Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-08-15
For ne Kis.RseE3 Encnirpr.

"REMINISCENCES OF BANTAM-No. w.
Al aged gentleman in specs, who - much sf an
ant'quanan asked the writer the other day, how ls
came 10 make such an esEegiow bIunder about the
meaning q the word Banaam. sWbat! said he
Bantam Of Indian oViginI There il no such word
in that language" WsE popular tradition i gene
rally lying concern make he best Of IL and il IN
never worth while 70 take IL OK truh Rausu. then.
is word Of Dutch origin. Bot how il came to heap
piled to this village is mystery which does not Gene
within the scope of antiquity. But to the jfnGle.
Remiaiscsaesia GeneEaL-It was formerly CUSTOM
cry for young men to rise before the sun, and Ct the
sound Of the he'll assemble on the green for the pur-
pose Of ballplaying. Two sides were chosen, and
for the sake Of distinction, wag gave one the name
Of Bantam-Bangers, and the other that Of Bang
the Bantams." The village has gone BY the name Of
Bantam ever since. 1t has been banded in poetry,
and has actually cTept into Gazetteers. The wag
doubtless had heard Of Bantam as the capital Of the
island Of Java, and saw 6 to apply it 10 before OBJ
served. Many haTdfought game Of cricket or wick
ct has been played upon the village green between
the bachelors aud married men, the latter being gene
rally beaten. The old Presbyterian Church that stood
in the centre, frequently exposed mutlation,
and the ragged windows gave evidence, that more
than one ball was sent through them BY the sturdy
striker. Nothing Of the kind could exceed the efforts
that were made in this game II was no uncommon
blow then to plant ball into tbs belfrey and as for
catching, some would run and spring 20 feet, and
seize Il before man had scarcely time TO wink The
ringing shout, the loud huzza on one side and the 81
lent but redoubled efforts on the other. betokened
spirit worthy Of the ancient Greeks in their Olympic
games But the times have changed
The town was once filed with young students
from various parts Of the Union, who resorsed hither
for the purpose studying law. The School Get apart
for this science, was once Aourishing II was con.
Quoted BY the late venerable Judge R, formerly
Chief Justice Of the State. The Judge was man
OF great shrewdness and penetration-dgnifed clear
ia his views, and close and logical reasoner In the
decline Of his life, he partially lost the use Of his voice;
and could not be heard above whisper. He served
his day and generation with distinguished ability, and
wasa strong and unwaverng friend Of education and
the missions. When, BY the nrmisies Of age, he be-
came Incapable Of dischargng his duties a. Instruc
tor in the Law School, he was succeeded bv the,
late Judge c., whose extensive erudition and
pleasing urbanity, need no encomium. But the In.
stitution has now gone down, and the building in
which it was held, has been removed A blank seems
to exist in society, which will not very soon if ever
again be supplied. How many have fallen beneath
the conquering scythe of Time The most eminent,
who acted their parts with honor and fidelity to their
ellow.citizens and to the cause OF science and re
gion, have gone down 10 their graves and few Of thu
elders survive. Sour fathers, where are they and
the prophets do they live forever :" Painful, and vet
mournfully soothing is the remembrance, when we
see them again in imagination when their inaees are
before and their words sl vbra.e in the car of
Fancy. Memory, from her store-house, may often
call up thousand circumstances and after all, per-
haps we may become no wiser; for man is nearly the
same Us he has been, in all past ages of the
world. Though he may reflect upon the records of
time for thousands Of years that have gone by, and
seem to have lived among the characters of antiquity,
they vii! Mi seem to him like dream that is told
Our lives arc but vapeur. and will f,ss,;-l. hr. fsw
incidents at best. upon which we can look with un.
mingled satisfaction. And yet, should every man cit
down for few leisure hours, and record the scenes
he has witnessed, the feelings he has experienced,
and the characters with whom no has associated dur
ing his existence, what fund of amusement. what
variety Of lights and shadows would they present.
The memory might not always be perfectly clear;
mistakes might sometimes occur, and the accuracy Of
dates be forgotten but they would still be able to fur
nish on inexhaustble book Of instruction These ir-
fling essays were merely designed as hints to others,
for cultivating more earnestly that most wonderful.
and not always unpeasing faculty Of the mind. cal
led Memory or "Reminiscences. A few outlines may
be laid down, and the pictures can easily be filed up,
and made to wear their appropriate shades and COLOR
ing. With these reflections the subject is closed.
We cannot vouch for the truth Of the following ar
tcle relative 70 that portion Of Africa Of which bus
little has hitherto been known. Nevertheless, We
give it a. we 6adit.
Paris. june 29-lntelligence hes recently been re-
y s. Ssys new
vince has been founded in the interios Of Africa.
about 600 miles w. Of Mano Emugi. The Object %
this colony 10 TO form commercial communication
with Cape Town. and to civize and Chr1tianze he
Africans in the interior. A rnl.ro 10 in contempa-
ton connect the Portuguese factories vAh g Sal
cred in the Crystal Mountains. Sixteen factories
have recently been erected, which employ 5000 la
borers, mostly Africans. The goods are transported
Europe. The quantity Of linens, silk, sugar. wine.
molasses, ivory work, &C., manufactured at these
Adjustments annually exceeds in value 10000. The
menced operation but the amount already obtained,
would considerably have exceeded 100000 francs
Capt. Espervier, IN conversation with tire Amen
can Consul, expressed his opinion thst il would be
grand field for The enterprise Of American, well
European Colonization Societies. Eniigrans arriving,
viii be taught the Portuguese language Tree Of ex-
pense, will have large tract OF land assigned them
by that government and their abors in the facEres
or IN the field, will be light, and command from d to
20 dollars per wk They will be taught the Catholic
el Espartello, was obliged to keep up military force.
20 prevent the incursions Of the Boshmen.
Capifal-The following toast was given at q Wig
celebration on the 4h in one Of the ownsin this States
"TRe Secret Circular"-ike Paddys dinner-he
knew where il was, but couldn't find it."
young lady at school. engaged in the study Of
grammar, was asked if kiss was common o. pro
haa;aaa;oa alaa renlied . II Il