Litchfield enquirer., 1838-06-21

which is almost too much to believe, and vel we are told it can be sustained by undoubted authority. He was declaiming violently in praise of f"the greatest and the best" Rising to his climax" Sir" said he, aiet me tell you General Jackson was the greatest Presi- dent we ever had since Napoleon Bona- parte z"
 What" said his opponent. do you mean to say that Bonaparte was ever Presi dent of the U. s. ?'.
 "To be sure do-do you deny that?"
 Certainly do-he never was in the U. s. in his life"
 aThat," says the Loco, " is federal lie. III pet you five dollars he was President of , Done" says the whig, "who will you
 "I1l leave it to Deacon e.
 aAgreed."
 So away they went two miles 10 Deacon G's house, and submitted the question to the old gentleman. "Oh no. Colonel -, you are mistaken altogether Bonaparte was new CT President of the U. S.'
 :" He was not !'' said the Colonel, quite chop fallen, as he turned away ; !" well, swear thought he was." "-K Kennebec (Me.A Journal.
 Family Afectioa.--In some families there appear to exist but little natural feelings a. mong members for one another. We often see brother successful in business, surroun- ded by, every comfort and luxury, while a sister who may have married iniudiciously, is pining unnoticed in suffering and want The brothers name may be often found head ing subscription list for some splendid char ity; and yet he has no dollar to spare for tho playmate of his early years who has been overtaken by poverty. And sisters, whose lots in life have been cast unequally--how often do they forget the sweet intercourse of childhood, and meet as unsympathizingly as strangers. The one, perchance, who was the fondest and most beloved in early days, is she whose lot is cast in the low vale of want in after life, and whom the moro fortunate sisters regard with indifference, or shun from motives of false pride. Bah. Visiter.
 SteGmboct RGcing- Anecdote. IA lady took her passage on board a steamboat Ut New Orleans to go to St. Louis, but hearing that the Captain intended to run race, declined going unless assurances were given that such would not be the case. The master pledged his honor to refrain from the contest and the boat gotunder way the rival boat pursuing soon after neared him fast, and the passen- gers becoming excited, requested him to-put on more steam, which was refused, for the reason above given. The lady was applied to, but would not yield. She was then re- quested to come on deck and view the other boat, which, at the time, was nearly along side, and fast gaining. Her feelings were immediately enlisted, and she too urged an increase of speed, which was attempted, but not succeeding as well as his passengers de- sired, they suggested that he should use ba- con, to make the wood more infamable. The answer was, that having pledged his word not to race, he had not provided him. selfwith the article. sNever mind, captain, (said the lady,) you have some on board on freight, use it, use it, my dear sir, tciu pGy aH expenses if you beat that boat"
 Ertraordinary instance of Gambling. It is we'll known upon the western waters thatthe firemen and other hands employed upon the boats spend much of their idle time in play ing cards. Of the passion for gaming, thus excited, an instance has been narrated to us upon most credible authority, which surpas- ses the highest wrought fictions of the gam bler's fate. A colored fireman, on steam boat running between this city and New Orleans, had lost all his money at poker with his companions. He then staked his cloth ing, and being still unfortunate, pledged nis own freedom for small amount, losing this, the bets were doubled, and he finally, at one desperate hazard, ventured his full value as slave, and laid down his free papers to rep. resent the stake. He lost, suffered his certii. cates to be destroyed, and was actually sold by the winner to slave dealer. who hcsitat. l ed not to take him at small discount upon his assessed value. When last heard of by one who knows him, and who informed us oi the fact, he was still paying in servitude the penalty of his criminal folly, Going as Fyeighs.--An Irishman, whose funds were rather low, had footed 1t all the way from Wheeling, and was still desirous to go as far as Portsmouth, thence to proceed by canal to point not far distant from the latter place, where work was to Dc obtained Having worn his toes through his boots, and the heels of a pair of old shoes quite low, hs gave up the idea of using Shank's marc any longer. There were plenty of steamboats putting and blowing at the landing, and he became quite fascinated at the idea of such an easy mode of fconveyance. @ Captain, dear," saidhe, stepping on board beautiful craft" Captain, dear, an what'L you charge to take mo to Portsmouth I"
 .Seven dollars, in the cabin"
 "Siven dollars! arrah! siyen dollars r. l Why captain, dear, l havnt half of that sum-"
 "Oh, never mind that, Pat, HI take you nj a deck passenger for three dollars if you'll
 half work your passage, that is, help the l hands wood inc boat.
 Pat unused some minutes this proposi- ton, and then put another question. "And captain, dear, whatll you take about Ia hundred and saxty pounds of freight for 2 aI'll charge you seventy cents for that"
 aThen Captain, you see, I'm just the boy that weighs that-so you can enter me as