Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-08-19

keep the little scoundreI awake
Lugare smiled again as he made this last
observation. He grasped his rattan firmly.
aud descended from his seat. With LIGHT
and steaItby Steps he crossed the room.
and stood by the unlucky sleeper. The
boy was still rs unconscious Of his impend-
! ing punishment rs ever. He might be
dreaming some golden dream of youth and
pleasure perhaps he was far away in the
world Of fancy, seeing scenes, and feeling
delights, which cold reality never can be-
stow. Lugare lifted his rattan high over
his head, and with the true aud expert aim
which he had acquired from long practice,
brought it down ON Tins back with
force and whacking sound which seemed
sufficient to awake freezing man in his
last lethargy. Quick and fast, blow fol-
lowed blow. Without waiting to see the
effect OF the first cut, the brutal wretch
piled his instrument Of torture first on one
side of the boys back, and then on the oth-
er, aud only stopped at the end OF two or
three minutes from very WEAKNESS. But
still Tim showed 10 signs Of motion; and
as Lugarc, provoked at his torpidity, Jerk
ed away one Of the child's arms, on which
he had been leaning over on the desk, his
head dropped down on the beard with a
dull sound, and his face lay turned up and
| exposed to view. When Lugare saw il. no
stood like one transfxed by basilisk.-
ills countenance turned to leaden while-
ness; the rattan dropped from his grasp
ana ms eyes, stretched wide open, glaring
as at some spectacle Of horror and death.
The sweat started il great globules SEEM
'ng'y from every pure in his face; bis
skinny lips contracted, and showed bis
teeth; aud when he at length stretched
forth his arm, and with the end of Que Of
his fingers touched the child's cheek. eacl,
limb qnivered like the tongue Of snake:
and his strength seemed as though il would
fail him. The boy was dead. He had
probably been SO for some time, for his
eyes were turned up, and his body was
quite cold. The widow was now child
less too. Death was in the school-room.
and Lugarc had been Aogging CORPSE!
! Democratic Review
~ They brag on the largest scale at the,
West, and hold in utter contempt even small
mosquitoes. The following is good speci-
men of the State pride of an Arkansas man.
He is describing the quality of his land:
"Look atmy land. The Government ant
got such another piece TO dispose of. Such
timber and such bottom land, why you can't
preserve any thing natural you plant in il,
unless you pick it young, things there will
grow out OF shape SO quick. once planted
in these diggings few potatoes and beets.
They took fine start, and utter that an OK
team couldn't have kept them from growing.
| About that time went off to old Kentuck on
business, and did not hear from the things in
three months, when accidentally stumbled
on a fellow who had stopped at my place
with an idea Of buying me out. How did
you like lhings?' said l. 'Prctty well,' said
he: 'the cabin is convenient, and the timber
land is good, but that bottom land aint worth
the first red cent 'Why!' scc::a!!. Cause,
said he. 'Cause what = said I. Cause !; !:
IS full OF cedar stumps and Indian mounds
said he, 'and ii can't be cleared Lord y
said l them ar cedar slumps is beets, and
them ar Indian mounds are later hills As
! expected the crop was overgrown and USE
less the sile is too rich, and planting in Ar
kansaU is dangerous had good sized sow
killed in the same bottom land the old thief
stole an ear OF corn and took it down 10
where she slept at night TO eat well, she
| lett grain or two on the ground, and Law
down on them: before morning the corn
shot up, and the percussion killed her dead.
! don't plant any more natur intended Ar
kansaw for hunting ground, and l 70 &C
cording to nature"
The late Murder Of young Girl at Hoboken-It il
now well ascertaned, that the unfortunate yo,,ny Girl
named Mary Z. Rogers, (who three years ago, lived
with Anderson. the cigar mani has been cruelty
nature has occurred since the murder OF Miss
Sands, which murder formed the basis of the story Of
Norman Leslie: This young girl, Mary Rogers, was
missing from Anderson9 store, three years ago for
two weeks It's asserted that she was then seduced%
by an officer ofthe u. 8. Navy and kept ut Hobok en-
for two weeks. His name 10 well known on board his
ship.
Be that as it may, the mother Of Mary KEEP, re-
Pectabe boarding house. for the las, two years. at l26
house was opened, and was the main stay of her mo-
ther. She did all the marketing, and conducted her
self with the utmost prOprety. She has been at
Anderson's hole for nearly two years. On Sunday
church with the chill dren Of her aunt, who lives in
Greenwich street. As all the family were out of
town. the aunt does not know whether she called
there or not: The next time she was heard Of was
on Wednesday last, when she was found dead--mur.
dered-near the Sybil's Cave, tioboken.--M Y. Her.
'1his part Of the story 10 conradctsd By other pa
pers.
, A Genuine Tee TotGlley. - Passing d. few
days since, in the steamboat Telegraph, be.
tween New Bedford and Nantucket, the SUBJ
Ject OF temperance was under discussion,
when one of the passengers remarked, that
if we wished to see thorough going tenn.
perance man, we might. in the person of
Capt. Phinney, the worthy commander Of
the boat. On the suggestion, another Of the
passengers inquired of Capt. p. whether he
did use ardent spirits, to which he replied,
~ never drank teaspoon full of rum, BRAN