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


scarcely an old bee will be- left.'
JEREMIAH SWIPES.
Mr.. Jeremiah Swipes entered an apoth-
ecary's store few nights since, with a pale,
haggard, and wo-begone conntenance;
and after three or four heavy signs, asked
a young man behind the counter II he had
amy pisons.'
yes, SIR was the reply, . wo have a
variety Of poisons.'
Well-6ll this ere bottle with lauda-
hum +; I'm sick-and want some pison.-
Oh! my hearth .......
The last ejaculation somewhat astound
ed the apothecaIy, and rather put him on
his guard. for the wO-begone appearance
Of Jeremiah was we'll calculated to excite
suspicion he therefore filed the phial with
colored water. and handed it to his Gus
toner. ....
win this do the business asked
Swipes, shaking the mixture, and looking
volumes Of despair.
. 1 think it WILL replied the young man,
8 have never known it to fail yet, even
in the most desperate cases Of your COM
plant, which appears TO be deliriu1s Petts-
cOatiMm.'
.Oh, sir, will take all. and-here's a
quarter dollar. Adieu, SIR
The young wag determined to see the
effect of his new nostrun, followed the
desperate lover through number Of streets,
until they reached a ricketty old building
in - street which had from time inn
memorial borne rather doubtful charac-
ter. Jeremiah knocked ut the door, which
was soon opened by sturdy looking
wench, who, If she did not as Byron has
il, " walk in beauty's light" at least walk
ed ia the light Of "a two cent candle, which
she held rather gracelessly in her hand.
'Oh! SUSAN exclaimed Jeremiah,
drawing his hand across his face, have
come to bid you long and last farewell.
This ERE bottle what be- got in my hand
holds the stuff what will unite time and
eternity; l told you, you treated me SO
cruelty, meant TO take poison
Take it aud be hanged replied Su-
san. snubbing up her nose, but before
you do, l think you had better settle up
the scot with the widow for six weeks
board and lodging, washing in the bargain
But, Susan, won't yoD have me =
You ! Ina! ha why I'D walk bare
foot I'LL the days o. my life, and die in the
aims house afore I'D have you!'
Then she things settled groaned Jsrz
emiah, behold the victim Of your cru
city,
Suiting the action to the word, he swal-
lowed the contents Of the phial, and laid
down on The pavemen.s, rs he expressed it,
to sleep tho sleep Of death while the re-
lentless fair slammed the do0r and retired
to sleep, perchance to DREAM
WEEPING.
Young women are full Of tears. They
will weep as bitterly for the loss Of a new
dress as the loss Of an old lover. They
will weep for any thing or for nothing
They will scold you to death for acciden-
tally tearing new gown, and weep for
spite that they cannot be revenged on you.
They will play the coquetle in your pres
ence, aud weep when you are absent. They
will weep because they cannot 60 I" ball
or a tea-pariy, or because their parents
will not permit them to run away with
BLACKBOARD and they will weep because
they cannot have every thing their own
way.
Married women weep to conquer. Tears
are the most potent arms of matrimonial
warfare. II gruG husband has abused
his wife, she wesps, and he repents and
promises better behaviour. How many
men have gone to bed in wrath, and risen
in the morning subdued with tears and q
curtain lecture Women weep To get at
their husbands secrets, and they also weep
when their own secrets have been reveal.
ed. They weep through pride, through
vanity. through folly, through cunning, and
through weakness. They will weep for
husbands misfortunes, while they sc"ld
him. A woman will weep over the dead
body oE her husband, while her vanity
will ask her neighbour how she is fitted
with her mournings- The Widow of
Ephesus believed the grave Of her spouse
with one eye. while she squiu,ed love to
Young soldier with the olher.'
Drunkards are much given to weeping.
They will shed tears Of bitter repentance
this moment. and sin the nest. II 10 %"
uaeonsmon thing to hear them sursing the
effects Of intemperance, while they are
poisoning the cup Of indulgence, and gas
ping to guIp down its eOnssnla.