Litchfield enquirer., 1839-01-31

ged alone, cracking corn IN one Of the patent ma
chimes, he unfortunately got bic arm entangled in
bag. which, catching in the cogs Of the achine drew
10 his hand. and severed the arm from his body, just
below his elbow. Finding he was likely to be drawn
into the machine, he bent his across the edge Of
the tub and there held it with all bis strength, until
the hand was torn off, and the cords Of the arm drawn
out which freed him from Ills peFilous and painful sit
iation He then took his light in his remaining hand
and walked some distance to his dwelling Amputa-
ton was performed by Doctors White and Shove, the
patient throughout the whole painful operation main
tanning the utmost extraordinary rmness and resig-
pation-H ydson River Chron. ,.,s, III,
The Baltimore Republican, the only Administers
toa paper in that city, has been dscontnuedfor want
Fire and Loss Of I.ife.--The starch mill of the
Messrs Prescots, Of Jeffrey, N. H. was burnt to the
ground on the night Of the Cd inst and Hon. Samuel
Abbott, IN aged and respectable lawyer, for many
years member of the N. H. Legislature, in an at-
tempt some Of the property, persisted in the
flames. More than ten thousand bushels of potatoes.
and quantity of starch were destroyed The Mill
was insured at the Worcester Mutual Office. Loss
about 5000. s5s,t u..s qf-i.-s-. ti, ..,,4r -.7s
New Definition Of cr6.-A teacher some time
since being DESTROYS ascertain the extent Of p-
pills knowledge in grammar, addressed this question
to her, whist s verb 7" The pupil hesitated, stun,-
ered and at last confessed utter ignorance upon the
subject, upon which the teacher repeated the well
known sentence werd which signifies TO be, TO do,
TO suffer" short time after in the course Of in
struction the phrase she is good wife, was given
10 the same scholar to parse. "What is wife 2? said
the teacher; wife, responded the pupil, with a
frightened counsenance, " oh know that wife is a
verb.'' '' why 2" said the teacher, "Becausc you
told me that was word which signifies to BE- do or
to s.6s, My mother is wife, and she has to begood
70 ps n 70 DO, for she is always doing work, and 10
suffer whenever my father stays late a, the tavern"
Yankee Philosophy-never displayed itself in better
advantage, tsays the NewYO Gazetle) than to the
Of the editor Of the Nashua Telegraph That ed
tor was burnt ont recentIy. but with the recuperavc
energy that specially belongs to his countrymen. he
published his paper in few days with new type and
with an improved appearance. That fire could not
burn out Of him the ndomitable spirit Of his race is
apparent enough from the following paragraph. pub
sled in the first number Of the revived Telegraph
Jack Downing himself never uttered nobler Ynn-
keeirm. or better philosophy. ....5.
/" Comforting. -Mnny a man goes to bed rich at
night and gets up in the morning worth groat.-
That is not our case-we to bed night poor.
and 60, mp before the next morning darned sight
poorer ,a~tel 1T ee f6vau .hagi aa. ,saa tssfc
The mints are now beginning 70 reissue the beau
tfu coin called the Gold Eagle, the first time in IS
years. '.' '''''22 '''i' bA& }'.,~' 'tt.
"They say trout will bite now, father" raida sport
ing youth Well, well, mind your work then, and
you'll be sure they Won't bite you," was the consoL
ing reply, ..-ae .a.raa e,t, ar-r... -s.....,,,
Shocking Death. On Thursday evening the Sd inst,
Mr.. William Fitzgerald. respectable inhabitant Of
New Castle. who was nearly eighty years Of age. was
found in his dwelling literally burned to death. av-
ing iost his wife about year ago. he has since lived
entirely alone II ii presumed that in attempting
ignite loco foco MATCH his shirt bosom accidentally
took fre and in struggling to extinguish the fame.
the appearance indicated that he had fallen over a
chair and stunned himself by striking his head against
. door post In the room where he was found. the
floor was burned through, and quantity of straw.
which covered vegetables in the cellar also con-
sumed, and number Of fowls which were there, were
ssothered His bed-curtains were nearly burned up
and his clothing all burned or torn fomhis body; and
yet the heuse not destroyed. Al part Of his shirt,
with particles of burned skin and flesh adhering it,
was found in another room Of the house, and every
man must have struggled for long time in painful
agony.--Trdson Riuer CAron. ,.t.f....
A greenhorn lately took a notion to get married.
After the ceremony was concluded, jonathan took
quarter Of dolarfrom hia packet. deliberately walk
ed up to the parson, and handed it to him, saying
" Parscn keep the whole. you needn't give me back