Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-10-18

and Tor himself as he then existed. which
caused the chivatrous lover Of former times
To preserve upon his lips, as long as he
could, the imaginary delight which they
had drawn from the touch Of his mistresss
hand.
when last saw the unfortunate person.
ne was getting old, and seemed more deranp-
l." IMAM formerly. Every female whom he
| met on the street, especially IL al all good
looking, he gazed at wi,ha AN inQuiring, anx-
."os expression; and when she had passed,
no usually stood still few moments and
unused. with his eyes cast upon the ground.
~ was remarkable that he gazed most anx-
: t""siy upon women whOse age and figures
most nearly resembled those of his unknown
mistress at the time he had seen her, and
mat he did not appear to make allowance
Tor the years that had passed since his ewes
met that vision. This was part Of his mad
ness. Strange power Of love! Tncomprc-
hensible mechanism Of the human heart!
A SUNDAY EvENING.- We had OCCASION.
towards the close ef a Sabbath day. after
| meeting, to ride a few miles imo the couN-
try, ON duty scricily professional. There
was. u We may SO speak, "holy quiet''
which reigned around, that made us more
nan ever rejoice in the hallowed associa-
tons Of New England Sabbath. How
different from the Sabbath at the South
day for Bacchanalian rsyels I, The sun
was declining towards the western hills,
upon the SUBMITS Of which appeared TO rest
vast pillars Of cloud, panied with all the
inimitabls colors Of heaven. The fields
and woods around ns, were dressed in the
deepest verdure, interspersed here and
there with plats Of ripened grain, waiting
for the reapsr's sickle. The gentle ze-
phyrs waited to the ear tho continuous roar
OF some distant cascade or waterfall, and the
sweet music Of the feathcred choristers Of
the air. Il was an hour Tor natures wor-,
Ship ID the temple Of natures God; and we
could not bot feel the risings Of a feryen.
devotion. ~ we contemplated the evidences
ut the Creators power and wisdom, and
goodness. every where combined around MS.
IL was Sabbath Of nat0re-,he heavens
appeared hushed to repose, as every thing
that hath breath" in the green earth below.
each in its own appropriate way. lifted up
its voice amid tho solemn stiffness, to the
worship and praise Of God.
Nor were we disturbed in our media.
siOns by any gross breaches Of the sacred
ness Of the day, by human beings. On the
contrary, we were greatly plsased, and
proud OF our country, 10 witness the respect
that every whsre appeared 70 prevail far The
day. No whore did we see men or women
sauntering about tho fields and roads,
Here lay the neatly formed cocks Of hay
"a second crop from the sasse fields.
just as they were prepared and left on Sat-
ufday night not opened on the Sabbath,
though sunny day. There lay the rows
OF wheat and other grain, as they had been
placed by the reaper in his progress-as
yet ungathercd into bundles, because il was
The Sabbath; and the residue standing. to
be finished after the Sabbath should DO en-
ded. Not a workmen did we sec employ
ed in any direction, Bot 1T the windows Of
almost every house, and we could not but
be pleased with this evidence Of the intelli-
gence Of the people--you would see the
members Of the household, each with q
book or newspaper. engaged in reading
Or at the door you beheld the husband and
wife, in true pastoral love, fondling their
tender charges in MI the fondness Of paren-
tai affection. OF such a population our
country may well be proud. As long as
this love Of order and knowledge re-
spect for religion and morality prevails, we
need NOS fear that our republican instiiu-
tiOns will come 10 an end. Let a GENTLE
mnn come into New England, and visit the
qWiet towns Of our interior on the Sabbath,
aud he will see ct once the secret OF New
England's pre-cmineRce over the other
states, in hor thrift and intelligence Ban
| Rer. -
SAMUEL ADAMS was at the same time the
purcst and poorest Of the loading patriots of
tho revolution, and yet not one Of them
made moro disinterested sacrifices. Even
Hancock's patriotism was at one lime
doubted; but Samuel Adams never gave
rise, in single act Of his life, TO Suspicion
even from his worst enemies. james Otis
aud Patrick Henry were foremost in in.f,eI-
ling the ball Of the revolution bat while
they snd others mean, only redress Of grew
ances, Adams meant liberty. This 10 the
grand point in his character which would
place him foremost on the list, in the graie-
lml recolleciiOns Of his couRtrymcn. From
the frat, his daring mind and patriotic spirit
meant revolution. II would stop at Moth
ing else, and the wider tho breach vas made
with tho mother country, the more graft
fed was The patriot who foresaw that bis
country conld only become grea. by bc.
coming Gfec. When Boston was oil 10 grief
ut the massacre Of the citizens In State
Street. Samuel Adams hailed IL as q Rlori.
Gus day. Ito kMcw !. would prevent what
he most feared, reconciliation and subnsis.
sion. There 10 now living 10 Boston, q
venerable gentleman, who had from Inc
mouth of Samuel Adams his own statement
ofhis oEigisaI desiga ef bringing abeul rev.
0Iu.ien, while ethess only Thought ofseek.
Ing redress, and did NAT dream al sepATa.
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