Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-04-15

ing mala0y COntFaClcu Ny tUO A0OOs -
occupation, was slowly passing from that
world which for the mass of the inhabitants
the curse of Cain is everlastingly at worE:-
Now this man had married for love, ana ms
wife had loved him and it was the cause Oh
that early marriage that consumed htIn 10 Tue
BONE But extreme want, If long continued
eats up love when it has nothing else to eat.
And where people are very long dying, tne
people they fret and trouble begin to think
of that too often hypocriticaI preIIlnSess o.
phrase called ga happy reteuse: 90 .Ie
worn out and half famished witc oia nU'
care three straws for the dying nusoana'
whom a wear or two ago she had vowed TO
iove and cherish in sickness and IN healtn.-
Rat stiII she seemed to care, for she lno0rnea
and mined. and wept as the mans OEeol"
"Ah. lean - said she, sobbing, what VIII
hecone Of me. q poor lone widow, win no
BODY 10 work for my bread :, ana WIN
ihaf thought she took on worse than Oetore.
II am sitting" said the dying ma an, r?sng
wound his CHASTITY eyes. How not a.!
[oun ,he window / should like to see the
Gaht-day light once more" &C.
!. MN Hen what whimS he has, poor
,,.r y, mutiered the woman without stirring.
~ shan't trouble you long, Marie! Air
aIean. YOU will make yourself worse be-
sides, I shall catch my death OF cold. ! nave :,
scarce a rag on, but will just open the aoor'
"Pardon me-" groaned the suneref-
aleave me, then" ,. tho
.ho,,cht of unkindness was sharper than the
sharS cough which brought blood at every
narorvsm. He did not like her so near nim,
hit ne aid not blame her. Again l say poor
The woman opened the door and went TO
the other side of the room, and sat doWh Oh
an old box and began darning an orc manu-.
kerchief. The silence was soon DfoHen y
the means of the fast dying man, anu asa :.h
hoted white lips, /" lem nastoufe! Air !" ~,
There was no resisting that prayer, II
.een,ed On like the last, The wife laid down
he needle. put the handkerchief round ner
throat. and opened the window. DO you
feel easier, now e. "Bless you> Marie-yes'
that's good, good. 1t puts me IN mnd OF o.o
days, that breath OF arr before we .a" .o ~
Marie" :.
Jean NV poor Jean - said the woman
and the words and the voice took back her
hardening heart to the fresh fields and Ten.
der Thoughts of the past time. And sne
walked IN 10 the bed, and he leaned his tenn.
pies, damp with livid dews, upon her nreas'.
II have been a sad burden to youi MARIE
we should not have married so soon Dut
thought I was stronger; 9ont cry W.
much better for you when am gone" AND
so word after word gasped out !; ne stopped
suddenly, and seemed 10 fall asleep,
The wife then attempted to lay him once
more on the pillow-the head fell back hea-
yiiy-the jaw had dropped-the teeth were
-sst--the eyes were open and iike slone-tne
truth broke on her !! "Jean-Jeah ne Is
dead and was unkind 70 nun AZ sne las.
With these words she fell upon the corpse,
happily herself insensible." ~ .s.....;.s !
CHox1Ne OFF A LAWYER: The .eesti j anes
peutogger occurred in we'll known west
ern city, and is within our own knowledge
as a fact. Much against his will, shrewd,
plain spoken, straight forward Citizen, was
called from his business and forced upon
Jury to pronounce verdict over some trivial
point OF litigation. He sat some time pa. !
fiently until he got the merits OF the case.
and saw that the matter was just worth the |
toss of a red cent, and far worthier Of being |
30 decided than thrust into court of justice.
Vet pedantic looking small lawyer got up,
having an ostentatious display Of law books
before him, and giving every indication that
he was going to commence prOlix fanfaro-
made, a kind of forensic oratory for which he
was somewhat celebrated among the differ
emit Justice courts and other bars of the place.
After several pompous hens and ha'os, ne
commenced et 81 tstH tutsa .yf'.sf@ p ftHt
Gentlemen of the jury"-z 4yas ~
,"Iook here,' said our juryman, rising
and pulling out his watch" I've just got one
remark to make before you go on. you
talk more than fre minutes III giue my rerd'ct
against you! Now you see the less you say
the better"
The lawyer took the hint, consented to be