorHEn.-TO rear a numerous progency throseh all the various stages. and 6nally set them forward in life, is u1- occasionally . task of considerable dificul- ty, and attended by no small degree faux iety. Yet, if circumstances be not singa. laFly unfayorable, SC as to prodnces real tronbIc and sorrow, there can be no douht that the effect of sucl, a dOty upou tue nsind is highly benefcial. The domestic rela- tions are of immense importance 70 dexcl-. oDine and keeping awake the af(ectiOhs.--- We can scarcely De affected wiih hardpess of heart towards any benign ssatiment if we have kuown what ii was to hs brother. husband and Ga,h6g. Women are psealiaF- ly liable to be improved in general haman- ily by having children. When q mothef of young infants passes litile child whicIs has been neelecled upon the street. she cannot rest till shs has seen isaiseaded ts; the 10 childaA. would have never remarked the circumstances. When the mother ofa