Litchfield enquirer., 1839-01-24

but SWeeter music OFT rs neaFQ q 7
In daddy's shinge mill.
There's music been at Harrisburg
And music in the swamps; ~
There music made in Canada,
by patriotic Scamps;
There's music in the midnight Shore aa
Though few may call it such s.. 10 |
And music made by sqnalng brats,
But don't like it much.
There's music in baked beans and pork,
And music in the glasses;
There's music made by knife and fork
And music in the lasees; "
But D. there sWeeter music still s'&
'Twere sin for man % mock IT;
IT'S made by little yellow boys -.,
That jingle in the pocket.
Non Committal- THE Wellsyile (Ohio) Advertiser
has the names Of Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and
William Henry Harrison arrayed at the head OF his
editorial columns, which he revolves once week, and
thus changes the relative position of tho three.
DEATH OF L. E. 1.-The Boston Atlas states, on
the authority Of passenger in the brig Mary Paulina
which arrived there day or two since, that the po
etess Miss Landon, who married the newly appointed
governor Of Sierra Leone died soon after her arrival
in Africa, from the effects Of the climate.
Arisfocracy.-Gov. Dudley, of N. c. in his address
to the Legislature says: "As to our aristocracy,
gentlemen, need not tell you that our institutions
neither legalze recognize its existence; that it
lives but in the diseased fancy Of the worthless and
envious leveller, who, desparng to elevate himself
seeks to pull down others to his own poor Standard
We have no anstocracy but that which superior in
dustry, intelligence, and moral worth confer, and Of
that what Government would not be justly proud 7?
An Interesting Family Pary.-Mr. James Breed Of
this town. aged eighty, and his wife, Sarah s. Breed,
having anticipates wish to see his children and de-
scendents together, eghty-eght in number, not long
since, invited them to assemble ct hsresdsnce in this
town. Accordingly, the 18th inst. they assembled;
husbands, wives, and descendants, TO the number of
seventy-nine, nine only being absent. The most re.
arkable fact was, that an the descendants and their
families, with the exception Of one family, lived with
in one hundred rods Of the place omeeng, and could
have walked there in FIVE minutes.-LmH Record.
The Richmond papers Of the lst, announce the en-
tire destruction Of that spacions establishment, the
Eagle Hotel, and three large brick buildings adjoining
it on main street. The furniture and contents Of the
tavern and Of the Offices and stores in the basement,
as well as the contents Of the other buildings were
principally consumed. The loss 10 estimated ut about
$4,000, of which about $4,000 was covered by in
surance.- Washington Gls6e
Tansaiising.- Senate onMonday rescinded the
resolution Of Mr. Benton which passed last week, to
have printed large number Of copies Of document
containing DISPOSITIONS, &C., taken before the British
House Of Commons twenty years ago. on the subject
Of duties on SALT The printing of this document
would have given Blair IS or $4,000 job, but the re-
solution was rescinded by vote of2stol5.
A proposition was recently made in the Missouri
Legislature to Of the counties Of the State
after Senator Buchanan. Of Pennsylvania. Il was
resisted by the extreme Loco Focos. on the ground
that tho Senator was Fsderalist! S mi
Csrs. for Sscearing.-An urchin at public school,
having been detected in swearing was ordered by
the master to watch mouse hole, with pair Of
tongs, and not to speak move till he caught mouse
Singulahy enough mouse soon made his appear.
ance which the boy seized with the tongs, and hold
ing alo triumphan,ly exclaimed at the top Of his
voice, by - I've got him! ~ This caused roar
oflaugher in which the master could no. resist join
ing. s...... ,. sea
Victoria with a Preach Hnsbnnd.-The Boston Post
says--A friend has shown us q private letter from
London, which says: "The question Of marriage be.
tween the Queen and the Due de Nemours, Il 10 said
was submitted TO the Pivy Council yesterday, (6lh
November,) at Windsor 1t cannot, Of course, be
publicly known to any one out Of the Council. If
proposition to this effect has come from Louis Philippe
and it is not unlikely, he is cunning as well a.
ambitious. it must be brought before Parliament, and
the Prince must embrace the Protestant faith before
it can be entertained. The intimation Of the mar.
rage is received with much favor by the public, and
is daily gaining ground" l ~Aa
Smith, the young man who robbed the Post Office
in New Orleans, by calling for letter not bis own,
and extracting its contents "a $1,000 biID has been
found guilty. and sentenced, understand, BY Judge
Of the United States District Court to ten
years imprisonment, at hard labor. The N. 0. Sun
says that Smith was printer and that he came to
that city in search Of employment. Finding himself
unable to procure IT, he Fesorted in moment Of des-
pair, TO dishonest means Of supplying bis necessities
PrecOcioas Genius.-A boy at the age Of ten years
went school for the first time The teacher to test
his information, asked him Whe made you 7" The
boy could not answer. And the teacher told him the
proper answer and desired the boy 10 remember it,
Some hours after the teacher put the same question 10
him again. The boy rubbed his head in great agony
and at length sswered, swow! I've forgot the gen.
ileman's name" .- ,L se5 8e. hasa .V
A CRsiEage.-MS. lanes 8. Garrison Of NewsOr. |
leans, challenges the world to run his colt Wagner,
next epnss uSuHBt auy uo1Se usases " WuoteVeT may
be produccd. ior twenty thousand dollars. We win
put Sab Treasurer against him and sun the risk
" Y. Whig. 49, ST..
GOOD morning - said q gentleman 10 round, |
SIN Of EEin ~ho'n no met riding on |
The road; "your nag is in god order" "Intlade,
70 may shy that; and what dis makes her 10, ms
myself doosnt know. for she has nothing in this bes
ed waFd tate, bui whale siVaw-and khas mcseF ssaS