Litchfield enquirer., 1840-11-12
WHOLE No. 152.

OSS" "Oscnt HOut SChOOf tbe last Two
 months. Reflect on what have been sav-, ling [" you, aud then tell me whether LG- cy, during this tine, though she has uoe looked into school book, Ras made any progress in her edUcaticn gs' rs
 The girls were silent and thoughtful fer a few moments. Maria Jarvis spoke first. Lucy'S 'ecoRomical educatiOn,' as yom call it, sir" she said, !" has been going on, for she has had tic care of the family, and every thing to do an through her mothers illness.'" ...,.. s--. .
 And guess she has been going ahead in' her "moral education,' interposed little Mary Lewis, !" for | never saw any body 90 patieRt as she was. with. her neOther's cross baby" .y az
 And she I'as not lost this opportunity for improving in her religious cduca,ion'," resumed the teachel. Yeu all saw her yesterday at her mothers funersl ssbda< ing tile grief of her Kufe sisters by her qui- ct resignation and alfectioua.e devotion to lileln: Ah,, she has been taking lessons in more important branches of aducation than are taught in school" !" ..--
 So you see,. diy dear children, .kaF Rfs' is a schooll-a' primary school; and fhap wo are all scholars, aud are all preparing for a day of examination, when the inialli- ble, all-seeing Judge will decide how w@ have Prohted by our means of edueGtioH,"
 .... s MARRIAGE.
 After ak that has been said about connubi~ af felicity perhaps there are more marriages than there ought to be.--Boston Herald.
 Are there no thunders of female indigna- tion to fall on the head ot this bold denOunS Ger of n'atrimony; the object fOr which eve- ry virgin heart throbs with the most intense anxiety? But let us restrain all feelings of resentment; withhold torrents of srepToof which were rising spontaneously, and dis course to this misguided individual, the edit- or of the Boston Nerald, with bfotherly kind- ness and CAristian forbearance. Come them let us reason together, Mr. Herald. Is it not polite to encourage marriage? Is it not im- polite to discourage them? The person who is desirous of being married will lead Q more correct and virtuous life than ono whose views and intentions are dinerent- The expectation of getting married is safe-' guard to good morals 5 and with young per- sons ir ctlen acts as salutary restfaiht. when nothing else, perhaps, would keep them within the bounds of good behaviour Fake away the hope of being married, the desire 10 enter the pale of matrimony, and you tnkc away one of the strongest motives- to a moral course of conduct. sea h'IF9 As matter of worldly prudence, young men will find that Tnatrina0ny, instead. of saddiing them with Q vast increase of ex- pense. will, ~ their choice be julicious,) ac- tually promote their pecuniary interests. In inc first place, 1t gives them local habita- ton, prevents them from rambling about from pillar tO post, from city tO city, and dissipating their earnings with venturesomo experiments. Secondly, 1t induces . greater et a6REee ns.s Sf sseonomy, by presenting the con- jccts, wife and children, depending on onc'S exertions. Thirdly, it finds a man in Occu- patton, amusement and companionship. He is not at a loss for way to dispose of him. self in hours of leisure, he is not driven fo taverns and theatres for recreation, but. (un- less strongly tinctured with brutality) he finds his chief enjoymen in the society of his tan1ily. These are but fs,c of the a6- vantages of married life but as we suppose very many of our readers have tried the ex. pertinent, and most of the remainder intend to try it, we deem # uRneeessaVy to spin out . treatise on the subject and as for the ed~ itor whose words we have quoted above, the man who could give utteraRee t0 such sen. timent must be incorrigiDle. We leave him to destiny to marry or hang himself, as fate and he shall determine.
 .a. PAiadelphia Lsdger.s
 Cultirasion ofMe Mind.-Consiiey the ad. vaniages which flow from . we'll cultivated mind. What isN which gives man his chief dignity What is it which makes him lord ofthe creation, and gives him his superiority over all other orders of terrestrial beings!- Many animals excel him in strength, in fleet ness, and instinctivo sagacity. Where then shall we look for that supremacy which makes aH ofher ariMak fear and dread him! Surely it is his mind, that immortal spirit which thinks, reasons and reflects. Its im- provement, then, must be the most noble oc- cupatiOn in which rational being cen eM~ gage. But how often are these noble facuE- ties misimproved, or perverted 10 the worst of purposes How often are they blunted by passion, appetite, or the gross pleasures of sensual indulgence. How often is aaR the victim of vicious indolenee and sloth.- How frequently is he rendered miserable by the indulgence of his passions, oy by brutal lust! How miserable must that man De who can find no enjoyment except iD tEle measures of sense! But he whose mind is improved and enriched with stores of vari- ous knowledge, has source of consolation within, of which no man can deprive him.. Riches often take 0 themselves wings and fly away. Honor and worldly grandeur aFo extremely tickle and uncertain. One day we may be raised to the highest pinnacle ok earthly glory, and very soon be plunged m- 10 the lowest depths of degradatioR ana mis- cry. The human frame is afsC subjecr to numerous and painful diseases. How many there are who hardly know what it is to en- joy one moment's exemption from pain.-.