Litchfield enquirer., 1837-01-19

l nun g" much as the great question of how
 he shall gci rid of his money. He don't care pin whether he spends it in the ie,.
 provement tf his estate. in ,rans or Gidle sticks, or whether he is coaxe6 f..,arod
 or cheated out oft by his friends Tndaed '''' Il has often appeared to us, that he tonk an
 especial pleasure in being cheated. And
 that for this purpose he always conurcga-
 ted around him a set of the sturdiest Tounes :, l in the nation, for no other motive than that
 they might rob ls, with the least possible trouble. But Uncle Sam has more money than be knows what to do with, and the more he is robbed, why the more he is helped out of his perplexitios.-F FIorida D. r,
 -Cican JfrcSidc.-It was once said that q gentleman who wanted wife, determined 10 lest candidates by observing the manner they ate cheese. Bpt wo would put our sweethearts 10 much more fiery ordeal: l we would pap in upon them, and look how lucy keep their tIreside if it was sovenlv, ., even although the coal was pled.in wagon 5, loads, we should shun them, yea. even though possessed of every other accom-. ' plishmen,; for no woman could nosSibIv A make a good wife who had not been tauolt a to keep clean, ,ice, comfortable. and well ordered fireside. On entering room, and /. observing awell swept iresido, wc-instan,-- <, lv conclude tha. the mistress is an aflec-
 donate, orderly creature, beloved and hap- py in being beloved; that her mind is we'll ! regulated, her intellect good, and her ied- h ucaiion liberal; besides, we are sure that
 her daughters must be lovely. That hcr I domestics must be we'll trained, and all she possesses, the envy of all around her. Rut . turn to the reverse of the picture; and we 7, venture 10 say that you never sec an i'll fire- side, without at the same time finding the 3 lady of the house to have ared nose. her husband discontented and unhappy, never a. home until late, but away, engaged in : some tavern brawl or drunken sprcc;: the servants with dirty faces, and still dirlicr 7 hands; and the house in complete state of :. confusion and discomfort. .... s... gs !.
 There is much practical truth and good
 sense in the following article from the
 Common School Assistant: 2
 To tAc Circuldtors of the Bible :-Havc - we not duty to perform before we give the Scriptures? We resolve to furnish s' every child and youth in these United States with a copy of the BibIe.'' And this is good resolution. But it should not come first. The first resolution should be this Re- : solved, That we will see that every child and youth in these United States is able to rena tne Di6le.' Ttiis is the firsi step-- the first thing to be done. But do we re- solve 10 educate? Do we find out, while , distributing the bible, whether the people can read or not? In a word, amidst all our 2 benevolent operations, do we not overlook T elementary education-tie very thing that will mako these benevolent movements a
 blessing? We publish yearly the thousands, of bibles that have been distributed, but how
 many goes to those who, through ignorance, 'have eyes and see noi?' Says Mr. Wood
 bridge, "there are at least l, ,4OO,OO chil-
 dren tn these United States, between 6vo and ffiecn years ofagc, who are not able 10 read and have the means of an educaiion."
 What mass of ignorance And yet we
 are yearly expending princeIy sums for bi-
 bles, and tracts, and temperance papers, to- give to this ignorance-to those who can-
 not read !! All these benevolent nstitu-, tions pre-suppose an educalion-they ap-
 peal to the educated. Just so far as tho { people are not educated, these benevolent cxerlions & large expenditures arc thrown away. r..... s.t. There is not more important truth than
 this, nor one that is more worthy tho con-
 sidera,ioD of the present time. The reason
 whv the millions of Bibles, and tracts, and temperance papers have not produced a. greater moral rcformation--a greater and moro decided good, is, the people, as ] whole, are not able 10 road undcrstandingly
 or in,clligentIy. The reading is so nechan-
 caI, so weak, SO incorrect, that tt makes no conriction. Thc truth has no lodemcnl---
 the feeble mind is not strengthened by one
 ,rutl,-forms no conclusions-draws no in-
 fcrenccs-and makes no individual applica- I lion. Oh, how much benevolence is lost by not taking ihe first step !-by not resol-
 wing to educate. Tine first duty of benevo- , lencc, the first duty of patriotism is to in- ], crease and imprOve the "CommOn Schcots."s
 Something from the ,cisdom cf old Greece. sio
 /" Whats there," said Lysismachus to the | poet Philippidas, " that you would wish me to impart to you?" "Any thing but your se-
 crcts," was the reply. sQ h'.7as G's4s A.a
 Age is, as it were, an altar for human dis tresscs 10 fly to--An,iphanes. -'. s79ga l pray for health in the first place in the next, for success in my undertakings; thirc- ly, for a cheerful heart and lastly to be out of debtto all mankind. .-- Philemon Qf Syracuse.t | Be sober in thought; be slow in belief; these are the sinews of wisdom. EpichnrmHs., l Throw not away thine anger upon triiles; let reason and passion sway thy heart.--ibid..
 Mankind are more indebted to industry than to ingenuity the gods set up their fa-