Litchfield enquirer., 1837-11-30
GOOD AND BAD LUCK.

The following, from the London Sporting Magazine for August, furnishes couple of striking instances of good and bad luck:
 The late Luke White, the celebrated Irish millionaire, commenced his life as errand- boy to book-stall, and finished it by repre- senting, in his own person and those of his three sons, four counties in parliament. Ha- wing succeeded in scraping together as much as enabled him to purchase few pamphlets as trifies of stationary, he tied wallet to his back and set up himself as pedlar. His tour performed, and his merchandise dispO- sed of, he turned his steps once more towards Dublin, to replenish his knapsack and add to his store. When some thirty miles short of his destination, he retired into field adjoin- ing the high road to dine of crust, and wash it down with draught from the risulct upon whose banks his humble meal was made. That over, he renewed his journey, l arriving towards the evening otthe following day at his destination. The succeeding mor- ming saw him sally forth in quest ofmerchan- dize, when To his bitter-won earnings were gone The greasy canvass bag, his then strong box, had vanished and he was again l a heggar. .s -a..s
 Almost in despair, his desperate search was made in the cellar wherein he had slept, but in vain at length the idea flashed upon him, 'could he have dropped it where by the river side he had dined and stopped to drink from the stream?' Instantly the road was retra- ced, and at the end of the fifth day, half star we'd and dead with travel, the bag and it's con- tents were found upon tho brink of public path, within few yards of the turnpike road. After this it is not surprising that in few years we find him in prosperous business as a book seller in Dublin. It was during the period when the mania for lottery specula- l ton was at it's height. Like others in his line he dealt in tickets, and upon the partic- ular occasion to which this alludes, he had disposed of all his shares save half-tickets, which he was in the act of enclosing back as unsold to London, when young woman en- tered his shop and inquired for sixteenth. He told her how the case stood, that he had but two halves remaining, which he was a. bout sending off at that moment. After in- terchanging some badinage, Come, said the biblipole, you shall buy one of the halves and I will keep the other, and, should the tickets turn up to be prize, we will marry and join ourselves and our tickets together So it was and the ticket was twenty thousand l pound prize, and they were married, the | fruit of the union being the three Senators already spoken of.
 Here is sample of the class, who. as Mr. H. used to say, if they were to stick their umbrellas into the ground over night. they would find them oak trees in the morning. I From Paxlding's Life of Washington.
 Tie Mother of Washington mother ot l Washington, on whom the care of bringing him up dcvolved on the death of his father, 1 is described to me, by those who knew her well, as woman of ordinary stature, once great belle and beauty in that part of Virgin ia called the Northern Neck. High spirited, vet of great simplicity of manners, uncom. I mon strength of mind, and decision of char acter, she exacted great deterence from her sons, of which George was the favorite. The only weakness of her character was an cx- cessive fear of thunder, which originated in the melancholy death of young female friend, who was struck dead at her side by lightning, when Mrs. Washington was about fifteen years old.
 The same infexible regard to the perform ance of those ordinary duties of life, on which so much of our own happiness and that of others depends; the same strict pune. tllality in keeping her word, and discharging all the obligations of justice, by which Washington was distinguished, characteri- zed his mother. There was plain honesty and truth about her, peculiar 10 that age, and which has been ill-exchanged for empty professions and outward polish. As native of Virginia she was hospitable by birth-right, and always received her visiters with sni- ling welcome. But they were never asked parting guest by affording every facility in her power. She possessed all those domes- tic habits and qualities that confer value on woman, but had no desire to be distinguished by any other titles than those of good wife and mother. She was once present, and oc- cupied the seat of honor, at a ball given to Washington at Fredericksburg. while in the full measure of his well-earned glory and when nine o'clock came, said to him with perfect simplicity, Come, George, h is time to go home." .a 4 Man of fep ioords.-A young man some time since arrived at a certain inn, and after alighting from his horse went into the travel. ler's room, where he walked backwards and forwards for some time, displaying the ut. most self importance. At length he rang the bell, and upon the walters appearance gave him an order nearly as follows: Wal ter :" "Sir." "I am a man of few words and don't like to be continually ringing the bell, and disturbing the house; I'll thank you to pay attention to what say" "Yes Sir" replied the waiter. In the first place. bring me glass of brandy and water (cold,) with little sugar, and also a tea spoon wipe down this table, throw some coals on the fire, and wipe down the hearth bring me a couple of candies, pen, ink, and paper. some waters, little sealing wax, and let me know what time the post goes out tell the we'll, stop his feet, and let me know when he's ready to feed order the chanbermaid to prepare me a bed, take care the sheets are well aired, and put clean night.cap and a glass of water in the room; send the boots with pair of slippers that can walk to the