Litchfield enquirer., 1838-09-13
AN ONLY SON.
Mans inhumanity to man,
Makes countless millions mourn"

"HHueu ot tnAt small company winch MIL
ton describes as seen by Gabriel in Para
! disc, "there were two that we're angels.
still, but the third, though Of regal port,
yet with faded splendonr, wan, and by his
gait and fierce deMeanour, seemed the
prince Of hell ;" and though earth's sad
spectacle may be but one in ten, yet what
tremendous defamation this falling as
surely, as il by lot, upon the rich aud poor,
tho high and the low; all, all, equally VIC
Tins Of tho destroyer, and in their fall
alike too !-excepting, the greater the
height, the keener the sense Of its depths.
the more terrible the wri,hing in its ago
MES: And yet fact SO palpably visible
to all, and to which all may apply RENEE
dy, produces in many not the least emo
tion. They look and pass on the other
side. o how much more suffering there
must be, how long must it be thus, before
the sound part Of this community shall be
reused to Danish on article from all common
use, which, come in what form il may, de-
stroys thoir fellow men and to break an
adamantine chain, and leave all TO be free
and happy.
knew an only son, a boy Of rare pro-
mise l'e grew up strong, bold and active.
full Of spirit and full Of enterprise. His
parents were opulent and intelligent; their
views Of life with its responsibilities were
broad and deep :-generous in their alfec.
tion. they mingled extensively in society,
which was elevated and ennobled by their
influence. They were rich in domestic
joys their son, their darling son, was a
source Of the purest delight. There seem.
ed no cause for solieisude for him; no
weak points to watch over aud support &
his intellect and his temper were 40 fair,
and as FREQ from any defect 40 were his
physical powers; the leading object Of
his parents seemed to be 10 give 70 eve
ny faculty its most vigorous growth, and
spread the whole character to ito broad.
est expanse. The youth passed through
his collegiate course honorably 70 himself
and his friends and being inclined to ac-
tive life, he joined commercial house 10
one Of our largest cities. Here his pros
poets wore full Of promise he was encir-
clod by friends in the full career Of pros.
pority; his natural temper vas so fine-so
pleasing was he in his general intercourse
with the world, that he not only had no
enemies, but all his associates would have
rejoiced in his greatest prosperity. He
was prosperous and apparently forming
for himself permanent home. All who
had known him from his youth expected to
soc him standing foremost AMONG our rich
and honorable merchants when, sudden.
ly, without any apparent cause, his part
nership was dissolved. The house to
which he belonged continued on in an
honorablc course Of business till it had
amasscd solid wealth his partners, in no
qualification superior to himself, lived on
| in luxury, pleasure, and all the charities of
life. cmbosomed in friends, and eventually,
in retired leisure TO cultivate the higher
powers Of their nature, while this young
man, the hope Of his parents, went away
alone, a prey TO the ravages Of alcohol (;
tho wine cup had ruiUcd him. He had
strict integrity, he had capacity for all
business, but he fell as a fortress which
had long been daily beseigcd till it is all
undermined; whole garrison on the RAM
parts canno. save il; it falls headlong, and
all is buriedin the common ruin. He went
home to his distressed parents, but he had
too much feeling loft to be willing to wit
ness the misery he alone had caused he
fed from his home, aud sought q solitude
Of his own, and there yielded up all his
hopes. He took the dreadful poison till
all his powers were destroyed his MEM
ory was broken. his affections were scoFch-
cd and scathed as by stroke Of light
ming, and his roason--hc seemed to have
none, bu, in some lucid intervals it would
rise in its full strength, goaded on by con-
+ NknA hot & and
gladly would he have taken his hated life :
his hand was often arrested by the fear Of
coming wrath, he died alone, and the cloud
Of oblivion settled over his memoty. His
parents never utter his name they drank
to tho dregs the cup Of bitterness he
passed away, and no trace Is left behind
him; deep burrows lie hidden. in few
hearts, untOld to that world which looks
on and passes by on the other sido.--Amer.
OUR Saxon FATHERs.-Tho Saxons
came into England about the middle Of the
fifth century. They were pagans they
were wild and .warlike people; brave,
rejoicing in Sca-storms, and beautiful IN
person, with blue eyes and long flowing
hair. Their warriors wore their shields
suspended from their necks by chains.---
Their horsemsn were armed with ircu
sledge hammers. Their priests rode epOn
mares, and carried into the battle 6old an
image Of the God Irn,insula ; in figure like
ain armed man; bis helmet crested with q
+ c. ok; in his right hand a banner emilia
zoned with e rcd rose bear carved upon
his breast; and. hanging from his shout
ders, shield on which was lion in q
, field Of flowers.