Litchfield enquirer., 1841-01-14


 grain of Iho boards in humble ;m;,.,;oo Ssf those domestic creaaures scamper;no x;j, ofa FOem, when he rushed to the door and proceeded to make very forlorn n,ewing die gradually away at the bottom of the stairs. ,.,r,...., ,....,.
 |" "ThaAE Heaven I they are all gone at last" cried ME. Beagle, '' we shall 6e abla to get kttIe rest now, I suppose :'' and after very minutely surveying every cor ner of the room in which j, was possihla for one of them to have fingered, he lish,- ed his candle, bade Plumplee good niehr- and begged him to gs immediately to Miss Madonna, who lad been calling for an ex- plantation very anxiously below. ,.--a -,
 As soon as Piamplee' Had departed. Yal. snt'ne assisted Beagle to lis bed snf when they had accomplished this imboi- 'ant business with the skill and dexteritv o1 two thoroughbred chamber maids. ahe light was extinguished, and Mr. ~Reagle very naturally made up his mind t., have a SIX hours uninterrupted sleep.. He had. however, scarcely closed his eyes, whe, the moving was renewed, and as lie had not the smallest disposition to listen n sounds so familiar to his ear, he started un and exclaimed,
 !" wish [ may die, if,bey are an out now' here,s one of them Jeff, ? added he. address'dg Valentine, but Valentine hay. ing taken deep inspiration, ai,sw cred on- y oy resp'ring with a prolonged gurgline He's off again." continued Beaple.- never heatd of aay one sleepinp sc soundly. Halfo, my good fellow, he t-- Fast as fosr- year-old. Won't vo, bs quiet you wi,ch2 Are you de,ermined to not let ne have wink of sleep t.,-niphtY She must be in the cupboard; | must have overlooked her; and vet [ don't sea how could. Oh! keep the thinp m nv dear, don't let me rest [ and he fnmble1 about for his box, and having taken s hearty pinch Of snuff, began to turn the 'h'ng seriously in his mind and to make a second person of himself, by way of hay- ing. under the circumstaRces, coMnanion with whom Ne could asivise, and if lnuecessa- ry renioRstrate. .i:fs
 ...S.lW " What,s to Ne done rewslss ;;na,,ired he of ihs second pets0n sllns ssb lhlhl.ed M IN. M N " hat's tp be the nsxl lTaz.In ts's no use at all you knorI ; ~ ' N s.I 70 sleaI, we my jnst as VII f ' " rs'l' X Ssca At tlss noon lIal lisl N z s 7 si.' slsSS ~ s9fnkIS rSi s q
 kal yotF tGas.sas III kSkN 6.. tenapN Isl. .a S1isI ss,ii |..S sS sIl'f yssas 0sis -apa E f4ok \ ElS I|ie1 pinch of, snuI, iroul W II l.e aplla esItl derived grdat degree of eolisolation.-- " An at u again !'' he continued, e I wisls had the ,wringing of your neck of, mad- am. Yep'want to put me in passion, but you won'i. you can't do it, therefore doa'r lay that Aaltering unction te your soul !---- We'll. Jonas, how are we to act 2 shalf we st here all night, or take up our bed and walk, eh 1'' hsa .fsA a58s l.t
 "Ws1g leave you te your own een- science, madam, good night" aud Jeff his room with the view ofseekiHg reposs on
 Valentine was asseHished at the eoelness "f Mf, Beagle threnghous the whole tsans- sct'on, and after repreaehing the spiffs of us'schicf that was within hins, and striving by way of punishment to disturb his own repose, and succeeded too well as the monks of old did in inficting punishmsns upon themselves, he proceeded to justify himself upon the ground that his object was to learn the true characters of men, and being perfectly satisfied wi.h that ius- tification, weRt soundly and solemnly to sleep. ..' @.' 'a '''l
 In the morning, of course, nothing but tales efhorror went down. MT. Pfumpleo told his with the air of man conscious of having been inspired with the spirit of val- or; and Miss Madonna told hers with great feeling and effect but when Beagle began to explain 10 them how he had been pessecuted, they forgot their OWE and laughed heartily a. his, whieh was certain y, exceedingly reprehensible, however natural philosophers may hold it to be, for the risible faculties of men, to be provo- ked by the little vexaii0Bs which others endurc.-Wester" PGpsy.
 COloring MarJe-The art of eoIoring marbles, SO as to give them the richest and most beautiful tints, has been recently ear- ried to great perfection in Italy, by M. Cice- n. A solution of nitrate of silver penetFates into the marble and Producesa deep color. A solution of nitrate of gold penetrates about the 18th part of an inch it gives beautiful violet purple. A solution of verdigris gives n clear green; solution of dragons blood likewise penesyates marble. giving it a beau tiful red. It it is penetrated to a acOnsidera- ble thickness by aH alcoholic tinctures of coloring woods such as Brazil-wood, Cam. peachy. &c. The alcoholic tinctuEe of CO., cbinenl, mixed with little alum, produces a very beautiful bright color, which penesrates far into the marble, and makes it resemble the red marble of Africa. Orpiment dis. solved in ammonia quickly dyes marble yellow color, which becomes more vivid tho longer 1t is exposed to the air. The solvent