Litchfield enquirer., 1842-02-24
YES. IT'S MY LICK.

YES, IT'S MY LUCK.
Yes, it seems to be the fate Of some peo.
Pile to always have their dish bottom up.
ward when it rains porridgp, and conse.
quently they are. always complaining. If
man invites Il number of his friends to his
house on certain ewsning, aud it happens
to be stormy, so that they do not cone, he
exclams, it's my luck."
IL Il man owes note, and the day of paw.
ment comes round when he has not the
WHEREIN ithal to meet il, although he has had
The promise Of the money for the purpose.
he exciaims, i" its my luck"
IL a man enters into speculation with
The most hatterng prospects, and it proves
unfortunate, lie says, ".it's my luck"
Many people seem to think there is
vast deal Of i'll luck bottled up for their es.
pecial use.
Every body seems to think himself the
most unfortunate being in creation. No.
body ever meets with such i'll luck as he
does. Nobody ever suffers SO much as no
does. lie seems to be singled cot as the
one upon whom all misfortunes fall. Every
thing comes wrong side np with him, for
the purpose of tormenting him or keeping
him down in the world.
IT'S my luck, is good comfortable
dose of homemade vanity, laid on thick
with tr0wel, with which, We often console
ourselves for the consequence Of our own
folly.
III man fails in business, lie says, Its
my luck" All gamblers who are fieeced,
in the same way say, "i,'s my luck.''
Now show your good sense by never using
this phrase. Ask yourself, in your i'll suc-
cesses, how much your own will, judgment,
decision, obstinacy, or whatever you choose
to call it, has been instrumental in produ-
cling the effect which you depIore.
Remember the Spanish proverb, "tl,ere
is skeleton in every house." We NAV
think We have the skeleton to ourselves.
tina. the raw-head aud bloody bones haunt
us exclusively. Blu, We know not the sor-
rows Of others. Every person thinks his
luck is i'll luck, and that a larger share has
fallen 10 Ills lot than belongs to him.
You should not say "i.'s my luck" IN
amy ease esnecially in anticipaliop, for tho
very events at which you are trownng and
grumbling, are often the most favorable that
could possibly happen.
H we have not made this subject clear,
why we have only to say "il's our luck"
Manners and customs O tAc Circassians.
The Circassian girls are brought Up en-
tirely under the direction Of the mother.-
They learn to emhroider, to make their
own dresses and that of their future hus-
bands. The daughters Of slaves receive
the education, and are sold, according to
their beauty, from sol to 1901, and some.
times much higher. These are principal
Iy Georgians. Soon after the birth Of
girl, wide leather belt is scwed round her
waist and continues until il bursts, when it
is replaced by a second. By the repct-
ton of this practice their waists are render
ed as.onishingly small, but their shoulders
become pr"portionally broad. On the we'd
ding night the belt is cut with dagger bv
til" husband,a custom sometimes productive
of very fatal accidents. The bridegroom
pays for his bride marriage present, a
kalym, consisting OF arms or coat Of mail,
bu, he mus, not see her without the greatest
mystery. A Circassian will sometimes
permit stranger 10 see his wife, but he
he must accompany him. The father
makes the bride ID present on her wedding
day, but reserves the greater part Of what
he intends to give her ill the birth Of her
first child. On this occasion she pays him
a visit, receives from hin. the remainder Of
her portion and is clothed by him in the
dress Of a matron, the principal distinction
Of which consists in veil. The habiiatiou
of Circassian is composed Of two huts.
because the " ife and husband are not sup.
posed to live together. One Of these hu,s
is allotted to the husband aud to the recep-
ton ofstrangers; the other to the wife and
family; the court which separates them is
furnished by palisades and stakes. At
meals the whole family is assembled; 50
tina. here, rs among the Tartars. each viii
lage is reckoned at certain number ofket-
lies. Their food is extremely simple, con-
sisting Of only little meal. some paste,
made Of miIlet. and kind of beer, compo-
ssd Of the same grain fermensed.
ADVICE GRATIS.
A man that is content with a little has
enough. One that complains has too much.
A quiet and commended mind is the utmost
felicity man can enjoy in this world. 1t is
the crown and glory Of wisdom.
If you have crying children, the best way
to remedy the evil IS to let them cry.
If you have scolding wife. open the
windows to let in the cool air when she gets
in passion. and let her scold. nt
II you wish % avoid domestic troubles
4 don't -marry. N5''
fight. -
lfyOu wish to avoid being dunncd. never