Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-27

tent English education, and for this purpose they should have access not only to the bi- ble, bu; to the best writings of Watts, Addi- son, Cowper, and Mrs. More. In wealthy and we'll conducted families the poorest girls may have this advantage. By avoiding do- mcstic service, they deprive themselves of advantages which they can never have in any other business. The pride of females often condemns them to poverty and to single life. Many and many female fails to gain comfortable settlement in life, merely because she is too proud to submit to | the apprenticeship of learning the duties ofa house. keeper in the character of hired do- nestle. FRANKLIN.
 Pretty Fair.-Not long since a worthy me- chanic of this place. who by prudence and industry had put by enough to purchase a sSaall lot on which to erect workshop, did so. The deed was made out and presented to him, and he wishing to be sure all was right, took it to a lawyer and requested him to ..:...: it over. On the lawyers pronounc- ing it all rIgn, - s...- ..'... - "As you are poor man, will charge you but five dollars" was the generous reply Not many days after this, the lawyer rode out in his carriage, and when near the shop of his recently sheared customer, some part of his rigging gave way, which compelled him 10 call blacksmith. The tinkering at the carriage took about as long as it did the lawyer to look over the deed. "What's your charge sir" asked the lawyer. "As you are poor man, will charge you but five dollars" grinned the smutty blacksmith. The lawyer recognizing his customer, hand ed him a five dollar note and rode on.
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 Ingenious Derice.-Report saith that the industrious ladies of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, when they were obliged to go out to work in the cornfelds and to leave their young children unattended at home. make use of the following admirable contrivance to supply the young one with nourshment. and at the same time to prevent serious acci- dents. First, they place the child on its back in the centre of the floor, then they take twine string and tie piece of fat ba- con to one end of it, and the other end they fasten 10 the infants great toe. The baby, having the bacon placed in its mouth, begins. to suck very heartily and, if during the mothers absence, it happens to draw the meat into its throat,it naturally gives kick; the motion of the feet jerks the twine, and the lump of fat is pulled out in time to pre- vent suffocation. By this means the servi- ces of child's nurse are dispensed with, and the mammas can leave home for four hours, wnissout feeling any apprehensions tor the little cheruHs,s safety.
 A Real Treas v Fortune.-"Iwo "ayS ago." says the Audience, "S country glric: who had spent all her money at b lottery oi handkcrchiefs, collars, and other articles, on . public promenade at Versailles, offered he' umbrella to the keeper oi me stalI' us ~ ?A ty for some more tickets. The man refi1se.4 to comply with her request, but told her that if she would allow him to cut off her hair, he would give her in exchange for it, twenty tickets. The poor girl, in the hope of re- dceming her torture, consented. and in minute the scissors of the despoiler had de- privcd her of this ornament of her sex. Tho girl played on until nineteen of her tickets came up blanks. The twentieth was prize. read it aloud to the persons who were crowd ing around, and who were convulsed with Iaughter-it was q coMB."-EnghSh paper.
 Elopenaent Ertraorlinary.-The police hav- ing received an intimation that two suspi- cious looking, though genteelly dressed men, had arrived in town day before yesterday, kept a surveillance over them, and discover- ed that they were peddling goods abcat the cer Hennick finding that they had no li- censc, arrested them at Worley's tavern, where they were stopping. and took them before Justice Gorsuch, to answer the charge of q violation of the city ordinance. One of the persons called himself Thomas Ward, and the other John FitZhugh. The latter was dressed in the tip of fashion, and wore black frock coat, vest buttoned high in the neck. white pantaloons. and a light cap. From the appearance of this per son, it was more than suspected that 6 tR- male in disguise had been a--.ested. They were committed c1Ii the charge brought ags!nss s:scni. At the jail, the one called John Fitzhugh acknowledged that she was z. woman, and that her name is Mrs. on Dan- iels; that she is the wife of MT. D 4Aniels of Fredericksburg, and that she hP d eloped with her companion about five Weeks ago, since when they have beerl travelling through the country, she beinr! disguised in male attire. She said that She had been married at IA years of age, md is now 22.- There was little boy of four years of age. with the pair, who she sa i'd is her son, and that she has left another child with her hus- band. The reason she gave for elopement was III treatment. Her paramour is also from fredericksburg. and declared it to be his intention to marry her, expressing the strongest affection for his companion in guilt. The woman is possessed of much personal beauty, and enacted her part to per- lection during the examination before the magistrate, though she was somewhat abash- ed when it was intmated that she was wo. man-Balimore Sun.
 4 Second Nat. THTner.-By the last lherville Ga- ze.te. we learn that negro man named Primus, be- longing Mir Hutchens. accused of being the leader of gang of runaways nestne the woods in the rear of Bayou Geula. and of having fired two white in habtants and threatened the life of two others. as