Litchfield enquirer., 1840-11-19

was she entirely ignorant? Sir. she didn,e know when Sunday comes This was, in deed, the consummation of ignorance in u descendant of the Puritans!
 But what picture for painter would the inside of that cabin have afforded! Here were the children of civilization, respectable, temperate, Intelligent, and wealthy, able to overcome mountains to recover their sister. There was the child of the forest, not able to tell :he day of the week, whose views and feelings were all confined to the cabin. Her whole history might be told in word. She lived with the Delawares who carried her otf, tiil grown up, and then married DeTa- ware. He either died or run away. and then she married Miami Indian, chief as believe. She had two daughters, both of whom are married, and live in all the glory ot an Indian cabin, deer skin clothes and COW skin head dresses. Not one of the fam- fly can speak a word of English. They have horses in abundance, and when the Iri- dIan sister wanted to accompany her new relatives. she whipped out, and then, q Rc Im4, mounted astridei and was off. At night she could throw q blanket around her,
 lie down upon the floor, and be asleep in a moment. .N s,:H- -rr.-... :.. ..s't ,..-3 s<2. Y
 The brother and sister tried to persuade. their lost sister to return with them, and if she desired II, bring her children. They would transplant her again'on the banks of the Sasquehannah, and of their wealth make her home happy. But no. She had always
 lived with the Indians--they Y had always been kind 10 her, and she. had promised her
 late husband on his death bed, that she would never leave tho Indians And there they left her and hers, wild and darkened hea- thcns, though they sprung from t,ious race. You can hardly imagine how much this brother Is, interested for her. He says he ,ntenEis' this autumn to go again that long journey to see his tatxney sister, to carry her some presents, and perhaps will go and pe- tltion Congress that if ever these Miamis are driven off, there may be a tract of land re- served for his sister and her descendants !-- His heart yearns with an indescribable ten. derness for the helpless one, who, sixty-on years ago. was torn from tho arms of her mother. Mysterious Providence. How won- derful the tie that can thus bind family to- gether-with chain SO strong that nothing can break it's links! 45 aaG,, .., sa.sN | will only add, that nothing has ever been heard of the boy Kingsley. The prob- 1 ability certainly is that he is not living.- l This account, hastily and imperfectly given, l had from the lips of Mir. Slocuna, the bro- ther, and the sarno who was two and Q half years old when little Frances was carried | aWny. ! believe have altered nothing, though have omitted enough to make the greater part of an interesting volume.
 It is stated in the Baltimore papers that Messrs. Colquit, Black and Cooper the three negade mem- bers of Congress from Georgia. arc about to resign their seats, in obedience to the mandate of the pco- pie, at the late election. . ..f
 One ot the best illustrations of asnrice we ever heard ot is that contained in an old carcatre which {, represents Old Nick carrying Dutchman down to his regions, and while on tho way che Holander ia making propositions to his majesty to supply him with codls l..t'- i'gt" o@#.t r'"a. ' | As they who for every slight n6rmity take physic to repair health, do rather impair it so they who for every rifle are eager to vindcate their character, rather weaken it..
 Burges c. Iayier. for robbery and attempt 10 kill George w. Rice, in Yves. Springfield, on the aOth June last, sentenced to State Prison for life He plead guilty. ..,i3 a.stassi ...E ,,,~..3 1 Hope Deferred.-" Go to bed, sir. in the closet there, said onragcd father, ,o son. who had gv- en just cause of offence wore it not that these gen. temen ure present. I would give yon sound whip ping, but you shall have it before breakfast soor- row, certainly" Tie little rebel went in his crib
 with heavy heart, and the enjoyments Of the party
 continued to a late hour. Just when the party was abont to break p, the closet door quietly openea
 and the young offender put out his head, requesting that the sentence might be put in execution. "Fa, .her would yom just give mo my icks this night for cannot sleep without .hem." .a9 ssf H0 l AnOkter Aid in the Field.-The St. Louis Rspubli. can of the lS,h ut. says ~" We were crediby in, formed yesterday, that member in Congress from
 Illinois, who has heretofore pursued conservative course, but nevertheless gave his support on most
 measures to the administration, has recently come out and taken grounds in favor of the election of Gen, Harrison" i.. ... .. ,,.. ..t., ....t. ....
 LUxArTcs AND Ipors-Gov. Pennington. in his
 Message to the Legislature of Jersey, states that the number of lunacs in that sfa,e SO far ascer- taned, is 33s and the number of idiots 358. This is fearful number, bo adds. and the wre.cbedness oI
 their condition should awaken liveiest interest.
 GRACE EsoueH.-fIe who is contented with just desires more, may be sure he hath none at a and
 is far from being made partaker of the divine nature. | John JGnerGy.
 contemplation for centuries, to drain the large lake called Harlem Ses, and have at length determined 1 10 commence operations. The machine employed. which is the invention of Dieiz civil engineer, will be worked by steam engine of l20 horse power,-. l The whole operation, including the expense of ten machines, and the employment of them for 800 days,
 in which time the work is to be completed s expect ed 10 cost only :f64.00o If the enterprise be crown l ed with complete success, perhaps the thrifty Hol- Ianders may undertake to redeem again from the wa- ter, ihe extensive country occupied by the Zui der Zee which, previously to the inundation in tho