Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1842-06-02

ARKANSAS ELooUENcE.-We'll put the fol-
lowing sample of an Arkansas lawyers ol0--
quence against anythiug they can bring from
the west AS to the business Of his reasoning
we say nothing. but as to its conclusivenesse.
we defy any one to find match. His client
was brought up for stealing mule. After
the witnesses had been all sworn, and tho
lawyer on the other side had given his opln-
Jon our orator gave the jury the following
blast:-
" Gentlemen Of the Jury-the whole Of you
there you sir:- You have heard all what;
the witnesses have said, and of course YOU
agree with me. that my client didn't steal that
mule. Do you $ pose, for one second, that
he would steal muis---a loN&liyed mule -
On clear of it. What doea he want with
mule when he has got bang up poney
like that tied to yon tree? (poiatiag 10 fine
looking mustang. opposite the log court
house.) What, say, in the name Of Gene
raj Jackson, does he want of a muie?: No.
thing-exactly nothing. No, gentlemen Of
the jury, he didn't steal the mule, he wouldn't
be caught stealing one. He never wanted q
mule. he never had a mule. nor he never
would have mule about him. He has his;
antipathes. as well as any body. and you,
conldn' hire him to take mule:
n JurYmen, that lawyer on the other side has
been trying to spread wool over your eyes,
aud stuff you up with the notion that my cli--
ent walked off with the aforesaid ANIMAL.
without asking leave; but you amt such q
pack of fools as to believe him. Listen to nae
if you want to hear the truth and renson----
and while you are about it, wake up that fel.
low who's asleep; I want him to hear too
That other lawyer says too. that my client,
should be sent to prison. I'd like to see you
sand him nneA h,f ~ 0offinp fnVs0 PAa
dinner time, and want bora bad, so l. ~
give you a closer and finish.. Now yOu have
no idea, of sending my client to prison.
can see that fact striking out. Suppose Cd
Their of you was in his place, suppose, for III
stance I was, and you should undertake to ;
jug me-put mo into log Jail, without FIRE,
where the wind was Blowing in one side and
out of the other, and the only thing 10 brag of
about the place was the perfectly free circu-
la,ion of air--do you suppose, llsays that I
would gol I'd see you hung frstnnd then
wouldn' to
We don't know what verdict the jury re-.
turned, as when our informant leit. they had !
all gone to the grocery to liquor:
Cooked HATS CoMtNe 1Sro 'FisHs6N- Tie
last notion of our Boston Neixhbors ID the :
revival Of old cooked hats, and pretty good
notion it is A correspondence Of the Bos-
ton Atlas thus graphically describes the new
article.
You may be surprised to learn THAI cooked |
hats are about to be the rage again. But
such is the fact. You will be more astoR-
ished when you see what elegant things they
are. They differ in size ofcoursc, like the
heads they are destined TO cover, bus gene
rally speaking. are all made Of: the finest
black moleskin. They are perfscx gossamerS
us to lightness--not weighing so mitch by.aA
bout one seventh, as the common sugar loaf
or bell crowned hats. They are net quite
| so high, nor are the corners quite 90 Rnku-
lar, us those which our GFeut.gsandi fathers
were so proud to carry on the tops Of their
wigs before the Revolution. But they are al.
| together more becoming to the person. The
three corners are 80 arranged that one pro-
jects just beyond each ear, and the third over
the nape of The neck. The interiors are lined !
silk or leather, according to the fancy OF the
purchasers BY means of chemical process
in the manufacture, the mcleskin 10 rendered
water proof-er, attleast jnpervious 70 rain
while, at the same time. the gossamer qna-
lily allows sufficient vcntFllaaion for the hAit
| or head. All the edgesarS covered withsilk
brade or cord. But the most 'ikApori6nt In.
provcment in this ''old style rendered new"
is tho addition Of full vizors ihffonf:; terrible
purpose of'protecting the forehead: and shn.
| ding the eyes. These vizors are eCn1eWhat,
though decidedly superior, to those Of the
best glazed or'cioth caps, They are, In fact,
most ornamental as well az" capital 'contRi.
vances-infnitely preferable for the protee.
ton ofthe eyes from the sun and dust, 70 the
| broadcast and handsomest brims ever used
Withou: these new vizors, the new cooked
hats would not 60 down at all but, with
them, /" the three corders" will have tFe-
mendous run. They really give mcse
dashing appearance to the wearers; and aD
| they do net cost more than the best round
beavers, they will undoubtedly soon .'knoek's
all other coverings for the caput "int0 cooked
! hats"
.Waitaw, said puppy. ,.a. -
Yes sa,' said a aigger:
'Ar what ar have you got % eat ar, DEM
yer, you horrid'lookihg animal
'Knuckle Of veal, sa!'
'Oh; ar, well knuckle me, dem YER
The waiter looked astonished bat did neg
offer to move. The puppy dew into pas
sion. t.. ,t,.r' -.
Dem il, sir. why don't you knuckle me,
You domination black scoundrel! = ,,,.7 ,... :
The negro did knnckls him--he knocked
him down.-1fsrcury.
Close COMPETITION. The Leeds Mercury
gives the following sirangest ofcoincidences ::
Mr.. David Hinchliffe an operative. fancy
weaver. residing at MoldgreeD, HuddeFslield,
was married on the same day our eEacicus'
Queen was united with Prince AlbeFt-his )
wife was delivered Of a daughter the came
day the Princess Royal was bornrana she slso'