Litchfield enquirer., 1838-05-17
From the National Gazette.


a woman on the Island of Madagascar, un-
der circumstances which place her name
high in the ranks of Christian martyrs. 1t
appears that the London Missionary Society
have been successful in establishing The
means OF religious instruction in Madagas-
car, and that a number of the natives had
embraced christianity. In 1915 the Queen
issued an edict forbidding public worship
under heavy penalty, aud in consequence
some OF the converts were in the habit of
meeting on retired mountain for the per-
Torrance of the duties of the Sabbath, which
they felt themselves conscientiously bound
not to intermit. The retreat of this little
| band was not long since discovered, and fif-
teen persons were apprehended, condemned
to perpetual slavery, and their property was
contiscated. Their families were involved
in the same sentence, excepting that they
had the privilege ofredemption. A conspic-
uous individual among these native Chris
tians was woman named Rataravovy, we'll
known to the government as an infexible
Christian from the time she abandoned idol
try, which was about II years before her
death. In the summer of 1886 she was in
formed against as an observer of the Sab
bath and a reader of the bible. She was
then condemned to fine equivalent to half
her value if sold in slavery, and gave on that
occasion striking example of meekness
| combined with immoveable principle. In
the summer of last year, a box of religious
DOCKS was found near her house, and she was
again apprehended and imprisoned. Her
property was Immediately confiscated, and
she was loaded with irons, and kept for sew.
eral days, in the hope that threats and vio-
lence would induce her to give up the names
OF her companions. The attempt was vain.
She continued faithful, firm and composed,
and was employed until the moment of exc
cution in praying for all around her. She
was put to death by spear. The best evil
dence of the sincerity of this woman's con-
tessions of Christianity even to death, is the
fact that she knew nothing of the fame of
martyrdom, and anticipated no honors from
her devotion. She acted on the broad prin-
ciples of her convictions of duty, and receiv.
ed no credit for integrity from any friends
around her. Her age was thirty-eight.
Cousins.-There's nothing like a cousin !;
it is the sweetest relation in human nature
There is no excitement in loving your sister,
and counting lady in the face of strange
family requires the nerve of martyr but
your dear familiar consin, with her provo
king maidenly reserve, and her bewitching
freedoms, and the romping frolics, and the
stolen tenderness over the skein of silk they
will get tangled-and then the long rides,
which nobody talks about, and the long tete-
a-tetes which are nobody's business, and the
long letters of which nobody pays the post
age-no, there is nothing like a cousin-a
young, gay, beautiful witch of cousin.
Eastern Allegory.-The world seldom at
tach much value to things which are plain
a. s~, nlAr
reverence on things which they can by no
terious, and incomprehensible. But be YOU
wiser. The dervish, in the Eastern allegory,
we'll aware Of his weakness, knew that it
would be in vain to recommend the sultan,
for the cure Of his disease, simply to take ex-
ercise. He knew that mankind in general
require to be cheated, gulled, cajoled, even in
doing that which is to benefit themselves.
He did not, therefore, tell the sultan who con-
suited him, to take exercise; but he said to
him Here is ball, which have stuffed
with certain rare, costly, and precious medi.
cinal herbs Of they had not been costly
and precious, the sultan would have thought
nothing of them) And here is bat, the
handle of which have also stuffed with sim.
liar herbs. Your highness must take this
BAT, and with it beat about this ball, until you
perspire very freely. You must do this ev-
cry day. His highness did so; and, in a
short time, the exercise of playing at bat and
ball with the dervish cured his malady.
Letters to Brother John.
feat Of the democratic party, affords abundant proof
that the principles Of democracy firmly implanted
in the State. Hart. Times.
Ay! the principles Of Loco Foco democracy. are as
1 A. ,tn.k H.
buried them three feet in the ground He reckcned
they would grow finely and probably they would, f
they could ever have found their way up! Depend
%e vii f ind f hese I poaoss dead and
rotten.-Hdryord Cour.
ConserratiUes.-Ths abused party, more disliked
by the Administration than the Wings, is preparing
to call meeting in this city and nominate Henry
Clay as candidate for the Presidency. The defec-
tons from the administration ranks in other states will
soon give force and influence to the Conservatives in
every direction, and this movement which in meas
identifies the party with numerous friends Of Mr..
Clay who prefer submitting his claims to National
Convention, places the Conservatives in position to
be exceedingly useful in carrying out the great OBJ
jects Of refom.-N. Y. Star.
A Cunning Roguc.-A clerk yesterday going down
Wall street to make deposite, had bis bank book
peering and peeping from his Goa. pocket while he
stopped gaze at the numerous carcatures near the
new Custom House. A well dressed rogue came up
behind quietly. and while winking and smiling to the
mob, and inviting them by signs to look at a neat
trick, he slipped the bank book out Of the pocket Of
the clerk took out the notes. and returned the book
to the pocket, without disturbing the clerk, who
still gazing at the pictures. The bysanders beev-
ing him to be intimate friend Of the clerk. were
highly tickled at the trick, and laughed and chucked