Litchfield enquirer., 1843-08-24

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 AN EDrroR IN the suDS-M Mr. E. P. Howe. editor of the Dollar Democrat, published at Oxford Missis sppi thus hunorously describes some of his labors and the result of his wife's. We are glad to hear the latter is doing as.well as could be expecteda
 ., We have eeAparticulary engaged, during most of this week. in the baby line; cutting up d, mestca into suitable size and shape preparing lard and beeswax, paps dsc; washing dishes; keeping small army of young Howes from raising the devil; and otherwise dome estically amusing oursef; in conse. thropical and phisiaoeical Advertisement, we are unable t0 issue but half sheet to-day. Fine boy fat and saucy yeSs imagesof his pappy weight le pounds astonishing bahc ate quart bowl mush grows pound minute; doing tolerably well-soi is
 iss snanlfna had fine time ont Hope our subscri- bers will excuse Hs-don't happen but once yenr." !"
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 MEsNEnlsI "A travelling lecture on mcsmer risn, aweek or two since, advertised in country village, he would amputa,e leg without any pain being felt. At the appointed hour of the lecture, gocdl9 audence mustered; when. loand behold to the as. tonishmen ofthe spectators The lecturer mesmerised atabe on The platform, and instantly sawed off one ofitslegs! s i. Anohes Iastanct. proving that i, is as trde as book IA certain clergyman in w-lIampshire re- gently twenty-five of his congregation to sleep at one sittingl
 GETTING BLuE.-"l I'm Washingtonian, dyed ia in fhe uools said reformed drunkard at a temper- ance meeting in one oftie nteriar towns of Massa- chusetis. Waking up at late hour one night, after
 severe carouse. he found himself suffering from in- tolerable thirst; and recolecting that his mother kept pot of beer standing by the kitchen fre he groped his way to the spot in the dark, and took good hearty swig from . dish he found there. Mo ther cried he at the top of his voice. his throat sinartng with the taste, "what makes your beer so sal 2" Go to bed, my son. answered the old lady "you are so drunk that you don't know the differ. ence between sak and sweei." That may be true thought our hero, and go he turned in again. In the morning he found he had drank from the blue dye s
 instead of the beer poi, and his face shir. &c were handsomely colored. He had literally got blue Therefore, said he. Mr. President, I am Wash lngtonian. dyed in hs pOol." And nobody doubted it. The Fountain. .s- zf, .
 A CocKrAn Fox VorE.-WHo EDS a-ApoIlo. Woodward, of ofLycoming County. Pa. offers himself as acandidaie for the office of County Treasurer. and to give ample bonds for the faithful performance o his duty. Butit is thought he has seriously leopard his chancsof success by publishing the following card .@
 !. do hereby most seriously wish to make known t0Dy fellow citizens. voters Of this county, that am determned and will not, under any situation, treat hand over, nor give one single dram, nor glass o wine Q. ruIn treat 10 juep, cocktail or cohbler nor glass ot aIe sangaree and neither will Igiye six biuers tor mans vote. think the bargain hard enoash wiihout treating.
 The Loco Foco papsrs are pnblshing the vote o ,he Presidential election in 1924 and lss2. to shov Ethat Ms Clay cannot be sleeisd. Using sisir owr arguments. whai sorry chance Mr. Van -Burel must have. if his popalarify be inferred shom hi, sEengh in l6l0 when he reeeissd she support oG on Iy seven states out of ftefwentyix and the nsjort, against him ihthe popular vote was cearaxs The Nswszsvsu Courier ssates that Royal Rslpl fIhnan. of Hartford. hes been sppoinaed Sspsruten dent of the ATmoEy af Springfield. sis Major Ripley guspended. This muss be misiake--no one but miliisry man can hold ihat office Besides, itis no what Mr. Hinman is sseking-he expects the oiic, ofpsymas,sr ktihs ASmory, and will probably essii
 Ansrksuccs -GenssSi vistoria. Of Mexico. in hi EeyOlutonaEy eampaias. haiasd himsslf 70 60 wilh out food for five days pt time. Since als eioss the war he has not Been able without sIsring se.i ous insanYsnience,sio eat more than one meal il twenty fouT houys. s & S8 VI