Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-10-11

The beggar and the tragedian weep for
livelihood they can coin tears and
make them pass for tho current money Of
the realm. The one weeps you into n
charitable humor, and the other makes Won
forced I" weep along with him. Sympa-
my bids us believe the one, and curiosity
prompts US to support the other. We re-
lIcve the beggar when he prefers his claim
and we pay the tr"gedian beforehand. The
one weeps whether he will or not, but the
other weepS only when he is we'll paid for it..
foets are "a weeping tribe. They are
social in their tears /; they would have a
whole world to weep along with them
Their sensibility is SO exquisite, and their
imagination SO fantastic, that they make
even the material world 20 sympathize
with their sorrows.
The dew on the cheek Of the lily is CON-
pared to tears on the cheek Of a dispouso-
late maiden: when it glit.ers on the her
mage at twilight, it is called the tears Of
the evening, and when the sun rises and
exhases the dew-drops from the flowers. il
Is said 70 wipe away the tears of the morn
ing. Thus we have weeping day, and
weeping night. We have weeping rocks.
weeping willows, weeping waterfalls, weep
ing skies, and, if any signal calamity has
hefallen great man, we have, to finish the
climax-a weeping world
Children and Apolog;es.-The New,
YORK Sun has an excellent chapter on suu-
dry matters aud things pertaining to do
lnestic life, from which we extract the fol-
lowing:
BY the way-of children. Those lit
tie unsophis,ieated rogues are sad Mar
plots. Let but the slightest variation be
made in compliment to a visitor, and the
little rascals are sure to expose it. "Ob.
ma! what makes you put on the nice
plates-or-what is in that pretty bottle
or-give me glass Of wine, You said /
should have some when Mr.. A. was here.'s
They cannot play the hypocrite. They
have net learned the tricks OF the world.
and will in spite Of all caution, let the cat
out OF the bag. Oh, in our heart Of hearts.
as Bulwer says, how often have we been
delighted to see them thus shame their pa
rents.
A very common way Of betraying shame
at economy is the thrusting ten thousand
apologies down the throat Of guest with
his dinner. This thing is poor, and that is
bad--ihis undonc, and that overdone-,his
too fresh, and that too stale. The poor
guest is on lhorns during the whole sitting.
and compelled tn exhaust his vocabulary
Of Communications, ia order to show his
hostess that he is perfectly satisfied. AS
you value your good digestions, never dino
twice where they flank every dish with
apologies, and endeayor to persuade YOU
| that the food provided for the family is not
&, for pigs to ea..'
A SoLHoQUIsINo JUDGE.-A learned
Judge, whose religious bias is VIGOROUSLY
strong, was presiding in the trial Of a man
charged with stealing faggot." The
case was as clear as day more than one
witness had seen the prisoner enter certain
premises and carry therefrom certain pro-
Perty that was not his own; but this was
not enough for lawyers. They must of
course bring forward faggot, and call
upon the witness TO prove It's identity. The
faggot was anscrupulously identified, upon
which the learned Judge, while making his
note Of the circumstance, said Gas he
thought. to hinsseLf -bui he has a habit
occasionally of soliloquising in rather ton
loud key,) "Why, how can he swear
that's the same faggot-one faggot's as
much like smother as one EGGS like ano-
ther."
This was heard by C. P, the coun-
sci Tor tho prisoner. who was seated Just
below his lordship; he Instantly started up,
and recalling the witness, said. !" You have
sworn that this is the same Esggot you saw
the prisoner take. Why how can YOU
swear this is the same l-One fageo,'s az
much like another as one cgp's like ano-
Their" The learned judge dropped his pen.
aud hxed hrs eyes expressively on the
counsel. MIR. p" said his lordship, in
very solemn tone, somewhat tremulous
with emotion and age. Mr.. p, I see
the finger Of God in this case that very
reflection, ia the very form of words you
employed, was passing through my mind
at the very moment it occurred to yours.
| certainly shall not let this case 20 to the
jury upon such evidence :" and the case.
as our informant saith. was stopped.
Solomon tells us, that q
good name 10 better than riches and the
experience of every day convinccs Us Of
the truth OF bis observation. Character is
ofinfRitely greater value than either talent
or fortune, and, therefore, by a young man
beginning the world, it ought to b. prefer
red above every other earthly considers
lion.
Should yos be without capital, a charac-,
ter for honesty. sobriety, and industry, will
make you master Of another mans purse /:
and money properly used, Is most pro-
d"ctive commodity. Should you have
powerful rivals in trade, character for