Litchfield enquirer., 1841-01-14
REMEMBER THE POOR.

And the streams are beginning to freeze;
 When Man.on young lads OCT the river skde, ! And Flora attends Ns no more;
 When !D plenty you sit by good freside, ... That's the time to remember the pOcr.
 When the cold eatherd snow shall in plenty descend VT; And whiten the prospect around;
 When the keen cutting winds from the north slaH at Hard chilling and freezing the ground
 When the hills and the daies are all candied witt white, ...' 'Ni t.Aat ICl'
 When tL9 bright twinkbng stays shal proclama colo | night,
 That's the time to remember the poor .-'. When thaw shall ensue and the waters increase. And the rivers all lnsoient grow; When I1e' the fishes from prison obtain release.
 When in danger the travellers go;
 And the meadows are hid by the proud swelling flood And the bridges are useful no more; ..... When m health you enjoy every thing that is good, That's the time to remember the poor
 4 VentrilOquist treating Ais friends to e
 Screnade of Cats.
 There happened to. be only four bed rooms in the house the best of course was occupied by Miss Madonna, the sec ond by PI"mplee, ,he third by Mr. Beagle, aud the fourth by the servant; but that in which Mr. Beagle slept was double-bsd- ded room, and Valentine had, therefore, to make his selection between the spare bed and the sofa. or course the former was preferred, and as the preference seem ed highly satisfactory to MT. Beagle hin,- self, they passed the remainder of the eve ming very pleasantly together, and in due time retired. eas sf 0r..-g' ..... .,.4..
 Valentine, on having his bed pointed out to him, darted between the sheets in the space of a minute, for as MT. Beagle facetiously observed, he had but to shake himself and every thing came off; when, as he did not by any means feel drowsy at the time. he fancied he might amuse his companion for an hour or so as not. He therefore turned the thing seriously over in his mind, while Mr. Beagle wns qsietly undressing, being anxious for that gentle man extinguish the light, before he commenced operations. .' ..'
 7" Now for a beautiful nights rest" ob- served MT. Jonas Beagle i0 himself, as he put out the light wiih tranquil mind, and ,urned inwith great degree of comfort. -1" New, Haew," cried Valentine softly, throwing his voice under the bed If Mr.. Beagle. s'''..5a ? '''at .s.ls ! 'l't'1 7'd77'
 "Hisli! cpafound ,ha. cat! v cried MT. Beagle. '' We must have you out at all events, my lady," ..s,. .5.l;g f,t, ,,f3 7..ftt.t
 And MT. Beagle at once slipped out of bed, aud having opened tue door, cried Y hisIs n' again enpIlaiicaiiy, and threw his brooches towards the spot as an addi- tional inducenlent for the cat ito stand not on the order of her going" when MT. Valentine repeated the cry, and made it appear to proceed from the stairs. MT. Beagle thanked Heaven shc was gone, closed the door, and very carefully groped hswsy into bed again. 4 .4f .1s :, ,.a'7tia S'' Mew mew lBew .'' cried ValeD,ine just as MT. Beugls had ngain comfortably composed himself. t.--..... ........ ....',
 What are you still here madam 2" inquired .lsas gentleman in highly sareas- tic tone, I thought you had been turned out, madam. Do you hear that witch of a cat P he continued, addressing Valentine with the view of comforting upon hiM the honorable office of tyler for the time be- ing: bn, Valentine replied with deep heavy snore, and began to mew again with additional emphasis. ;#. "h.-+.. 4
 "Weli, ! don't have treat every day, it is true but H this isn't one, why l'na out in my reckoning. that's all !'' continn- ed MT. Beagle, slipping again out of bed. " don't much liko to handle you my la dy, but if did, I'd of course give you physic " and he hished !" again with consummate violence, and continued to hish," until Valentine scratched the bed- post sharply, a feat which inspired Mir. Beagle with the conviction of its being the disturber of his peace in the act of decamp- ing, when he threw the pillow very ener- gelically towards the door, which he clos ed, and tben returned 10 his bed in tri- umph. The moment. however, he had comfortably tucked himself up again, he missed the pillow he had converted into an instrument of vengeance. and as thai vas an article without which hs cOsld not even hope to go to sleep, be had, of course, ro tuTB out and fetch 1t. '"'" i
 How many more times ! wonder" he observed to himself, " shall have to get out of this blessed bed tonight Exer- else is certainly comfort, and very con- ducive to health, but such exercise as this, why, where have you got 1'' he added. ad- dressing the pillow. which, for alt the sweeping action of his feet, he was for sometime u1aOIs to nno Ons neTe you are, sir, are you 2" and he picked up the object of his search and gave it several se- were blows in the belly, when. having re- instatcd himself between the sheets, he ex- claimed in subdVed tone, .-.."i' s.Y, Well, lat us try again." a,.,' s.f..
 Now Mr. Jonas Beagle was Man who prided himself especially upon the even ness uf his temper. His boast was ..l'at nothing could po, him in passion. and as he, had less than most of his contemporaries