Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-02-11
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"SN'NJY CAuOItS HNBSddCBSs AuNs"N
productions, and have the air Of Iovelty as
we'll as originality. The following is u spe-
cimeE. The moral is good and the simili-
tude is an c;lsy and Il natural one.
~ my friends, allow nc to show you how
the huINan body is likencd to house. My
text explains this. il says that the big bones
are the main tilnl'ers: very true. II also
says that tho ribs urc laths, well plastered
but should say that they arc r;.ltcrs that
run into the ridge pole or back bone. The
mouth is the door, aud the nose is the
chimney-espccially for smokers. The
throat is an entry that leads 10 the kitchen Of
the stomach where all sorts Of food are cook
cd up the lungs are the bellows that blow
the flame Of lite, aud keep the pot Of eXis-
tencc always boiling; the heart is the great
chamber, where the greatest variety OF goods
imaginable are stored; some good, muny
bad, and IA few rather miidiing.
ain this way, my hearers, you see the
house Of the human body is formed and
since it is a house of no small value, you
ought to be ciireful OF IL; keep it well swept
aud never let the cobWcbs Of sin gather in
the corners Of its apartments. l besecch
YOU, especially, olook after the great cham-
Der of the heart, and SEQ that every thing
there is arranged according to the very let
ter of morality. Ifthere is any useless rub
bish there, clear it cut to make room for
goods that are saleable in the markets of the
virtuous. The chambers Of some hearts pre-
sent an awful dirty appearance! ! should
like to walk into them with q bran new
broom; the way I'd brush out sin and sand
the floor with virtue, would be caution 10
depravity" .'". -'" n ".'
A good Joke.-I have heard first rate joke
nh III 1,sx, g
he was stopping at d tavern up country, and
used to lounge about the bar, and come it
over other peoples liquor. No, u glass could
be left for II moment, but he would slyly slip
up and drink its contents. One day "a stage
driver eanie in and called for a stiff horn Of
brandy toddy. John Immediately shutilcd
up 10 the bar The. driver knew his man,
and Immediately played possum by leaving
his brandy while he stepped to the door,
The hait took-on returning, he saw the
glass empty, and exeaaia,ed, with all the di.
abOlical horror he could affect ."'"
Brandy and opium enough 10. hill forty
men! who drank that pizcn :" ~, ~ r. +-.
!" ssnmmercd John, ready 10 yield up
the ghost with alright. '
"You're dead mar" said the driver. .'1
"What shall do!" bcsecched John, who
thought himself "gone sucker"
ADO"h "Ahu ~ kSAb Va SuU'P Obsp W VIZ ~
a dead mhn in three minutes" answered tite
wicked driver. And down went the lamp
oil, up came the brandy and OPIUM win
Johns breakfast. The joke was told and he
has never drank other peoples liquor since.
A Word Of Truth TO Farmers.-ln one Of
tho old Roman writers, there Is story told
| Of one paridus, " who had two daughters and
a vineyard. When the eldest was married.
he gave her a third part Of the vineyard T;
notwithstanding which, he obtained from
two.thirds the same crop rs from the whole.
When the other was married, he pOriioncd
her with halt of what remained, and still the
produce of his farm was undiminished :"
This story has an excellent moral, and
should be improved. II illustrates the nd.
vintage Of caltivating small quantity Of
land well, rather than great quantity bud
~. ii is u fact which strikes the most Sill
pcrficial observer, that farmers generally
cultivate too much land. The evils Of doing
so are obvious; the great expense Of labor,
and imperfect cultivation by which land
is impoverished, and comparatively but
small profits realized. II is n common idea
among farmers, that the best Investment Of
property, because the safest, is in land
When, therefore, they have accumulated q
sum Of money, they will, if possible, enlarge
their farms. But In most instances, Il would
be us much for their interest TO bury their
surplus money as TO multiply their acres be-
| yond their means of thorough cultivation
Nothing is more true than The remark Of ii
celebratcd writer, that " Farmers are yet 10
learn the immense productive power Of u
perfectly cultivated acre. - Raleigh Reg.
ColloQuy-Soon after the revolutionary
war Capt. p. brave Yankee officer was at
st. Petersburgh, in Russia, and while there
accepted an invitation to dinc-thcrc was
large number at the able, and among the
rest an EAxhsh lady who wished to appear
one of the knowing ones. This lady on un-
derstanding that an American was one Of
the guests, expressed to one Of her friends u
determination to quiz him She fastened
on him like a tigress, making many inqui-
ries respecting our habits, customs, dress,
manners and mode Of life. education, n
musements, &c. &c. 70 air the inquiries,
Capt. p. gave an answer that satisfied ali
the company, except the lady; she was de-
tcrmined not to be satisfied, and the follow
ing short dialogue took place: ...
Lady.-Haye the rich people in your
country any carriages! for suppose there
are some that call themselves rich. @-3
Capt. P-My residence is in small town
upon an Island, where there arc but few
carriages kept, but in the largo tSwns and
cities upon the main land, there are a p,im-
ber kept IN d style suited to our republican
manners. 'i'.
LADY, can't think where you find dri-
vcrs-lor l should not think the Americans
knew how to drive coach
Capt. P-Wc find no difficulty ON that
account, madam; we can have plenty Of
drivers by sending to England for them.
Iady-(sDeaking very quickly. VI think