Litchfield enquirer., 1837-07-27
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

per, you are welcome to publish them.
 July, 1887. l..
 Come back! come home!
 There is no music in the singing bird,
 No sound of lowly prayer at evening heard No sound of love erst my spirit stirred:
 Come to thy home!
 Come home wait!
 The morning finds me at our cottage door, The cool breeze woos me to our rock bound shore, wander oft, but see thy form no more.
 Come, gentle mate!
 Come back, bright bird!
 Each sport seems desolate since thou art gone; At eve and noon wander now forlom; But most miss thee at the bright eyed morn.
 Come back, bright bird
 Father, pray!
 Not that earth's honors on thy brow may shine, Nor thy brown locks remain undimmed by time, But that thy spirit stand in virtues shrine:
 For this pray!
 Come back! come home!
 may not miss thee more at hour of prayer, Nor thy low voice of music in the air,
 As God we worshipped in his temple fair!
 Come back! come home!
 Ladies' Celebration on the Fourth.--The ladies of Barre, n flourishing town in Massachusetts, spent part of the 4th of July in rational tea-dnnklng- "The ladies of the town," says the Barre Gazette, to the number of about l20-old and young married and single, "whout distinction ofparty," celebrated Indepeidence on Tuesday afternoon ast under bow CT upon the Common. An appropriate entertalnment was provided by MT. Wheeock, suited to the tastld- ous tastes of the fair creatures'-and right glad learn that they conducted with great propre- lL.l ing not the smallest part of their loyalty resulted from the sefsatsfaction of having sarcascay toasted the Old Bachelors without fear, favor or friendship, until those of them present had become fairly broUn. We subjon a few of the sentiments gwen on the joyous occasion
 "Old Bachelors-May they lie alone on bed of nettles, sit alone on wooden stool eat alone on wooden trencher, and be their own Kitchen maids" "Industry of the Young Ladies of Bare-always want to be engGged.
 Matrimony-The truth and essence of life :; love at home, unity abroad, and consistency at all times and in all conditions.
 "The Old Bachelor, like the Thorn Hedge-neither blossoms fruit render it useful or ornamental but its scourge to all creatures
 We sent our Devil with toast, but the little Satan didn't get hearing at the table-so here you have it, ladies =
 "The Fair Sex-Lke the slave holders of the South they boast their love of liberty. while they are constantly holding thousands in chains"
 We learn from the Terra Haute Courier of Thurs day, that gentleman directly from Springfield, 1li- nois, brings intelligence that very serious aray took place in that town few days ago, in which of the Springfield editors, and the Hon. William L. May, member of Congress, was seriously and per haps mortally wounded. It seems that general fight took place, and that several persons more or less injured. No further particulars are given.
 LOutSUlLte Jour. Specie Paying Bank.-A merchant of this city having received check of $lO on the Brooklyn Bank, being for money deposited before the suspension ot specie payments presented day before yesterday at the Bank, with demand for specie. The Bank would neither pay specie norits own bills. The check was sent a second time to the Bank, but with the same result. Yet this is bank which pretends not to have suspended specie payments. Neither have we. We paid out silver sixpence yesterday,
 JournaL of COm Protane Suearing.-Tf there be one vice more disgusting and loathsome than any oth- CT, it is that of profaneness. It stamps the man who is addicted to it, at least in our es- tecm, with want of all those tender and deli cate sensibilities which give charm to so- ciety, and show the superior attitude of Man, to all the rest of creation. When we hear of a man customarily mixing in his language the fulsome oath and coarse jest, we cannot shake off the conviction that that man can never have happy and loving home. so ut- terly at variance with every disposition ot kindness and tenderness, seems this unnatu- ral practice. However brilliant mans tal- ents and requirements; however agreeable his person, and fascinating his address; how ever extensive his possessions, or however high he may be raised in office; if he be ac- customed to this foul-mouthed habit, we can- not, for the life of us, conceive how any per- son of delicacy, or refinement can tolerate, far less enj0v, his loathsome conversation. We have often thought, that if such an one could for one hour see himself as he seems to us-and we believe, as he appears to every virtuous mind-he would so lOathe his iden- tity, that he would never again be guilty of such a braeach of all moral law and polite intercourse.
 "To swear is neither brave, polite nor wisc," says Pope, and we fully agree with him. There is, there can be, in our humble opin- ion, but one apology offered by the habitual swearer, and that is, that there IS Tn him no moral principle and mental refinement. We are aware that many young men swear occasionally, because they hear their elders do so, and because they think 1t manly and smart. But let them beware, lest what IS oc- casional, become habitual, and ere they are conscious of it, they find themselves dePraved and hardened oath-takcrs. They deceive themselves; for they swear with an ill grace and disgust those of their friends and ac- quaintances whose good opinion they most prize, and whose friendship is worth an effort 4 knA