Litchfield enquirer., 1839-08-29

Major Noah thus mus Oi -. n l;.c. ofa
Star, the peculiar condition OF ia. an E'o'V
daily newspaper, in Iargs Guy Yrs
A lady who is preparing for great o u%
oortv' has one advantage at leasI -, ~ = roode
that She is not at home when o o ma
tnas ' her hnt the editor of an evening Ra-
uPoa - 49,. rossihlv plead that excuse: ~
~ S either be non est or pc ready 10 Ie.
ne;uo ali visitors. We had one guy %S'
,.,aeE TO sit up for company, as Ills caitSu'
and we kept a memorandum 70 !nate .tle
nunaber of visitors, and the 0isersily solsuu-
;octs thew discussed and they come in such
J.':d Succession and for so many different
OBJECTS that it was amusing to witness the
oontrast. Talk of an editor being OF no
consennence on this mundane sphere why.
10 receives more visits than minister OIL
state is asked to do more obliginng Things J;
;S renuired to perform more actual services
and his advice on all subjects is courted Wi.h
meet anxious solicitude. True, ne gets notn-
inc in return for all such civilities; ne is on
" an editor after all !; a kind OF fore morse
~ the public team; leader with bit IN t ms
mouth which some one else holds "Wnl
Won, he so kind" said q lady, as to publish
call for a meeting of the Charitable Knit
ting and Darning Society! We are quite
moor. Mr.. Editor, and can't pay. and the poor
You know, must not be neglecteds our pl0le
Shows this" "Certainly, madam, It shall De
published" "And pray, mr.. Editor say
word or two in our favor, If you please;
,~oo3 morning" vi should like you very
1nmch. Mr.. Editor" said another visitor to
uotice tremendous fan after the fashion OF
the Canton Punkas, which have in my eat
;no room to scare off the flies and make the
room cool its quite novelty. assure you. !"
ii will endeavof to call at your house, and
look at it, 49,.
"Mr. Editor" said a bustling little man. an
put on your hat and 60 up with me 10 4oS
f.2 Water street, and see newly inventeo
gridiron, which saves all the gravy AS ne
was iisnatched in marched with INFINITE gra-
v;tv. two Of the Bedouin Arabs, recently per-
forming in this city, and after making sa-
liam. thew retreated few steps, and began
their speech thus g Selem aaly Ko'tm o''eno
mo rehobb ghew elk Qobaylah aiyt bach neSo'. =,
ak ento,lnna be splama kher oullah ma ray''ae. +"
Chi Arabic is it?" We must brush up
little. So, so, the manager has cheated you
out of seventy dollars, you say, Ior your
nerfornnance Now listen. Alma cGtchGnyn
Es,s,r 1obazah ziyboh oatddy le houna aGty le-
Son azaef Rekioua saot ed-dub be-eisn G~en
maazo o,tet." Anglice: elm your own coun-
trv. Sid, YOU could bring the manager be-
fore the Cadi, recover your money, and get
him bastinadoed. Be satisfied, my friend,
that YOU have only lost your money, without
being bastinadoed yourselfinto the bargain"
So saving, they made their salaams and re-
tired. How cruel it is to cheat poor stran-
pers thus. In walked brisk little military
looking gentleman from Texas. II have
brought YOU the latest papers, sir-every
thing goes on we'll in Texas-no apprehen-
sion at all from Mexico-it is her interest to
make peace with US, and utterly out OF her
power to send an army at this or any time,
to operate against US. You are OFTEN spoken
of in Texas, sir, as one of her earliest friends
almost the first, in fact, who advocated her
independence in the Northern States. ex-
pected to have seen you offered aseat IN her
cabinet, or receiving section of land. =
"AH in good time SIR" said /, Republics
are ungrateful." In walked the old boy in
specs, and we talked of Clay's cheering
prospects-of the foolish timidity among his
friends-of the necessity of some prompt
movement in his behalf at this time. xs.
Scarcely had he departed when prime
young gentleman, with chamois leather
gloves on, wished to know for. bet, only to
decide bet, what the meaning was Of " ami
post nort,lns." A message from Sandy WEIGH,
to announce that the next day he was to
slay singularly fine turtle. The door flew
open, and in waddled a mysterious looking
parsonage. Did you know why the Great
Western backed her wheels towards the
Brooklyn shore when bound QUIT" IL did
not" II was to take in passenger" "No,
was it Z" Sand whoido you think that pas
say sop Yes, but do; and what do you
say" ITO dine with Mr.. Webster, Lord
Wellington and Mr.. Peel" ais it possible Z"
Eyes, and he comes back in the same ship"
Such is slight view of the many morn
ing calls which the editor of an evening pa
per receives daily. How many more the
morning editors are favored with we cannot
say, but if it proves any thing, it goes to
show the important agency of the press as
medium of communication with the people,
and how cautious its conductors should be,
having an agency Of such delicacy and con-
sequence placed at their sole disposal, while
at the same time it proves to the public how
severe and laborious and searching are the
duties of an editor, and the claims the press
really has to protect and patronage.
Donations. Webster, IL. D. the vet
eran of American Literature, seems TO be lay
ing aside his armor, or rather after the man.
ner Of ancient heroes suspending it in our
temples Of science. May he long enjoy the
green old age IN which he at present rests
from his labors.
He has given to the library Of Yale Col.
iege. his Alma Mater, number of rare and
valuable books, Saxon, Russ, and Eihiopic.
He has made donation of classical and
other books to the library of Middlebury
College, of which ore Of his sons-in-law was
professor; among these is an elegant edition
Of Pliny's works in folio, which belonged TO
Lord Hardwicke.
he has given number of valuable hooks
70 the library Of Amherst College, in Massa.
ers. '''e 'o '
He has nadea donation of miscellaneous
works TO the Proprietors Library in Hartford.
the original seat Of his ancestors, the iirst Of