Litchfield enquirer., 1842-07-07

steam engne-he can't get on without he
keeps the fire blazing.
The race was now at its height. The up-
roar was tremendous. Up flew the windows
and out popped the heads. The women
shrieked, the pigs squealed, the men laugh
ed, the boys cheered, and Il dozen ours hur-
ried yelping aid swapping at Thunderer's
heels, who, alarmed at the hue and crv a.
round him, pricked up his ears, snorted, and
fairly taking the bit in his teeth went off at q
frantic pace. You would have died with
laughter had you seen Slashbey them
Holding ON to the rein with one hand he
grasped the name desperately with the Other
and sticking his feet up 10 his heels in the
stirrup, he leaned forward until he lay al
| most PROSTATE on the horses neck while the
tails of his coat flying up behind disclosed
the fair rotundity beneath. over which his
buff caSsimeres were stretched as tight as a
drum-head. AT every leap he jumped three
or four feet from the saddle. The shouts Of
the posse in the rear increased, while the
captains rueful looks behind became more
frequent. Some cried murder others
bawled stop thief The Precipitation pour
ed down the captains checks. He gaspe6
for breath. And, to crown all, as he got OPP
swep! off his. wig-for his hat had been lefh
in the court house in his hurry-and the en-
wed locks sailed away to tbs rear amid con-
vulsive shouts of laughter on the part of the
crowd, betrayed the bald pate of Slashbey
glistening like FURNISHED silver in the sun.
GO it, fat 'un and never mind the Scratch
roared a ragged spectator:
'Hip--ho--heave ahead there, shouted
another, shying a missile at the fugitive.
ow-whow-whoa,' bawled Others
running out in front of Thunderer and wav-
ing their arms and hats before his eyes, but
scampering hither and thitheE as soon az the
frightened steed drew near.
The CAPTAIN felt his heart sink within him
at this accumulation of disasters, and he
could scarcely summon courage to, look up.
but he made a desperate effort, and--oh 3
shades of the gallant tenth-there was his
mistress at the window pointing to his glossy
pate, and laughing till the tears ran out Of
her eyes.
The captain felt that his last hope was
gone, and in a moment of despair would
have refined in his horse, but Thunderer
took the master in his hands, and kept on at
thrashing pace, amid the shouts and pelt-
ing of the crowd. He dashed down the GROSS
street, clattered over the bridge, and in q
few minutes crossed the brow of neighbour
ing hill in cloud of dust. The motley
group in pursuit kept on, but when Thun-
in the whole country, SO that before long,
one after another Of the posse drew in, leav-
ing only the deputies in pursuit. These too
gave out before they reached the vicinity Of
the enchanted land-in other words, the ce-
dar swamps this side of Squankum.
The joke Glove to the captains name clo-
ser than brother. The little vixen of an
heiress had all along been coquetting with
| the gallant WARRIOR and she was the lOndest
among the laughers at the wigless BEAU
She filled up Slashbey's cup Of sorrow by
marrying shortly after, the gallant whose
nose the captain had pulled.
| What branch of the service asked a
spooney linen draper from the bottom Of tho
sided, did you say your friend belonged
tor
Il didn't particularize,' coolly said the
narrator. but believe it was tho flying ar
tillery.'
! IMPRISONMENT FOR DEpT-On looking over
| the Act passed at the last session Of the Ge-
| neral Assembly entitled Z" An Act to abolish
imprisonment for debt" it occurred to mo
that u more appropriate title would have
| been An Act for the encouragement Of
Lawyers" for if / understand the sense Of
| the law at all, it is (when Invested Of all it's
| ScCHlIHE 6yUbp6tHy IOT pOOg UIcuI law
which is calculated to be source Of endless
litigation. 1t appears from the reading Of
the Act, that although man cannot be inn
prisoned directly for debt, yet an action for
tort alias, wrong or fraud, can be brought ;
and the poor debtor held to bail, or imprison-
ed from one term of the Court to another, on
mere suspicion OF fraud,-a year or two. just
to suit the convenience of the creditor, until
he can have time to furnish tho necessary
proof Of the fraud, and then il he can sub
stantiate his charge, why the debtor Is Jug
| ged up until the debt is paid, so that instead
Of being once locked up and swearing out,
as was formerly done. he may now be turned
over to the tender mercies of his creditor for
an indefinite period of time. And would
advise citizens OF other States to examine
this meal tub pretty carefully, before they
come among us, under the impression that
imprisonment for debt is forever abolished,)
and sec whether there 10 no pusS there. /
look upon this bill as the greatest gull trap
that the professed friends Of the poor have ever
set, and let every one beware how he IS
caught in it. If I am wrong in my position,
| shall be obliged TO the gentleman who
drew the bill, (who understand occupies an
Office in the Exchnnge) to set me right.
N. Haven Herald. RED TAPE.
FISHING FOR CHuBs.-" Dolly :" said SAM
bo." Dolly, you niger you, why don't you
jirk. don't you sec dat club pullin at your
worm? Dolly jirked, and caught g. nsud
turtle :" and turning up her great white eyes
at Sambo, said, " Sambo you ragged old tur-
key -buzzard, what want wild dis club I"
The bill continuing the present Tariff Law in force