Litchfield enquirer., 1837-02-02
From Me Kmicker6Ocker for December.
 A WINTER SCENE.

The arrested stream iS silent: the broad lake Gives back no dimple to the eddying wind:
 No shadowy fufrows streak its gleaming plane, No ripple murmurs on its beach of snow.
 The trees are hung with wreaths of pendant gems: The mountains seem embodiments of light,
 Resting their bright crowns in the blue of heaven So lustrous, fair, and sprit-like they stand
 In their lnvestiture of purity.
 Is this the river that in voicefnl spring
 Io its own music danced through banks of flowers? The lake where lightly rocked the gilded bark, And are yOn hills the same, whose fertile sldeS Zoned with all grades of vefdure, sent toward heaven Commingling incense on the miets !n of morn7
 That scarcely warns the dazzling landscape now, Shall melt them back to life-the hills shall yield their dSSSoEppg rGbeS to swell ta Sn, the
 The lake shall feed the clouds, and their dark folds Shade the young roses from the hndling beam.
 Earth shall yield up her vegetable dead;
 But of all those who pressed her last spring flowers, Many shall rest beneath them-some that roved These sOlltudes, and made their echoes ring
 With wild, heart bubbing laughter, shall be still; Yea, chambered in that vast unlighted hall,
 Io which earth's surface forms one mighty roof,
 Eject of Cold-An anvil, weighing about four tons lying at the foundry of Hawkins & Voorhees, in Gin cinnat, asrecenty split in two by the frost. In ting the anvil Assure, about two inches square,
  up. A small crevice was, however, still left, which became filled with water, to the amount of perhaps half tumber. Bya change in the weather this wa ter suddenly froze, and the effect to split the will The editor of the Evening Post measured the split surface which was perfectly smooth and found it to be ls inches by 2S of solid iron hint might | and other substances.
 Oberlin Institute.-The second yearly catalogue of the Obern Collegiate Institute for lS36 isjust receiv- ed In the Theological department there are l2 resi- dent centates 2l of the middle class l9 of the junior class, and not chased total 59 In the Collegiate department, seniors, g juniors, 25 sophomores and Al freshmen; total 95. Pursuing shorter course, 13. Male preparatory department, 52. Young ladies, in the senior class 2S i'll the middle class 36 in the un- for class and 27 in the preparatory department total 92. General total BIO. Besides these about 30 stu dents have been transferred to the Eyria High School, and to Auxiliary schools at Austinburg, Sheffield and Abbevie. .... Anecdote-Some young ladies were shopping it on
 - street, and we understand went into certain store where an Indiana hoosier happened to be the salesman. The ladies inquired for fine white cotton hose" He replied, "no madams, we hain't none but how'd you like the black article? P "Let us see them." "Woul will" said the dunce, scratching his head, and off he put up stairs, and presently came down with dozen or two ,Deeding hoes hung on his back. "There," said he, as he slung them on the counter, them's our first chop article" 'Isay neighbor Hodge, what are you fencing that are pasture for IorIy acres ur il wUuld s Right replied Hodge, I am fencing up to keep the cows out.'
 xoh hOxo their barrels of flour weighed. A trader in Bradford informs the editor that he lately weighed four barrels of Genessee our and found them 40 lbs short of the proper quantity.
 Character.-A son of Erin who was so unfortunate "as villains called now days" to be convict ed of stealing horse. being asked by the Judge, what he had say why sentence should be pronounced replied as naturally as ever Irishman did, "may it please your henor, lean bring five hundred jonsilmen to swear that have never stole horse from them. Franklin Mercury.
 An auctioneer at sale of antiquities put up hel. met, saying, "lades and gentlemen, this is helmet of Romulus the Roman founder, but whether he was brass or iron founder cannot tell.
 A painter being employed Go represent come cheru- bims and seraphims in church, he made them appear with very sonowful crying faces. His reverend em- ployer asking him his reason for doing SO he replied that his prayer book informed him that cherubms and seraphims continually do cry.
 The United States Arsenal at Watertown, Mass was totally destroyed by fire, together with 7O,OOO stands of arms on the llthinst Estimated loss to go vernment $lOO,OOO.
 Memorial to Congress, praying for the incorporation of new U. s. Bank, to be locsted in that city.
 Singular and rery Norel Circumstance.-A young planter in the upper part of the State of Mississippi, lately married to beautiful and highly intellectual lady, after the honey moon had passed, was pained to observe that his young bride was thoughtful at times, and appeared to suffer much from ennui! Think ing this might be caused by the absence of female companions, he induced several young ladies, relatives, 10 make his house their home, in hopes thereby to render her com p! Pletely happy. This arrangement had not full and cheerful, while conversing with him. as soon as conversation Jagged. relapsed into the melancholy mood. Surprised at this, he fell to pondering the cause; and after lengthy reflection, he came to the determination of sending to New York for piano, to be for warded by the first ship bound for Matches, Vicksburg, or Grand Gulf. We'll, the musi- cal companion at length arrived-and a splendid one it was, of beautiful mahogany, ornamented and polished, to the value of $500 bank note. And then it discoursed such ravishing melody, as the snowy fingers ofthe young bride pressed the keys! The young planter was in raptures! and congratulated himself on having procured the one thing needful to his angels complete felicity. Poor man! he paid but poor compliment to his amiable partners intellect, if he thought she could contentedly pass her leisure hours in