Litchfield enquirer., 1841-04-01

children, should SO wanionly expose them n,
the thousand dangers which beset the path
that winds through the mazes of fashionable,
society? A party is given, by one Of the
elite. and Mr.. AS daughter is invited. She
must go of course. The father and mother.
never dream Of inquiring into, the character,
OF those usually invited 70 Mrs. BIS parties
and It may be, while they are doing In their
own parlors, some shrewd, but heaFtlesR
matrimonial pirate may be running down a,
prize, and that prize their own innocent and
lovely child. They wonder at their misfor-,
tune when they find their daughters affec.r
tons all given away, and her resolution to
marry man who they know will break her
heart, unshNken. Bat what more could
they have expected, while suffering their
child to run the giddy round of fashionable
dissipation with society organized upon it's
present false principles? Untif true merit
shalt be the passport to the social circle of
the wealthy, their daughters will continue to.
be the easy prey Of fortune hunters /; and
family hopes and family happiness continue
TO be cast TO the winds Baltimore Sun. ag
DoesNe mind dlseays think mfr. Lockefa
arguments in respect to this subject, are the
following: "That during sleep we are not
conscious OF thought; that the mind 10 al.
ways active, even without our knowledge /;
that we have no ideas, but those derived from
sensation and reflection; that no one can
know whether n person thinks in his sleep
except himself. ~ a III -, =
| writer in tho Providence Journal. cites
the following facts, recorded by President
dwight OF Yale College, to prove in opposi.
tson TO locke's theory, that man,may walk
IN his sleep Without knowing :, s.ssd anothS
er man may see him walking, and doing
other things which involve thought, and thus
ascertain to certainty that the sleeper
thinks, while he himself il unconscious of Il.
physician tn Lambcrtown, N. j.. found
to his great surprise, on waking one morning,
that he was without shirt and was unable
10 discover any trace Of it after searching
his room. Having dressed himself and nude
particular inquiries. he was obliged to re.
main in doubt with regard to this singular
occurrence. On the following morning.
however, he found himself in similar pre.
dicament, and WINS obliged 10 furnish himself
as before, without the power Of making a
discovery. The same thing happened the
three following days; so that five of HIS
shirts had. Mt last, mysteriously disappeared.
The matter had now become so wonderful.
that his brother determined to sleep with
him, and ascertain IL possible, the cnuse of
| ped, without speaking, and left the ROOM
Ills brother, who was on the watch, hurried
on few clothes and followed him. The
former took his way towards the Delaware.
where, on his arrival, he prepared TO battle
and placing his shirt in a hole, leaped into
the water. After swimming for some time,
he rcgained the shore, proceeded homeward,
without stopping for his garment. and went
TO bed. The brother followed. being con-
again beside him in bed without waking
him. The next day, on examining the riv.
er's bank, the six shirts were found, where
sheir owner had deposited them, unconscious
or forgctful of every thing he had done.
In another case there was still greater evil,
dence Of thought during sleep, Of which the
agent was equally ignorant A shoe makers
wife was one night awakened by her hus-
bands arising in his sleep, and preachinga
sermon OF some length. At the close Of ID
he gave notice, that on the following eve-
ming he should deliver another discourse /.
and this he did with such gravity, that she
invited several Of her neighbors 10 attend
They canie on the evening appointed, and
were gratified with his sermon, as well an
with the renewal Of the appointment on the
next Thursday evening, which he ANNOUNCE
ed as before. Thus he continued to preach
once week, and in a manner which his au-
was Accidentally dssaisea u Sni Nil, he secre.
put an end to II. The probability is, that
this man could not have formed sermon in
his waking hours. '7 @# Gs3
An eminent lawyer once told me, that fav-
ing difficult cnse to argue, after having de-
vised several different methods TOR mana.
ging il, he dreamed out one at night, which,
on the following morning. he recollected.
and preferred so much TO the others, that no
adopted Il In court.
The Imagination is undoubtedly stronger
during sleep, than when we are awake
While lived at Northampton, was enga.
ged for time to supply winter society, AZ
It Is called !: that is, on assembly meeting for
public worship; in part Of the town at a
distance from the church. One night I
dreamed Of preaching to them, and chose
rather singular text. It was this: "Then
answered the High Priest. We know nothing
at all" When awoke, Remembered the
whole Of the sermon, and II was Of such
nature thatI determined 10 write It. i&
The Hoosier Lsd;es Forever "A lady Of Indiana
recently dated letter in bed. to her lover in Mis-
sisappi. The following 10 extract from the waSvn
hearted girls love letter." Oh, you mayysold-yoa
hollybock-you ,uIip-yOu cabbsge. Oh, you sweet
owlcome and comfor. your distressed. ycur sosscw-
smitten dying. dead Caroline. Oh, my dear Henry.
how do love your big grey eyes," Boob!
ABSENCE or MIxp.-An Office holder woke mp ihs
other morning. and persisted in calling himself
Wing. !, is supposed he viii not discover bic mis-
take until somebody 10 appointed in his room.
There were presented to Preaidens Harlem. on
the day Of his Inauguration. iat.ed calf weighing
3s4 pounds. from Isaac Newton. Of Springfield, Dsk
County. ;Penn) splendid coach, from he Whias cf
Baltimore and walking cane, made AZ part Of the
conch Of General Washington. richly mounted. and
hearing nm appropriate inscription. from Bishop
Meade, Of Virginia.
Daniel F. Webster. con Of Daniel Webster. haare.