Litchfield enquirer., 1839-09-12

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T'hese extracts are sufficient 10 illustrate
the point have in view, which Is to show
he industry with which Mr.. WEBSTER Is ever
Ioillng In the ample field Of observatlon.-
Even his imagination condescends TO CLEAN
from experiences. I have marked one pas
sage In italic, which appears 70 Indicate tnai
he sports of the field 10 which he Is addicted
are made tributary to the duties Of the Sena-
T will close this letter with an anecdote.
which nav enliven its dulness, while it Will
exemDlifv the general position have main-
tnined. and prove that, in his hours of relax
alton. MIR. WEBsTER Is still at scOrk. II IS pro-
per TO premise that he Is devoted and skill
full angler--a vocation which is favored by
the streams and bays around his residence at
Marshfield. On one occasion he was IN
boat fishing for cod, or whatever else Nep-
tune might send TO his hook. It was q few
DAYS previous to his famous Bunker Hill ora
ton and il would seem that, line in hand,
he imagined himself at that sacred spot, with
his audience before him. His companion
remarked that his lips moved, while the jerk
of his line indicated a nibble. If not bite, at
the hook. " Fortunate mani" said Mr..
WEBSTER, in deep and trembling tone. At
that instant the bite was renewed, and he
pulled large cod from the water, at the
same time continuing his speech. apparently
unconscious Of whit he was doing. For
tunate, fortunate man." said he, !" through
you the electric spark of liberty has been
conducted fromthe New World 70 the Old !"
A few days after this, Mr.. WEBSTER made
his address at Bunker Hill. and these words
which first saluted the struggling cod, were
applied to the venerable LAFAYETTE.
THE ABsURDIr1Es OF IGNoRANcE. On
Tuesday evening widower applied to an
alderman in this county. to marry him to
widow. The alderman undertaking to act
as matrimonial blacksmith, accompanied
the applicant to the house where the chains
were to be riveted. Introduced to the apart
rnent where he was to officiate, he saw two
we'll dressed and pretty women holding .
blanket extended across corner. Above it
were visible a head and shoulders the latter
very fair and quite guiltless of clothing. As
this is the fashion, the alderman was not sur
prised but being very polite, and therefore
looking down, for fear Of embarrassing the
lady, he saw two little feet peeping from be-
meath the blanket, as white and as bare as
the shoulders above. Thinking that he had
got into the wrong apartment and at an un-
seasonable hour, he begged pardon for the
supposed intrusion, and beat retreat. But
before he reached the door, the two brides
maids told him to stay, for there was the bride
More astonished fhar1 eyNer--indeed struck
quite in heap-he requested the brides
groom to explain. Thus appealed to. the
swain said that the lady behind the blanket,
in the costume of Venus just risen from the
sea, Tor of the Venus de Medicis without the
gauze wrapper that some modest people
A..
the parlor) was the soidog. The acidoso scho
exclaimed the alderman. The widow that is
waiting for me to marry her. But why does
she choose that dress for the occasion asked
the forger of hymenial manacles. Her late
husband died about $3.50 in debt, and if she
rf1arries without any clothes on, her new hus-
hand 4 moi ierallv bound ID nav the debt
T The, While she Glands behind the blan.
hfasa !, a,S hcId her hana and vo, cn saw
the word am and make ,,s me The aIderman.
afiar ! hearty la,Ioh 81 This learned evnos;.
tion II the Law. tol} the bridecroom that Fl he
married the widow. even wiihout her skin.
the decention would not save him fron, his
pre6ecessor,s debts.but that according To law.
Ia must take her. cum O,,ere with am her bnr.
dens. Thus advised. The widow Venus went
n, -sta;rs mt nff the costume IF q Ood1ess
~ Il S' go, fJesca,,da = tla .h;,i;,sS 80
49, 90. ,,cesi -. h1,,s,.
$3.50 ~. he.,as o.,J 800 =. S.e ~
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Fsn,ng 2 GoTeraor.-A good JOKE Is told OF
Gov. Boggs. by the ordinances OF the city
OF !enerson' discnarging pistol within the
cry nmits - PunisnaDle Dy me. Inc Gov
ernor Droke TINS law ana was nauIed UP Pc
iofe tne Mayor, ana nned gse dollars; Inc
IoseInOr PIo.es.eu.- con.ehd,ng tnat ne had
nlsa 1870. ms ooc.rine; ana was aDouI preparing
al a'stlansss 20 looge me governor 10 jan,
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