Litchfield enquirer., 1838-07-26
DEATH OF AN OLD PATRIOT.


 of June, MT. John Lusk, tpronounced Lsk in his na: i've Dutch, at the advanced age ot one hundred and four years. He was born on Staten Island, New York, on the 5th of Nov. I734, and was of Dutch traction. Mir. Lusk was in regular service for well nigh sixty years He commenced his career in the army m the war of Acadie, commonly called the French war, when about twenty years of age; and served through the whole of it. He was a soldier at the siege of Quebec, fought in the memorable action ot the plains of Abraham, seventynine years ago saw the brave General Wolf fall l; and participated in all the sufterngs and hardshps of that arduous and of Acadie, now called Newfoundland, by Gems. Am herst and Shirley; and assisted in the dispersion of the captured French through the colonies of New England by the Anglo-Americans.
 MT. Lusk early enlisted in the war of the Revolu- tlon and fought like soldier and patriot till its close. He was attached to the expedition to Cana da under Gen. Arno'd-was at the building of Fort battle of Saratoga where Burgoyne surrendered and was at the seize of Yorktown, and had the singular and remarkable fortune to see Cornwaliis surrender his sword to Gen. Washington.
 On the restoration of peace the old soldier laid down his musket and his knapsack for while, hut he did not remain long in inactivity. The piping tunes ot peace were no times for him.. He left "in- glorious case as he esteemed it, on the first oppor- tunty, and enlisted in the army of Gen. Wayne, aalns the lndians nothing daun,ed by the terrors of the wilderness or hs s.ra,ages of the powerful and v'ly foes, though le had already weathered the
 At the close of this brilliant and successful cam. paign, he joined the regular army under Col. Buter and was stationed al West Point in this State, now called Kingston. While at this station he became renowned for his skill in catching fish from Clinch river. But at last, the brave old man being worn down with age and infirmities, discharged be- ing unfit for duty when hear 30 years of age. He several years upon the cold charities of the world to- gether with the little p:tance he earned by his daily labor as broom maker. On the passage of the Pen sion Law m ISIS, he avaed himself of its privileges upF annk L.o III necessares of life. Mir. l.. retained to the last all his faculties except that of sight, which for the last ten years had been, growing dim. He was man of remarkable strength of constitution and elasticity of frame. He never had spell of sickness in his life tie was Tn the habit of walking 10 the town of Me Minville, distance of seven miles, and back again on the same day, and this too after he had reached one hundred years of age-retaining the perfect up- right form and firm step and movement of a soldier till the last.
 Thus lived and died one of the most remarkable men ot the age. He was witness to more remarkable events perhaps, than any man living. What revolu- tions have rolled over the earth since he was born lie was an old man when this nation commenced its career. lie has seen empires rise and fall, thrones demolished, and new kingdoms spring to existence. Since he hung upon his mothers breast, twenty-five hundred millions of the human race have lived and ded But the old man has gone 10 his fathers al last Peace be to his memory, and may the grass grow green upon the Patriots grave. -NashuiAe Whig.
 Loco Foco Voters-A friend of ours had conver- sation with a man named Dennis Mclaughlin. who engaged on of the upper sections of the Croton works, and who stated that he knew more than sixty of the Croton laborers who wentto New York at the late charter election, and voted f Alderman Varian. Mclaughlin was among them, and he honestly sup posed that he had right to vote, though he landed rom this country from Ireland about the first of last September. His vote was not challenged, though he mentioned the names of two wh came in the same ship with him, whose votes were challenged, and swore them in. Mclaughlin i, a sober man-s;ays he would not have voted, had he known it was unaw- ful-that he will not vote again until he is citizen, and that he has written homo for his mothcT two sis ters and four brothers to conc over, and expects them over in Angus. Here, then. we see the Loco man was deceived into the crilno of voting by man who knew he was not voter, but who was probably hired by the Loco-Foco party in New York, to bring 4 Gloomy Prosped.-Benjamn Beach, who burnt down the Norwich jail, feW days since, has been
 tried and convicted there. The penalty is ton years. which, added to six indictments for theft at two years each presents prospect of iacarceration which will probably carry him some ten years more the other side of that bourne from whence traveller returns. -t- Conn., Cour. read the story of Captain Ries. Nose, my wife, and
 Wedding Ertrq, Mariea at Chalk Level Pitts. sylvania county. virgiqia, by Joseph Rice Esq, com
 
 monly called our Moses, to Ms Sarah billiard com monly called Cousin Sally'f In this wedding things were managed little different from common affairs Afer the parties were agreed Sally waited on ter due quanium of palaver and circumbendibus chaf she made known the state and condition of her and Moses hearts. and that they had come to cLa sion to marry. if so be the old olks were willin. Old Tom pulled up his brooches by the waistband, and spirited the tobac juice through his teeth. He said the crop was smartly in the.g but howsomevei as it was she, cousin Sally Billiard, she might have that in coming home from the wedding, Old Haniss his wte, Nose, and cousin Sally billiard all waded the big swamp. Tempora amutdatur!-Carolina Watch nlcn.
 Death of the Hcrmit.--An inquest was held on the 4th of July, over the body of Hope Peterkin, a Scotchman aged about 45 years found drowned in the Passaic river, short distance below this city. It appeared by the evidence of some boys on the shore al the time, that he went into the middle of the river and attempted to return, but soon sung out for help and began to sink, and before assistance could reach him disappeared. His body was recovered in a short time, but toe late to save his life. Hope was son of a Scotch Presbyterian Clergyman, and came to this country to seek his fortune about l9 years ago. He first established himself in the bleaching business at the English Neigh borhood in Bergen co. and not succeeding to his satisfaction, disposed of his property there and went to the South. Here he fell into the hands of sharpers and lost all his property.
 He became dishcartened, deiected, and disguised with the world, and wandered from place to place, until he finally reached Now ark, about six years ago. He obtained per- mission to build small hut in the woods, near the Passaic river, where he lived a se- Jcluded hermil's life. entirely alone, occasion ally working for the neighbors, to enable him to procure the necessaries of life. He was, in the language of those best acquain- ted with him, one of the most honest men liv- ing. In his youth he had received a liberal
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