Litchfield enquirer., 1841-09-02

Oh, Cupid, Cupid. don't you know
| You ought to have a lickin,
For pagueng little children So
Your arrows in EN- stlckin.
You ought to fire at bigger game,
Old bachelors of fOrty
Oh! leave the babies ie for shame!
You know you hadn't orty.
A Broken Heart.-A correspondent of th'
London Court Journal resident at Mannheim
under the date of June 10, 154l, says: A
circumstance occurred here on the 18th ult
so singular and affecting, SO much more in
credible than most tales of fiction, that
though the parties were of humble station, i
deserves to be recorded among the romances
of real life. On that day young woman
of an interesting and respectable appear
ance was seen to enter the city, carrying In
her arms an infant, and leading anothe,
child of three or four years of age. Imme'
diately on her arrival she inquired for the
house Of a man to whom, it appears she had
been affianced at Hamburg, and who had
left her there under a VOW to shortly return
to keep his promise of marriage; but finding
that he continually, on some new pretence,
put off the fulfilment of his engagement, she
herself thought it best to go in search of him.
Having easily discovered his abode, she
| proceeded at once TO it, and there found him,
by an extraordinary fatality, iE company
with another girl and her relations, about 20
proceed at the very moment with her to the
altar. 1t was in vain that the first claimant
| threw herself on her knees before her faith
less Birmingham Ga person to whom a wo-
man is engaged in Germany is SO Called
neither her tears, nor prayers, nor the sight
of his children, moved him; she was repuls-
ed by the whole party. and the door closed
against her, and shortly afterwards the mar
riage ceremony was being performed in the
church, and the ring just placed on the finger
of the second bride, when her rival entered
with the children. The shock was too much
for her; she fell down dead. The body
was carried to an inn, where it was after
wards dissected, and the veins of the heart dis
cOrered TO be torn asunder-a proof that the
term "a broken heart" is not mere poeti-
cal one, but that, however rare the occur
renee, it may, as in this instance, actually
take place.
This tragic story soon being made known,
the populace, to the amount of many hun
dreds, followed the funeral of the unfortu.
nate woman but before committing her to
the grave, the corfege repaired with the cof-
fin to the house of the just married couple.
There they broke the windows, and, in vo-
ciferous manner, called on the bridegroom,
whose name was Pral, to open the doors.
The police were now assembled, and had
much difficulty in preventing the mob, many
vengeance on the moral culprit.
The Toad" What is the use Of toads I"
is question we heard asked the other day,
with an air of triumph which indicated they
were animals of which nothing good could
be said. We do not think SO, for though not
to be classed among the most beautiful Of
animals, the toad has certainly many re-
deeming qualities, and which should save
him from wholesale condemnation. In the
first place he has the most beautiful eyes in
the world, and in the second place he has
carbuncle body of his, all ants, flies, worms,
sIugs, &c. that may come in his way, during
feeding hours. He does not eat the less be.
cause people rarely see him eat, and he
clearly prefers flesh to saw-dust or bran
bread. The tongue of the toad is curious
continuance. It is long, attached to the fore
part of the lower jaw, and folds back upon
the opening of the throat. When the toad
approaches a worm or other insect, there is
q Slight motion or nod OF the head, nd the
insect disappears. The tongue has been
thrown forward, and the insect adhering to
its surface is swallowed instanter. That he
"sucks poison out of the earth," is a fable to
be classed with the influence of the moon, or
the doctrine OF transmuta!ion yet as he Ger
tainly does good service as destroyer OF in
sects, he deserves all reasonable protection.
ANECDoTE OF LAWYER-SOme years ago
a countryman who had come to this city to
nav his debts, and who had sold property,
and had the avails, to him large amount,
in his possession, was robbed by negro OF
every farthing. He procured the arrest and
committal for trial of the rogue, but the
thief had 90 adroitly managed the theft, that
the money found upon the negro could only
be identified so far as the similarity IN
amount went as proof.
The criminal was, however, terribly fright
ened, and felt sure of conviction, and trip
to the penitentiary. In his dilemma he re-
tanned very skilful lawyer, promising him
as a fee, an order for the whole Of the mon
cy, in case of acquittal. The order the law
yer took, and so well did he manage the de-
fence, and astonish the prosecution by pull
ling to pieces the evidence, that the Jury
acquitted the negro without leaving their
seats Going out of the court room, the
lawyer met the countrymen, who was be-
wailing his loss, which he now deemed ire
trievable. "Look here, my man, said the
lawyer, YOU were not particularly anxious
to convict that fellow, were you g "Oh no
if could only get my moncy-it was all
had in the world" ITO be sure you can,
l meant you should, from the first" said he'
putting the darky's order into the country
mans hand, refusing all fee or "per cent
age" and not even waiting for thanks.
Reader, that Lawer was VIM. M.Price.
~ Y. Iaitler.
| A Ssaker.-' Sir. he does not drink he pours
He is a mere tunnel, sir, a sponge, sandbank. He