Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1840-02-06
No. Sc. WHOLE No. ~.

The Ert,itS Of UIfruism MoRT0N.
/ has been elected Governor of Massachusetts
III consequence of u law infringing upon the
natural rights of the citizens OF that State
me ultra friends of Temperance undertook
10 JORGE People into their views. The conSe-
quence is that the cause of Temperai1ce-
q cause which commends itselfto every SEN
u'i'etit OF patriotism, philanthropy aud vir-
tue-haS received wound from which il
1 viii not recover IN quarter Of q century.
Inc cause OF Temperance has been deem
iy wounded in this State. But two or three
years ago, all the great, the wise and The
good men of our State, were heartily enga-
| ged in the benevolent cause of Temperance.
Reason, argument, persuasion and example.
were working most benignly. Almost the
entire community acted in harmony upon
| this great question. t$ r%& fSe9
But 10 an evil hour the fell spirit of Ultra.
Ism obtruded itself into the Temnerance
councils. Denunciation and Proscrintinn
usurped the place of Reason and Arprnent
Instead of continuing their endeavors to
persuade men to abandon the use of Rum.
Gin and Brandy, the Temperance Reform
ers made new issue, requiring the disuse
of Wine at the Communion Table, and de-
handing the Farmers, by laying tho axe to
the root of their Apple Trees, to prevent the
distillation of Cider. ISL
This led to revnlsion which all. tempe
/ rate men fcrcsaw. The Temperance cause
lost many of lis best and most devoted labor
ers. tlost, also, the respect, confidence and,
sympathy Of the community: Popular opin-,
ION was turned against it. The consequences
are seen and felt all around us. 4 large
proportion of the true friends Of Tempe
rance have been silenced. They are ready.
I however,, TO rc-ernbafk in the cause when the
good work can be resumed under better aus.
plces and wiser councils.-Ak5any Journal
leap Year.-The year 1910 Is leap year,
and as we have been requested by moro than
one lady to notice that TACT VIC, of course,
take pleasure in complying 1870, then, is
leap year, be it known to every body, old
bachelors and young, old maids and misses.
Young men, take care, stay at home more
than common, and don't be caught out in the
, evenings or you'll be caught ia some other
we believe, that any gentleman, possessing
the least spark of gatlantry, dare not refuse
e an offer under any circumstances. AS for
4 ourself, don't know what we shall do, if such
J, misfortune should happen to befal U.s.
y, We asked bachelor friend his opinion in
4 regard to that matter! He only calculated
z a-tass! a-lass! Our fair readers win bear
S in mind, however, that we have no time to 60
!, to market, &c, until after Harrison is elect
: ed President. and until that time, if the knot
: is to be tied at all, we must merely go into
/, 'thc Union for the sake ofthe Union
II Steg6enpile Herald.
t Bores.-The good and the bad things of
t earth arc strangely mingled together, and
J., you cannot have either separately. AgfeeA<
G bic friends arc blessings; but one cannot
It form acquaintance without contracting some
!. sort Of alliances with those who are espe-
| all.
8 were created, it would be difficult to deter
q mine; perhaps, to teach us patience ard
h forbearance It certainly requires as much
h patience to remain coolnnder the infections
v Of dullness, as for any thing else in life
: and to be able to forbear when you feel
n tempted to kick stupidity out of your pres
= ence, is n virtue indeed. sst s79t
!. " There are two leading classes Of borcs-
y 1.-The garruioiis and the taciturn. Heaven
I help YOU. when you are victirnized by one
I of the first class! He deluges you with
!, words. He inficts oil the scandal and news
upon you, while you look like Resignation
lhugging whipping-po post. You feel irrita-
ted awhile, and then sick. He has tongue
enough for both, and not only requires that
, you resolve yourself into horrible deforml-
iiy, by becoming all car. You gapc, and
|, show symptoms Of sleep. He doesn't care
, you may sleep, or dislocate your jaws. as
= you please. Heis one of the emissnries Of
fate, sent on earth 10 punish, and he means
! to fulfill the purpose Of his destiny. There
I Is no getting clear Of his noise and yOtl
!, may MS we'll be as complacent as you can.
! and regard his tongue as the scourge which
inf1icts chastisement for past sin. ~ fS1f2
! Again, a taciturn bore drops into your
presence. You talk first on one subject, ana
Then or some other but instead Of showing
interest, he looks as If his leaden .eyelid
would fall in spite of your efforts. You
think the fellowa fool ; and can scarcely re-
sist the propensity 10 enlighten him in regard
to himself by telling him so. You look
) unutterable things" at him |; but you cam
not stir him up. Your heart sinks within
! you, and for a moment you look The model
of statue of despair. You ask to read the
morning paper, but he is tired to death OF
politics. You offer him book, and be fun
bles il lisilessly for ri1oment,i and puts 10
, down. Your agony becomes excFaciating !;
your friend looks lkcithe impersonation Of
the nightmare, and no clings to you as the
oldnhn Of tho sea chung TO Sinbad.
The present Is the age of bores. No skill
can avoid them. Like the enemy Of your
souls salvation, they 20 about seeking whom
they may destroy. They infest every soci-i
ETY., their name is legion If you were TO-
seek cave In some far.off mountain, they
would find you out ; On II, in despair, yola.
; should drown yourself in the sea, The ghost
of some bore would be sure to rise with
yours from the waters, and torture your
shade on its way to "the Kingdom come.
Il Whether you sit down, lie down, read, write
4 or reflect, you must be annoyed by tho pre-
sentiment Of boYes and coming evils Your
I approximations are ceaseless, and you mo-
mentarily expec: the Philis.ines will be up.
on you-Pbilistines who WELD the weapon
which was fatal to their ancestors Of old.
Y se,stit AZ tgs sF Ksicke6eeker.
i The Dusch ere Gaming. few days since,