Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1843-08-31
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ter into thy 9 ose'." Retire from cornnnnv =.
Go by myself Be alone. Tbs werd closet
means any retired place, at home or abroad.
where we may escape from the Observation
Of others. aud be undisturbed by them; Ilot
that the closet itself POSSESSES any ncilys
\ or will work in the way ORA charm You
| are not to 60 into your closet on that acs
count; butayou retire fr0mahe noeiceUf 9th.
ers to avoid ostentalfon on the one hand, and
distraction on the other. "Shut thy door,"
Keep out the world. and prevent every in.
trusion thou hast a great business to irans-
act with thy God. and let not the dearest
friend or relative interfere with thy inter.
course with him. The privacy Of prayer is
The great thing which is here enforced,-
Poor pesops. who have but one apartment.
can enter into the spirit OF this direction by
praying wherever they can be retired.-
lsaac's closet was a field. "EIe went ouf tcy
mediate in the field at even tide" Dayid.s
closet was his bed.chamber. "Commune
with your own heart upon your bed and be-
STILL" Our Lords closet was mountain.
"When he had sent the multitude away, he
went up into the mountain apart to nray,
and when the evening had come, he was
there Alone" Peters closet was the house
top. "Pefer went upon the house top to +,
pray, about the sixth hour" Hezekiah,s
closet was turning this face towards the wall.
and praying 10 the Lord"
SuNRlsE-Here IL "A flash from the spark.
ling pen of John Neal: You have heard
of what is called Creation. How should YOU
liks to have been there Perhaps YOU
would like to see one for yourself Get up
once. before day light watch the coming
forth of the sun. See new world bursting
upon you from the darkness, and then 20 10,
bed again, if you like.-That such things,
are you may depend. whatever YOU
suppose to the contrary--ask your milkman
or your strawberry girl.
The New.Haven Herald gives the partic.
ulars of the death of Charlotte Prndden. an
interesting little girl of II. by her clothes To-.
king fire at Orange, Ct. on Saturday, the IL
inst. She had been up the night previous,
watching with a sick sister, when sitting by
a fire which she had kindled for cooking
she fell asleep and awoke not till her clothes
were in flame. No one was 10 the house
but the two sisters and before their cries
brought any one to their assistance the suf-
ferer was so badly burnt that she died the
next day. 1t was On affecting scene, the
sick sister suffering almost an equal agony
with the other from her inability TO afford
the necessary aid, having tainted and fallen
IN the street in her endeavors to call for help.
This has been very afflicted family, Dea.
con Prudden having died about three years
since, daughter aged IA about three weeks
after, an aged grandmother the last summer.
surviving daughter long afi icted with Sc
we're disease. and this calamity, leaving a
widowed mother to mourn these distressing
dispensations Of Providence. ss-,.,l
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HUMAN PRoeREss.--In 1870 the Liverpool
and Manchester Railroad Company offered
premium OF .f50o sterling for a locomo.
tive that would haul 20 tons on level rail-
an engine was then unknown In the world
The Railroad Journal for this month gives
an account OF q locomotive on the Pottsville
and Reading Railroad, (which on an accurate
trial OF IT'S power took q train Of 100 coal
cars weighing, including engine and tender.
200 ions. and carrying 335 tons Of coal. n
distance Of 90 miles. at the rate of IL 0.lCS
miles per hour. The aggregate Of tons was
$40 Of 1880 pounds each.
The whole weight Of the engine, with wa.
ter and fuel, Is Is 6.lO tons-on four driv.
ers . 1890 tons-cylenders 12 by 10 inches.
The company Is now making money by
1880 pounds Of GOAL from Potts.
viiiesto Richmond, distance Of "a miles AZ
$l,4O. Thus 1t will be seen that the freight
on the above single load came to @496, and,
With o suitable number Of turnouls, or a
1ouble track, quite a number Of trains can
pass over the road daily. It Is believed
hat coal can be carried on a good road az
ne rate Of Sl,iO per ton per 100 miles.
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RUNNING AWAY WITH AsorHrR Afxrs
TWohy, of the steamer
American"-which runs betw cen this citv
and Toronto, lodged information Yesterday
morning, OF q quantity of stolen goods.
which he had brought over in his boat,
md which had been seized at the Custom
House. u appears that the wife of q yerv
respectable gentleman living in Toronto.
FAMED Craig. had agreed TO elope with n.
.erson In her husbands employ, named
Coin or Quoin 1t was arranged that he
houid take. passage on board the "Oneidn.,
md wait in This place until her arrival in
ne America" the next boat which sailed.
Ifter securing what plunder she could, she
ccordiRgly embarked. IT, however. be-.
anne known 70 the Steward that she was
Looping from her husband. He told the
;aptain, who turned the boat. which had
ist got under weight, towards the shore,
nd landed the far runaway about mile
rom Toronto. Her baggage being slowed
way, was necessarily brought to this port..
hen upon examination at the Custom
louise. 10 was found to contain silver cam,
lesticks and spoons, and seg0eaI dutiable
rticles. No person appeariA@ to claim the
roperty, It remains with the Collector. and
ill be secured by process from falling into
he hands of any bur the righiful owner
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