Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-04-08
HINTS IN DANCING.


We 60 to d ball. Mercy upon t,s-;s ,h;.,
what you cali dancing man Of i6irtr,
years ofage, and with legs as thick as /. GATE
post, stands up in the middle of me roets,L
and gapes and furnbles,. with his gloves.
looking all the time as if he were bHryinp
| his grandmother Al given signal, the uns
wieldy animal puts himself into motion he.
throws out bis arms crouches up his shoul-
GERS and wianc9t mOving q muscle Of hias
facey kicks out his legs 10 the manifest rislc
lof the By.standefs, and goes to his place
putting and blowing like an otter. a7Aer q
half hours burst. Is this dancing T., Shades
of the filial and patcrnal VestriS can thin
be specimen of the art which gives elastici-
~ TO the most inert conformation, which sets
the blood glowing with warm and genial
flow. and makes beauty float before our rovs-
ed senses, stealing Cur admiration by the
graeetllness OF each new motion. till at last
our soul thrills to each warming movement.
and dissolves into ecstacy and love? Maid
en- with the roses lying among the winnings
Of thy long red hair think not that the art
of dancing consists merely in activity and
strength. Thy limbs, which are cone Of the
weakest. were not intended to be riyaNss with
a pavior's hammer-the artificer, who n. ;n,-'
med thy locks, had no idea that his labora
were TO be lifted three feet higher than thY
natural height from the ground spare thy
self, such dreadful exertion. we beseech thee.
though thick and strong as ST. Georges pil.
lars, may still be broken or sprained with
such salutations.- Blockwood.
Anecdote Of SheridGn.--He was walking
home one night, not altogether SO sober al
he should. and was suddenly accosted BY
gentleman in gutter, considerably mora
drunk than himself "foy the love of God
help me up; :" cried the stranger. My dear
SIR hiccuped Sheridan. that is out Of the
question. I cannot help you up bat (let US
compromise the matter) UiH Ne dO,Onby you''
Sheridan once fell into coal cellar, on
his way home. aiaer supping ct Drury Lane
and his abuse of the yender for not keeping
u light at the cellar door, was warmly re-.
torted, by the vito. 'D-n it, cried Sheri-
dan. who was not hurt, do you iS.:::c.k want
to pocket your coalsT NO. retorted :...e
wench' but your nose Tsy set the coal hole on
fire! ... aag .,rog, = ~ ~, 5s
LAMENTATIONS FOR tCMLDRKN.---l once saw
preacher trying 10 teach the children that
the soul iOouM line after they sseye All dead.
They listened. but evidently did mos under-
stand H.. lie was too abstract. Snatching
his watch from his pocket. he said, James,
what 10 ibis i hold IN my hand ~ a,s, i,H s
!" a wateh, sir :" "a. lissle clock" says
"Do you all sec it," .-s3'roe4 g.r..
r. Yes, SIR" -,ir rs ,g Eft fe.l,. .'',y- III
How do you know it isa watch?"
at ticka SIR" sr.s, II .IT1r,,l ,.,-' b.. "a
.Very well. can any of you hear il tick 6
All listen now" After pause. Yes, sir.
we hear it," He then took of the case, and
held the case in one hand. and the watch ID
the other. gr-f.l XXI 81
"Now. children, which Is the watch yoa
see there arc two which look like watches ~
1.-THE little one---in your right hand, sir.' !.
Every we'll. again; now will lay the
case aside, put it away down there ii, my
hat. Now let Us see if you can hear tho
watch tick" \. ,,s. ~, ..','. ,'''.i .s"'
Yes sir. we hear IT," exclaimed several
voices. '..i y,-a.... 1+1 ts
well, the watch can tick. and 20. and
keep time. you see. when the case u taken
off and put in my hat. The watch goes iast
as we'll. So il is with You. childres. Your
hody 10 nothing but the case the soul d
inside. The Cause.-The body may be taken
off and buried UP in the ground, and the sour
will live and think, just as we'll as the watch
will 60. as you Sse. when the case is on