Litchfield enquirer., 1842-01-06
For n.e ListSJ JrId Enquirer: THE WILDS OF WOMAN.
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 of our loud conversation, which had turned on q sub. ject that beginning to sagger simple phose- phy :-" Depend upon it, ycu may talk nway Q, this rate tIl the clock ticks the last minute in eeven,eee elmanacks and could give plain hit of romancs, that would upset the whole in tune '--ard reuE y suppose he could have done it.
 The poor man, or rather dimnutive Gisgustny remnan, of ths man, seated himself with consierate precision, and expiring long drawn sigh, bronph, his elbows rest the of the old fnmiiy chair and looked wise things as he gazcd insrnsIy on tho cracking fire. but oped not bis mouth to tell the ole of his sad heart The philosophy of his whpln n,isfar. tunes was easily demonsra.eG-he had been pccked, cn-pecked oil over, and again; till he was alrnos, reduced ehapcless nothing, in these peculiar a,- tributes of humanity; for the more gross essence of tho man, continued the same uncouth. unflatter'n: appnr'enhnca; which come consider nothing more tban g hdeous excrescence of man proper. Still, Crurnp once thought himself as good as any body; and well ho might But what wos he now2 The Independent spirit had been shorn of it's possessions, and flched ofts pleasing fances, siil it had dwiuded the fo!orn, and dsconso|a,e rect of goodly cit ndel-he dared presume his tongue his own, with. out tangible pro0f-if gyGced with the complimentary oppelAon of Mir. Crumr he looked strangely; quee- .oned bis very existence fanoied himself promoted long way in the scale of being His temporal rich. es. too. were fas. being wrecked by .he incessan, s'orsas and 6losfs of a ,empesIuods life.
 When permitted, as in the present instance Csump would stalk forth to 0 neghbor s. that he nigh, enjoy thn' silence aud freedom which yields grateful solace 10 jadsd spirit and with the exception of some fur tive inuendoes, he retained moody reserve, accor. ding 10 strict njunc,ions be,sayng the tedum of the hour by iwiring his thumbs in sys,emntic man. ner. and raising his eyebrows now and .hen with dsconsola,e look, till they completely obscured by the exuberant and siraying locks of bis knosted hair.
 He was, then, i'll at in his own domcii-serv. ing in the capacity of mere machine, driven, and regulated by the vibrations of woman voluble tongue and such woman loo! crispy sort of thing. of every angle and aspect but that of good humor-trot ting about like post-boy on any errands but her own. Hor vissge, at best O miserable affair, had heon distorted. and con.ored by sourness, to be hdcous 10 iss own shadow; cut across, as it were with kind ot mouth that had been twisted out of ov cry natural proportion by uncomely exercise All this had been small affair; but then her vciousness had long ago got tho upper hand of her insgn6cance She presented. in fine, generous personfcation of my five ovils. constituting disposition that would pronp. Co pull her hair for nothing better, and s'nnd in the pory over night for chance to scold Zebediah Crump.
 Thus always seazns others, always tsnzed,
 Her only pleasure was to bo displeascd."
 But, as if something was wanting 10 complete this modern Aecto, poevishness had dragged her into tho jaundice. and other unnatural affections. tll she sembed the very genius of disease itself sent into the world on goblin errand. She held the usurped iu. risdlc.ion of the domestic excheqner and Crump ra ted himself one of the happies, men, he eqr,1-tet anyshipI sswi.h to purchase he weed," of vi as doliGifasly fona uch 10 his credit. gteI rink; e1o!s he said. II have on ides life. which must make ,he most of Blse than,to please wife's humcr." Shs !y made all the bargains, and it Zebedinh wished sometimes 10 give piece of his mind, he would sooner have committed felony than to breathe whisper; if his Sunday boots sold to pay the show man, he began to think wife knew hes and patiently suffered such kind indulgencies.- Thus "womans transforming power. had mado him cap,ive. and changed both herself and him. from common 10 anant fools but if either of them ever discover their stupidity. I'll add new page to my Experimental Philosophy. lam compelled to say
 
 ussal and would advise their neighbors to ssep in oad heor them. and "bewsre of.he snake.' B. Tho funeral of the Rev. Mir Bryant. assistans nn is,er Of tho Church oi the Epiphany. was attended yesterday by ,he Bishop of the diocese ond large number of the clergy The deceased was seized with fl. of opoplexy last Frdny evening" os he was about closing religious services in the vesiry room the church ,o which hs was 4nached. As be 1iPeated from the Book of Common Prayer, the words, Lord have mercy on us" he faltered, and fell. and was carried to bis home. where he died on Sunday. Inc words above quoted were the last he uttered. ( He vas pous nnd kind hearted man, and WAS much respected for his social and professional qualities. PhiI G0zetfe. F;re-A, Adrian, Michigan. 6re broke out oD the night of the l5,h inst in harness store, end be. fore it was eubdned it had destroyed five stores. grocery. one harness and saddlagss shOp and bake ry The total oss roughly estimated hs s4o,ooo. only small portion of which is covered by insurance. Shocking Accidens.--The eHagers,ovn Democrat says ,ha, on Friday or Saturday last. young lady. Miss Lawrence was thrown from affriehted horso. nsas Waynesboro' and killed. Her leg. which be- eame en,angled with the ssinvp while the horse was running, was literally toTn from her body So infusi- a,ed was the hosse that n became accessory o shoos him before he could Do cauRht.-N. H. Palisdisa. - a
 DIED, In Unionvills on the 2d inst. Mr Albers Roberts. aged 9. formerly Of this village. Papers of Name
 In Bristol. on ,he 23d u, Mrs. Harre, Tharp. wife of Mir. Vim Tharp, aged B. formerly Ot this town.
 In Wa,or,owr, on the 97h ult.. Mi. Lewis Johnson.