Litchfield enquirer., 1842-10-27
THE CROTON ODE:
BY GEORGE F. MORRIS, ESo,

THE CROTON ODE: 1 GEORGE P. MORRIS, ESQ., And Sung q" front of ths Park Fountain, 6y ths Mem 1 oers 0j tue NeW- York Sacred Music Sacietv on Ms contpIe''O" ef the Crotoa Aqueduct CELEBRATED OCTOBER XIV Mpcccx1n GUsh1Ne from this living fountain, Music pours falling strain As the Goddess of the Mountain Comes with all her sparkling train
 From her grottO- springs advancing,
 GInterng Tn her teathery spray
 Woodland fays beside her dancino
 She pursues her winding way.
 Gently OCT the rippng water.
 In her coral-shallop bright,
 Giides the rock king s doye-eyed daughter
 Deck d in robes of virgin white.
 Nymphs and Naiads, sweetly smiling,
 Urge her bark with pearly hand,
 Merrlly the sylph beguiling
 From the hooks of fairy land.
 Swimming on the snow-curled pillow.
 See the river spirits fair,
 Lay thelr cheeks, on pillow,
 With the foam beads in their hair.
 Thus attended, hther vending
 Floats the lovely Dread now.
 Edens arch of promise bending
 Over her translucent brow.
 Hail the wanderer from far-land!
 Bind her flowing tresses up
 Grown her with fadeless garand.s
 And with crystal brm the cup. -s.----- ea.,ez--.,r From her hallnts of deep seclusion,
 Let intemp rance greet Her too, And the heat of his delusion
 Sprinkle with this mountain-dew
 Water leaps as ifdeiighted,
 While her conquered foes retire! Pale Contagion flies affrighted
 Wiih the baffled demon, Fire!
 Safety dwes in her dominions,
 Health and Beauty with her move,
 And entwine their circling pinions
 In sisterhood of love.
 Water shouts glad hosanna
 Bubbles up the Earth to bless
 Cheers it like the precious mama,
 In the barren Wilderness.
 Here we wondering gaze, assembled
 Like the grateful Hebrew band
 hen the hidden fountain trembled,
 And obeysd the Prophets wand. Round the Aqueducts of story,
 As the msts of Lethe throng,
 Croton's waves, in all their glory,
 = Troop Tn melody along.
 Eyer sparkling, bright and sinsle
 IVY Win this rock ribbed stream appear,
 When Posterty shall mingle
 Like the gathered Waters here. Presently came carriage with the Mill Ter and his Men" upon it. A little boy be- strode hobby horse with his grist beneath him, and some half dozen men, with white clothes we'll floured, surrounded the mill.-- miniature steam engine in full play fol- lowed--puffing off steam and leaving it's trail of smoke.
 Then came largo car fitted up for all sorts of iron mechanism, covered with men, hammering and working with all their over their heads waved flags bearing inscriptions like these
 "S,rke while the iron IS ho,'-
 Practice makes Perfect," &c. &c. With the names of "Perry," "Evans," " Watt" and others celebrated in the an- nals of steam navigation. The Butchers were out in great force, with steA nd strip pMA ol. two large cars covered with -hleatiag sheepv> ca.ves, aIad other Animlas--with flags dis playing the names of all the principal Mar kets in the City, and the stuffed skin of tree OK.
 The Gold and Silver Artizans had appro. priate emblems, as had all the Benevolent Societies.
 The emblems of the Temperance Societies especial attention. One lad car- ried white banner, with an upset dccanter upon it and this inscription,
 BRIGHT SIDE UP.' large car bore an old fashioned we'll sweep-with it's bucket and man drawing water very vigorously and distributing to those on the car with him.
 But we despair of presenting any adequate description of this great procession. It was one of the largest and best arranged ever got up in this City. Throughout the day all the great streets were crowded to suffocation, and it is no exaggeration to say that at least 100000 people were spectators of the cere- All day pess. h.,,oor. ws,e sent into the air, trees were covSfetu "..ss-- banners, flags and streamers waved from the Astor- House, City Hall, Museums, Tribune Buildings, and other public places, the roofs of which were covered with spectators. On arriving at the Park, the Speakers ad- dressed the Mayor, &c. for which we have not room.
 A naked sOild man has been seen wandering about the borders of large forest near Albion, Maine. The inhabtanis have endeavored t0 get bold of him. Nr Wonder if tis' nt Gov. Dorr T-N. O.. P,c. No, it was the los. Tyler man. who had assembled in this Siatc and bo dispersed alter the riot actwas rcad.-N. HaUea Herald
 The Locos appear to bo very angry at the Whgs for having paid attention to such an animal as . Coon We think the animal is much more respecte- bIe than tho adopted emblem of their party, the c'ss' S1r The clam is now the emblem of the Loco Fooo party 1t is dull and stupid part of the ereatisn- You'll mostly find it in mud. if you find at all. To see into, s to take it's liie.-Ib. The Hartford Co. Agricultural ShoW and Fair ap- oear m have been far superior to any of the former cx xhihitions of that character m the country Ihs number. up to Thursday evening, who visited the CIv Hail where the exhibition took place, was not iess lhan 5000! The display ot fruits, vegetables,