Litchfield enquirer., 1837-07-20


 And watched by eyes that loved him, calm and sage,
 Faded his late declining years away.
 Cheerful he gave his being up, and went
 To share the holy rest that waits life we'll spent That life was happy; every day he gave
 Thanks for the fair existence that was ms' For sick fancy made him not her slave,
 To mock him with her phantom mlserles. No chronic tortures racked his aged limb, . For luxury and sloth had nourished none for him. And am glad, that he has lived thus long,
 And glad that he is gone to his reward; Nor deem, that kindly nature did him wrong,
 Softly to dsengage the vital cord.
 When his weak hand grew palsied, and his eye Dark with the msts of age, it was his time to die.
 Want of Empzoyment-A gentleman who wanted to employ good working and carpenter to go out of the city, thought it worth while to adverse- He did so, stating that he would pay $l2 per month and board and invited applications through the Post Office On the first day he received five hundred and seventy letters asking for the situations, which, at cent piece, made him an outlay of $5 70 to begin with, and with 12 per cent. for specie $6 s.
 W. Y. Express.
 lady had tame bird, which she was in the habit ofle;ing out of it's cage every day. One morning. as it was picking crumbs of bread off the carpet her cat, who always before showed great kindness for the blrd seized it on sudden, and jumped with in her mouth upon a table. The lady was much alarmed for the safety of her favorte but, turning abou instantly discovered the cause The door had been left open, and strange cat just come into the room. After turn ing it out, her own cat come down from her place of safety and dropped the bird without doing any injury
 IT. S. Senator.-Clement c. Clay, governor of Ala bama, has been elected to the U s. Senate, for SIX years from the 4th of March ast place of Hon. John MKinley, resigned.
 Malpractice by q Physician.-The Newport Argus states that Dr. Milton Parker, of Asworth, N H., has been fined $l67 for malpractice a surgeon. He was called to set broken limb, which he did in a manner SO unskful as to entirely the loss of it's use. A suit was commenced for damages and result ed as above
 Ladies Hearts-The female heart, as far ns my experience goes is just like new lndla-rubber shoe' YOU may pull at it till it reaches out yard long, and then le go and it will fly right back to its old shape. Their hearts are made out of stout leather, tell you there's paguy sight ofwear in em.-( Samuel Sl'ck.)
 Orertrading wife of MT. Ephraim Knoles ot Ross county, Ohio, was recently delivered of four children at brth.-Prentice.
 Sudden deaM.-Peter Scofed, of Wilton, while on his way from Westport to Wilton on the 2lst inst was strangled to death in attempting to swallow piece of cracker.-Nor,DaK Chronicle.
 A man was committed to prison in Philadelphia for passing counterfeit Shin plaster. A Van Buren pa- per in that city abuses him without mercy. 'Ts no wonder-the rascal was tampering with the adEninis- tra,ions own currency with the better curren cy."-LouispiLle Journal
 After the commencement of the "experment" up- on the currency, Senator Ewing of Ohio predicted that before its consummaton. our canals and our wharves would be solitude" From that time to about two months ago, all the Van Buren editors pointing to the apparent prosperity of the country were in the habit of exclaiming-" What says Mr. Solitude E,ring to this 2" We wonder why they do not point to the present condition of the country and exclaim-" What says MT. Solitude Ewing to TH1S?' Louisville Journal.
 Women often lose the men they love, and who love them, by mere wantonness or coquetry. They reject and they repent. They should be careful not to take thls step hastily for proud, highminded, gifted man, will seldom ask woman twice.
 Later from France.-The packet ship Baltimore, Capt. Funck arrived yesterday, having sailed the 24th ultmo. She brings Havre papers to the 23d, and Paris of the day preceding. They contain no political news which has not reached us by the way of England. The commercial, we are sorry to see is unfavorable.-N. Y. Erp.
 A Healthy Recreation.-Among the pleasant employments which seem peculiarly con genial to our sex, the culture of flowers stands conspicuous. The general superintendence of garden has teen repeatedly found favor able to health, by leading 10 frequent exer- else in the open air, and that communion of nature which is equally refreshing to the heart. It was laboring with her own hands in her garden, that the mother of Washing ton was found by the youthful Marquis La Favette when he sought her blessing as he was about to commit himself to the ocean, and return to his native cline. The tending of flowers has ever appeared to me fitting care for the young and beautiful. They then dwell as it were, among their own en- blems, and many a voice of wisdom breathes on the ear from those brief blossoms, to which they apportion the dew and the sum- beam.-Mrs. Sigourney.
 Worth q Smfle-A woman may be of great assistance 10 her husband, in business, by wearing cheerful smile continually upon her countenance. A mans perplexities and gloominess are increased hundred fold when his better half moves about with con- tinual scowl upon her brow.
 A pleasant cheerful wife is rainbow set in the sky, when her husbands mind is tos- sed with storms and tempests; but dissatis- fled and fretful wife, in the hour oftrouble, is like one of those fends appointed to torture lost spirits.-Bouon Pearl