Litchfield enquirer., 1837-03-30

""Ve practlsed it for many years want no better proof Of it's utility. than M ,S., smiie mat always plays upon the lips of inc
 cnlid' when he tinds that by little thomrb4
 he has corrected his own errors.
 I THE RICH MANS DAUGHTERS BY LADY,
 IS often said that the times are stranpelv
 dIered ana certain 1t Is the people are f.
 stantly engaged in some active and nsefnl
 avocation-but nowadays it is thought hon
 orable to be idle. There is much complaint
 ot the high price of every necessary of hl-
 man existence, and with much truth. But if the amount of idleness could be calculated with mathematical accuracy throughout onr extended republic, allowing the 'drones only halt prlce for services they might perform; which others are now paid for-it might not be an unsafe calculation to put down the whole amount now paid for provisions ana marketing in the U. States. It is not a little inconsistent to hear parents whine about the price ofpsoyisions, while they bring up their daughters to walk the streets, and expend money. & }ttssg f,,2 |,
 hone ofour great commercial cities, there resides gentleman worth from two to three millions of dollars. He had three daughters. and he required them alternately to 20 into the kitchen and superintend its domestic con- cerns Health and happiness. he said, were thus promoted-besides he could not say, in the vicissitudes of fortune, that they might not, ere they should close their earthly Ca reer, be compelled to rely upon their hands for a livelihood; and he could say that they never could become wives and the proper heads ofa family, until they knew with prac- tical experience all the economy of the household affairs. One of these daughters is now the lady of a Governor of one of the States-ali at the head of very respectable tamilies--and they carry out the principles implanted by their worthy parent-winning and securing the esteem of all around them. Let the fair daughters of our country draw lessons from the industrious matrons of the past. The companions of the men who fought the battles of the Revolution were in :. ured to hardships and accustomed to unceas- ing toil-and so did they educate their daughters. Health, contentment, happiness and plenty smiled around the family altar. The damsel who understands most thorough ly and economically the management of do- mestic matters, and who was not afraid to put her hands into wash tub, for fear of des- troying the elasticity and dimming their snowy whiteness, was sought by the young men of those days as fit companions for lifer~ but nowadays, to learn the mysteries of tho household would make our fair ones faint away, and to labor, comes not into the code of modern gentility. ra 1sf1daag
 Inose InaI are lne Ioudest m their threats, are the weakest in the execution of them.- In springing Q mine, that which has done the most extensive mischief makes the smallest report; and, again, if we consider the effect
 of lightning, it is probable that he that is kil- led by it hears no noise but the thunder
 clap which follows, and which most alarms
 the ignorant, is the surest proofo foftheir safety. Mystery magnifies danger as the fog the
 srn. The hand that unnerved Belshazzer
 derived its most horrifying influence from the
 want of body; and death itself is not so for- midable in what we know of it, but in what
 we do not. e a ah ,ar 25 .,t @44. Affections sent by Providence, melt. the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy ofthe vile. The same furnace strong manifestations of divine power Phara- oh found his punishment, but David his par don. .
 | Enraragance .---Avoid extravaganza in ev- cry thing, especially in dress and incidental expenses-it is one of the most dangerous habits one is likely to acquire once firmly fixed it is an memorable tyrant that will drive his victim to the commission of almost any act to satisfy his demands. It is the sworn foe ofpeace, happiness, wealth,and integrity.
 The more quietly and peaceably we get on, the better for ourselves, the better for our neighbors In cases out of ten, the wisest policy is if one cheat you, to quit dealing with him if he is abusive, to quit his com pany if he islanders you, take care so to live as that nobody will believe him no matter who he is, or how he misses you, the wisest way is, generally, just let him alone. There is nothing better than this cool, calm, quiet way of dealing with the wrongs we meet. v
 Flbgers.-" The love of flowers is iiti. mately allied 10 gentleness and virtue. How should harsh and cruel spirit condesceiid to admire anything so humble and so beauti- full as those transitory creatures that fade so soon after their birth, that fatter no passions, assume no influence, do nothing but look charming, send forth perfumes, and die In many countries flowers are associated with death, because they are striking images of the transitoriness of life, and are so meek and lovely, and suited to the melancholy thoughts of the grave. One of the sights that most struck me when was boy, and tray- cling in Biscay, was the manner in which the living children adorned, with sweet flow- CTS. the bodies of the children that were a. bout to be buried. They do not employ coffin for the corpse, but a few hours after death it is laid on Q snow-white bier, and then the little hands of other children pile mp noses gays of roses and lilies, and other flowers. the fairest they can gather; so that the dead seems to sleep in garden bower, and with
 many a wax light, and many a holy hymns H | is escorted to its narrow house"
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