Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1843-04-06


for two successive nights myself and feel
quite worn out 10
is Mrs Bender very i'll 2 she inquired, in
voice of sympathy and concern.
For few moments Ellen sat thoughtful
and Then said, wlIha cheerful smile.
4 will go over tonight and sit up with
her.
But you cannot finish this dress, and do
So sad. '
Il know that, Mrs Hinton. But Mrs. Ben
der needs my kind attentions /, great deaf
more than need this dress, much us have
desired to appear in it Tomorrow evening,
and much as need Il genteel dress for such
an occasion. But | had rather go with
calm consciousness Of having done my duty,
than. without it, to appear in the attire Of Il
queen "
The dear girl spoke with an earnes;neSs
that made her cheek glow and her eye
brighten. thought that | had never S,'eE
her face wear SO lovely an expression. True
TO her resolution, ahe went TO Mrs. Ben
ders, and remained! with her all night. Her
dress, could not, of coursG, be finished, and
that was not all. An attact OF sick head
ache was the consequence, the effects Of
which, upon her appearance, you all obsery-
ed tonight. "3| '"
Amiable girl!' murmnred Alton to him
self as Mrs. Hinton ceased speaking. How
far more beautiful is n truly good, self sacri-
icirg action. than all the exterior graces
thataft can put on ''.''
AS he said this. ho looked up, and hiseye
fell on the belle OF the evening, Martina
Green. But, like magic. ftded all her eXtc-
rior lovelineSs as he compared it with the
moral beauty of the other. He sought not
her side again, and left the company, as
soon rs he could do so with propriety. ~.
The next evening found him at the dwell
ing of Ellen, in whose very look and tone,
he NOW perceived new attraction, and in
every movement n new grace. He soon yield
ed his heart to the power of virtues unper-
ceivcd and unfen before virtues whose
blonnrand fragrance time nor chance can
steal away. f'i" ,.. 'f.'''
LYING TO Cn1rDREN.--We believe that one
reason why the world is so given to living
is, that parents, in the management Of their
offspring, pay so little regard to the strict
truth. The extract which follows, may he
read with profit by not few:
'Many persons who have great abhor-
renee of lying, and whip their children if
they detect them in il, YET make no scruple
of telling and aching to them the most afro
cious talsehoods. There are few parents
who do not do this in greater or less de-
gree. though doubtless without dreaming
they are guilty of criminal deception
With mnny, the whole business of managing
their children is piece Of mere artifice and
trick. They are cheated in their amuse-
men's, cheated in their food, cheated in
| their dress. Lins arc told them to get them
10 i Al h ;,,b 10 Il r.,
child is to take physic, the mother tells him
she has something good for him TO drink
| if he refuses, she says she will aend for the
doctor TO cut off his cars or pull his teeth. or
that sheswil 60 away and leave him, and q
| thousand things Of the same kind, each OF
which may deceive once, and answer tho
present purpose, but will invariably fail af-
forwards. Parents are too apt to endeavOr
to pacify their children by making promises
they never intended to perform. Such pro-
misses should be scrupuously redeemed, tho
at n great Inconvenience, and even when
inadvertently made. The chld's moral
habit is Of infinitely more consequence
than any such consequence can be to the
parent Pr f.5.r ....f, tpra,. oar
Reading the WiH-The will of a rich gen.
tlcman was opened nj hotel ut the West
end one day last week. Each party looked
| unuttcrable things when the reader, after
the usual opening, began as follows: .tn
Il leave to my dear friend. Col. c.,
ten thousand pounds, three per cont t; and
to my esteemed cousin, George W., the
like sum, and in consideration of the uni
form kindness Of my nephcws md neices,
leave them each, &c. &c, with the usual
requests to executors, servants. funeral
expenses &c, &C., in the whole. Il long
string Of lcgacies with the eternal good
| wishes of the deceased. Signed, sealed,
and delivered by me in the presence Of
&c. &c. ..,..., Z. .....'r. sg.at .ts.,
All parties would have been satisfied had
it finished thus! but the reader started, and
with q look of surprise, (for he was included
in the donations) said here is n codicil -
and with sigh, the sincerity of which could
consequently not be doubted. he read aloud
that which his eye had hastily scanned -
'Codicil: if had died possessed of, all the
wealth herein stated. should have left it to
these my dear and valued friends. But
have been imprudent, and since making
this my will, have lost twice the sum
therein set down, and, perhaps, have not
more to leave than may be required to bury
me my dear and kind friends must there
fore take the will for the deed 9nIag
.l........, Court Gazette,
WISE AND CusHINc.-It is said that on the
adjournment OF the House Of Representa-
tives. and when nearly all the members had
left the Hall, Wise and Gushing were dis
covered in a corner by themselves, rtliniIll-
ting, doubtless. on the disgraccfnl position
in which they were placed. It was sorry
ciuhf PM ie tho fate rf tr.iitorS---Ia