Litchfield enquirer., 1842-07-14


 improper assertions calculated, in the opin- ion of the fair villagers, to affect the charac- ters of several of them, and which reused them to such pitch of exaspeFation as to make them discard the more tardY Onera. tions of the law, and resolved upon inflicting at once summary and severe justice on tho culprit. For this purpose, the whole women and children of the village rose en m0sse on Monday week, and proceeded to the dwell ling of the hapless wight, who much to his terror, had got some hint of their intentions. just as the infuriated crowd approached the door. To fly from the house was impossi- bie; and while the object of public ven- geance stood paralized and trembling at tho magnitude of the danger, his wife snatched him up by the "cuff of his neck" and in an instant had him locked up in her chest. and at the same time sitting on the lid her. self for additional safety. The crowd hav- ing burst into the house every chink and cor ner was searched, until at last, his place of concealment was discovered, from which, in the face of the prayers and entreaties of his poor wife, he was dragged forth. hoisted on a deal. and paraded through the village shoul- der high, by the women and children-the former taunting and jeering him, and the latter filling up the pauses with vollies of clodS and other soft missiles. The next mor-
 
 formation against the principal ladies con- cerned. Jn the evening he returned home. having procured body of sheriff g officers. His tormentors however being acquainted with his visit to Dingwall and it's object, a party of them collected about his door on his return, and, before his guard could interfere, he was bounced upon by half.a dozen Anna Zons, lifted on the sharpcned edge of plank or "woden mare," which had been previous ly provided, and again carried shoulder high through the village, in the midst of the noise, the yelling, and clodding of about three hundred women and children. The punishment at this time must have been se- we're, for, stopping in their course at the door of every slandered one. this object of popular anger was tossed and jerked on the sharn angle of the instrument of torture in . man. ner sufficient to cause acute suffering. The ceremony was to have ended by ducking in mill pond but, after having made the tour of the village, he appeared 50 exausted that the idea was relinquished, and he was ulti- mately deposited at his own door. The mat ter is said to be under judicial investigation.
 ELoQuENcE OF D1cTIoN.-A good one is told by an English paper, of an old lady, who had received letter from her son, who was sailor on board a merchantmen, which
 
 of Fund.- by pampoose right in our teeth. It blowcd great guns and we carried away the bowsprit; heavy sea washed Over- board the binnaGle and companion; tho captain lost his quadrant and couldn't mako an observation for fifteen days: ut last we arrived all safe at Halifax
 The old woman, who could not herself read, got a neighbor to repeat it to her three or four times, until she thought she had got it by heart she then sallied out to tell her story. 'Oh, my poor sonr Why, what's the matter, mother-I hope no mischief!'- 'Oh, tank God, he's safe-but he has been driven into the Bay of Firmament by bem- boozle right in his teeth-it blowed great guns and they carried away the pulpSt--a heavy sea swept overheard the pinnacle of the tabernacle-the captain lost his coniu. ration, and couldn't get any salvation for fifteen days-at last however they arri. we'd safe ut Hallelujah.' La bless us !- what wonder they wasn't all beat to atomys! Well, wouldn't be sailor.'
 BANKRUPT LAW EXPLAINED. - Eambo. what your opinion ob dat are bankrup law 2
 Think him first rate, Pompey. I shall ply for de application misef' .' wv
 Just explain him principles
 Why, you see here now-just lend mo dat half dollar you got for whitewashing
 (Pompey hands him the money, and Sam. bo deliberately puts it in his pocket.)
 Dare, den, now l owes de shoemaker tree shilling, and you half dollar, besides de grocer's bill: now dis half is all the pro- perty got; l divides him according to do debts' -
 Pompey, I take dat ar half dollar back
 Sambo, (with amazemenD sdo you tink dis child green? Pm bankrupt: you gets your share wid de oder creditors
 A WAR INcrDENT.-The Providence Chro- nicle relates little incident that occurred in that State on Tuesday, showing the devoted ness of woman. It seems there was man attached to one of the guns of the Bristol Artillery, who had stolen away from his wife. She followed him to Providence, and finding his company had gone towards Che- pachet, pursued them on foot until she over. took them, few miles distant from town. She insisted upon going with her husband, if he would go into the battle, and nothing could persuade her from her purpose. She said, if her husband was wounded, shc wished to be where she could nurse him-if he was killed, to avenge him. The officers permitted her to go on, and she made herself very useful to the camp, and returned with the Artillery safe to the city.
 4 Queer Answer-s Martha docs thee love me 2 asked quaker youth of one at whose shrine his hearts holiest feeling had been offered up.
 Why, Seth,' answered she, i've are commanded to love one another. are we not?'
 .Ay, Martha. but does thee regard me with that feeling the world calls loveP