Litchfield enquirer., 1838-08-02


 4 Snaks SIOTy.-There lived within hun dred miles of this place a certain preacher, we'll stricken in age, who had ever been somewhat noted, within small circle. Tor his original Quaintness, eccentricity and lg- norance, of subjects in general concern!ng whom we shall take the liberty of relating { an anecdote. But before we can do tt pro perly, it will be necessary to give Drlei statement of several circumstances lntlmate- ly connected with the fact m question. II IS well known to the first settlers Of tnlS part ! of Ontario county, that in the vici3ity of the Honcoye lake, there was formerly many | Inf those poisonous reptiles called rattle- 1 snakes. It so happened, that among nume- ro1s other poor and very rough inhabitants of that new region, there was family by the name of -, consisting of father, mo- ther, and several grown up boys; all of which were grossly incorporate and protane, a perfect nuisance to civilized society. On certain occasion, and at certain time, one of the sons above alluded to was so unfortu- nate as to receive severe bite from one of his neighbors and associates, q rattie-snake. The bite, it was supposed, would soon prove fatal to the lad, and he, together with the rest of the tnmily, became excessively alarmed in prospect of the future destiny that it was supposed awaited the invalid. He became alarmed to such degree, that he appeared to manifest symptoms of repentance for his past crimes and misdemeanors, and it. was agreed by the family to send for Elder w. the preacher alluded to above, to come and converse, and pray with him who was bltten The Elder came forthwith, and having con- versed short time witt, the young man, be- came satisfied that he had been born again, and was pretty sure of heaven, if he did not live too long. The Elder, therefore, went to prayer; and in his address to the throne of grace, he laid before his Lord and master all the circumstances of the case, so clearly and definitely that he could not be mistaken portraying in the mean time the atrocious character of each member of the family; 1 after which he used the following language:
 so Lord do send more snakes in this neighborhood. Joe has been bit, and 1t has brought him to sense of his sins, and repe1- tance.-Lord, send more rattle-snakes Oh Lord, let them bite the old man, and the wo- man. Thou knowest who and what they are. Oh Lord, send snakes and let them bite all the family then, and not till then, will they repent and turn to thee. Amen."-Louis- piile Eng. s...,.... ....l 5..aeel1
 Hail Columbia LThis popular song was, as we learn from the Journal of Bellies Let tres, written hastily during an evening in the year l79e, by Judge Hopkinson, of Pennsyl. vania, to help out the benefit of theatrical I friend. who was father low spirited, having been unsuccessful in his engagement. It was announced the next morning that new was crowded the song was sung and receiv- ed with rapture; it was repeated eight times, and again encored, and when sung, the whole audience stood up and joined in the chorus. Night after night Hail Columbia cheered the visitors of the theatre, and in very few days it was the universal song of the boys in the streets from one end of the city to the other. Nor was the distinguished author of this tru- ly national song-a song which met the en- tire appreciation of all parties of the day forgotten. The street in which he resided bia broke on the stiffness of midnight from five hundred patriotic voices.-NesOb. Herald.
 Scarcity of Ugly Women.--A very eccen- tric gentleman was once complaining that, after a great deal of trouble, he had not been able to meet with m ugly woman !; so that he very much doubted whether, after all. such being existed: For my part continued he, I almost believe such crea- I ture to be a mere chimera of the imagina- tion, and to be chased with those fictitious be- ings whose heads are said to grow beneath their bodies. Some years ago made the following experiment: caused two adyer- 1 tisements to be inserted in the papers for a housekeeper !; one was for lady, who should not only be competent for such an office, but , qualified also for a companion, and be wo- man of education and elegant manners; the other required nothing of this: it only stip- ulafed, as sine qua non. that the applicant should be ugly. In answer to the former ad- { vertisement, was overwhelmed with let ters from so many accomplished, elegant la- dies. that congratulated both the age and my own country on possessing so much fe- male excellence. But-(would you believe itI-so the latter received not a single re- ply and have since, more than once, in- serted the same advertisement, with exactly the same success ......
 IFfem Ms N. r. Comssercial Advertiser.
 ' q The Intelligsnceof Ae Age."-Day before yesterday, venerable looking gentleman, rather short, with head somewhat bald. with . high and nobly developed forehead, and clear and rather piercing eye, was quietly seated at table at the Astor House, taking his dinner just as other people do.
 Ever and anon tear-drop rose in one of ! the old gentleman's eyes, pellucid as crys- tai. which he shook proudly from him.
 One of the gentlemen sitting by his side, entered into conversation with him, and the | old gentleman replied politely and readily ! to whatever was said. , ,,,e
 aWill you take glass of wine with mel" asked the second. 2"
 " With pleasure" replied the gentleman. They drank, and the conversation was continued. aa F H'f .o ram2H |
 At length the old gentleman rose and left the table. s6t..1,.5s ,.t...-.sl gl...s.,. l.r
 s Are you acquainted with the gentleman with whom you have been conversing !' in- quired third person.
 No sir" was the reply but I took him for Q man who came into my store in Ohio |