Litchfield enquirer., 1838-11-22


Fresh MS when the morning dGw, G." .-.-5
Il ION their tender tint rep0scs -z-.. Z
4 Lips Of coral-tce'h ofp eariA1 .'' ~
Curling playfully harlresses; 81 a-.. .'
l Though woman still girl. ..... . p.
i Yet her brow grave lhonghtcxprcsses
! Could the heart. like fiintor sieel, warl
.'1 Scorn mere wheeling words of ligh,ness,
4 h Snl the hardest heart nust feel. ..r-.. 1...
! -3l "A girls wii-electIicl brightness, r.. ~
When heard her-,ken myicnr j., b.. .ga
1 alnI Heard an angel sNoice heguiling; .a.. ID
/ , when gaZed, and w0nll not hear, 0.-. d.. .f
| -.y Then saw an angel smiling, ...
7H0nSsgiriag.-Th 29,h Of November is the tla,
fixed on for this annual festival, by the Governors
al the New England States, except Vermont ..,
The Girq6s De0d,-The great male Giraffe impor,
ed at enormous expense, died on Sunday morning q,
eight oclock, without any apparent cause previous
illness. There suspicious Of poisoning 1t must
however, be rccolected that the weather has
eral days, been extremely variable, suddenly chang
ing from severe cold warm rains and that no ami.
NAL known is more sensitive to climate and more del
cate in constitution, than the Giraffe. His dissection
will furnish an interesting study for our biologists Of
| the Lyceum.-N y. Err, ,,a- ...,,,..,., ,.....,
Fire and loss Of lJe.-On Thursday evening last,
about nine o'clock, the barn Of Mr.. Normand Skin,
ner, opposite Jones' Tavern, in East Hartford, was
discovered to be on fire. Our fremen immediately
rallied and proceeded aeross the river to assist in ar.
resting the flames. The harm, containing quantity
OF hay and corn, was entirely consumed, and what is
melancholy to add, man abou, forty years old per.
ished in the flames. His name was Rand; he had
entered tho barn to sleep considerably intoxicated,
Pu han r
locooco matches whichit is supposed gntcd and sot
fire to the hay Insurance The amour; Of Sll2 was
effected on the barl.-lidr5ond Courier 'un'
MednrholyGThe Courant states that a little girl,
three years old, daughter Of Mr.. D. w. Dunhan,, Of
BERN, was burned to death on the 10Th lit, by her
clothes taking fire, The family were absent from, the
house at the time Of the accident. ,.,.,,,s.., al,
There is portion of the Wilmington and Raleigh
rail road fifty miles IN extent. which is said to DO as
straight as line can DO drawn. } y'ao 9nf ps,w
An aged brids.-A woman recently died in Italy
aged l42 years. She had eight husbands, the last Of
whom survived her. The widower ID in HE sea year
He married her when he was twenty and the bride
had just completed her century il 10 said that he
looked more to her fortune and to tho probability Of
her decease, than to her personal charms, She pun.
shed his mercenary spris BY living forty years aier-
~nrds i'.8 III IN, das# Es3nDn ,jGey".a
At the recent election in Burlington, n O.. Just as
the meeting was nbou. TO be organized the ballot box.
es were brought in from the county clerks Office by
the constable, (boh officers Van Buren, meal The box.
es placed upon the counter to receive The votes Of
freemen, A moment prevousto The organization of
the meeting, lad about IA years old, stepped up and
drew open one Of the boxes caulously when % votes
for the Van Buren, candidate appeared, neatly stow.
Gu i,' |s WA ~ 1871 4 N.
which would have been counted had Hot tnS iiffaEd
been discovered. Tho town has been nearly equally
divided for several years past and j. is presumed that
enough votes were intended to be put in to carry the
candidate against the whig', WHO suecesded o.,
C.. C. Cambreleng TO rejoice at the defeat Of a
particular candidate on the Locofoco ticket, would
seem 70 be ungenerous, but the downfall Of ihsman Is
just and righteous. lie Inns been for years inenbua
on the Democratic pary-proscribing and hut'.ing
down every high-rnnded and honorable republican,
who refused to wear the livery Of Van Buren, tio
Inns endeavored 10 crush the commercial prosperity Of
this city, which has lonored him for nearly twenty
years with seat in Concress-he openly avowed his
anxiety TO destroy tho banks-prostrae the credit
SYSTEM and force tho odons Sub.reasury project on
the country in spite Of The lamentations Of its cit
gems. He is mildly punished By being permitted TO re.
tire politically for the residue OF bis iioN 7. Star
n Pretty BMsiness..--We gave TO young compost.
tor for copy. short account Of duel in Paris be-
tween two grisettes which means shop girls and the
young man translated the word into gaselles. The
mistake is perfectly natural, for gazcle is the mos
beautiful creature on four legs, as pretty girl is
two philadelphia paper. =, ,...... .,,.. .o..-..
| A Man Bfheaded.--Two men at Hickory Greek
were lately at work n field when dispute arose
between them. One Of them Mr.. Bowes, in bis an
GER siruck the assaant with cradle scyhe. and hit
ting him upon the neck. instanIy severed hin head
from hs body, which fell at considerable distsnc.
fromit. Mr. Mcdonald Immediately escaped. ant
has moi since been heard from. An Indictment wa.
found aeairs. hin, at the term Of the Will Circui
Court for mansIaughtcr.-C Chicago Democrat. y,
The Secretary Of State returned to Washington OF
Wednesday last, from tho Election in Georgia. ant
just in time to hear the Wing thunder from New
York. ,e .. .-..a .n.r .i. .r 70 aIal
| A Reverend Loco Foco in Rensselaer, promised Il
deliver the funeral Of the Wings after the cleo
ton. Rensselaer, has given hig majority Of nbou
GOO. Let rs have the sermon na.-it.'B
Governor Marcy has issued his Proclamation for
Thanksgiving There isnot t-nrd said nbons Chris
,ian pvope II viii spit The meridian Of the Mnhone
tan, Pagan, OF 1nfdei. Fanny Wright, or Ely Moore
and their disciples, respond ioit very well N,
90 We find the following gratifying announcement
in the MadisOnian of the 3st nit. ~ >fG 'r"st3
ave have the most cheering accounts from Tx
Old Dominion. She will 20 against the Sub Treasu
y4toL We conjirc our friends in other States 4
stand finn An scin yet be riem. Events are hurry
ing to an important CRISIS and the end 10 which o.
fairs arc tending will as'oni.h the dreamers,''
Sr The Louisville tKy.> Journal says-74'1t Wbel
Amos Kendall was in this city few days aaO be sta